, 1866-04-21

The mru WHO have bccn engaged IN the rebellion
iii. sauisbu1y's an enamcnt gave rise TO lengthy
dI.cu.sion By Meteir. TIumbul1, uoolittIe, VII
lams. tiarz and Howard,
conferred By fbe Constellation upon 'he Federal
GOVERNMENT. lhe Government he tatd, W1s 4
co,esnmcn! OF delegated potser although many
sucker =; lhe assertion That could no, be helped,
n there wh. nothing IN lhefon-tttutlon prevent
a man making lool q ht1psel1. He thought II wns
hcaos Of The minority IN the Senate II Va. about
time for The uinolisy 10 be freed ton the tyranny
" Nj. IL. JUhSsoS, in III. course Of some remarks,
advcrted 10 ID su:pen,ion Of The wit of14lea,
e 1s the laie rebel >1A'et, and the trial Of c1t1-
xcns before mllitsI. commissions. lie believed
Ihnt The rebellion could not have been put downo
without the Suspension OF The hdb4as corpus. lie
believed That the President had The ri.ht 70 eus-
penu Il; hn. in thu belief he differed
alone could suspend IT, Referring to the tli1l Ct
citizens by m!ltnss commissions, he sald be main
,aned no af be ma1nts1urd tcloEe the commission
which tried the asaRseine Of the Pfesfdcut, that
they wire Illegal and Unconstitutional. He cited
the case Of IN Euelishman WHO eau-ed the whip
ping ,o death Of soldier by authority Of q court
twent, yenrt af'es for doing 70. The deci-lon br
which tnie officer was executed has never bee.
Fs,st'sS 1 1H1 II Ens11pe; ,ncnsn.o, x., a,.,.,.,
10, The question was next taten on Saul.bnsye
amendment, 10 ttlike ont the iourln section, whc1
III. EDNUNDs moved 10 amend the trst sec-
tiop hy providing, ,ihat IN all suits against officers
Nrrtd 10 in lhe act. the Gost1nmeu, shali pay III
the dnnace- mud coeta. This waz disagreed 10.
Mr. HOWE offered m amendment mating
the duty Of the Attorney General and District 4
torueys to defend all officer. in .he United state
sued In tic caset alluded 10 in the bill. Tnie VA
MI. HENDRICKS moved to amend the follow.
Ing cihute Of the 1rst section " bnt no euch order
shall be defence to any ru,t or action for any ACT
In aYf he f1f
aet." By adding the words nor for any set done
with malice cruelty or unnecessary eevcdty."
Agp'iS @ En- osssd asss T. .p ,mepauep, to III.
htst Rectl0n TO the cnect that the Secrtasg or N.
pe14or officer, .hal1 constitute, tn the states and
Territories where martial law ha. not heen deciar-
ed, where the administration OF CIVIL law has not
care 1t shall he made TO appear That euch person
lively tuch defence shall he corcinslve. NJ Doc
LITTLE subsequsnsly e s " W.tadsex ei. amendment; r
on the psttaEc Of the bill. TIE bill pasaed--ycas
49, na.r 4-Mest1s. Buckale~, Guthrie, Hendiicks
~ gi4Kk moved IL. whs9 h :2 ss2sse @ saoesa
jou1u.d at 5:3op. N. >s'''' '"'A a.
HOUSE
The f.tsi bns1nose IN order to-ca., he1nr Friday
wa* tic call ofcomuitsses for reports If = p1isnts
ported bill giving 10 1-hmael Dasi., Of Bal1moi,
Count, I'D. an annuity Of 50 ~ recognition o
his hefoss In defending the pa1ional Dig from GlJ
moree rrbel ratde1t on The 1a'h Of Jnly. 1851 mi
Ing 10 the report which Mas read, Mr. Davis il
par1archa] pa1no1. tevents-tonf Year, of age ant
down m The nstioosi u atc over Ii. dwelling, BE sho
one Of them 0ead and pat he other 10 flight Th
consequence waA h,s property Was DESTROYED hy
IT. s5stt gay ., sssss 81 ~ 1se 5 made an
Mr.. Epson wanted 10 know On what pttncipi
Of !sw The n!!1 could ne snsAtned.
ctple that ne tnttatn every man who eustatas th'
Several members here exclaimed: GOOD; 70,
Mr DELANo. Chairman Of the conr11iee. az
planned the Que.t ton. He ean the rule IN the Com
mtuee Wae to reject nj Claims for damafet the 70
loter 10 The amount Of scven or eiehi ihoasaad
doa1s. but the Committee felt Il could do nothing
to compensate him fdr tlat loss sui the circum,
etancet we're 70 peculiar. the act 80 pooe, thar the
COMMITTEE agreed to submit 10 The House the qnes
tcn Of qis1nE 70 The old man. for the lew remaining
years q b. hte tn he la-1 Of winch be exhibited
pension. II tiooa year ~as too much, the aonse
Il. MxshSunSE, Z; ., nl.9a.:-ys 4: y, understood
NE DELANO sz,d be knew tha, The question had
not been understood, and therefore he had maue
The question was then takeu On the pas.tse o.
the bilI and resulted "a folloWE: Teas, 106; nsys
1I- so tlIt Dill NR1 passed.
