, 1866-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
HAsHrSaToS, December IS.

/ MIR. SUMNER psrscntcd A memorial tro,r III.
eoe; e Ss Ing .g,n.t
| ihc appointment Of Judge UnIcrvoot a, Jcrrito.
f'si GoEs,nS5 TSP,, q Virginia. Referred.
M1; iktADutI presented memo il1 Of while
| !oyaiists ht Louisiana, askn. Tor til. oyerthroW
Of he existing State GoseIamerI 1ae.e, saa thc
s,s s.ss9ls=htasnt Q, provisional Gorer,@ent IN
sn.;tee! embraced nthe petition &c raid Il he
| o. high character, were true, lhcn Congress ought
70 take immediate aetion tot the protee ion II fae
Jul ne1s.sios s% nj Il aS e5
and the lives. liberties aud happIaess Of lie fTee
men we're dc!shdeni on tue eapFtces Of The dIs-
could obtain Justice IN ci1li courts. lie thought
!hs Government should interfere 10 pro.
sst ssz. 'Ss S5a al Te1 po1er IL hsr ,bs bh
States nndcr the Cons4tut1on to place then in tse
Lands Of loyal tuen. IL claimed that b7 Tits r.
hnt were none the less arueuable 10 tbe iaya that
had been broken and to the ]uEi.dIction Of the
General Government. The hositle movements in-
ihts Gy no means restored the atesGoyetnmenis.
itey bad bccu eubrcrtcd and destroyed 5carn ago
ny tesls and 5he,e ~ net p Officer tn existence
t,ons as States Of the tniu,,, stzte Governments
must be tnausu1ated-
to restore H. m through Provisional Governors, 81
that he had my authority 70 organize them OF to
snl.c any steps In relation thereto unless In pur-
eresq. II concluding hs remarked bst tic pse
seEt o:car % t1a isns lad FILLED 70 an."cr the pur-
pose IT, which they we!o established, and It was
'nitcIy competent for Congress 10 isuofc them,
snd osE,ns:c r., otlst. On tach inciplss ~ would
d.nlosal pecplc must accept ihc tatr which awaits
every People Who wfckedly and without CAUSE
Tic memorial Naa referred to the Committee o.
Ar DAVIS. Of Ky., raid he supposed the sens.
Legislature Of Illinois. DC haa sead thE VIEWS of
the Senatot* competitor fo= hEs seat III The Senate,
hat was confident tht Senator Was more worthy
md hpEed he Would to elected. Thc1e wcyr Ii,
Tie states an irafgnfdcant aumbcr of Radicals
Nbo desired to ecize the Government. bn: were
Iii. TllI ii BULL angrfiy Trsossed, .ayinq he h.d
ssc:tei tho Senator tl>ass} eond never rise ahoyc
Mr; SIMMER, Of Mass, from the Committee on
t11 te ihanSs 81 opt tt;
u ILL 10 ?: event fareand fraudulent Inducements
tor em,G: a1ion from tic United Srats to foreign
NJ. WILSON presented a protest fsnm Mrs. 0.
s. Grant md oi1ert, Of the to!dlrrr' and Saiio;s'
Homo, a43!ast The lions, blu eflanlishing 4 new
The Committee on Finance .a*kcd TO be dis
CHARGED igum further consideration Of the petition
of elssks i1ose;HHe,t deraEtmS;nts 'or Increased
Mr., hDMUSDs, Of Vesmou:, on leave. intro
dcccd n hill to prcvcut illegal vodug IN the Dis
Htst ol Columbia. making illegal voting 4 penal
Mr. iUMERoY, Of Kansas, on leare, introduced
olil e eqosze the circulation 2, currency tn .he
oH met!on Of Mr. y WADE, Of ohio, Il: senate
proceeded 10 tho confederation Of the bull Tor the
qce.sicn was On the amendment OF Ms: Brown,
Ut Mo-, providing there should he restriction oi
sgataRT e. On @ ACCOUNT q race or color;
principle would prevail over every State In the
Gnlon II had been said that there was ptecc-
Sent tSs 1os H., nE ts ef .5s
most distinguished legal men Another principle
was, the General Government had no right to t1
f.. e hsS sSs ss:d ssf ss. ss
r.; 70 red doubt Si ine Jurisdiction wheso the Stale
might not refuse this, Is Il. c1ec Tor rejection,
under the circu,netareee.
