The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-08

Civil Rights bill will be received in this House early on
Monday. desire to state now IN order that notice may
be given to members who here through the reports
OF to days proceedings that Immediately atcr the morn
ing hour on Monday, II the message from the Senate
shall have been then received shall ask TO have the
veto message Of the President taken up and after its
sage OF the BILL notwithstanding the objections Of the
President In order to bring the House to immediate
Mr. FkcK, ldem) Of Ohio-I wish to ask the chair
man OF the Judiciary Committee whether some discus
SION OF the question will not be allowed.
Mr. WISoS-l s not my intention to allow any II the
House will second the previous question The bill
been already discussed In tho House very thoroughly
Mr.. FIscK-But events have occurred since which
warrant at least some discussion on 80 important
measure as that trust the House will allow some de-
The SpEAxER-This is not the time TO settle this aues
ton- The gentleman from Iowa merely gives notice
that he intends TO demand the previous question the
passage Of the Civil Rights bill Monday; Il will be
for the House then TO second IT, refuse doing So
Mr.. ELDKDcE, (dem) of visit seems to me that the
gentleman from Iowa ought not TO insist pushing
that matter through without discussion The House
certainly has not been very industrious tho two
or three weeks Almost every day It has adjourned
earlier than 10 had been In the habit OF adournng and
certainly there Is necessity for pushing Of
this important character through the previous
question. II is absurdity that II should be done II
has not been done In the Senate full discussion has
been had there. To push II through the House under
the previous question would disgrace to the House.
Mr. wIrsoS-That will be a matter for the House TO
determine intend to move the prcvon question, and,
the House shall support me- we shall take vote i'm
Sll be disgrace 10 the House, the House will have
put the disgrace upon itself shall mako that notion
aud will depend upon tho majority 10 sustain mo.
REsARKs rEBLnxD
Mr. LEBLoSD ldeml OF Ohio next addressed the
House, applying himsei. 70 the dproval Of the argr-
ment that the nsurgent stais were out OF the Union
He said that at all times during the wu, y had been tie
declared policy OF the government that the war
waged for purpose OF conquest subugatlon
the maintenance Of the Union Congress had declared
this In its resolutions Mr. Lincoln had said in his
messages and procamations Mr. Johnson had said 80
ationo NJ .fune the In.
surecon In the State OF Tennessee 10 he ended and had
also said so In his proclamation OF April 1860. Both
MT Lincoln and Mr. johnson had been at all times uni
form In their messages and proclamations In treat
ing the insurgent States as States In the Union,
pcrvaded every department OF the government
until very recent period and understood IL
perfectly than the army and navy, with their Comman
Chief the President Il only now, after the
war was at end after all resistance TO the government
had ceased that 1t had been discovered that the nsur
gent States were out Of the UBon and that their citizens
we're alien enemies This discovery had been mado and
was gravely defended by the Jacobins OF Congress He
hoped that before long this Jacobnism should
from Congress, and from the country
SPEECH OF Mn. LAWRENCE IN SUPPORT or THE CIVIL RIGHTS
BILL
Mr.. LAWRENCE, frep) OF Ono, made speech In sup
port Of the Civil Rights bill. He said the bill not
designed for any class Of persons but 70 protect
people OF this country than the Magma chara the
people Of England II did affect any political rights
such rs suffrage. the right to hold olce to sit on
Juries These left, far this bill concerned
TO the States II did not n fact confer any civil right,
but provided that to 1--WE enumerated civil rights
70 make and enforce contracts TO sue and be sued to
give evidence, to buy lease, hold aud sell prop
erty, and to have the benefit Of Ia 3 for the
sScan & Of psrs0n ns% and properly i Every si;,asn
They belonged TO every ctzsn, so that the bill was sim
ply declaratory. They were regarded inalicnable
rights which governments could not take away II they
could be taken away from any class citizens they
could be taken away from any other ciass and there
would b0 no protection for the rights Of nsuraIixsa
incur the vengeance Of political party II bccanse