Mr. DELANU, ION The Committee On Csim.,
1eror4e1 joint resolution suIhor7zinE the re1nis
siou to John Wells sons. Of baltimore, Md, o'
80 nuen ~ o. ths penalty snsaea hy .neM BY
the 9Th OF October, lS6t fof repairing the steaua
City OF Albany. as may bF coEered by the actux
plettng the repair Of such steamer. MI. Delau7
explained the circumstance. The joint resolution
var read three inner and passed.
Mr.. UELAk0. nlfo, from the tame committee
ftn0ftCd hack the ScIA1e bill Autf,oYtyIns >er
re.ary Q: tbt Treasury 10 iss. Theodore q. E.
wsM. Of Providence. X. l., Two ne shousand aol
cd 1o4,1R rnd 1U4.1N, partially destroyed BY dre
and the ehasrcd remains OF wluch are depo.ied II
The blu was considered and pared
lii. WAsHbGRHE. Of ultn0is, offered reeolu
tion which was ADOPTED. directing the Secretary o
he nisea sosra q q r snd S1tn n.r ose
which Commander latmc1 Uas President, ant
Enjon cbase, batusrd md Beanreessd we're mem
Eesarers1d IL iss2 u issa rs!aivc to ,be tpeoes @
OF The operations OF the L1w Company IN deepen
ing soe ,S q .; N1
chi INTO Commttee OF be Whole With MIR. sr"it
IN the chair, to cops,der tht bil reported yeserda
prIntina, :4sd,ooo ior paper. and sssooo for bind
ing. The e mm,ttee then rose and reported th
bill 10 The non,c. which p...cd Il.
The G0use then Qfocet.dcd 10 ihe consideration
The bid 10 reorranIze and csAnll:h the army oI 1h
LLt1sd s;alcs. The pt.ndinC question being on Nj
fhH 9f IN
- ,he ardn,sn1 1:sn.t.,. Vt ~ i,et..nnsIT s'"1
~. St:2ENf:E n,oyrd 10 nmcnd ihr .ec,.on h
.tdinr IN IT 1i7r foiiow1nrt pro,1.o: rror1de.j
,s.ts ~ nomrri~x,on nj snr 11rer nn,.s rnm mis-
;n.sd .s ssa,1.r. 4nt,,nnii f:one-,i mi nnix r.
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htste,nut AolntaLt Senst. =" a anS.aasf aEa;u "
.Sa. ~. Eoo1 .san .9i ~ ~ - ~. -. - n,
Ad!utaI, Geoe1si. department. Who who hsa e. remalne.
y Nasnnct tun u4taoE pug ~. sss.uR taaA a.Ant
INT m nsn aFpIie1 el4n aao Eea11 70 ne seos 10 AZ
tivr serssE; suo n9u ossn se'u.eu. ,,r.
- - upon 'eg t teatns = ~ y. ~
ju,sn! Generars De1ar: ncnt
Al. ~ AENth eoallen:eo MN lo roint 20 tin
gre paia'e nl tehaence tn nIs 1enafke' reneet1n
uron 4ie 9!4eeff OF any aepslsmenl;
.s, u - sussss eo ua, ne LAG sccnsea tnen
saa " nu ~ 80 ~ A'f 'fpoHs4oA'4t1 ~ al"tso 7ea
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,.,,s, ht p t.,9 ua . ~ ao tss nsxo ny saS ~
rrn1nc- ~ ~ .h. nv nn,5 na5 eaa. ~ Mn.s y
vWh;,,tnr wTonln b,sS ns.t..ran =, s.s H..
ss,,sa an,v IN he fseld a. beiIesr thet. - ~
80 10 u:rra hrre hecan,n tnrv nyrfe-raS r. ~ III
ssc,s II the ncTnr4meut rn,hcf tSan sr4ire Se.it II
n She neld.
AT. DAT1S retoFted by raging that ZONE ofBcs
OF the Yrteran Ictc.Te Corps, 1or whscn