Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-22
XXXIXthCOngress.

SENATE.
Mr.. LANE Of Kansas. was onno,..s
to the bill and believed that there ~
no necessity for passing it because ths
national banks would distribute pensions
money Tor the use Of the deposits. He asked
time to bring in substitute with this pro-
visien. The bill was read three times and
passed without amendments. On motion Of
Mr.. FkSSENDEN the house bill making
appropriations for invalid and other pensions
ior the year ending June 1867 was taken M
ana passed Stewart asked leave to call M
the bill for the admission Of Colorado.
Mr.. SUMNER hoped that this would NOT
oe done as he had an amendment to offer.
Stewart gave notice that he would call m
the bill on Wednesday next.
MI Trumbuil called up the bill TO enlarrs
the powers Of the -Freedman'a Bureau
CoWSn moved 70 amend BY restriefi1o A..
operation OF the Bureaa to the states lately
Mr.. TRUMBULL said that this would
have the effect Of excluding ken
tncky, Minnesota Delaware and fndianis
where there were many emaneipated slave
who needed the protection'of the Bureau
? Mr-GUTHRIE said there was no reason
why Kentucky should be excluded in the hin
Kentucky did not want the relief proposed.
the freedmen were part of her population
and would be cared for as such.
He beliVed that the States themselves could
take care OF the freedmen much better than
the Freedmen's Bureau. The bill before The
Senate was providing for lazzaroni through.
out the Southern States, and KentuckT
wanted no such thing within the borders Of
the State. The bill before the Senate couId
not be intended as matter of econofny. II
that was the object it could better have been
accomplished by the immediate admission
oI the Southern States He did not under
stand what the gentlemen meant when thew
said the war was not over. There had beeS
no hostile forces in the field for nine montbs-
In May last the President issued an amnesty
PROCLAMATION looking TO peace and Union.
inns had been looked upon as being toO len
ent to the South, but he was sorry that the
resident had not gone further. As it was
here were $500 exceptions to the proclama-
lon,and among them all the misfortunes of
hewar would be distributed. The South lost
IL, ,OOO, 900, 600 worth Of property by the war
nd he thought they deserved to as a oonse-
uenee Of engaging in the war, but was not
his punishment enough? In conclusion
e said there was no reason in the world
Thy Congress should send officers Of the
reedmen's Bureau TO regulate the relations
etween citizens and freedmen of Kentucky.
Ie was sorry to see the spirit that was man
ested in Congress toward the Southern
eople, Tor he believed these people were
onsst and sincere in their professions Of
and anxiety to return to the
nion. ,fr1
Mr.. POMER0Y was glad to hear from
uthrie an admission that the constitutional
mendment rendered nulla void all slave
odes and laws relating to slavery.
Mr.. GUTHRIE said that was his opinion
nd that of a very able lawyer of Lexington,
ON whom he had received q letter on the
lbject.
Mr.. POMEROY continued his rar,.-l,
ating that he would do nothing to the
outhern States for revenge, but only for
'eurity in the future. Pending the dis
lssion the Senate adjourned.