New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-09

Proridd that this act shall not affect any stipulation be-
the Government Of the United States and the Railroad
ior without up me ,s1m. Of INV
act granting lands to any such company 10 AID IN the con-
At the suggestion Of Mr.. CoyKLIyG the bill went
over till Tuesday next. TO DO printed in the mean
time.
THE SUPREME COURT
Mr. WILSON also reported back the House bill 20 fix
the number Of Judges of the Supreme Court of the
United States and to change certain judicial districts
which WAS considered and passed.
The bill enacts that hereafter the Supreme Court
shall consist Of one ChefJustice and eight Associate
Judges.
Mt WILSON remarked that he should be in favor Of
still further reduction OF the number OF the Judges,
and that in the act 10 amend the Judiciary system
which would soon come before the House. 1t might DO
well to provide for such reduction as vacancies &C.
CURED.
CLAIM AGENTS.
Mr.. WILSON also reported back, with fecommenda'
ton that pass the Senate bill to restrict the expenses
Of collecting soldiers claims against the Government
limiting the fees Of claim agents TO ten dollars.
Some debate grew up on this bill.
Mr.. WENTWORTH. In den0uncng claim agents. gave
notice 10 the soldiers that if they would send their
papers to members of Congress they would attend to
their business with great pleasure.
Mr.. WusOS explained that the fee Of el0 WAS simply
limitation. The soldier could drive any bargain with
in that limit This bill had been reported for the Pur'
pose Of protecting the soldiers II the gentleman from
Illinois attended TO all the claims Of soldiers from his
district he would have very little time to devote to reci
proeity legislation. lLaughter.l
Mr.. WENTWORTH said he had done so amer the Mexi'
can war. and expected 10 do so now. He was the
grauous agent Of every man in his district for oil Bis
Washington business. lLaughter.l
Mr.. WILSON reminded the gentleman that the State
OF Illinois had sent more soldiers to this war than the
United States had sent TO Mexico. He had himself a.
he presumed every other member had attended cheer
fully and without compensation to the business OF the
soldiers in his district But he could undertake to
and In ia duti AZ n m q
the same time, attend TO all such claims
Mr.. SCHESCK proposed TO reconinit the BILL with in
suctons tina, 1t be- amended by providing for system
Of agents TO be paid by the United States by whom
the claims OF soldiers for back pay bountes and pen
due from the Government might be collected free
Of cost to the soldier After considerable debate BY
| Messrs. Shellabarger Ingersoll Wilson, Edridge
Cobb and Schenck, in which II was stated that Ohio
Illinois Iowa and other States had agents here attend
ing to the business Of their soldiers the motion TO re-
mint with instructions was voted on BY yeas and
nays, and carried BY 20 yeas to 60 nays.
CIVIL RIGHTS.
The House resumed the consideration Of the Senate
bin 20 protect all persons in the United States in their
civil rights and to furnish the means OF their yDdca
| ton which had been postponed to this day.
Mr.. BRooMALL said be satisfied that our Southern
| allies in the war waged 10 preserve the Union had
nothing trust except the integrity aud hrmness OF
the Union majority In both Houses OF Congress That
majority through its appropriate committee. had pre-
sented the bill under consideration one OF the meas
relied on TO carry out that great and pariotlc
purpose The object Of the bill was two-fold: to de.
clare who are citizens Of the United States, and TO
to them the protection which every Government
owed 10 its citizens Objection had been made 70 the
bill II called the negro citizen. But why not
call him so Every civilized man must owe allegiance
somewhere The negro IN America was civilized man
and must owe allegiance somewhere Until the oppo-
nents Of this could point to foreign power TO
hch he subject the negro must be assumed TO be
what the bill called him, citizen OF the country IN
| which he was born II the negro owed allegiance to
Government then the Government owed protection
20 him aud that protection must be provided BY appro
pirate legislation. An unexpected argument had beer
made BY the leader Of the opposition IN this pod fna
the bill permitted the negro 10 vote IN the several States
OF the Union; and 1t rather udicrous to see th'
committee having the bill in charge agreeing to put II
provision TO quiet the alarm Of the opposite party
| lie willing 20 cOncede that II the Democrats were
10 be kept above the negroes in the social scale there
must be discriminating legislation IN their favor
He used 10 think that the white better than
the negro but an experience OF three Winters in the
South had satisfied hin that that depended somewhat
| on the white mans politics. laughter
| Mr. WRIGHT rose 10 question Of order. The sub
ect under discussion act TO protect all persons
in the United States In their civil rights. He bad
looked it and found that no such terms as Demo
cratic party" Republican party "Copperhead. OF
"Niggerhead" were used in It, The gentleman from
PENNSYLVANIA was therefore. talking very wide Of the
constituency which be Mr. Wright represented.
The SPriKER- The latter part OF the gentlemsn's
remarks is not point Of order. The chair thinks that
the gent,emsa from Pennsylvania Is combining himself
10 the bull which is very wide in its range, and there
| fore overrues the point of order.
Mr. BRooMALL confessed that since the last election
in New-Jcrsey he probably ought to treat the gen
| tlenan (Mr Wrights) constituents with lit.
| tie more consideration. But whether he should
apologize 70 them not would depend little on their
future behavior Referring to Mr.. Seward be spoke Of
him as distinguished public functiOnary, once the
foremost champion Of the rights Of man. and whose
statesmanlke knowledge had pointed out the irrepres
sible oniict between Slavery and Freedom bat who
could that treason and loyalty were eternal
and uucompromisins antagonists He spoke Of the
President ono who had been denounced as negro
Moses and had been charged even with conspiracy
the assassination OF his predecessor but who now had
these same Rebels hanging around bis neck like so
many milstones whether they would eventually drown
him or not was yet be For his part be never
would consent shat the Government should desert ITS
alice in the S0uth ard surrender their rights and inter-
ests to the enemy. And In this be would make no dis
tactlon Of color either among friends or foes
A oolloquy between Mr.. BROoMALL and Mr.. DAVIS, in
regufd to the consttutionay Of the record Of the bill
took place. occupying the time up to the close OF MI
Hoomalls hour.
Mr. RAYMOND obtained the floor, but yielded to Mr.
BrGHAM for the purpose Of Offering amendment to
pending motion TO commit with instructions The
amendment to strike out OF the rst section the
words land there shall be no determination in civil
rights also 70 strike Out everything penal in this
bill and authorizing criminal proceedings, aud. IN lieu
by denial or violence Of any Of their rights secured and
protected by this Act right Of action In the United
States Court with double costs in all Of recovery
without regard 10 the amount Of damage.
AMr. RAYMOND addressed the House. He would not
have discussed the bill at this time II he had not taken
the liberty and responsibility Of offering substitute
for it. He was very free 10 confess that he not
prepared to say anything It at all worthy Of Its great
Importance whether considered simply as proposed
statute In Its bearing on the general question Of the
restoration OF peace and harmony to the Union. He
regarded it az one Of the most important bills presented
to the House worthy OF engaging the coolest csmest
and best gmsnt Of every member The bill proposed
two things: first TO deare who should DO citisens of
the United States and especially 20 declare that all
sba b> c5ens without distinction of race color or
prsyious condition Of servtude who were born on the