, 1866-05-10

HOUSE.
Nj. WILSON, Of Iowa. from the COMMITTEES on
the judiciary, reported bill to repeal the twenty.
second section OF The act Of the Thirty seventh
Got gEess reastre 70 passports, which repealed tbs
ny duty Tbe bill was considered s and % passed. "
The House then proceeded TO con1ider The special
order, being The constitutional Amendment, re-
por.ed irom he denomination Committee.
pec.ed That the JOINT resolution would receive op-
position from the unrepentant tnirty.shrce 1t was
therefore utel, se 70 waste argument. II was also
ve1ts to democracy would vote against the meas
ntc. commencing with the eenu:mau from New
xo.k tGn}mona. ! ard ending With The gentleman
eet and most aniable form: On them, TOO, arau.
ment "a. use'ess. There must, th:1e-
ss o .oss
treason being made odioue. 1t was the most popu.
Lar institution Of the oouih. Treason has been
inade popular there, and loyalty had been made
Mr. sHANKL1N next took the 1oor in oppo.
sitlon 10 the MEASURE lie said The first proposition
contained In the measure struck a. the reserved
Of the Constitution behyed essential 10 the exist
ence OF the Government. 1t proposed 70 strike
doNn 1he<e rtehs, and concentrate I'LL power tn the
tfnnchlsen the pople OF the States which had gone
INTO rebellion, until The Chains Of oppression ropId
be rtEeted on Them through an lime 10 come.
imposed upon them, they ought not to come back
into the Union OF hold place Or position u ftee
Americans. They might hare been dt.loya1, but
They hsd been oreSeome fy nnmbe1. hnI poi h.
superiority III xls1om or bravery. lie admitted
that they ezred, but they had believed they were
s'fat' ~ naa aeiea oo l1as tH t ne,le1 o.,.
pressed biz efsuhcaIion al the Reconstruction
'ommittee having submitted their scheme IL a
whole. ana illustrated The danger Of submitting
cont cour-e OF the BEttah 3IInis1ry on the Reform
6i!i. tns Mlnl>tfy ha',ng commenced me session
Ssini1ed e;e2t a', ~ q ~ Mhfn @ a,ot5 naa
7,sttd IN GF1hf1nc ior~ard only one pofto1 u the
Neioim seneme. " expressed ms ocici That all
ha1ss Sses 70 70 oe Auee.ed q ne pI9po*ea measure
a NJ 9ue ~ ns oa ot aoa u 10
us q. ~ we sauu!s " eung fGsstona! aetton
~ .oas etuuon aneaa1aeats tnat tnes shonlo DC
4nns w. S.;a III sn'ea a. c,.,,.- on.,r.a II. ,r.
hLnE = E aLu EL1nlUn1-
rdr tne eou,fe q eg!lo4Sf 5etween MessrT Wll-
stn tAoea, anu HA4 MOHD, the SFEAAER ata-
Se Sa nss ns @ was Intended n hEng
were !nnty gentemgn f!1.i desiring to speak.
IN sne eoatse OF Mf. Ia MoSps remarks he
SiSplessea aus approval Of ne 1nea:ntc except the
With which III. Stevens seeded 10 the suggestion
2. namilG ti!r 1e,s Stant az ~ candidate OF the
,ber won BE- no dsssn, a 8 IT,
On io1I sq2}e6i Mnen tne fa9ht tune should CONC
- ". "a 1MuSu contnned-lhesc amendments,
,aaop!:a " C9heress. were 70 oe euomittcd TO
81 tue sts1ss affected BY them. North md South.
tis Was 9nlte "1linE 10 taEe acnon upon them
neIe lot leG purpose ol eendn anem 10 the several
s,ate.. Win one exception, tue propositions
were tncn Us ne approved The f5st rta sserted the
principles ol Inc CIV! flights Bill. which he bad
ta'ored thorpncfy and heartily. The second pro-
Pof,t,on hau also been before The Home for It's &c.
t1on 6It In form In WHICH he could not then sup
port u, form tecornlztng. BY implication. the
1ieht ol each state 10 dlsfanchtse portion Of
as CITIZENS On account OF IaSe OF color. - It's pre-.
