Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-12
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Associated Press Report.
XXXIXth Congress
HOUSE.

| " hASHlNGIONs .JdNudIy Il---lnC SpedkeE
laid before the House communication from
the Secretary of War, stating among
other thing that commissioners were ap-
pointed in Maryland and Delaware to make
awards for slaves who were mustered into
the military service, but that the order was
suspended by order of the President as to
the other States, as all the money available
was required for. carrying on the war. The
| communication was referred to the Commit
tee on Military Affairs. -I-rs -.. q.
The. SPEAKER laid before the House the
credentials of james Farrow and John D.
Kennedy, as members of the House from
South Carolina. Referred to the Committee
on Reconstruction
A bill was reported from the Committee
on Invalid Pensions, giving pension to the
widow ofa Captain WhOdied in the military
service, the pension to commence from the
passage of the act. The bill was thus passed
after an Intellectual effnrt to amend so as to
make it commence from January, 1866.
Mr.. BRANDAGE offered a resolution di-
reeting the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
port for the Information of the House, the
aggregate amount of money appropriated
and expended from the period of the estab-
lishment of the Philadelphia Navy Yard,
to the present time, including cost of site.
docks, machinery and levelling, and all
meut. .. =. -r,.-.
3 Mr.. THAYER suggested an amendment,
which was accepted, to furnish an estimate
of the value of the property.
Mr.. BTROUSE wished to offer an amend
ment that the Secretary likewise state the
number of shops built there and their
character. -a Tr
Mr. BRANDAGEE said it was not to be ex-
peeted- that the Secretary of the Treasury
I Al.
gentleman desired. r-
The resolution was then agreed to.
Mr.. SMITH offered resolution TO allow
the Committee on Militia a clerk. He
stated that the Committee had before them
a Recommendation of the President for
perfect militia system, which was endorsed
and urged by lieutenant General Grant
There was also resolution requiring the
finding out Ofthe number of arms belonging
TO the United States, in order to secnre an
equitable distribution of them among the
several States. .--.
Mr.. BANKS said that the reorganization
Of militia was of the greatest consequence
When the war broke out almost every
State was unprcpared because but little, if
any, attention had been given TO tho sub
ject of the militia and because all plans for
reorganization for the last twenty five years
had been defeated now if the Committee
undertake to reOrganize this arm of power
it would render important service to the
country and would have greater labor than
any other Committee, therefore the Com
mittee ought to have a clerk if it undertook
this work. sa ii-' H'-'.
The resolution was agreed to. : a-H
Mr.. STEVENS, from the Committee fon
Appropriations, reported bill making ap-
preparation for the support of the army Ior
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made the special order for Thursday next.
On motion of Mr.. INGERS0LL the Com
mittee on Territories was instructed to in
quire into the expediency of reporting bill
TO repeal the act organizing the Territory of
Utah, and to divide said Territory, attaching
part thereof to Nevada and the other Ter
ritories contiguous. ysV s1l
Mr.. MORRILL, introduced bill propos-
ing an additional tax on cotton, which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means. -
The HOUSE resumed the consideration of
the bill to extend suffrage in the District of
Columbia by striking out from all laws and
ordinances the word s'white."
Mr.. ROGERS, (Dem) of New Jersey made
a speech in opposition to the measure, dur
ing the course of which there was some
discussion between the Speaker and Mr..
Kelly, CRep) Mr.. Rogers cOntended that
negroes never were citizens of the United
States, while Mr.. Kelly insisted that they
had been in the early history of many OF
the States. Mr.. Rogers cited the decision
of the Supreme Court in the bred Scott
case, to prove thatthe courts had always
held they were not citizens.
Mr.. KELLY would state that the court
decided it had no jurisdiction of the case
before it and therefore turned it out of court,
and thereby proclaimed that all array of
facts was outside of the court.
Mr.. ROGERS said that great saneticity
was given to the action Of the Supreme
Court ny the gentleman and his friends
when the court leaned 10 radicalism, but
when the court fairly met the issue before
the country they then brand the court as
usurpers, secessionists and tyrants and that
their decisions are not entitled TO considera-
ton.
Mr.. KELLY replied that the gentleman
was slightly mistaken. The Republicans
don't stand by that decision. He had never
heard member of that party in said court
decide in accordance with the law when it
decided it had no jurisdiction in the case
The assault was from the other party, who
say that the court had jurisdiction. 1t did
not decide matters which those gentlemen
adopt as their creed.
ROGERS repeated the Court did decide
that Scott did not come within jurisdiction
of the Court, was not a citizen of the United
States, and could not place himself in a po-
sition for action in Federal Court. As to
comforting suffrage on negroes, it was a
monstrous doctrine, forcing equality and
placing them side by side with the white
race No such doctrine was heretofore an
nouneed by the Republican party.
Rogers, in the course of his speech, was
interrupted by question from a member on
the Republican side in relation to suffrage
in the various States, and in conclusion he
further expressed his views against extend
ing the privilege to negroes, asserting that
experience and observation showed they
were incompetent to its intelligent exercise.
FARNSWORTH, of Illinois, said if he
reeollected right the gentleman from New
Jersey did all he could TO embarrass the
armies of the United States and to prevent
the Government from sending reinforce
rnents 10 their relief and assistance in the
field. Among other things the gentleman
had voted against a bill providing for
speedily trial Of guerrillas among the rebels
who were shooting our poor soldiers who,
while weak aud wounded, were dragging
themselves from the field Of battle, and if
he reeolleeted right the gentleman and his
ffiends in New Jersey refused to give the
white soldiers the right to vote even as to
who should represent them in Congress.
The gentleman protested against what he
called the injustice of giving the black man
the right to vote. The white soldiers did
not, however, object to clothing the black
man with the privilege. The objection
came from the gentleman aud his friends.
| II freedom IS iinaIiensble then there should
be the rightofyoting 70 protect it. i. ~ =.
lT2 He took issue with the geAtleman that this
is exclusively white mans government
maintained by our fathers, who made the