, 1866-02-26


the mtsry establishment subject 10 these Rules
nId Articles Of War. Int uld anybody ese1 sup
pose that The whole country where they serr was
djep arc stationed At Of the forts New York
hsrbor, The oficcrr End eoldier Of that company
aze subject 1o military jurisdiction; put was It
New York we're ,hcrchs ,p,aeed under military
ju1fd.cr1ons Il L an entiFr misapprrhension Of
the pruEiAont Of the bill. II extend. military
jurisdiction nowhere 1t merely place. under jusrs
dtct1pn The persons belonging 10 Ire Ftrt.dmen's
Bnrsau wbn, near,y y os khssn. nze now Hnaez mil
ftH1y Jurisdiction. TIE Commeroper At the head
Of llat Burau ia m Officer Of the Army Of the init
I'd Starer and under military jurisdiction. be1icvc
every AteteiAnt curnmfaiuncs Is N odicer Of the
Upifed Stattt Army And under military jurisdiction.
But the bill does authorize the President. II he
think proper, instead o. detailing military ofncefr,
to appoint eiT1ilans N Ronc uses; and in case he
duer uppotut civilians, then, By the provisions
harc fcad. there civilians subject themselves to
military jurisdiction and arc entitled 70 military
psoseSssoa in the pe.tosscsnce Of The cuues i'm.
posed by thie act.
''TnE GREAT SrA1ER Or sAIAntED AGENTS"
By passing oyer that objection, which thinE l
hase tu1scently answered. the next which will no
dce ts tic sAte1ent ot the President thai ~ the
Geo.ntry Il p he DIVIDED Into districts aud sub
employed may be eqnas the nanbe. oi counties or
parishes IL ID The States where freedmen and refu-
Nov. str, what Is the provision o, the bill On tbie
subject: For great deal seem. 10 b. made out Of
!is Objection to the biIl urged herr the senate
y
veto messacc Of the President, that the bill 1nakes
II neceefafy 10 appolnI lar.e number ot SHARED
officers md agents throughout the country, and 1t
s hAid 10 be very Objectionable npon tnat ground.
lWse already stated thai tincle officer 0eed not
be employed oihe1 than those We aoW have. have
already ttaed that Il IL III the power and discretion
o! the President 10 drtafl from the Army officers
10 Perform an the duree Of the Fteedmeu's
Bureau, and in case they arc detailed the bill
provides that ther Ahall without my addition
u compensation aoxanee. Hut sir II It neces-
kary. WIS It ever contemplated that there should
be IN ofsee1 Of agent III 1he FreeGmcns Bureau IN
every county and every parish NhsEe refugees nud
freedmen are 10 be foundt Iy no 1nrAns. What IL
The bill on thai sutject7 The second section pro-
yldce ilai -
s~The Coua1nias1onef, with The approval Of the
President and when the eame shall BIZ ueceatarS for
fhe npcru,lons Of The Bureau, may divide eaeh
district into number OF subdistsiets, not 70 ex-
ened tbc number Of counties o. parishes In tueh
i,oes this make # imperative upon the President
tn nnnoiut IN agent in each county and Pxritht II
snflsnnyeF hItn phen the same *ha1i be necessary
for he ppe1ntlans OF The bureau" not otherwise
He has ~ authority under fhe bill to sppotnf sin
pIe sreu, unicfs it Is necessary fo1 The operations
II tbe bureau, and then be can only appoint 70
n1sny ss may be needed 81, It neyof entered the
nninn vepfnte to say. OF tinelc adToeaie 9! thls
| bill that The F1esldent nl the onhea otaaes
9a - 70 tsnon an agent n sreJ n3aou ~ 1nsse
I sssts; but ii Has apprehsndsd that thee em1snl Do