New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-26
XXXIXTE CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, Saturday. March ~, 1896.
GENERAL DEnATF

The House met as If IN Committee Of the Whole, the
only business in order being general debate on the Pres
idonts ANIMAL Message. Tie attendance both on the
floor and In the gail'ries, was very slim.
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. BOOKS N. - rose 20 personal explanation
in reference 20 The Globe report Of the discussion be
tween himself and the genten from Ohio Mr.. Gar
field on Thursday last. H. stated that rmnrks pur
porting to have been made bY hI. Garfield were not
heard by him. (Mr. Brooks,) and were, as he under
stood them. incorrectly reported although 1t was not
for him how where the misTeportng occurred
IL was TO bin matter of comparatively little import
enee. except that he wished 10 steDd right upon the
record.
Referring to the report made by Mr.. Garfield last
Cohgrcss from the Select Committee to Investigate
jn's the M,aqagepeR! Q. ths cgIegy Pnet.vs !b@s1,
he found that attougn Il was moi ed IL comnitited
by reciiing that mir. Garfield, from the Committee,
made the following report
The minority report was signed by himself CIR.
Brooks and Messrs. Stewart, eel and Dawson. le
had letter read from Mr. Jor1on, sol citor 20 the
Treasury 20 Mr. Chase. stating no tho result OF ire
investigation made by him into the charges against o.
NJ Clarke an entire conviction that the most matrf''
Of the statements made were true.
Mr.. GARFIELD sand he was obliged 70 The gentleman
from New.York for the correction he bad MADE ~
was tie universal custom for one member, authorized
by Committee 90 make the report, hnd that hhd Dte
done In this case. lie had been authorized by
majority Of the Committee 10 make the report II he
had not been authorized surely some one OF the Jar
members associated with bin Mr. Davis of Aiar lind
Mr. Wilson OF Iowa. Mr. Joeeks OF Rhode Island and
Mr. Fenton Of Eew.York) welld have made = o"rreo-
ton at this time The conclusion Of tho report which
be had made was IN these words;
Re- lred That the policy Of printing pubic money Ia u"
Treasury las resulted In srrat ,4yug 81 expense 10 We
Government, and security against fraud aud hat 'hs
the Printing BuIe.n have been AiAlAhef'i WIN i"HA'a
In addition TO tbs there WIS report from Gov.
Fenton expressly stating that he concgrred with the
report Of the Committee In everything except reLec-
tiop on the New.York Bank Note Company.
Mr. WILSON Iowa) said that 10 had NOT concurred IN
TIE conclusions Of the Committee and that If the Trpo-t
had been presented 20 him iof ais signature lie "olu
not have signed ".
Mr.. GARFIELD stated that this was the frsi HAT b
knew that the gentleman from Iowa dssetied RON tae
report Of the majority The majority had authorized
hin ar6ed) TO make the report anu be bad made H.
Mr. WILSON said that be had been asked by hr.
Henry Winter Davis. a member Of the Committee
whether he was wiling 90 sign the report and bad re-
piled that be wns not as be did not agree Nth iAe
Committee In s conclusions as set forth Ia tie report
and in the luton accompanying II.
Here the matter dropped,
RECONSTRUCTION.
Mr.. No LION. In discussing the question OF re-
construction, argued that pubic faith aud security re-
quired;
Fiya, That the Government shall be absolutely pro-
tected from the repetition Of secession and rebellion, by
providing for the punishment II treason.
Second, That the freedmen viii be secured an abso
lutte equality with the white man before the law, nhd
shall be endowed with every political right necessary
to maintain that equality.
Third; That representation In Congress shall be
founded and In proportion TO numbers emitted to
suffrage.
Foarh. that the Rebel deb. shall be absolutely re.
pudiated, and
FIN, That civil rights shall be guaranteed TO all
with the means 10 enforce them.
lie held that those rights and conditions should be
secured by proper amendments 10 the Constitution,
and that the time TO inaugurate these amend
ments
In relation 10 the President, hc said that until re-
Gently he had the confidence of the Union party, and
that no honorable man could have believed That he
woald desert the party which had defended him
against the assaults If traitors and had elected him 10
the position he held Iugratitude had been ever re.
garded al q crime Of the most damning characters but
vet In his opinion, Andy johnson would go down ~
pos,erity ouy the bcytrayer of his party bnt
as an migrate. infamous in all time 10 come to all
honorable men. All the instincts OF ANDY johnson.
he said were intensely Southern He hated Northern
men IA intensely as did Davis Toombs. Beauregard
or Lee This the Southern people knew; hence their
confidence in johnson. In his mr. M0uton'D opinion
IL wss to say the least unfortunate that any man with
intense Southern feelings and instincts should at this
time be at the head Of this Government The PERM
cous consequences Of might require the work OF ages
to correct and overcome.
Mr.. MYHRs next addressed the House, taking strong
grounds agains the Presidents policy Of
He held that Of the rehslious States should be
admitted TO until had conformed by its
and laws to the change In political relations
brought about by the war; As to the suggestion that
districts States should be admitted TO
he showed how absurd that because II Ii the State
that sends Senators to Congress- and II Is tho State TO
which q Republican form OF government must be guar
anteed. He hoped the time was near when that guar.
other Rebel States be showed had right 70 complain
OF delay; but to them. be would look upon II
AZ A prodigy when their rehabilitation should be COM
pete Slavery being dead was the duty o. CoIsres;
demand of the South policy which his own state
had not adopted. but he would ask from North and
south that population excluded from voting should not
avail in any State for the purpose Of representation
M. BUcKLAND addressed the House. He said that
the people were becoming very impatient at the delay
In reconstruction. and did not understand WY Con
ofad def nj lpl
that the people Of State. finding themselves. from
any cause without Government. might organize
Government and exercise It's functions without the
assent OF Congress; but he did not think that repre-
seutstion should be admitted from Tennessee or any
of the Rebel States without the concurrent or joint
ton Of both branches OF Congress, no hs
aid not believe that Mr. johnson was about to prove
Tecrean TO the great trust reposed In him. aud they
wonld stand by him regardless Oh stiacks IRON an
the President and thought they were uncaled Tor and
ont of place He did not follow the Chairman OF tho
Eecor siruction Committee (Mr. Stevens on that
mart al his plan Of reconstructing tho reDenous
gtatos. II seemed to him a. II II was the
policy TO get up bad state OF feeling between tho
Presdon and Congress. and to destroy the confidence
of Iowa. people in the President He would not be
marty IA any such warfare. II he were sure that the
rights Of ova whites and Of freedmen would be re-
spected and protected by the Southern people. he
woud vote to-day to restore those States TO their pac
teal relations with the Government without requiring
moro than q single amendment TO the Constitution
and that wou DO the subject Of appotiorng repre-
sen alton. IFS opinion was that representation
should be founded solely upon voters. Ho was very
anxious that measures should be devised That wouid
safisy the people both South and North. 90 that they
might again meet together in cordial friendship upon
terms OF perfect equality and with mutual respect de
hoped that before this Congress adjourned such inca
sures would be adopted.
Mr. Ii Art next addressed the House on the same
question Of reconsuc taking TIE ground thss inc