Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-28
XXXIXth CONGRESS- First Session



Mr.. WILSON reported from the committee on
Military Affairs, tho Militia bill with amendments,
many OF them Of minor Importance one of which
| itrikes out drunkards and vagabonds from tho ex-
emp ed persons another includes the executive and
judicial officers of the States and Territories among
the, exempted, but tho states are not allowed to
| make exemptions The company may consist OF 30
to 100 privates In addition to officers. The oath Of
non participation in tho rebellion is stricken out
| new clause is added authorizing tho Commanding
General Of the armie, Of tho United States cause
| Inspection TO be mado from time to time, both Of
the Militia and Of toe office Of the Adjutant Cen
| MIR HOWE introduced bill to sell the land OF
| the Fort Howard military reservation in Brown
BY advertisement thai il viii be sold for cash. Re.
| ferred to committee on Public Lands. NJ r. Howe
also introduced bill granting lands to make up the
deficiencies of the former grants in aid OF the Lake
81. Croix and The ST. Crox and Lake Superior rail-
roads
+ Mr.. POLAND in reduced bill to amend an act of
March 81, 1856 relative TO lanl bOunties for militia
rS SERVICE which provides that in che Of death
Of any person who would be entitled to such bounty
bounty, or child or children; If there is no widow,
and she can marry without inyalidatiDg her claim
II she first makes ma @ her application. 49,,
Mr.. SUMNER introduced tho following which
WHEREAS WHEREAS The Senate, on the 5th of January.
Ssf SS PTeSeSt Hi OF tbe sod
States. if in his opinion not incompatible with pub
@ interest, be requested TO furnish to the Senate
certain persons as Provisional Governors of States,
and an account Of the salary if any, they may have
been allowed, the oath they may have taken before
the oath of office prescribed by Congress for Officers
Of the United States, then why did they not lake the
same; also, copies of any communication in his pos
session from such persons to any convention or legS
latiye assembly in their respective States; also
copies Of any constitutional articles or laws puTport-
ing to have been adopted in such States, so far as
the affects the present condition Of such States
and the right Of persons therein" and
WHEREAS, No answer has yet been received by
ha mr. ha ed uhi ia
deemed so important; therefore,
ResOIVed, That the President Of the United States,
IL in his opinion not incompatible with public in
erests, be requested to furnish to the Senate the
information called form the foregoing resolution.
Mr.. SUMNER prosentccda petition for equal rights
and Republican form Of Government in the South,
which was referred TO the special committee Of Fif-
Mr.. MORGAN introduced a bill to exempt from
taxation by State or Municipal authorities land
granted to Colleges for educational purposes which
! was referred 2 q the committee, Sen on Finan;e.
| Mr. WILSON, from the Military committee, re-
ported the resolution of thanks to the officers, SOL
ders and seamen Of the United States recently in
troduced by HIM, which was considered by unani-
| Mr.. DAVIS, Of Kentucky, asked to call up the
resolution recently offered by him for the appoint
ent of committee to Investigate frauds by agents
| Of the Cotton Bureau Mr.. Davis caused to be read
| letter from former provost marshal at Natchez,
alleging that numerous frauds were committed by
Mr. CONNERS. of Ca ifOrna. interrupted the
reading Of the communication to object to it as a.
81 SetS Of the the o read ,Sc
| Senate. might be taken as an Endorsement of the
| statement.
A vote was taken and the Senate decided to listen
Mr.. CONNERS obj,ctedto an irresponsible party
ike the auhOrOt the letter being permit ed to come
here and mako stump speech against officers Of the
| Government. lie moved that the letter and Mr.
| Davis res luton be referred to the committee
| Nj itary Affairs.
| The morning hour expired and the concurrent
resolution that no SenatOr or Representative shall
be admitted to seats in either House from any OF the
| late rebelliOus States until such State shall have
been declared entitled to representation, was taken
MIR. DIXON. Of Conn, took the floor. commencing
| his speech with an aluSiOn to the arguments Of
| Mcssrs. Fe,senden, Trumbull and Sherman. he
did not think 1t was much for Mr.. Fessenden TO say
| a. he did in his late speech, that he thought the
| President would not be untrue to his country. That
was not much to be said Of aman with such record
Of patriotism and devotion TO his country but there
were CIR 'ums'ances TO be taken into consideration.
When this was said the President was being denoune-
| ed in the other House and the Senate. Mr. Wade
had spoken in very severe terms concerning him He
believed that the only means OF changing the cOun-
trywaS by tue policy adopted by the President and
believing this he was willing to overlook differences
| Of detail which might exist between him aud the
President As to the carrying out of this policy he
did not believe there wasnn principle involved in
the Freedmens Bureau bill. and in voting for it in
the fret pace ne did not commit himself in any way
except as friend Of the free men, which be slill
was The policy which the President was now pur-
suing was the policy which he (Ar. d. had .vjcat-
ed since the commence nent OF the war. He voted
for the Freedmens bi ], though he thought it Objec
tionabe in many respects. He wRs not of those who
believot that because n man was conservative he
OuPht therefore to hate the negroes He was willing
TO vote freely for black man for white and so
+ were the constituents he represented. He would
never ask whether suffering man was white or
black; ii was enough for him TO know that ho was
| suffering, and that there was human being who
suffered. He did not believe the President would
have vetoed the bill on account Of the objection
tained in the last part OF the message, but that he
had been prompted to do so by fifteen other Objec-
tons to the bill itself, which were ably set forth in
Mr.. + FSSSENDEN, iuterrupting. said that the
clear inference from the language of the veto mes
sage was that the Senate had nothing to do in the
case Of Southern Senators but examine their Gre
denals that 1t had nothing to do with the position
, Mr.. DIXON said that the Senate had exclusive
jurisdiction its members and their quail
iications. was matter for eacn House to exam
, MIR TRU dBULL said, suppose that in time Of
peace the Legislature of Tennessee is dislOyal and
fwears allegiance to Maximilian, does the Senator
from Connecticut deny the authority oil Congress to
declare such an act Invalid
MIR. DIXON, 10 reply, desired to ask Mr.. Trum-
Spn i9 t5e LGsS tSc
Senate should decide to receive him as such, could
Congress interfere in the matter? Could the House
| of Representatives ipteIfere2
Mr.. TRU MBULL said if Mr.. Dixon means to ask
! him if the Senate had the physical power to do
what he suggested he (TrunbulD had no doubt Of
Jury OF twelve men bad TO bring verdict directly
against the testimony of an hundred witnesses and
| to perjure themselv es.
Mr. DIXON said that the Senate had no more
right nor was more apt to periure itself than Con-
} gress He was cOntending for the right Of each
| House to Judge for itself. ...,...
Mr.. kirk NO0D asked Mr.. Dixon if he held
that the Senate had no moro jurisdiction over the
question Of resolving Senators from South Carolina
| than il had in case Of Senators from Iowa. 20
| Mr.. DIXON said that the question upon receiving
the Senators from South Car lima was one to bo de-
termined by the Senate when the Senators come
| wa m IN nVar III
that anS act Of readmission was necessary. After
some further remarks, ... .-
!, Mr. DIXON said in conclusion: What is the diff
ference of opinion existing between the President
Of the United States aud those who arc opposed TO
his reconstruction policy in the two Houses Of Con-
Rress? certainly dscairn, of course, any rightto
state whataTe his opinions except as they are Civ
on us in authentio public dOcuments From them |