The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-01-19
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{ (Union) called up his resolution
offered Monday, declaring non-inter.
cVuise between this country and
Great Britain, on account of the re.
lusal of the latter to indemnify the
former for losses from rebel pirates
fitted out in English ports.
a resolution was passed calling on
the President for whatever CORES
pondencc he may have had with Su
preme Court Judges, in regard to
holding courts in the insurrectionary
districts, with view to hold trials
for ofrenscs against the United States.
The bill for the regulation of the
right Of suffrage in the District OF
Columbia, was called up.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, (Union, J
offered an amendment, including
among those excepted from the right
of suffrage all who voluntarily left
the District to give aid and comfort
to the rebels.
Mr.. Davis, of Kyp (Opp,) took the
floor in opposition to the bill, and
spoke at length, arguing its uncon-
stitutionality.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Davis
remarks, Mr.. Wilson moved to post
pone the bill under consideration
and take up the bill to enlarge the
power of the Freedmen's Bureau,
pending which motion the Senate ad.
iourncd.
HousE.-Mr. Conkling offered the
following resolutions
Resolved, That in establishing
the Federal relationships ofthc com
munities lately in rebellion, so as
to permit them again to participate in
the administering of the General
Go'vrnnenu, une Following are nee
essary and proper requirements on
the part of the United States, and
ought TO be secured by such meas
ures rs will render them as far as
possible inevitable:
1st. The absolute renunciation of
all the pretensions and evasions of
secession as doctrine and as prac-
tice.
ID. Reputation both by the State
and by the National Government OF
all public debts and obligations, in.
Guiding State and municipal, contrac-
ted for or in aid of the late rebellion,
and including also all claims by OF
on behalf of those who were in the
military or naval service OF the in
surgents for bounty, pay or pensions,
and all claims by persons not loyal
to the United States for damage oil
losses suffered by reason Of rebellion
and for advances made in its aid.
3D.. The assurance of human rights
to all persons within their borders
regardless of race, creed or color, OF
the adoption of such provisions
against the General Government from
the necessity OF standing guard over
any portion of our country TO prote ct
the people from domestic violence
and outrage.
4th. The impartial distribution OF
political power among all sections OF
the country, so that four millions OF
people shall no longer be represented
in Congress in the interest of aggran.
dizement, and at the same time be
excluded from political privileges
and rights.
5th. The election of Senators and
Representatives in truth legal to the
United States, and never ringleaders
in the late revolt, nor guilty of the
dastardly betraying which preceded
the war, or OF atrocities which the
war cannot eXtenuate.
The resolutions having been oh,
jected to lie over. The joint resolu.
ton of the Senate, authorizing the
Committee on Reconstruction to send
for persons and papers from the
South, for the purpose of getting at
the true condition of affairs there,
was passed. The House took up the
bill granting impartial suffragein the
the District of Columbia, and after
q lively discussion, adjourned with
out acting upon it.
In the House of Representatives
Tuesday, Mr.. Julian, OF Indiana,
made a speech on the subject of suf
frage in the District, advocating suf-
frage extension to all persons of col.
or In the Senate the amended mil
itary bill was reported. 1t makes
$4,000 men the aggregate ofour reg
ular army during a time of peace
As originally proposed by Mr.. Will
son, the number was $4,000.
The time of Congress, during the