%ApE s.a ~ r.. wss ths qs:on no.
he thought It vas moFc important thst loyal Tc:-
ltto.tce should BE- admitted than ttsloyaf States.
| ,ha.s tn The prrrult Of human Fights, and he
want. q to etrcGCthen he< By admission. 1t might
hc :igh to fx this eondllon Oh siaye State, but
| 1ots tE could BE- n.ofe unlike lLan slavc StAac
That ID forfeited it, rights and ioyal Territory
| seeking adu1uttoa: Many oEthosc States had 1e-
iicy rice, hose ieI1as h. Ia fssor Of soSeEei
~ ii: SUMNER +s1a he though. these Stale Gov.
| cfnnente were 20 far valid ihat thc3 eonld pro-
nc,ntc on Constitutional Amendment.
". WADE .ep;,sd H.! ten:1es, bad bse.thed
copied The anendn.en, It vas void. lie derseca.
tet ee Ilea Of scrIipg This ILL back to the peo-
rio. tnd a0irE:cd that both hy population md re-
tou:ee= Ncbfa*sa "as entitled to admission a. 4
Ns. CoWAS Of Pennsylvania spose At some
icEg1h Of the qnaltdcl,tons " = State. 4 Satc
flrr, f+%tf ~ fhA tk.zt
WHEELER st.1c conld commit treason
1Df sa aa satns Z sa' ~ ea !:
4s af st6w ~ ..ira whe.hcr State could com
sis S.Ss1 Fesei 1sai @.s i. srest
now aei!kting !he oocnt1!; Ihe ohle.a1s q q .
s;sh h1 s. 'he q
eorssqnenos, be WISHED 10 know It. He woalt
fSRs.' e. WHDE eS ssis Sic soaa Or Gould no
do was not The question bat Inc ADMISSION OF
NG. CoWAN said he understood Il vas the doc
tinc OF the Senator that state could commit ~
lde. Could It b. 70 in aa5 other :ense thsu y "
MI e snp6c ns' 81.
20 ,hc line should he AIRED when e:ate allesfane
t;ops sud Sa,iona1 allegiance begins. which a1!s
s:!efs snoSs Sc q sesisnesP r. Peop5
@ ei,:1ens was 1et airest hut existed ihreaeh Ii
, i Stafc, how eouo indis,duals oe punished !
sss is IT, sat so GGe'9e Il ss Il hs T.
| ,hc C.nsiilution was an ordnance OF the penpl
h7cnch their SIa,e Organization. and to whic
thcy owed d1rtet and peffonai allegiance IL
NJ. nowE 4.hcd II persons who were forec
'r;o ths ,shei srm5 had G. m%ed "a sane Meason r.
! | ,he question bc:oee the Senstor IS Judge, On
s'@ H. g: no%E L ne|d Il 10 be the duly Of ere,
American citizen 10 dle rather than commit tres
Mr. cowAS asked. IN \ serio-conic manne
whether be wocld die and 80 be knew rot xhcE'
;, Mr.. Ilo~E said he askcd whcsc she5 were
eo@1S g.esesssa to ..Eos X so,;'s a. LII If
Is eisi1eps lo1 treason When f,aed r;}1,9a e e.
eo1sn,,p tesm p',seSa; season @ eoa{d ies.n1 BE- P1
i i ished, apd all citizens bad ,,c ts +;
: ro,td The admission Of Nebraska. AnoI1p
y Of States we're not represented hefe- ~ H.
greater 'tchs had Nebraska than tho.e tnlns
J. meat WAS neeestasy 10 the people OF thai les
!, tory, Or thai teelf isss bare not hcen pso2s' 2
J. teeunte 1t would strengthen the bands OF tho
In poMeE~ arc now Immensely in tho n1a1t
fiy. lie ote:cd Al amendment tn tho amer
E.hona oai DC 81 sels
e e ,hc United Statcs. and that they could never
30 up fo,siG, e. - e,nmc1s
e.t1arce ether that the people In Seb1a-ka
b. sired admit+ton. that there ~ sufficient poE
y. latlon q jus:lfy It. The Conrettioa did moi 10
believed they were opposed to any Conttituslt
81 and therefore The enabling act expired. sub
a. suertly :hs leS'.la,ate formed . consttn.it
Il: ia.or Of II. Tor she7e vere 10 clseti
e punished for ficrsl volsas. i ~ suited !,