The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-06

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9cn ana the rate OF compensation to narshals "a al
.ssants provided that tho entire expenss Of tins ~
asIaisS The Secretary Of The nsl escn psson emu
suss the results Of The enumeion to Be- ~ hs
seS exhibiting in tabular :s fos Monday OF .csSsr
ION h'''' -...-sssy. according 70 the classiDr .
The b was refensd % the Committee Rscor ,s,,0c
mn YRKsD0uH's BUREAU ELL.
The House resumed the consideration o. A. &c..
bill 70 enlarge the powers Of the Freedmen Rurssn
N, !. T. 9 tdsn q KY opposed as biz D for rs.
The very iOandssos o. which bs = striking nd 1 down
ting the rights o. e eit!.eEs o. all he stsss anu
took occssioa . sspy . while supporting the BIN
addressed ts acgss denoap the wrong oppression
sId crime wcn Dad besn perpstrated, and tie injury
Ar fnrRys wishsdae know whether the gentleman
was personal in hls ssnarka WV se
State which tho gentleman had defended and while pro
Ss,g WIN ms speech, made use OF the term 'your
Mr. RAmAla, tdem.) ofPa, asked what the gentleman
meant by saying 'syour Presidentsn '
Mr. GEINsEII.The President, the general uuion man
on c g Nashville thai he would be the Moses to lead
RASD4LI desired 70 that he esteemed the Prcsi-
cd his policy because was calculated to restore the
Union e Of ycre while be had agency in electing
I'M ~ from the otnei side the respect and sup
MT GRlNExrL replied that he had the honor of giving
tne President his VOTE while the gentleman from Penn
eyivania voted for-he had long forgotten whom He
mr. Grnnel said he the Presidents friend and then
read from some works Of the President favor Of pro-
ful employment Not only the President but Generals
Grant and Howard and the Secretary Of War had asked
Randall whether he approved Of the Freshmen bureau
Mr. RANDALL replied that he did not know what those
gentlemen had said, but he endorsed the policy Of the
hU olc
tn his endeavor TO restore the union Of the States The
President did not recommend such bill this which
tcn and proposed TO appropriate money without warrant
Mr. GaIn1 stated that the President does endorse the
Mr. RASDALL-where rs the proof
Mr. GRIsSElL-in the language Of the gentleman from
He then spoke Of the outrages committed upon freed
persons and alluded the receipt Of memorial from
that their houses had been burned near enough 70
Washington for the flames to light up the CAPITOL and
barbarous 70 leave the freedmen where they now are
MT MCKEE rep Of KY, said that those who opposed
the bin are those who opposed every crush
the course which they had long pursued They pro-
posed TO continue tyranny, oppression and wrong while
President issued his proclamation calling for troops il
was denounced az usurpaon. As for himself he only
81 On one SIDE IN the contest and that was on the side
wrong. General Grant said that both whites and blacks
mutually require the procession q the government this
od not look like peace Although Kentucky not in
cluded In declaring certain states IN reb
lion, she was tho most rebeous Of the whole crew He
desired that the government shall be continued loyal
hands against traitors and disoyal mon he defended
the constitutonaty Of the BILL and said that they had
ought be- in order that just rights might be- svon %
their fellow men. The time had gone BY when human
beings could be treated as brutes by their former
Mr.; Euor, trep) Of xass., from the Committee on
Freedmen's Aai,s, offered several amendments 70 the
fAa
parts Of The United States and authorixine the Pre-
the privilege Of the writ Of habcas was suspended
on February 1885, containing refugees and freed
not Twelve in numn G @s . 81 s send
ment limited the jurisdiction Of the bureau and confined
Y Raysosp wnsre 'ns now suspended
plantation He said he was not IN the House when the
debate closed last Friday and until he the Globe he
was not aware that any remarks made concerning
him at that time He found that while abiding TO the
letter Of General Sherman to the President concerning
coleaguc mr. Chauler said the letter should now DO be-
fore the country. a. u was in his ORR RayonAs hands
for that purpose He knew nothing about any such
transaction that the letter placed In the hands Of
letter never thought Or dreamed Of beng s oon
tesant OF his colleague for the Of letter
from south Carolina tina. such letter hsd been
written and asked him whether he had any objection TO
gvng copy o. Tor pnS'icas on IN his h asymond
that purpose came into his hands As the bill undcr
consideration the original proposition seemed 70 be that
the way Of duty to protect those who been set free
He had no apprehension 70 the practical
Ike most others, would work well when well admnis
tered and This would depend the character OF the
that agents would be appointed who would not use their
power forth great objects of harmony consultation and
protection to =. classes Of citizens IN INC southern
States He was quito sure II would work well.
Mr. ChAsLER, idcmI Of N. ", wanted 70 set himself |
Mr. ELIOT declined further Yield the noor and then
proceeded to defend the bill Tho objection he said
which had been urged that this bill referred to the whole
country removed by hts amendment and the objec
ton 70 the expense had been removed sub
stantiaIiy BY other amendments proposed by
applied to tho senaes bill and not 70 the sub,itgc now
pending He then road from various olcai letters ro
ating how freedmen had been persccutcd and ar
gninent Tor their protection and from others show
how many white refugees had boon relieved. In At
anta ihrc, hundred famlies Of white refugees IL Was
assisted by government agents To these the latter had
given transportation and ratons Hedomauded the pre-
Mr. STEVENS ep Of Pa said the bill ms IL stood con-
emplated tho turning on the negroes at the end Of |
hres years from the land which they had been located
~ the government He moved to strike out this OBJ
ectionable clause Tho bill said that the rental shall be
'ascd upon the valuation Of the land, and that the
herefor the ascer.aincd value Of IN. sud What
dvantace was that There were public lands except
he lands occupied the principle Of the Home |
tead law, forty acres 70 each occupant The President
9 said, was nov ordering the connscated lands to be
etumed 70 their former owners and the freedmen were
be removed from them, Notwithstanding their eviction
churches and school houses The psrdonng power
ould not restore these lands 10 the rebels None but
ongess could prescribe such disposition OF them The
reedmen on the sea islands, who had buils their
abtatlons and schools and churches there, had q
ght 10 retain the soil forever II would b.
burning shame TO turn away the poor creatures. |
lxieen thousand freedmen between Fortress Monroe ana
williamsburg, Virginia. occupying lands ceded 70
hem by our government under the Csanscation cot |
Iavtng been taken enemies property and couns-
aied could not be repealed reached BY the pardon
% power Of the President These sixteen thousand
esons have built houses churches and school housss
nd have over two hundred thousand dolla In savings
anks They were now 10 be turned out and the rssk-
rebels brought back 10 take placra forbid