Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-03-08


confine hims,lf. This is proposed consti.
tutional amendment; and the chair thinks
that the discussion Of the previous premises
of the Secretary OF State is not confning
the debate to tho pending question. If it
is, the Chair does not know how the rule he
has quoted is even TO be applied. The
question, now Is Shall the decision Of the
Chair stand as the Judgment of the House.
Mr.. ELDMDoE moved to lay the appeal
on the table.
The SPEAKER intimatcd that he prefer
red vote to be taken directly on the appeal.
Mr.. ELDRiDoE thereupon withdrew his
motion.
Mr.. RAYMOND IN. Y. inquired whether
the question OF order was not debatable.
The SPEAKER answered that il was to q
limited extest. ...... .....-
Mr.. RAYMOND do not desire to debate
the original proposition or this; but desire |
to ask the gentleman from OHM.
Mr.. BINGHAM TO relieve the gentleman,
l withdraw my appeal.
Mr.. RAYMONp--I have the honr and can.
not be interrupted for that purpose. -
Mr.. BINGHAM-I thought might be per.
mitted to relieve the gentleman.
Mr.. RAYMoND-I would be quite happy
if wanted relief; but DO not want relief
|, trust upon me. wish to ask the gentleman
} from Ohio whether he thinks it quite pro.
per and rightto introduce entirely new mat
ter into this discussion? whether he pio-
poses to allow a reply to his remarks, or
whether be proposes to call the previous
question and out off all reply2 That will
r decide my vote on his question Of order.
Mr. BINGHAM-ln order to relieve the
gentleman prupose to withdraw my appeal.
Q Mr. RAYMoND-Wih the gentleman be
kind enough to answer my question?
y M RINnuApf--I daol;po ~, -
i Mr.. RAYMoND--Is it because the question
rs discourteous or improper ? -.
g Mr.. BINaHAM-l have no reply to make
l.. to the gentleman.
n The SpEAKER-The gentleman has with
y drawn the appeal. .'-.u-. ...
}, Mr.. BLNGHAM--There is one further re-
mark which desire to make here, and /
It trust it will not be considered out of order.
IT It has been announced by those in high
o places that there is no danger to be appre
e hended from that million Of men lately in
t. arms againstthe Repuoc--that those States
y may be admitted at once without any sort of
D. condition-that the loyal people who have
: saved their Government from overthrow by
,f wager of battle have no right to take any Sc
curty for the future--that nothing rem aims
e for them to do but kill the fatted calf and
r. welcome back the returning prodigal trai.
,e tors. l have no doubt that at no distant
sr day testimony will be adduced to satisfy
10 every honest man who wishes well to the
,e country and the Constitution that there 10 a
conspiracy existing in every State lately In
i'll insprrection. and perchance beyond their
limits, under the invitation to kill the fatted
~ calf Swear them-swear them all and le,
g. them go ITO take possession of the Legis
c- lative powers OF the country and accomplish
by false and corrupt legislation what tAey
Of failed to accomplish by armst 10 support
e of this view Mr.. Bingham sent to the Clerks
ID desk and had read an article copied from
ne the Norfolk iVa.) Post, headed "Grea
re Victory for the South" and stating tha
since the morning Of the news of the grea
Southern victory OF Bull Run was received
10 carrying joy and jnbiIation to every Southern
ry household, there has been no such glorious
d. news received by the Southern people as tha
he of the veto Of the Freedmen's Bureau bill, '
ks and that IT was the greatest victory achievot
ed during the war-greater than any of tn,
of teats of Stonewall Jsckson's army, &c.
Mr.. ROGERS asked what paper the Cler
,s- read from.
ir. Mr.. BINGHAM--The articleis from Vir
ss g'na paper, an organ Of Rebellion and Sc
he cessl0n. -
he Mr. RoGEas (havng obtained look a
or m)-lt is from the Washipstoa Chrsniole
radical paper.
he Mr.. CHANLER-I make n pofnt of orde
he that it is out Of order for the gentlemen t
I'm publish document of revolHtionary an
al rchellioIs character in his speech. .. .....
,re The SPEAKER decided that was not
N. point of order. .''i l $50
err Mr. BINGHAM--Yes discover that it
to not in order, in the judgment of the sam
nt' gentleman, to warn the people Of the dan
gers impending over them. That artiel
ng has been copied all over the country.
yes quote it in support ofwhat have alread
raj in.imated, that the fatted calfis to be kille
tu- North to welcome back the returning prod
est gal traitors, red with the blood of murde
and assassination They are ready to XII
Ter the fatted calf if Andrew johnson will onl
he forget his former utterances, wherein b
ht said that treason was crime which shou
be made odious and be punished, and tina
lie. traitors were no longer citizens but enemie
of of the country, and should not be permitte
le to participate in the reorganization OF tn
ial States; and If he would lend himself to tina
rot black and villainous suggestion which foun
lu- place in the columns ofthe Chicago Time
cts "a paper which, l believe, was formerl
do suppressed for reasonable utterances
we order OF Gen. Burnsde--that the Presider
ial would do well to drive the representative
mt, ofthe people, by armed posse, from th
Ire Hall Of Representatives. a.. g., ...n,t
ere Mr., CHANLER made the point Of orde
eat that the Chicago Times was not pertinent I
&C. the question under debate. 10
y, The SPEAKER-The Chair doubts whetht
he it is. The Lhair decides that the Chioag
ra Times is not pertinent Laughter ,iiD
he Mr.. BINdHAM-I have accomplished IN
ni- purpose. Notwithstanding the objections
ust the gentleman, ofletting the country kno,
he that there are utterances of that sort aAoa
he Mr.. LATHAM Nv. Va.) inquired whethe
an- it was the purpose to make the adortio
re- of the Constitutional Amendment by
rn. constitutional majority OF the States a col
all dition precedent to the representation {
The any of the eleven States now unrepresenteC
at Mr.. BINGHAM said it was not for him |
an propose any such thing. He would sta!
Ike here at the suggestion OF the venerabl
ire, Chairman of the Reconstruction Committs
ing on the part ofthe House Mr.. Stevens) ths
every endeavor had been made to preser
I without regard to this amendment the eaus
hv OF Tennessee SO that by the sovereign act {