Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-25

designed to protect may be disfranchised.
: He favored an amendmentto to apportion rep
! | resentatives among the different States
in the same proportion of the whole number
/ of the inhabitants of each State, excluding
r Indians not taxed, as the number of male
voters qualified to vote for Representatives
of the Legislatures were of the most num-
. erous branch. He preferred that all Of the
amendments should be reported to them in
order that they might all come up together
for discussion.
Mr.. COOK, of Illinois, was satisfied that
the resolution reported from the Committee
on Reconstruction was the only one which
should be engrafted in the Constitution.
| Mr.. MARSHALL, of Illinois, in the
course Of few remarks said that he saw
such indications after the election Of Mr..
Lincoln as to satisfy his mind that the DOM
inant power desired civil war, for the pur-
pose of bringing on revolution in our sys-
| ten of government. If any amendments
to the Constitution of the United States
were necessary, this is not the time to make
| them.
Mr.. sCHENCK, of Ohio, adverted to the
views formerly expressed by him in rela-
i ton to slavery, and thanked God that he,
with others, was now standing here in order
to determine what provision should be made
in the midst of the ruin, which the South,
| by their efforts at secession had produced.
He showed the magnitude of the evil ofun-
equal representation, and in reply te Mr..
| Marshall said, if the Republican party were
revolutionary, it was in the direction of
| freedom and equality, and it did not become
gentleman, improperly calling himself
democrat, to object to this object. They had
no sympathy with those miserable wretches
of the South, who, making themselves ty-
rants, deprived large portion of the people |
of their rights. Now that an opportunity |
was offered to yemedy the evil, those who |
opposed could do so only on the ground that |
it would solve the difficulty and remove the |
Negro from the arena Of politics and so their
occupation would be gone. Mr.. schenek
then explained at length, the amendment
which he had submitted.
The House then, without taking up the
question, adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. SUMNER presented petition Of citi-
zens of Colorado, now resident in New York,
in favor of the admission of that Territory
as a State, but with the promise that the
word "white" shall be stricken from her
Constitution.
Mr.. BROWN presented a similar petition
on the same subject.
Mr.. Brown also presented petition ask
ing for the extension of the right of suffrage
to women.
Mr.. WILSON offered Joint resolution for
an amendment to the Constitution, prohibit
ing payment for slaves or fany debt con-
traeted in behalf Of the rebellion. Referred
to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Samuel J. kirkwood was sworn in as
a Senator from Iowa until the Sd of March,
1867.
The bill to enlarge the powers of the
Freedmen's Bureau was taken up.
Mr.. McD0UGALL spoke against the
measure.
Mr.. TRUMBULL from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported without amendment, the
bill in relation to the Court of Claims. This
bill repeals the 14th section of the act Of
March Sd, 1853, and allows an appeal to the
Supreme Court of the United States, ct any
time within ninety days after its passage, in
the cases mentioned in the 5th section of
said act of 1868, except in cases in which
money has been paid into the Treasury.
The bill fixes as the opening Of the term,
the first Monday in December.
Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts,, offered
joint resolution proposing as aSsEendment
to the Constitution of the Uu - States,
provision that no payments sNkl ever be
II ade by the United States or any State for
or on account Of emancipation of any
slave or slaves, for or on account of any
debt contracted or incurred in aid of the re-
hellion. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. TRUMBULL, from the Committee on
Judiciary, reported on the resolution of
the North Carolina Legislature, asking that
the test oath be repealed, that it would be-
to repeal the test oath at this
time.
Mr.. CoNNEss, of California, complained
that in the reports of the associated press,
bills, and other matters of great importance I
to California had been studiously omitted. /
He had recently offered bill for the con- :
struetiOn Of a railroad in California, and
also bill of great interest to the people of |
San Francisco, and neither were mentioned.
Mr.. DIXON, of Connecticut, offered res
olution which was agreed TO, instructing the
Committee on Judiciary to inquire what leg
islation is necessary for the protection of
loyal citizens of the United States, whose
property, real or personal, has been eontis- I
Gated by the so called Confederate govern
ment, and for the restoration of such prop
erty to the loyal owners thereof and report
by bill or otherwise,
The morning hour having expired the
CHAIR announced the bill for the enlarg
ment Of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Mr.. McD0UGALL, of California, took the
floor in opposition. lie deaied the right of
Congress to pass any such measure.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Kentucky, moved to strike
out the section which, as amended, eonfrns
the titles given by General Sherman to the
Sea Island land for three years. II
The Senate refused to strike out the
The question was then taken on the sub
stitute for the whole bill, offered by Mr..
MeDoUGALL, and mentioned heretofore,
which was negatiyed-yeas 8; nays 32-at
halfpast four.
Mr.. DAVIS rose to speak en- the general
merits of the bill.
Mr.. HENDERSON moved to adjourn.
Mr.. ANTHONY, of Rhode Island, sug-
gested that the Senate adjourn with the uR-
derstanding that vote be taken on the
bill tomorrow.
The question on adjournment was de-
cided by yeas II, nays %.
Mr.. DAVIS was proceeding with his re-
marks when Mr.. Hendricks suggested that
there could be no opposition 10 adjournment
with an understanding that vote would
be taken tomorrow.
Mr.. TRUMBRLL said he would not OBJ
ject providing this was the understanding
ofthe Senate.
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