New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-05
XXXIXrH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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IMPROVEMENT OF HARBORS on LAKE ERIE.

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WAsHINCToy, Saturday Feb. g. lsd6.
IMPROVEMENT OF HARBoRs on LAKE ERIE.
MIR. SPALDING (0hio) introduced bill, which
was referred 20 the Committee on Commerce, providing
for the repair and improvement Of tie harboTs OF Ce'e
land and EaTpOTt. on Lake Ere
EQUALIZATION oF IoUSTTTS.
Mr.. ROGER, a. j. presented petition from soldiers
OF Paterson, " j.. for the passage Of law Of Congress
giving soldiers who enlisted volunteered before july
1868 bountes equal TO those given 10 such az voiun
tcered after that time.
APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
The bill reported By Mr.. STEVENS. from tie Commit
tee on Appropriations making appropriation. ioT me
Legislative Executive aud Judicial Department Of the
Government for the year ending June 20, lso1 wa
made the special order for Monday.
NAVAL PENSIONS.
The House passed the bill providing that persons ia
the naval service ofthe United States who have lost one
foot and hand In the line Of their duty shall be al
low ed the same pensions are allowed by law 20 per
sons in the military service who have suffered similar
losses and also that the provisions OF section i've Of The
Pension law OF Jolly 1864 shall apply 10 persons In tho
naval service. Tho term military IN the former wa
construed not 70 include persons In the naval service
The design OF this bill is 10 equalizc tie Pension law
TIE PREFDaES's BUREAU BILL.
The House (Mr. Washburne Of I'LL. IN the chair
proceeded 10 the consideration OF The senaies BIZ 10
enlarge the powers Of the Frcedmens Eufeau.
Mr. MIRsHALL Gll) said II was difficult 20 conceive
Of a more important measure than that now rnding.
Its pFoessed object was TO look after and take care Of
race which has been recently released ron bondage,
and this nvolfed the expenditure Of untold millions Of
dollars He denied that the Federal Government can
become the common almoner Of the people and also
denied that Congress could put their hands into tho
OF the poor and the industrious aborer aud take
part of their hard earnings TO distribute the money
among those who may need II. lie denied that ihe
Federal Government was established for any such Tnr
pose and further that there was no authority or war
rant in the Consttuiion Tor such an eati 'oFubAiN
measure This House became royOlufionnry triblhhl
rs lawle-s rs that OF the JacOhins IN France wAlc
brought the unfortunate Louis XVI 10 the block ana
was animated by similar purposes For the expression
IT. gf trIlu
MIR Kavmond) was 10 be annotated ana dFagEcl
down aud such cpithcis hurled al him a. were meyer
before heard in deliberaiye assembly. willing
and abicct majority were hero Ia record the cdles
of "A dictatorship which hah been established over
every department Of the Government. lie htaitd al
length his objections 20 tho Bill There was no Tlght or
authority for the War Department establishing IN ne
States system OF government apart rom mat when
should be applicable 10 the entire people nlike hN
what warrant in the Constitution could TIE officers o.
lhe Bureau act a. judges. sustained by tie inItaII
power and go into the states. enter the markets ana
bay up lands for the purpose Of settling thereon freed
men and protecting and maintaining them, Ne sup
nosed until they become self sustaining Institution
The bill should be called An act 10 destroy the Ton.
siution and subject the people 10 military power ana
Mr1 HUBBARD Comm said II was impossible for "A
bill 10 be framed which. In the outset would be salts
factory 20 every one j. was to DO expected that gen
temeI on tho other side would be opposed to all legs
laion on the subject and that they would indulge IN
very sharp critcsm but he coDridered the b as per
feet as they could now get H. The act WOud always
ment or repeal. one object was to give employment, 10
the emancpatcd and 10 secure the advantages OF LABOR
TO those men who were now wandering over the couh
Try homeless and frcndess; and another was 10 give
them the opportunity Of learning 10 read and protect
themselves in "A reasonable way IN their cNll TsLts
They ought not 10 be lief, 20 perish by the waysidt
when the country needs their labor IL was not their
crime OF fault that they poor, for they have Tor cen
tuIies been robbed Of their earnings In reply 10 MI
Marshall he said there was authority in the Constitu
ton for the passage Of this bill for TO Congress was
all Al
provisions Of the Constitution, which Include the lubnc
welfare 800
Mr.. MOTION nl) understood that the object Of the
bill was TO protect four millions Of men whose rights
have been denied IN the Southern States ana who are
dependent to extent upon the nets OF the Govern.
ment His colleague. Mr.. Marshall had argued against
this bin 40 violation Of the Constitution, but the
House had continually heard such expressions for the
last four wears from that side. They were uttered
whenever any 10 be passed here Tor the
benefit " the country and the defense oi our rights
II gentlemen on the other side are sincerely DESTROYS
Of wping the negroes from the free States they cnght
TO join tho majority in this House In the passage o this
bin; for when the coored men are fully and completely
projected in their rights they VIII never Visit the Nortb
and every Northern State would be depleted OF them
They should DO protected from the damnabe violence
Of the traitors in the Southern States
Mr. KELLEY Ps) said that a distinguished General
Of Alabama had called upon him and shown him news
paper containing the proceedings OF court sentencing
black and women TO death for larceny or inprson
ment for 20 year, for the offence. The editor OF the
n OF the city, was the proper place for negroes.
Mr. ROUSSEAU (Ky) asked tho nazo OF the distin'
guished General
Mr.. KELLEY replied-Gcn. Spencer. who, as Colonel,
raised the first regiment OF loyal Alabamians.
Mr.. ROUSSEAU said this was the hrst time be had
heard OF Gen. Spencer.
Mr. KELLEY replied. that was quite possible and yet
Gen Spencer might be distinguished General for all
the intelligence Of the world does not roach the central
part OF Kentucky.
Mr.. ROUSSEAU said he was in Northern Alabama and
Middle Tennessee for two years and he would not say
Spencer was not there. but denied that Spencer was
distinguished General or anything else.
Mr.. KELLEY remarked that be would take the word
Of Tecumseh Sherman against that Of the gentleman
from Kentucky. lie knew that Spencer served with
Gen. Sherman and thought he was ON his stall He re-
peated that they hung black men and women In Ala
bama imprisoned them 20 years for larceDy but no
such punishment meted to white rebels who steal
black mems horses.
Mr.. MOuLTOs resumed his remarks in favor OF the
bill, and said mo republican government can or
ought TO exist while four millions OF people are deprived
Of their rights"
Mr. RITTER Ky.) said the bill proposed TO establish
ueDt within a government IL was not t0r the