Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-01-18

secure these cOndltlOnS OF return, ne would
sorrowfplly, but psxorably keep them oYtforst
ever. Before thsscshcl hclusionzgok his speech3
the gentlernhn's houf fexpired biit by miami
NOUS consent the time was extended, and b
his close, he was surgounded and congratula-
ted by many members, whilegeheral applause
was manifested on 'Republican sides The
committee then rose, and the House adjoul n
|sd
SENATE.
Washington, Jan 9.-Mr. Sumner present |
ed memorial asking for the donation of pub
lie lands for educational purposes in the sta
ties in rebellion. 1t was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands
Mr. Sumner offered the following:
Whereas, 1t is reported that persons declar-
ed free by the proclamation OF emancipation,
Innd by the recent amendment to the Constr
tuition, are now kidnapped and transported to
Cuba and Brazil to be held as slaves, and
that in this way new slave trade has been
commenced on our Southern coast: therefore,
Res0lred, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be directed to inquireif any further
legislation be needed to prevent the kidnap-
ping Of the freedmen, and the removal of the
slave trnde on our Southern coast ,8f iu[
Mr. Sumner read letter froma gentleman
! in Alabama, setting forth that the fact stated
; in the above preamble actually existed, and
that federal officers were among the guilty
persons ,8ir aigI,io' goo t'r, ljarohI
! Mn Wade, Of Ohio, called up The bill to
give consent of Congress to the annexation Of
! thejcountes Of Berkely and Jefferson innthe
state of Virginia to the state OF WestVirginia
The bill was read, and at the suggestion of
Mr.. Johnson was postponed until tomorrow.
81 Mr.. Smith, OF Ky, introduced the following
resolution which was agreed TO; 'it a.. b7r--
| IN Resolred, That the Military Committee be
Instructed to inquire into the present condition
Ct the property known as the Arlington
flights, and, the expediency Of converting said
property into q home for the, disabled and
wounded soldiers of the last. war, with the
view ablishing an invalid corps for the
purpose OF manufacturing such stores as may
be required by the army and navy Of the
United States. .si,,i r,.,.,. .;t., i,.'' nI-..t
Mr.. Voorhees, called up the resolution here
tofore submitted by him, sustaining the policy
Of President johnson. In support Of these
resolutions he declared that he had no desire
to step in between the majority and the flesh
! pots, and had no eye to contracts Or any sim.
liar favor. He referred to the statement of
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, that the South
ern States we're destroyed by the act Of war,
and remained destroyed In standing by the
President, Mr. Voorhees, said he was not his
partisan. He never maint .lned that the
states had q right to secede, and to say that
those states are dead is to say that the war to
restore the Union is utter failure. The Pres
ident had sfound these states without law, and
| ho1 NJ tba,, ~
The appointment of provisional Governors
gave promise Of good administration to
Southern peoplt and prosperity to the whole
country. In many instances, in letters,
speeches and documents, the late Executive
always recognized the southern states, The
refusal to admit the representatives of the
southern states, arose from sense of power
and not Of right Or justice He DENOUNCED
Stevens i'll the House and Sumner in the Sen
ate, for 'aHemptinst TO overthrow the Presi
dent swork, and said it was the mission of
Che present majority to destroy and not to
Ehuild up s.'.' a', "',i It.a ''.,-4
| Mr. Bingham, Of Ohio, EXPRESSES his sur sur
prise at the speech and said that during the
rebellion the gentleman from Indiana gave
no support to the Presldt Mt and was with those
who declared that the war FOR the Union was
a failure. The gentleman's position now was
the same as before, and if maintained mast
lead to the destruction of the Constituton.-
1t was that once State always a State, with
full rights, and that the people Of The United
States had no right under the Constitution to
coerce seeding states, '
Mr. Voorhees,, nterrupting, said he based
his argument on the ground that the Amcri-
can Union being one of states, once formed he
did not know Of any power in the state Or fed
eral government to destroy the states, 1t the
epithets of the gentleman from Ohio applied
to him, they applied to the President, for he
had declared that all the acts of secession
were null and void
Mr. Bingham said the President had never
held to the principle that once state always
q state. ...
Mr.. Voorhees, referred to the testimony of
Gen. Grant concerning the south.
Mr.. Bingham said lie was satisfied with
General Grants testimony, but he did not
testify that those who gave aid to the rebellion
should be entrusted with the great interests
in the keeping Of the Republic, ,...r I'LL
In conclusion, he offered the following as a
substitute for the resolution of the gentleman
from Indiana: i..,,,
Resolred, That this House have an abiding
confidence in the President that in the til-
ture as in the past, he will cooperate with
Congress in restoring to an equal position,
and rights with the other states in the Union,
lail, the states lately in insnrrections -,.,, -
| Which was referred to the. Committee on
Reconstruction AFTER which the House adj
Joufned' ,,la. ssa rre1R aas sifpif-Gg,i,
su91 H.r..ou M HOUSE. '.10
Washington, Jan, l0-The Committee of
Ways and Means was instructed to consider
the cxpediency of dispensing with income
taxes entirely, Or Of assessing only on incomes
of over 200, and Of reducing the present
per centage. '....u.f7 +. l....
A bill was introduced to punish counter.
: leiting with DEATH nsl TtaH
u resolution was adopted calling for in.
! formation in reference to the Imperial Elk.
press Company, organized in New York un
) der authority Of the so-called Emperor Of
Mexico, to carry on a contraband or other
! trade between Mexico and the United States.
I Washington, Jan. 10-Mr. Wilson, Of
Mass, introduced bill to increase and fix
the military peace establishment Of the United
, States Army. 1t provides that the United
States Army shall hereafter consist of seven
} regiments of artillery, ten regiments Of cav