Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-02-22
WAsHIEGToN, Feb. 20.
Adjourned

inc ItNOuSbIuNLAbl NOlhullItCc W lHiulIt
how far the late rebel states have con
formed to the requirements of the Pres
idents reconstruction policy,
At one o'clock the chair announced |
that the morning hour having expired,
the unfinished business OF vas'"-1
: -, 1885,. ,,as VIC ulil returned by the Pres.
ident, with his exceptions to it, was be-
| fore the Senate.
Mr.. Davis of Kentucky took the floor,
and read long argument against the
bill.
! The Senate failed to repass the freed
mems bureau bill over the veto, not hav-
ing the required two thirds vote, The
vote was 80 against Is.
Petitions from citizens OF Wisconsin,
| Missouri and Massachusetts were pre-
sented, asking Congress to annul the
acts of the President In establishing civ
il governments in the South and to Sc
cure equal rights to all without distinc-
tion of color. Referred
After Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Trumbull spoke
in review of the Presidents veto mes
sage. He stated that the purpOrt Of the
bill, which was merely an amendment
Of the original act, and does little more
thar give sanction Of law to what has
already been done without any statute
or provision He denied the bill in.
tended to make the bureau permanent.
1t is not intended the bill shall 60 into
States and control the domestic affairs
of States, it is simply 4 bill designed to
provide, not for four millions OF eman-
cipated slaves or refugees, but only for
the INDECENT, for those who are unable
to take care OF themselves, 50 that they
could become SELF supporting. The
President says the bill proposes to eStab-
fish by act Of Congress, military juris-
dicJiOn over all parts OF the United
States containing refugees and freedmen
| desire to speak respectfully Of the Elk,
eCutiye, but would like to know where
! in that bill is any provision that extends
military jurisdiction over all parts Of
the United States containing refugees
and freedmen. The bill contains uo such
clause. 1t is Misrepresentation Of the
bill What does it say The clause Of
| the bill upon that subject is this The
President Of the United States through
the War Department and the commission,
shall extend military jurisdiction and
protection over all employees and officers
of this bureau in the crViCc Of the hu-
reau imposed or authorized by this act
! or the act to which this is an amenda-
tory"
Is not the difference manifest TO every
body between bill that extends mill
! tary jurisdiction over the officers and
employees of a bureau, and bill which
i should extend military jurisdiction over
toll % - 4aSr
! ing refugees and freedmen why this
bill makes the freedmen's bureau part
of the War Department.
l makes its officers and agents
| amenable to the rules and articles Of
, of war. Does that extend military iu-
risdiCtiOn over the whole country? How
} do they differ from any other portion of
| the army Of the United States The
army Of the United States is governed
by rules and regulations wherever it
may be, whether in Indiana or in FlOri-
da, and all operations in it are a pOr-
: ton Of the military establishment, and
. are subject to rules and articles Of war.
But did anybody ever suppose that the
whole country where they were was I'M
der military jurisdiction If a Compa-
, ny of soldiers are stationed at one of the
! forts in New York, and the officers and
soldiers are subject 10 military i0rtsdic.
ton. was it ever supposed that the peo-
ME Of New York were therefore under
., military iuriSdictionq It il an entire
! misappreheDsion of the provisions of
the bin It extends military inrisdic-
| ton nowhere. 1t merely places under
military jurisdiction those persons be-
Longing to the freedi1en's bureau who.
y nearly AN Of them. ar. now under miIit-
ary jurisdiction. The commissioner at
. the mead Of that bureau is an officer Of
! the army, under military Jurisdiction
: and believe every commissioner is an
, officer Of the army. under military in.
risdiction: but the bill does authorize
, the President, if he thinks nronpr jn-
+ stead of detailing military officers to
appoint civilians. They are to he sun
iect to military jurisdiction and entitled
+ to military protection in the npriorm-
, anca of the duties imposed nv his net
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