, 1866-02-14

atton be made therefor.
M, SMITH, Of Ky, offered 1esolntion that Mz.
nom tbe Thin Cone1essIoEs1 District d Arkansas,
he atEn1.ted to The p1t1fleCes Of the Rooz h the
House during the pending OF his claim as member
Mr. STEVENS 1ranted the resolution referred to
the commlttee ou Rcconstruetton.
Mt SMITH said he hoped The House woald vote
lot the resolution and grant Colonel johnson The
which have already been referred to the Comua,ttec
III. STEVENS tasc that tbe .esolution proposed
10 give h" gentleman Ee9ton tbe floor u. mem
bcf elect from statc which the Houee h.d not de-
etcsd to admit 1o admit members from nnE one
Ar. sA11A taid. with al due deieEence to the
gentleman tha, be differed from him on the point
r T. Tess5 hs ss -
Ion. would be ccn,lnue 10 differ from him. BE
oeeaared n milo Of cosernmen!- A. apl1neipie Of
,bt M % IL tats heuT "a ey hses ii
as States Hereto sore gentlemen have been invited
to the pEis1leges o. the aoof T.. BY so'e s,,,s Sf
tlo.e from Lonitsana and Afkan.as during
b<cn stE,!ariy admitted until ther cases s.ene de-
eontce Of cratihea1ion in thc ntnIc, ,hat be could
rfst In bis place ana declare as fundamental pr1I-
cfple TINT 70 State has become deluncf by the febc
.liou: and TIL Is The conclusion to which the gen.
tIeman from Pennsyhan1s h1ntef would come to
II be ehould Ike lew year, longer Now that The
war is over. II IL a monst1ons 1dea thai wherever
mT, md Whcrerer you md a hlack man yuu md
tnetd Of The Government. II wak elander on
ioys mer, end be h.cw back The charge tn 1naigns-
III. KASSON sid that Is be intended 10 rote to
eiTe ,bc privilege TO the gentleman rom Arsansas,
be would etafe his REASONS 80 lnals as they kept
h sS 4ass It
.esra.n ee % tie % saets acee.sbe. @ Tksa hs xond be
% 9 to e r. sn os zse ce 1e ,sansas
here whose hands Eve.r not rid With loyai blood.
but If red at s with the blood Of rebels he should
regret their being turned away as IN. IN:
sso9 @ ,beiF IL f,ces here. i would 6e N outrage
on the popular sense OF juetioe Of the country
euesa ssD ias Ssa Ses ass ssS Ct
| whether the rower vested By the rebel govern
mens scye1ts 10 the general government or falls
that The power Of reoirsn1auen .Gpses TO lhe citi
2ens tyen It there t. outy GEO In one hundred ot-
who maEntafn that the power 1apses to the gen
e9a government, but without presidents 10 sustain
NJ STEVENS moved and the nonse laid Nit.
Smiths resolnuon rpon the 1aoe-- feas, 70; Nays.
Mr. BINGHAM, from the joint Select Committee
on Reconstruction reported JOINT zcsolation en-.
bodync the following article In amendment Of the
TO the Legislatures oi the several siates, for thels
"7ha. coperess shall have powcr to make al
to the citzeus Of each state all the privileges aud
immuuidee Of Citizens in the sevell States, md to
r se 1 ssss5, 1s s;s7 protection
~ HISt;nSN 4 ssted iii III. e. Resolution h,
prinfed, and made the special orhr Of the day for
III. Bingham. ut The fuscesnon Of III. Stevens,
mosed 10 1econ1ult the resolution, and that Il be
| printed.
niiftne the retolntton when the Committee had
already made up Ihelr minds abouiit
NJ. BINGHAM wanted the gentleman to undes-
% send nnSc1ssl1s III the enasanties Of con. tutionsl
protection. ..@
,hs, they did not Know xhsi ihe Commits an Re
esnstrnctton xere doing. md that thIr enncpdnea,
ennH be nut 1bsou.h tne Hor.e nnder fac sae
~ prEcu.v -.r,,ad .h,t no,h,,v or n. Find
u-s tnts|arc - ~ AND-
| ~ Ths as,c mntion N ,,rornn,. ua. a-7r.d IT,
~ SEFETE nncrra intrt rssoInticn uhtcb
~. r.fa,.d - ne Tsn.1 1mftfSa IN MjftstW H,i1s
nrsi5, or fhst herrstter rteT Hr;ei
~ s<sntsrrrA cr M ot.cer ra III aru,y
h.T st.t. a. MT nsr+rnfsr ~ - r.1isntrv ~.
s1,etden. c9nuct ..e wss md
,hst th o tns s,,os sh. h
lasi, dsslensisd: T. ~ ~ ~ .,.
hs H3.ht .net % ~ Luz
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" s.5s IhsfG e !, 70 Question 2! ;s IT. 9ny y
~ AM 49,, ~ .s .e,t,n5.1 - rs5 .4, - e 81
| L e EIsts +n.tSS ~. f,n;t ~ ~ St.e
! ~ nout6s oo1f!a1 4 i',i. ~ $us ,.nS 1.alS
| u Msts sutEs eu Lawt".t5 y. X Ell Snuesu -,
Mt; aIoMtM,oECs ~ ass Z Ma!o!1y o. 1T *9v,G auo
at ~ 70 tue ~, no'' ~. .,9ss -, ~ Ias.as
r. vii T. " ohsened thr t.n,siftae ~ ~ in,f r.
i.n,m E h,h7a, h ~ 1s,,s,t.pe3, ~, ~ - s ~
I SIs,:. tek{ac ths toteTprrss,nn nf H. surre11s
fon11 .. eoT7ccT nom sot1pE outaIao 81 ths toan-
ship or ward in which be resides bnt BY the act Of
the Legislature. /. allowed whau ah&cnt In the mil
ttnFJ s1cn ot the COUNT 10 vote eren outflde the
stale. There i m uuHtstakaele cuntict Of anthor-
tty. The Constitution rohlbstB h1t the Legislature
a. pllply permits. 1he power TO aet st all in The
pztnsees, 20 sr ~ eopeern* representation IN Goa
gretf Is derived from article Iii, seetfnn 1. OF the
I copsttnticn Of The United states- They conclude
thesr asEunaent oE satEng the ro~eF 10 pstncsee
The pl.ee; whether called . 9nai1neation Limitation