Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-17
The second section provides that any suits

The second section provides that any suits
so removed, under the authority of that sec
ton, and now pending in any Circuit Court
OF the United States shall, by order of said
Circuit Court, be forthwith handed to the
State Court from which the same has been
so removed there to be disposed of it as it
would have been if the removal had not
taken place, and said removal shall in no
way affect the validity of any proceedings
in said State Court prior to its removal to the
Civil Court.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill to extend suffrage in the District of Co
lumbia.
JULIAN, Of Indian, demanded suffrage
for the colored man on the broad ground Of
natural right, and repudiated suffrage as a
more conventional form. Without suffrage
no man is autually free. The great want of
every poor man is home, and the ballot and
homestead should go together. There were
50,00O,0O0 acres ofunsold lands in the South
which, unless prevented will be open to rebel
spectators. These lands should be set apart
for hOmesteads for both white and black
loyal men. If the bill heretofore introduced
by him and now before the Committee on
Public Lands should become a law, every
freedmen would become free holder If
it were objected that all negroes were too
ignorant TO vote he would reply that they
were not all ignorant. Many of them were
educated and quite intelligent, but large
proportion were not so. They would not
suffer by comparison with many white
men who institute mobs against unoffending
colored people and publish their deeds as
the Negro the ballot to maintain the liberty |
already secured. If the military were with !
drawn from the South and the ballot with |
held from the black man the most disastrous |
IL E,-4--
Of suffrage was therefore means of safety; |
if the whites in this District who sympa- |
thiEed with the rebellion vote it will be a |
means of Withholding the ballot ofthe loyal
Negroes.
Mr.. RANDALL, of Pennsylvania, re-
piled to the remarks recently made by his
colleague, Mr.. Kelley, with reference to suf-
frage in Pennsylvania. He was glad to say
that Democrats have been against extend
ing the right of suffrage to the negro race
and in this the democratic party had the
aid of vast numbers of those who were po
litically opposed to them. His colleaugue
apparel to make an issue here which
ne had failed to make at home.
Mr.. KELLEY said when he was quite
young man and acting with the Democratic
party, he united in petition to the L@gisla-
ture to change the constitution so that every
man in Pennsylvania, who was not pauper
or felon, should be citizen in full.
After further debate, Mr.. RANDALL
asked his colleague whether he would, by
changing the Constitution of the United
States, or amending the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, strike out the word white as
a qualification of voters.
e Mr.. KELLEY said he would, having re-
gard for Franklin and others who laid the
foundation of the Government.
Mr.. RANDALL resumed his remarks,
SAYING he should uniformly vote in accord
ance with the action Of his State, without
regard to party. He believed the tive races
were distinct, and believing that he was
to take any step which would
place the Negro on an equality with the
white man.
After some further debate, without actien,
the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 16.-Mr. CHAND-
LER called up his resolution, offered yester-
day, declaring non-intercourse between
this country and great Britain, and with
drawing the American Minister from the
Court Of st. James. The resolution was laid
on the table. Nays II; yeas %.
Mr.. HOWARD called up his resolution
for the trial of JEFF. Davis and G. c. Clay,
which was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Howard offered aresolution calling
upon the President for a copy of whatever
he may have had with the
Judges of the Supreme Court respecting the
holding of the Supreme Court in insurrec-
tionary districts for the trial of ofenses
against the United States. The resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. MORGAN presented memorial from
ih5 5Nr-,s..Y.vl-,-1Si g q = - Il
Referred to Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. SUMNER presented a petition OF the
citizens of the District of Columbia asking
for repeal of the laws in operation IN the
District making distinction on account OF
color. Referred to the Committee on the
District of Columbia.
MI. WILSON, from the Military Com
mittee, reported bill to establish mill,
tary peace establishment in the United
States: which was ordered printed.
Mr.. WILSON called up bill in relation
To a national, naval and military asylum
for totally disabled men and officers IN the
volunteer service, which was amended oy
Mr.. Grimes, so as to make 1t exclusively LOT
officers and men in the army striking out
the word "navy" wherever 1t occurred
The bill then passed.
Mr.. CHANDLER gave notice that he |
would at an early day read the British |
Foreign Enlistment Act, and move repeal |
of all the existing neutrality laws
Mr.. HOWARD offered aresolutlon, Wnlch
was adopted, calling upon the President Tor
sny correspondence he may have had with
Judges of the Supreme Courts respecting
the holding of civil courts in insurrectlon-
ary districts.
= Mr.. ANTHONY, Of Rhode Island, moved
to take up the resolution offered by MN
some time since, for reference TO the special
COMMITTEES of Reconstruction of all papers
relating to the Representatives of the lately
rebellious states.
MIR. HENDRICKS inquired if the pas
saqe of that resolution would send all ere
dentials to that Committee.
Mr.. ANTHONY replied that it would not.
That would be unconstitutional.
Pending the discussion Of this subject
the morning hour expired, and the uHfinish.
ed business of yesterday, which was Dill
to regulate the relative franchise IN the
District of Columbia, was taken up.
Mr.. DAVIS, who took the floor IN opPosl-
ton to the bill, spoke at length on its un-
constitutionality.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Davis remarks,
Mr.. Wilson moved to postpone the bll! 9n-
der consideration and take up the bill TO
enlarge the power of the Freedmen,s Bu-
reau; pending which motion the Senate
| adjourned.