Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-02-15

and after one, two or FIVE years, every man
who can read the Constitution of the United
States shall vote. He would disfranchse the
rebels tor. the same space of time, and when,
lie admitted them to vote again he would let
he negroes vote with them. We were not
re,dy for restoration upon rebel votes or col.
ored votes. ltwas the duty of Congress, and
not the President, to present plan OF recon
'tr,iction tothe country. 1t was the duty Of
the United States to zee that every State had
a republican form of Government; but this
could not be done without the aid of Congress
The late rebel States are not in a-cDudition
10 be admitted. Nine out of ten of the citi
zens of the Southern States are rebels. He
would not send rebels to Congress. Every
man elected to Congress from Tennessee
could take the oath of Office required of all
members. In Arkansas, too, lie believed.
men had been elected who might be admitted
One thing was certain--no man from anv
State would ever be Senator with his con
sent until he had taken the oath. ,-
Mr.. Trumbull, from tho Judiciary Commit
tee, reported bill for the enlargement of the
power of the Freedmen's Bureau, with the
House amendments s.-
Mr.. Trumbull, moved to agree to the
amendments except that one which restricted
the. operations of the bill to the STATES in
which the writ of habeas corpuswas suspended
on Feb l. 1866. This amendment would ex-
empt Delaware, Maryland and Missouri from
the operations Of the bill. ...r.-.. .r..t
Mr. Guthrie, of KY. rose to reply to some
remarks on the loyalty of Kentucky, madt
by the Senator from Indiana (Mr Lane. D
He denied that kentucky was ever dsloysl.
or in the hands of disloyal men. He knew
that Kentucky was loyal, and that since thu
Governor who was in Office when the rebellion
commenced went out of power, the Governor
ami Legislature had always BEEN loyal.
Mr. Sherman, Of Ohio, said the rebels Of
Kentucky were the most troublesome during
the war. and the present condition of Ken
tucky justified Congress in applying the
Freedmens Bureau bill to her.
The amendments of the Honse, with tn
exception stated by Mr.. Trumbull were agreed
to, and the bill, as amended, was passed
Adjourned. s.t i -. d.. u.
e.. HOUSE. .,., ..,...ff
The House resumed the cons d ration O.
the bill for the disposal of public lands io,
,mesteads, for actual settlement in TIL.
States of Alabama, Mississippi, Lousian,
Arkansas and Florida AS amended it pro
vdes that from and after the passage of this
It, all public LANDS in these States shall b
disposed of according 10 the stipulations
the Homestead law of May 10th, 1862, emit
t ed, IAN act to secure homesteads to actua
settlers, on the public domain and tn" aci
supplementary thereto, approved March 2lsl
1861, but with the restriction mo entr,
shall be made for more than half to a quar-
OF the sum of ten dollars an acre, five dollars.
s'lall be paid at the time of the ssne of eaci
iatent; provided that no distinction or dis
yriminat on shall be made in the construction
of this act on account of race or color, ano
urevd ded further, no mineral lands shall hi
liable to entry under its provisions. The bill
was passed, yeas ~. nays ~. U.g
The bill establishing n uniform bankrupt
system was taken up. ,
Mr.. Jcnckes, of r. l., who had the floor OF,
this bill, gave way to Mr. GrlnnrIl, OF Iowa,
who made some personal explanations rela
We to his speech Il fw days since, and re
sponiel to some structures made by ilr
Rousseau. -.-.-..
Mr.. Mckee of Ky, said he hal been r.
ported as saying that Kentucky was the mos
d'sloyal State in the Cniun. He said Ken
tucky was one of the most dsloyal States, an
adhered to that statement.
Mr. Jen kes then explained the provs ons
briefly Of the bankrupt bill. 1t WAS then con
81 Iered by sections, but no final action was
taken. ....L s.m
Washington, February 0.--The House cor
Cured in the Senate's amendments to TIL
Freedmens Bureau bill. rr ..
The bankrupt bill was taken upand various
sections discussed l e at...
Washington, February l0-Mr. Ward. ot
New York, argued that it was the duty %
Congress to bring back the Southern States
to their relations with the Government. 81
The people OF the States were on thcir
good behavior, but the rebel spirit yet pre-.
vailed The leaders of the rebellion ought It,
he hanged that such oftndps in the future
be admonished that treason is crime which
on! hit to be punished. -. q ..w
Ohio Legislature. J'a