New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tup uttfTARy ACAnPNY BTIL

THE MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
Mr. SITvISs Pa. from the Committee on Approprla-
tons renorted back the Senate amendments TO the Mill
iary Academy Appropriation bll.
Some Of the amendments were non cohcurred ln ahu
Committee Of Conference was asked
The FORTIPICATI0s BILL.
Mr. srvTSs also reported the Senate amendment to the
Forhcaton bill which appropnates sJOOOOfor Fort Pop
ham on the Kenncbec River Name. c-..,,.oo
The amendment non COncurrcd IN, ana aIommit'ec
Of Conference was asked.
GALES sEAToNs CLAIM.
Mr. s1EvESs also Tered a resoauonI "alcn sn was
adopted, referring the eyed claim OF "a'es q 'e"'o"
10 the Committee on lims.
THE PR LIENS BUREAU.
The bill TO continue force and 10 amend the Freed
mems Bureau bill up the rst business III order IN
The House seconded the previous question" on the
w MI r"S cnASIER 81 w. moved to lay the bill on the
Motion neeaiived.
Tie trst onesiion was on the amendment offered by Mr..
shoed 10 strike out the seventh section the following
words and shall provide sites and buildings Of educa-
ton down the end Of the section and insert IN ieu
thereof the words "and shall hire or provide by lease
bindings for purposes IL education whenever such assoc
Citations shall without cost 10 the Government PROVIDE
suitable teachers and means Of Instruction. ara snail iuI
nsh such protection ms may be required ior tho saie c"h
duet Of such schools"
The amendment was agreed 10.
me Il, =, question the amendment offered by
Mr. Sheabargcr add the sixth section tho following:
pyordea That nothing this act contained shall be con
ued 10 a the right any person recover in the proper
have In any Of tne lands held under said field order
The amendment was agreed to.
The next question the amendment offered by MI
Davis 20 add 20 section the following:
And the powers conferred and the duties enoinei by the
or referred section ana acts parts Of acts ncon
ssent the provisions Of this act are hereby repealed
And 10 strike out all the remaining section OF the bill
The amendment rejected by vote OF 80 10 3d. The
bill was then passed, - 10 -, as follows
A'9n A%es Rans nopc1 Be,msS s3
we'll Blaine. Bromwe, auckland. Clarke Soho) Clarke
aa. con Go f panSn p ESS., Fon nf E
Farquhar Ferry Garfield. Harding Q) Hart Henderson,
Hubbard r. a. W Hubbard Conn., Iabbsl Cohio> Inger
sol Jenckes Kelley Latham. lawrence Ps:l Li.rsnce
MeRger Mercar Morehead Morrill, Morris. Myers ONein
Orth Paine Patterson, Perham. Pike Plants Price Rice
hbarser sloan Starr stevens stilwel Thayer Francis
Thomas TrowOridge Epson. Van Aernam. Van Horn ~ ~
WhaIey Williams Wilson (Pa) and woodbrdge-96.
NAls-Messrs Ancona. Bergen Chsnler Darling, Davis
Harding XVI Hogan. Hubbeii a. " James NJ Humphrey
Kuykends, Ie Blond Marshall MaIviu Mccullough; Nib.
S SsaSsCs sso"se and
ON motion Of Mr. ScHEscK, the Senate amendments to
the bill relating TO the appointment OF cadets 10 the Mill
tary Academy taken from tho Speakers table and
nOn-eoncuncd IN. , . ,,,
On motion Of Mr. CuLLoM M the Senate bill to re,
yye the act of February Lob, making grant Of land
for road purposes to Arkansas and Missouri was taken
from the Speakers table read twice. and referred to the
Committee Public Lands.
RESTORATION OF POLITICAL RIGHTS.
The House then proceeded to the consideration Of the
bill reported from the Committee Reconstruction the
3Oth OF April TO provide for restoring 10 the States lately
in Instruction their full political rights.
Mr. ASHLEY Ohio addressed the House in support OF
the bill lie held that the States which had retained their
constitutional relations TO the Government were the only
constitutional governing powers IN ,ns netlonw.aa.
the law of nations conquerors to prescrioe sueh con-
dtons in the Judgment of tho majority OF the people
were necessary for the national safety He favored such
an Amendment of the bill would cadmt any State upon
its tifyng the proposed constitutional amendment instead
OF awaiting its becoming part OF the Constitution lie
referred 10 the noticeable that whenever both Senators
elected from the late Rebel States not unbushing
Rebels the who ras, elected for the long term,
while the moderate elected for the short term.
Abiding TO the howl OF indignation raised all over the
country against the report of the Reconstruction Com
mitee be challenged the pointing out of single page of
history where after putting down such rebellion the
conquerors were found making propositions so MIDI SO
conciatory, so mercifu as the Committee Of Fifteen.
He expressed himself in favor of strengthening the hands
OF loyal in the South by giving black men the ballot
With the ballot in the hands OF every loyal man in the
South the nation would be safe; safe from rcbeon safe
from repudaton safe from war Without it the nation
would not be safe
Mr.. LIZ BLOND (Ohio) desired to ask his colleague
whether he in favor Of negro suffrage in the States
Mr. Acknowledgements
Mr. LIE BLoSD-In tho State of Ohiol
Mr. AsHLEY-Everywhere.
Mr.. STEVENS Pa.l-Be little more explicit Laugh
ter.
that Congress has the power To CONFER that gt on negroes
in the States
Mr. ASHLEY do not intend TO put myself on record
against the right of Congress to do that When the time
comes to take action that point will BIO ready to do
Mr. LIE BLosD-ls my colleague in favor Of the report OF
the Reconstruction Committee'
Mr. ASHLEY am voting for it.
Mr. LIZ BLosD-And keeping the States out until the
conditions are complied With
Mr. AsHLEY-If my colleague had been listening to me
he would not have asked the question.
Mr. LIE BLOND Then why do you yield the question Of
negro suffrage in that report
Mr. AsHLEY-BecauseI could not get it. ILaughter.l |
Is not that fart In Conclusion, Mr. ASHLEY appealed to
the House press this aud the other reported
the Committee on Reconstruction. |
Mr. LATHAM West VAL next addressed the House. In |
reference the disquafyng BILL reported by the Recon
struction Committee he had no difficulty. The dsqual