Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-05-17
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representatives, Mr.. Julian offered
resolution that the Judiciary Commit
tee inquire into the expediency of re-
porting bill prohibiting any Terrific
ry from denying negro suffrage; also,
that hereafter no Territory shall be ad-
mitted into the Union unless suffrage
be allowed, regardless ofrace or color.
The resolution passed.
Mr.. Smith, Of Kentucky, offered a
resolution calling for information from
Cabinet officers about the number of
clerks, male and female, employed, by
whom recommended, from what State,
and how many were in the Union and
rebel armies. 1t passed.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, offered
resolution inquiring of the Agricultu-
raj Committee the propriety of remov-
ing the Agricultural Department to
some western State. The resolution
passed.
Mr.. Kelly offered resolution Of in
stsuctions to the Committee on Claims
to examine the awards for the arrest
of jeff. Davis and Booth conspirators.
Passed.
Mr.. Stevens offered constitutional
amendment n laying an e, ,rt duty on
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, submit
ted the correspondence between Earl
Russell, Mr.. Adams and Mr. Bancroft,
regarding erroneous statements made
by Mr. Bancroft i'm his Lincoln Enlo-
gy. Russell denies the statement that
he FASTENED to inform the crowned
heads of Europe that in effect the
American Republic was no more Ban
croft quotes, in reply, such words used
by Russell as late United States"
late Union" Bancroft's letter to Mr..
Adams says he warned the British
Minister at Washington not to hear
the eulogy.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the Post
Office Appropriation bill was taken up,
the pending question being on Mr..
Trumbulfs amendment After discus
sion, in which Messrs. Nye and Doolt-
tie were the combattants, the Senate
adjourned without taking the ques-
ton. Mr.. Nye traced clearly the de-
viations of the Presidents policy from
the course which he marked out when
he was supposed to he in sympathy
with the party which placed him in
power. A large portion of Mr.. Nye's
remarks were confined to comments on
the Presidents letter accepting his
nomination to the Vice Presidency.
and upon the speech in which he promi-
sed to be the Moses of the colored men
The Presidents veto of the Freedmen's
Bureau and Civil Rights bills were
placed in strong contrast with Mr..
Johnson's action during the war. Mr..
Doolittle was sorely tried by Mr..
Nye's home thrusts, and looked very
much like man convinced against his
will. When Mr. Nye alluded to Mr..
Doolittlc's tortuous course in regard to
the Presidents Bureau bill, the Wis
consin Senator seemed absolutely to
wither During the entire speech the
large audience in the galleries were
evidently in full sympathy with the
speaker. Mr.. Doolittle in replying,
evaded many of the points of issue,
and justified his action on the ground
that peace called for different policy
than war required.
In the House, consideration of the
constitutional amendment reported by
the Reconstruction Committee was re-
sumed. Speeches were made by Messrs.
Randall, of Pennsylvania, Strouse and
Rogers in opposition, and by Messrs.
Banks, Eckley, Beaman, Farnsworth,
Dawes, Bingham and Stevens, in sup
port of the measure. Mr.. Stevens
speech excited close attention, espe-
cially his plea for the retention of the
third section, which he considered
the vital portion of the whole amend
ment, and without which there would
be no power left to the friends of the
Union in the next Congress. Upon the
close of his speech, Mr.. Stevens with
drew his motion to recommit the bill,
and moved the previous question which
was ordered-yeas, s4 nays, 70 the
Democrats voting in the affirmative.
in order to prevent any amendment to
the joint resolution, many of the Re
publican members wishing To strike
out the third section. The resolutions
were passed as reported 10y the Com
mittee-yeas, 1873 nays, 37-five
Union members voting nay. The pas
sage of the constitutional amendments
by such a large majority has taken
even the friends of the measure by sur
prise, and all loyal men feel gratiiied
The fact that Henry j. Raymond, of
New York, and other friends of the
President. voted for the amend
ments, indicates that the President is
probably favorably disposed thereto
1t is generally anticipated that in the
Senate the Republicans will vote for it
unanimously, although an effort will
first he made, as in the House, to strike
out the third clause, DISTINGUISHING the
Southern ex-rebels for four years.
The Senate in executive session con-
firmed the nomination of Mr.. Smythe
as Collector of New York, as well as
that of General Knipe as Postmaster
at Harrisburg No serious opposition
was made to either.
President johnson has signed the
pardons of Harry Hays, of Louisiana.
Confederate General, and j. b. La
fitte, of Charleston, South Carolina, for.
merly rebel agent in Europe.
A committee of Conference having
agreed on the amendatory Hobeas Cor
pns act, it has passed both Houses, and
only awaits the signature of the Presi-
dent to become law. 1t protects eve
ry officer of the Federal Government
who, acting under orders, made what
are known as arbitrary arrests" du-
ring the war. 1t also removes all
suits brought by aggricved parties
against such officers, from the State
Courts to tue Federal Courts, It trans.
fers over s,"vU of that kind Of cases
from the Kentucky local courts to the
United States Courts. The bill pro-
yides that the production of telegram
or order by an officer for such an arrest