The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-05-19
CONGRESSIONAL

Washington, May TN the House. Ju.
liam of Indiana. offered a resolution Ehiei.
was adopted, instruetiBg the Judiciary com
mlstee to inquire into the expellency of pro-
hibiting the Territories from denying the
negro suffrage, aud providing that none be
admitted unless negro Suffrage be granted.
May S.-Tiac Senate passed the House
resolution cnDgratulating the Emperor Of
Russia on his eseape from assassination.
Mr.. Chandler, from the committee on
commerce, reported a joint resolution in
structing the Secretaries of War. the Navy,
and the Treasury. To alept m efficient sys-
TEN of quarantine against he cholera, and
enforce sanitary measures.
Mr.. Trumbull offered the following sub.
|~stitute for IN amendment to the Post Office
hill That no person exercising or perform
ing any autics of an ofhee which, by Law is
required TO lie filed by the advice and con-
sent Of the Ses,2te. shall, bafure eoafrma.
ton, receive compensation for his services,
unless commanded by the President 10 fill 3
vacancy oceasioned by death, resignation or
tho expiration Of the term during tho recess
of the Senate, Or since its last adjournment.
Ar. D~oolittle said the President had not
Removed any one from Office for opinions
sake. but to make way for soldiers; he had
been extremely liberal in respeeto of opinions.
The House refused BY yeas 81. nays 82Ss
to postpone the special order, being the rep
resentatiye clause of the report Of the Re,
construction Committee.
Mr.. Stevens proceeded to address the
House, saying that the proposition fell short
of his wishes. but it was all that could be
obtained in the present state of public opin.
ion. On careful survey of the whole ground,
the committee did not believe that nineteen
loyal States could be induced to ratify n
proposition of more strength than this. He
repeated that nine States were utterly repu-
dated, aud he secuted the idea that any
State not in the Union should be consulted.
This question. referring to the Constitution
nj Amendment fixing the basis of represen-
~tation, which failed some time ago in the
Senate, he said, was slaughtered by pcdant.c
criticisms, by seif-righteous Republicans.
and unrighteoas co~pperheads, and this fac
ton has postponed, perhaps for ages, the
salvation Of the colnred races.
Mr.. Blaine said that the third section.
which denies franchises until the 9Th of July.
1870, was a violation of good faith toward
that large class who come within the laws Of
the amnesty n~roclamation, and who have
been p~ardoned. lie asked Mr.. Stevens for
an explanation. Mr. Stevens admitted that
the pardon absolyed the crime. Mr.. Blaine
suggested that It be amended. The point
made by Mr.. Blaine and reluctantly admit.
ted by Mr.. Stevens, which seemed to be we'll
taken, created considerable stir in Republi,
EcaR ranks. The members drew near and
Eeyinced great interest,
!, May I0.-Thc Senate finished the debate
on Trumbnllis amendment to the Postoffcc
Appropriation bill. Mr.. Nyc commented
severely on the Presidents policy and APP
Epealed to the Senate to stand firm, so that
what was done should be we'll done. Doo-
little spoke in reply against the spirit of in
lsulting violence toward the South, and asked
iNYe how many rebels he would have tried,
whether by military commission or civil
courts. Nye replied he would hang enough
to make treason odious, to make good the
word of the President. Doolittle asked how
many. Nye replied Eve or six. lie would
not have kept Davis so long. lie would haYo
hanged him in q hollow square of the grand
onion army when they were mustered out
here. Now he supposed he would try him
by law. Doolittle said the President was
not responsible for the delay in the trial of
JEFF Davis. It was admitted that court-mar-
ltial was not a proper trial, and the judge of
the proper court had so far refused to try
him. There we're two wings of opposition
to the Republican party, one the universal
suffrage party, led by Sumner, and the uni
~yersal confseation party, led By Stevens, of
Pennsylvania. There was also, he might
say, the universal hanging party, led by
Nye, and universal amnesty and universal
suffrage party led by Stewart
The House. after speeches by Messrs.
Randall, Stevens, Banks. Ecklay, Beamer,
Farnsworth, Rogers, Dawes and Bingham.
all of whom, except Banks and Eckley, OPP
posed the third section of the constitutional
amendment, while Democratic speakers OPP
the debate. He said he should be sorry il
the third section was stricken out, because
then, before any portion of the amendment
could be PIT in operation, the other side OF
the House would be filed with yelling seces.
%sicnists and a~rprevies eerrerhcads. Mr..