The Portland daily press., 1866-05-11

DY TELEGRAPH
TO THE DAILY PRESS.
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Friday Morning. May IL. 1866.
xxx C0NGRESs---1st Session.
WASHINGTON May 9.
ri l&f SENATE. 8FFF
The bill granting Admiral Farragut sec
retary passed.
The resolution asking the Secretary of Wa
what were the intentions of the Governmen
with regard to the works at Harper's Ferry
was passed. @. aesnata '9sgs iIns t'rew ~
The bill authorizing the coinage of five cen
pieces, was passed. II NsA
The bill imposing twenty-five per cent. al
UaLOrem duty on cattle imported into the coun
try, was passed, with an amendment exempt
ing for ten days, cattle already owned by
American citizens and now in British Prov
inces. --4 - . - -
The anti-cholera resolution was discussed
during the morning hour.
1 INC Joy SAAcc aPproprLdtiou pii WdS tucn
Mr.. Nye continued the remarks commenced
Yesterday, against. the Presidents policy, In
favor of the punishment of traitors. Mr. Do.
little spoke in reply, against the exercise of a
spirit OF unrelenting vengeance towards the
Southern people. He asked Mr.. Nye, how
many he would have tried, and whether by
military commission of a court. Alr i
to 1,.io aS;c,.s ~ ~ ',,ai-a asa .l.
sssars;oy oS tI,a pas;ds,ts. ou, ~ i"Ae sooo ''a'
M nooI;ttia asl,ed bS,,, Iron,,a
| Mr. Nve renl;ed t;ve or civ h ,vo,,,a not
bova Lo,,t Ietf Ha,,;s - = o H.,s, nos 's
L,,no h;r" !; hoo. - ne wpuie nass
ITnion armies wbe,, tho,s ,naro ~ Sno l't
here Now So ,,nnasai y w moru o,iu sea t' 1us M
iar s-No"' ne 'upposoo ~ wou'u tuf fpiy nrn Wy
NJ, noo,;.uo a.:5 IL p.o..a..
rasna.;s,io s saiu sne iesluen! was nos
nol,a iol 'iie ueisy III 'iie "idA VI 9en'
+. Il !. =
- was auniltteu thaG d court nartiai was
,us ane piOpfl tsipunai, anu tae udge u !ne
pAopo. te vouII nau reluseu 50 Iar W Iry niin
6s,l as ioT tne T ;r'ai OF Lee, u was known Wnat
90 ~ had ans iai 10 =, Soi E ; Sng, was 50 iong
0oeyeu 'ne asIis II VI nlS sulIenuer;
.s... - salu 1no eiiais 'na1 'ne res
,,,;tt; y, niS VIZ II iaxor VI au1
,.-as a SS.S " 'ue oJu.Si' nj, n, 1nU .n.uon
s mas ~ .u'alnous laisenoou. the lresiuenI
a4 iis ~ u oy n,allntalneu
snaI eaou LOUSY .oi lesen was 10 Judge oi the
Mr San1shurr U tss toah nov 3%a members eaa - u
Nye, but the latter being absent he postponed
his remarks. ~-SAlS ~
Mr.. Howard obtained the floor, but gave
way to executive session. -1-i tts4, Is 7-gs7s
Adjourned. taegcst o. ta aA.g 1a ~. s'as
HOUSE. "a
The reconstruction amendment was taken
mn MI. Randall onnocnd ~ Z, -
MIR. Strousa onnosed r. NOT halievino in
! plastering and Matching the constitution. Mr.
Banks followed ID 80 80 : -"r-,,N -
mn. Ranks heI;aved tbat the, o,ao,,;,o +;o,, ~
the governments in tbe insnroenf states could
only be safely made nv efffctiSo q change in
the basis OF. .noliticaT societv : Ha aid. nni ha-
lieye in the oretical. constitutional or statnary
provisions. or anvtRino that left thn has;s of
political society in SorIfbern states 1,nto,,cbad
and left enemies of the country in condition
to renew the war. Therefore no nronosition
met his entire approval. which did not effect
a radical change in the basis of nolitical soci'
ETY. in those states but h. did not expeet the
House to adopt his opinions nor wonId he in
sst on any theories Of hisAown. He. had no
doubt the Government of the limited States
had full authority To extend the elective fro,,D
chise to the colored neonjel of the Sonth -h,1t
he did moi think IT had the nower. the
public opinion of the country was s,,cb et
this moment as to make it iinpossibless- He
therefore thought it wise ON Sthe mari of the
CommIc0ee vzf as------t-aatfon to move that
maGter IN deierence 10 puDilc opinion. Wnne
ne ueemed the provision. IN regard to repre-
sentatlon, equitable, he did not think it i'm
portant. In MS Judgment. 1t was OF no con-
sequence Whetnef tne late ieoei otates mad
atty or ntty-elgnt representatives IN the House.
,iI Inc oouthern peopie were governed Dy force.
lneir practce was iorce. Iher traditlon was
iorce. Whetner lew OF many, tney would
nave power whenever they were restored.
Whle, tnereIofe, ne agreed cheerfully to
the proposlnon, both IN purpose and in
phraseoiogy, IL dd not seem to meet the ques-
ton at issue. ne approved the proposition
to dlsiranchise the enemies OF the country.
he tnougnt II Tight 10 pfinclple, and necessary
at tnis tinle: ne u!u not care hlucn Whetner
extension OF irahcnlse 10 the negroes coupled
with IL, aiInoueh ne was IL laVor OF IL. lie
had no diihcuiGy III iega.u 10 the supposed
unialfness OF uisTancnlsIng dlsioyal men VINO
had come wltnin tne Terms OF tne amnesty
proclamation' Iof ne heid that IN all the proc
lamatlons, and military conferences, the idea
OF restoring poht1Ga rights was caretuny
guarded against. ne alu not agree WIN the
gentleman iloln Clo MI. uarlelul as TO the
inpractcapilicy VI eliolcins uls!faicnlsement ~
nor uiu ne applenehu r She le)ecIloh oI tne pro-
posed alnenoueh1. mere were twenty-five
STATES Represented III the HOUSE, anu Two more
"ouiu sise tne Huniuoi tequiSite W auopt Ine
GOnstltutiohai anenoInenI. ne peneVed that
tennessee anu Arkaisas Wouta ratlIy II and
Inat Woulo give tne requlsiIe NUMBER OF Votes.
Ii the amendment was 10 pe deieated at all, 1t
would De defeated by hepuDhcan or democratic
the lnsurgent states. IL was not true that
| nine tenthS or any such. large proportion OF