New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
nth NEw.YORK.

Mr.. KBTCHAN IN. r. presented petition
of the officers Of the i77th Regiment Of NewYork Vol
receive bountes from the Goverument; which was
fsred TO the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs.
~ certain soldiers In the war with Great Britain In
iei2 giving them % per month from the LIST Of APRIL
le6i which was referred 10 the Committee on Invalid
Pensions.
Mr.. MILLER also Introduced bill granting bounties
to those who entered the ser nee In fs6l and le6 TO
Tut down the Rebeilion, which was referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs. ~
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The House then resumed the consideration OF the
joint resolution proposing an amendment TO the Cons
.ution. .I.L L.. lI-t+ ~.
SPEECH or NIB. LAWRENCE ,r
Mr.. LAWRENCE (Uhio) moved TO recommt the resolu'
ton ~ the Committee on Reconstruction with instruc'
tons TO report an amendment to the CONSTITUTION o. the
United States, which shall, Fira' Apporton direct
each. ard which SHALL Second, Apportion representa-
ton among the States the basis Of the number Of
adult male voters who shall be citizens OF the United
son. The present mode Of apportiouing direct taxes
and representation was unjust, ana, sltnougn
the result Of compromise. II was wrong In priu'
ciple. and unequal In y: practical results
each State precisely equal. 1t was not proposed to
withhold suffrage from any class Of people. The amend
ment did not design 10 interfere with the right OF any
State to say who shall or who shall not DO voters He
vsbed one voter In South CaroliLa TO count % one
voter In Ohio for the purpose Of representation The
browning merit Of bis amendment was perfect repre-
sentative democracy for all the purposes Of representa-
ton ever voter being equally potential In our councils
The orgsl basis Of representation on three nnhs o.
the slaves OF the South having ceased the node tseli
should now pass away. Place not tax on laoor out
on property. which was the true hasis Of taxation.
SPEECH or Mr.. gHELLABARGER.
Mr.. SHELLABAHoER (0ho) opposed the RESOLUTION be.
causs Il provides, and In effect sufhor
,s the States 70 wholly disanchse an entire ra,e oil
neopIe and that too whether that race DO white or
baek Saxon, Celtic or Caucasian and without regard
IN The number or proportion 70 the eutfe population OF
tSs States II Ia declaration In the oEy great and
fe rxpabic that IL IL permissible and right to deny to
these races Of men all their political rghis and thas s
Ia permissbe 70 make them hewers OF wood and draw.
orr Of water and mudss Of society provided only you
40 not seek 70 have these dsranchsed races repre-.
ssnted In your Government The moral teaching oends
the sense End spirit Of this age l. violates the funda.
mental principles Of orr Government and 10 infrnst
ea.Iy unjust By being inserted IN the Constitution.
and being OF other clauses, u thereby con-
those ether clauses and lets down and repeas the
free spirit and sense Of the Constitution.
A coloqay here ensued ossvsen xessfa shslisbafssr
and Conking.
II was, "wtrther this was Republican caucusr
Tho SPEkKI1 replied that Ii vsa not poiut OF order.
Mr.. CHanER said that u IVES The de'y Of menbsr 70
tale their sesta a
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