Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-13
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Associated Press Report.
XXXIXth Congress
HOUSE.

| WASHINGTON, January I2.-Mr. HOOPER
| from the Committee on Ways and Means
reported bill extending the time for with
drawing the goods from the public ware
house. Passed.
1t provides that all goods, wares and mer
ehandise that may remain in public or prl
Yate bonded warehouses on the lst OF Apr
next may be withdrawn within one yeal
| from the time of importation, and after one
year from the original importation until the
| expiration Of three years the goods may bt
Withdrawn for consumption on the pay
ment of the duties and charges with an ad
ditional duty of per cent.
On motion of Mr.. RAYMOND resolution
was adopted calling for copies Of all the proc
lamations of the President and proclama-
| tions of the Provisional Governors, and al
other Information throwing light on the
subject of reconstruction.
Mr.. JOHNSON offered resolution to in
crease the pay of the members of Congress
and employees of the Government in proper
ton to the increased cost OF living since the
same was fixed. The resolution was laid on
the table by 147 against 5.
The HOUSE resumed the consideration Of
the bill to extend suffrage to the negroes o.
the District of Columbia by striking from
all laws and ordinances the word white.
Mr.. DAVIS was unwilling that unre-
stricted suffrage shall be given the black
man as proposed by the bill. -I
Mr. CHANDLER, of New York, charac-
terized it as q radical measure. He had moi
vet heard the question answered, "whai
gain would it be to the people of the United
States to extend the elective franchise tC
the negro here or elsewheEe." There was
particular necessity for extending it Al
this particular time in this District and he
apprehended from the passage of the bill
injurious effects on immigration as well al
on the property of thg-o osuntry.
Mr.. BINGHAM noticed remark of Mr.
Chandler's that they are only entitled
TO liberty who themselves strike the 6rs
blow, and said a blush Of shame should
come on that gentleman's cheek when be
uttered it. 1t should not be forgotten thai
Gen. Mcclellan, when commanding oul
armies in Virginia, issued proclamation
notifying insurgents that if any of theil
slaves should rise in revolt and strike fol
liberty, he would crush them with his iron
hand and his whole military force and in
view of this fact, the gentleman reproached
the negro because they did not strike fol
their freedom-traitors being on one side
of them and Mcclellan on the other.
Mr.. CHANDLER replied his argument
was that he knew the negroes were
CAnaDle OF Lno DlOulc5L uccubg Uub tldL III
record of the black race showed their capa
city for elf-government, or that they eyel
struck q blow for freedom or maintained it
Mr.. BINGHAM, in reply, said that the
negro was the only race that ever hewed Iti
way out of chattel slavery to liberty with
out aid of any other. When the revol
in this country broke out, the blacks only
numbered about one sixth of the entire
population, but notwithstanding that they
had for generations been kept in {
sad and miserable condition of slave
nv when the words Liberty anc
Emancipation ran along the line
they rose as one mau, and 10000 of then
| arrayed themselves under the banner of thu
republic, fought bravely and firmly, anC
helped secure final victory.
Mr.. CHANDLER, in conclusion, argued
that the Negroes are race to be kept under
They listened to the Mcclellan proclama
ton and orOuched; they were unwilling u
assert their Independence at the risk o
their lives. 10
Mr.. GRINNELL, Of Iowa, noticed tbe re
marks of Mr.. Chandler that-the Negro wa
as helpless as when in the wilds of Africa
Now this was slander, for they had main
tanned themselves and borne their MASTER
on their backs for a century.
Mr.. GRINNELL alluded to the military
services of the blacks during the late wa
and their capacity for improvement, citinl
jefferson, De Rush and Edward Everett, il
proof of the latter point. AS to his owl
State of Iowa, out OF $50 subject to militar!
duty, $50 went into the army. He declares
| that no ancient or modern nation, either 70
defence or conquest, d enlisted so large
per centage Of the black race He salt
Andrew johnson was the Moses to lead tn
colored race to the promised land, and h
(GriunelD would give him ballot to de
fend him aginst the Pharahos. He sal,
that while he was g resident of New Yorl
he was aecosted hundreds of times by whit
mendicants, but while in the District o
Columbia he had never been approached 70
aims by black pauper. --l
In advocating the peling bill he contend
ed that the negroes earned the right of bal
lot by the use Of the bullet During tn
late war the blacks, throughout the who'll
contest, were faithful, while many of tn
whites in this District sympathized witt
the rebellion and hundreds Of them wen
South to assist in it. He would never leav
as a heritage to his children the shame tia
he preferred white rebel to loyal blacl
man. By passing this bill the House woul'
/ inaugurate the policy that justice is tn
safeguard to civil society.
| The House without taking any aetiol
adjourned to Monday.