New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-24

law Of the land The opinion Of the gentleman from
Psnnsyivania tevens that there no States in
g g. :ae u: s9sS Ss
IL. '' rstiSo.tioa Of .wO-thirds o them 70
ltion, which the gentleman knew 10 vss impcs'
sibls to obtain for the amendment now under consd'
erston for It would require the assent Legisa
turss Of 2. stats: he REPEATED me op's'' snoe e
from this House 70 what was known a. bun
combe He had asked the gentleman this morning to
be consistent and to include the Asisc Immigration
which. BY means Of connection with steamers. was
about TO pour forth in mighty masses on tho facanc
coast. to labor and 10 cultivate the soil,
the State Of California excluded them and therefore
they wonld not be counted In The OF representation
Mr.. BROOKS observed that Oregon, California ana
Nevada were to DO deprived OF representation sud vac
not the Indian % well a. the negr1 man and :
brothert To this he received no answer He ralseo
his voice In behalf Of fifteen millions of bis county
and asked why they 70 be deprived OF representa-.
Ition. They are excluded from all voting. Why NOS
Recognize them entitled TO representation
Mr., STEVENS replied; The amendment did NOS say
they shall not vote.
Mr. BROOKS resumed: The ground on which Il vas
presented was that this 10 new era OF progress BUS
and brother But Why no. give the fair the right
Of representation Many members mere mug IN 'acls
possession petition signed BY Susan B. Anthony, ana
HSn TsSsS a s.s1.ns sss week With
the COMMITTEES on Reoons,ructicn should not report
avoraby they woald at lesst not interpoee any osf
Mr. STEvHss asked the gentleman whether ho wss In
favor Of granting the right OF suffrage to women
Mr. Brooks replied that he preferred his owp color
and white women above the negroes: lAppiause.l
Mr. STEVENS: Arc you In favor Ut such an amend
menff
Mr. BROOKS. such an amendment ought to come
from the other side. fApplauding
The SPEAKER said be saw number of persone clap,
ping In the galleries. He would endeayor to The iall
extent Of his ability whether SUPPORTED oy tne
out Of order manifestations OF dsapprova and Misses
not moro than olapping Of banda Instead OF general
applause the floor, gentlemen on the noor shouo
set good example.
SPEECH OF MR.. ORTIZ.
Mr. (prB Qndiana) said that In the Constitutional
amendment he heretofore offered ne proposed 70 oase
under consideration did not embrace that ous
was in his opinion. most mischieyous The OBJECT wes
that each vote should count equally and that IA
South Carolina The difference between MASSACHUSETTS,
and Indiana from the fact that In Indiana the
sachusetts the colored voted with the exception
Of those who could not read. While Indiana ns9 =
prejudice against color Massachusetts, nsd
against Ignorance while Indiana excludes the eiach
man from voting, she does not ask that ne ANAL ~
represented; bot Massaehusets does ask that No
shall be represented. The amendment whicn ne PFC,
posed wa, that representation shall be apportioned
among the several States with the nnmber Of
male citizens Of years Of age having the
70 vote tof the mo3b uumcAVub Va s10
ture.
Mr. CBASLER IN. " said the gentleman nom Penn.
sylvania Mr. seyens yesterday declared sis purpose
force this House to adopt measure the tendency OF
which was to carry down with 1t the which shines
on our liberty TO destroy the balance between the
States and the harmony among them ALL He then pro-
ceeded to argue that such basty Legislation was ex'
tremey unjust to the States not represented and un
worthy of the character aud history OF the American
w ha 4 70 be OF use,
and too weak to last IT Is fanaca in it's origin ana
blind in Its partisan madness and sought 70 disturb
the balance Of power 1t excludes immigration BY sur
rendering in spirit, II not In letter the control OF
the South to the black race. 1t creates new con-
stituencv. 1t is fatal to financial sysem aud 70
Sg not rssSy SO and
measure 1t 10 unjust to the a6oring classes ., tne
North East and West sua :: .oss tSe sna
navy. It's imperial and centrazing IN Ito practica
working. 1t comes from the exclusive Committee on
for political and partisan purposes and Is not offered
In good faith but to head of the President IN ms poey
Of reconstruction.
Mr. FARSswoRTH said that whatever law they might
pass IL must be hedged about with guards and pro-
lection, and be so plain and clear that waylar'ns
Constitutional amendment that Slavery should mot
exist but they found that In tho South those made nee
tense es The cunning Rebels Fad svadsd the Law By
which the shackles Of every man were removed IL
seemed to him the pending proposition was not 80 clear
A IL ought to be- The Southern States might deprive
the negroes Of the right Of suffrage by requiring prop
erty Qualification or II education were required By
passing law excluding them from tho schools, thus
preventing the negro nom possessing 'Io Isquiroe
woold he say State has right to disranchse the NO
no. It wac unjust. and the principle Of republican
IN mi. House were more radical than they them
selves In reply TO question asked ~ M. smith. ne
said that In his opinion the eta,es "en lave oeen
M SMITH controyer!ed this view. holding that an
the States being in tho Union Il required three'fonrths
of them TO ratify Constitutional amendmsnt
Mr. FARSswoRrH asked II the southern states were
in rebellion for 10 years. how could their votes %
counted II these States were still IN the Union, WY
ala moi their Senators take their seatsi
Mr. SMTH-Because you VIII not let them.
MI FARSswoRTH concluded by saying: They tool
up their bats and walked off and might II they were
here do the same to-day.
SPEECH or Mr.. BAKER.
Mr. BAKER QlL) mentioned his objections 10 the res
oluton 1t failed to provide and BY appropriate means
TO secure representation In this government properly
corresponding with the measures Of Suffrage on which
IL rested. Under its operation three contngencies
arise, First given state may enact Inlsefsa, ,S
Constitution was all right seconde such state
might deny or abrdge the elective franchise on account
Of race or color and In that case inc wou1
persons Of all and color and thus affect the AID
proposed BY the Committee Third, such State might
deny sbidgs the elective franchise on some other
case very large number Of people were dsirancbised
yet under the operation Of the amendment they would
would be unjust ts leaving obnoxious things standing
In the WY Of system, which 1t was the object OF
the amendment to extiIpate. The House should pre-
the same time give her the basis OF representation.
SPEECH OF NIB. JENcKEs
Mr.. JEscxEs R II said that as the psnding PROPOSE
ton came from select committee Of hfsssp Il was TO
Ia received with greater solemnltv than other