Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-17
XXXIXth CONGRRSS--lst Session.
WASHINGTON. March 16. 1865.
SENATE.

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color by Constitutional amendment, which was re-
feTred to the committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. SUMNER presented the petition of the dress
makers Of New York and Brooklyn, complaining Of
the injustice Of the tax upon their business which
was referred t9 the committee on Finance.
Mr: E. sUMNEk also presented two other petitions
election of the Pre'ident of the United States by the
Mr. NORTON presei ted a memorial for n amodif.
cation Of the tax on road iron. which was refer
rnd to the committ'e OH Commerce.
Mr.: GUTHRIE presented claim for services rem
dered by hye regiments Of Kentucky Home Guards,
called into The service on the occasion OF General
Morsans retreat from Cumberland Gap, which was
On motion Of Mr.. CHANDLER. Thursday next
was SCI aprt Tor the consideration of bills from the
committee on Commerce.
| Mr. WILSON introduced joint resolution pro-
vidins that the act entitled an act supplementary
70 the several acts relating to pensions" approved
March 3D. 1865 shall not hereafter be so construed as
to deprive invalid pensioners or the widows heirs
Of any person who has served in the army or navy
during the late war, Of the pensions to which they
are entitled by reason of holding any office under the
GoVernment; pr0yided, that the compensation re-
ceived from the United States pay or salary does
not exceed $500 per annum. Referred to the com
| mittee on Pensions.
Mr.. WILSON introduced Joint resolution ap-
propristiDg $4,000 for the publication of the medi
cal and surgical history Of the war of the rebellion
| referred TO the committee ON Printing.
| MIR. HARRIS, from the committee on the Judci-
ary, reported back with anne ailments the bill TO re-
organize the judiciary of the United States.
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additional section incorporated in the body Of the
bill; Section provides that executions may be is
sued out If any District Court to collect anv judg
ment decree in the Circuit Court for such district
with the same effect such executions may he issued
out of the Circuit Court Section IL provides that
To- render an appeal from the District Court to the
Circuit Court effective f.r any purpose, bond shall
be executed in behalf Of the appellant to the OF ect
that the appellant will pay. all costs and damages
| which may be awarded against him on the appeal, ,
| not exceeding $3.50. If the appeal be from a iudg-
ment or decree directing the payment of the money
It shall not stay the execution unless bond
is given. That the appeal be dismissed the amount
OF the Judgment shall be paid. Such bonds shall bo
Of effect unless the sureties make affidavit that
they are worth double the amount specified over and
above all liabilities. In other words, stay Of
cutOn may be granted upon such terms as any Judge
OF the court may prescribe. Section thirteen pro-
vdes that cases pending in any Circuit Court on the
said first day Of September, upon an appeal or writ
Of crror shall be transferred to the proper Court of
Appeals and shall be heard and determined BY such
court according to the provisions Of this act in the
curs, and September inserted. In section nine the
| following words are inserted when the amount
claimed or the val of the property in ntroversy
exceeds five hundred dollars, and in other cases the
District Judge shall certify that the adjudicai in
wolves question Of general Importance such appeal
snail be taken within ninety days after the entry Of
the Judgment or decree sought to be reversed" A
| great number Of verbal and minor amendments were
| a so reported.
| Mr.. POLAND introduced bill to fix the salaries
of the District Judges OF the United States which
was referred to the committee on tho Judiciary. 1t
| AaS5nchuS-
etls, Southern New York, Mary and. Eastern Penn
sylYania, Eastern Louisiana, Northern California,
Oregon and Nevada, and to those of all other dis
Mr.. STEWART introduced tho following Joint
resolution which was referred TO the joint committee
| on RecOnstruCtiOn
the country it s eminenty proper and necessary that
| all Just and constitutional measures should he EN-
Poyed for the quieting Of popular excitement and
the removal 0t unreasonable pref judices aud the
tiOn of hostile feelings growing out of the late un-
| blppv civil war.
