, 1866-02-25
SENATOR TRUMDULL,S SPEECH.


Summary OF ISIS Reply to the Pfest.
tent'H Veto 7tc~shcc.
The Washington LAy"niele gives tic follow
ing summary Of Judge Truulbull's speech in
the Senate on Tuesday last reviewing the
Presidents message yetoing the Frcednen's
Bureau Bill:
I. That the bill iteelf WIS inspired By the
ANIMAL message Of the President Of the United
States, delivered to Congress ut the commence
ment of1he present session. Tint message, it
viii be remembered, expressed desire upon
The part of tho President to secure all men In
their rights, and to protect the freedmen In all
the privileges guaranteed to them under the
Emancipation Proclamation ; uud In the iuds.-
1nent OF Mr.. Trumbull and MiTy.xix Senators
.eho avtefl ,eaA hiM {or i on TIC a:h IF January,
the provisions Of this bill were e1ninently cal
culatcl to accomplish these objects.
II. That It was not, as thu President ayers,
IN original measure, but simply aD anend-'
ncnt to t}ie bill under which Tho Freedmen >.
Eureeu il How actinS, AMI which had the
eonctien Of the Executive himself, Us Well as
the approval Of the great majority oftheloy-
al people Of the country. As IN amendment,
1t removes many Of the Questionable features
It's ramii1cations and mixing it more ei
ticfcnt.
III. That It was not intended IS pcszna-
nent part Of the admlnlstratiyeapollcy OF the
Gorelumcnt-rnc Of its sections expressly
stating, On the contrary, that it shall remain
Just rs all other laws Of Congress arc supposed
10 do. Tho wonder Is that the President ever
thought Of making suck an objection as this
to 1t. No such idea ever entered the mind of
my petsou whe supported md voted tor 1t. /,
y: That: }nsstfa- 81 being IN s1iraFasant'
I,c1t, /. Las Indirectly saved Us millions Of
olIars which would otherwise hqyc been
,estea. !.
Y. That the Bureau did not contemplate
s:eding, clothlng and elucatipx tho refugees
ID freedmen. but Was rather intended Ia,
sel4es1 {: ss them y sa'ns n t1sse things for them
VI. Tint, Instead. Of It being designed cx-
clusively for negroes, more whites have, io
come sections aud in many instances, becn
benefited b. It than blacks, and that the pro.
portion Of whites still needing its assistance.
fs equal 10 that of tho negroes.
VII. That there was an immediate necessity
for the passage of the bill, because tue orig
innl act creating The Bureau expires by 1imi-
tation In the month Of May, 1SGt;.
VIII. That instead Of establishing military
Jurisdiction over all parts Of thu. United 9tntes
containing refugees and freedmen, 1t simply
extends Il oEcr the officers and employees Of
recommendation Of Gen. Grant, iu his report
TO the President Of bis tour through the
South, transmitted to the Senate with 4 nes-
wy y" "Eek7 n:,o, y nahes tAe bureau
part o1 Lie mar department oa thc 1ofefn'
mgH!' ~ r.h,. t,n ,u ~, -. ...,
iA: 1naI !ue p1Il ata not contenpla1c Inc
appoln.Geas n ogeh1s una olner oincefs ~
esesy county or parlsh, except tue PRESIDENT
t1luuitt, IN hls Jaa-lnent, oeem suca appoint
menus necessarf-
a.. inat "hat tne ffeslaent terms tnc m
cohstlllllona! features o. Inc ol!l, contefrln@
arbitrary PoTess upoh Inc omeefs O. tne ~
feau, 60 no laTlher t9an Tue PRESIDENT him-
seu nno the onleers o. thc army acltnE Under
laaa. nlin nass s a1eaoy gone ana lnai Is COM
petcn1 iof congress 10 PROVIDE as! rules and
regulations for ti'e government Of tue army
and navy, 10 N1ieh az are subject, IRON the
Cohmalder~in'Chieft TO The humblcst soldier
or s3l96r. .:
AL 1hat1 il inc rcbelaon y IN all respects
at IN eDa, the tzesiaent Is stisi exercising the
"ar power, such Us tbe suspension Of the