NJ. however.
IT, Nj. ha5 5mond said lie second section eecmel
TO have been put III exptess1! 10 prevent lhe adop-
,on Of ss n would not
be thought that would be its effect aud that every
man Hn-t see that The adoption OF tie amendments
people beng allowed 10 elecI members Of longress
and 10 hare them elected. The question Wonld
have 10 be acted on bY the State Legislature CT
4 Gepve9too he snsn:ets @ q Which you'd be elect,
legislature would d,s!aaeh'se il: own 9,snoers:
1As tn..H va Mosss tuaa a tname. u "as
t.io ~ ~ euaein Stats t MoS1n say I'D
1e lools II they dld aud whatever else they might
nave oeen they Nefe moi !ool:. For nas part. ne
Mon!a "h nos moeA ''ae people o1 Inc so1tn p5 my
susn pss1fpSe; pnnn s&r1, .;. =. 49, .,.. 49,. .,,
MI: Bou accepted It as iaet thst those
The Senate q House, and ~l,h ,h'a consent they
@ never snonta ne, no!i ne ineqaas1 OF Eprs:ena5
y fre4ldtnl Lincoln, ia his Last public address,
lnA1 tnose sate9 "esr NOT 10 thel proper practical
sueh ieist'ons anisss b " he of IT taSss
represented the lVyal citizens Of the country. In
1scstnee 70 the thtrn section Of The proposed amend
not neceseasy. His own vte"t would have led him
IN an oppoeite direction. lie should have Preferred
10 include those Hoo were the friends Of the Got
ttnn. nj, ra1ner than exclude IT. enemies; hut ~
mtm,'ess we're not prepared for The former in ths
co.eEnDg foEct Of the country. be saw no Aafey tot
'he Present except IN come eost Of exclusion Of ITS
the constitutional power 10 extend tbe elective
lr:snchtae 70 eyrry !o5ai citizen OF the county.
~ W EL9ilDGE sp9Se against toe 1oint resola-
don. and denounced the heeon:ttuestoo Commit
tte - having ent15e!Y disappointed the country.
Mr. MCKEE supported iae meature. lie pro-
ppe+ q g smend ~; dzfnr!ds measure to recon-.
tect1on aud tn -etarR The following: "All persons
WHO solpntan!y adhered to The lasc fnsur1ectioh,
ins nid aod comfort to ths to.calied Contcde;e ~;
~ &; a!Sa !osesfF tthe Uniten 5tsfr~
e 81. x iBjVEQEIWEII deuouuceJ lbs Democratic
marry, under whose position eyrry itai,or In lhe
-oush and every eympaihizer with treason In the
it waf their sad misfortune 10 be compeIled to ad.
nit that he who lecured The sudlaees 81 tbs peopu
for the ,eeond Office IN the Government, accepted
Mr. Boutwell, supported the measure before the
Meeers- SPALDISG. MILLER, ELIOT ind
luton.
Nj. WILSON, Of Iowa, called Mf RsTmoud to
TASK Eboni Eome supposed fncpusisfencY between
~ post'ion on the pending measure and hle posi-
ilol On the Ctsil kights GlIl which Mr. RAY.
&0eD. acknowledging the interest taken in hi
record By tbs gentleman from Lowe, explained IA
0e no inconsistency al all.
~. WILSON said hare never tonght my CON.
ttorcTeJ with the President. have eadenYpFed 1t
aa tunes and on al occasons, In public and In prl
EHt oprevs0t any Disagreement between the Prext-
dent and Congress, anF d1rrnptlou Of tho tie.
among men that brought him to powef rear sye,
M1tLin thirty days nttez the assassination OF M1.
Lincoln learned from yar1ous sources TINT there
.sas class OF public men among us VINO hoped 10
have nes cat1 at administration. gantzttion,
reconstruction OF political parties It. Vas said
souFhed Of: and that tie e1tremo men from the
be great political organization corupoeed Of the
ctntefsatlve MN; md the belief Eas expressed by
ahose managers That the pfta1dent OF the Qnlted