| WHEkEAs, One Of the most prof. fc sources of un-
friendly sentiment is the conflict of opinion existing
| on the subject of negro suffrage;
| WHEREAS, 1t is now most evident that there is
| no probability whatever that Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress from the States whose people
were lately in nsurTectiOn, will be allowed to occupy
the seats TO which they have been elected until such
States shall have complied with certain fundamen-
| tai conditions, portion Of which are herein
| cited
| ment IF harmony and good feeling as long as the
eleven Southern States whose people were recently
| in insurrecliOn are prevented from resumng their
| ancient relations to this Government; therefore
be it
Reso1Ued. That each of said States whose people
| were lately in insuTectiOn shall be recognized as
| having fully and validly resumed its former rea-
tons with this Government, and its chosen represen
tatives shall be admitted in the two houses of the
| National Legislature, whenever said State shall
have so amended its Constitution as 1st to do away
with all distinctions as to civil rights, the dis
| abilities among The several classes of its pop
| ulatiOn by reason either of race or celOr,
| or previous condition of servitude; End, to
repudate all present indebtedness which said s. ate
| may have heretofore contracted, incurred or as
sumed with the late unnatural and reasonable war
3D., to yield all cl aim to compensation account Of
the Liberation Of slaves and 4h to provide for the ex-
tension of the elective franchise to all persons upon
the same terms and conditions making no discrimin-
alton account of race, col previous CONDITION
or servtude provided that those who were dual fed
to vote in the year 1860 by the laws Of their respect
i've States, shall not be dsfranchsed by reason of
| which have nr ma ha
| scribed since that year.
Resoloed That after the aforesaid conditions shall
| have been complied with, and the same shall have
been ratified by ajority of the present voting pop
uatOn Of the State, including all those qualified TO
vote under tie laws thereof as they existed In ls60
general amnesty shall be proclaimed in regard tu all
persons in such State who in any way connect
cd with armed opposition to the Government of the
United States, wholly eXhonerating them from all
pains, penalties or disabilities 10 which they may
have become liable byreasOn of connection with the
rebellion.
ReSoioed. That in view of the thorough assimila-
ton Of the basis of suffrage in the various States Of
the Union. all other States not above specified shall
be respect lily requested to incorporate amend
mont in their State Constitutions respectfully cor
responding with the one specified.
ReSOICed, That in the adoption Of the aforesaid
resolutions it is not intended to assert coercive
power the part of Congress in regard to the regu
alton of tho right of suffrage in the different States
of the Union, but only to make a respectful and
earnest appeal to their own good sense and love of
country, with a view to the prevention of serious
evils threatened and to the peaceful perseverance
of the happiness and true glory of the whole Ameri-
Mr STEWART, in offering the above, made a
brief explanation. He said he had been a careful
observer of the current events since Congress as
sembled, and he had come to the conclusion that the
prOpo iti0n he had submitted corresponds with the
prevailing sentiment in the public press. lie offered
this without expressing opinion to the proprie-
ty of negro suffrage, which he had StudIOusly Ayod
ed on all occasions here.
Mr.. POMEROY asked Mr.. Stewart if he had not
once said something aboutits being white mans
MIR. STEWART replied that he had only stated
that the fact of this eing white mans Govern
ment was not to be scofed at or disregarded. He
Mr. STE WART continued his remarks on the res
olutiOns. He said he did not pretend to be welded
to the particular provisions of what he had submit
ted, but he nd'r: ed the general propositions. lie
wanted the South to have an opportunity to vote
uponit. When they refused that, it will be time
enough to answer other propositions. But until
they do refuse, he thought it unjust to take from
them the right to decide for themselves. He would
that he found it to- bo in kaccord with the letter
written the 18th of August last by the President
to Governor Sharkey, which he was authorized to
state genuine as published in the newspapers
and he had no :on to believe that the President
had changed his views since the letter was present.
cd Is the Mississippi Convention, for the reason that
the Convention refused to receive communications
from Governor Sharkey; 10 that the question
never was presented TO the people of that State
or any other State. The President did not feel him
self authorized TO submit the question to the people
The President did not feel authorized To demand it
as col dtion because it was not Of the issues
made in the war. 1t wa question outside upon
which the people of the South had opportunity of
passing.
proposition coming from Mr., Stewart. He would
inquire Of Mr.. Stewart whether, if the committee of
fifteen reported plan of reconstruction embOdying
that, he (Mr. Stewart would vote for keeping the
twas tnfN