The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb.

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| HoUsE.-Mr. Spaulding, of Ohio, in
trodueed q bill which was referred t.
the Committee on Commerce, providin,
for the repair and improvement of th
harbors of Cleveland and Fairport OF
Lake Erie.
A bill reported by Mr. Stevens, from
the committee on Appropriations max
ing appropriations for legislative, execu
tive and judicial, departments of tht
government, for the year ending June
80, 1867, was made special order fa1
Monday ,lELgl
The House passed the bill providing
that persons In the naval service of tbt
United States, who have lost one foot OF
one hand in line of their duty, shall be
allowed the same pension as is allowed
by law to persons in the military ser
vice who have suffered similar losses
Also, that the provision of section FIVE Of
pension law of the 4th of July, 1854
shall apply to persons in the naval SER
vice. The term military" in the for
mer law was construed to apply to per.
sops in the naval service. The design Of
the bill is to equalize the pension law.
The House proceeded to the consider.
alton Of the Senate bill to enlarge the
powers of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Mr.. Marshall, of Illinois, said 1t was
difficult to conceive Of more important
measure than the one now pending. No
professed object was to be looked after
aud taken care of save men who have
been released from bondage, and thus
involved the expenditure OF untold mil.
lions of dollars, He denied that the
Federal Government can become the
common almoner of the people, and also
denied that Congress could put their
hands into the pockets of poor and in
dustrious laborers to take part of their
hard earnings to distribute money
among those who may need 1t he de-
MED that the Federal Government was
established for any such purpose and
further, that there was no authority In
the Constitution to warrant such an ex-
traordinary measure, A willing and alb
ject majority were here to record edicts
of the dictatorship which has been es-
tablished in every department of govern.
ment. He stated at length his objec.
tions to the bill. There was no right
or authority for the War Department to
to establish IN States systems Of gov.
eminent apart from that which should
be applicable to the entire people alike.
By what warrant in the Constitution
could the officers of the Bureau act as
Judge, sustained by military power, and
60 into the States, enter the markets,
and buy up lands for the purpose of set
tliug freedmen on them; and protecting
and maintaining them.
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ported the bill;
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, said that
distinguished General of Alabama had
called upon him and shewn him q news
paper containing the report OF the pro-
ceedings of a Court, sentencing black
men and women to death for larceny, or
confinement for ninety.nine years for the
offense The editor of the paper justi-
fed the verdict, saying that the planta-
ton, not the city, was the proper place
for the negro.
Mr. Rosseau, OF kentucky, asked for
the name of the distinguished General
Mr. Kelley replied; GenerallSpencer,
who raised the first regiment Of Loyal
Alabamians
Mr. Roseeau said that this was the first
time he had heard of General Spencer,
Mr. Kelley replied that that was quite
possible, and yet General Spencer might
be distinguished General, for all the in.
telligence of the world does not reach
the central part of Kentucky
Mr. Rosseau said that he was i'll North
ern Alabama and Middle Tennessee for
two years, but would not say that Speu-
Ger was not there, but doubted that he
was q distinguished General or anything
else
Mr. Kelley said that, he would take the
word ofGeneral Sherman against that OF
the gentleman from Kentucky He knew
that General Spencer served with Gener
al Sherman, and he thought, was ON his
staff He reported that they hung black
men and women in Alabama, or impris-
Oned them for ninety years for lar.
Ceny, and that no such punishment was
meted to the whiterebels who steal black
mems horses.
Mr. Moulton resumed his remarks in IA
vor of the bill, and said that no republican
Government can, or ought to exist while
four millions Of people are deprived of
their rights.
Mr.. Ritter, of kentucky, spoke against
the Bill
Mr.'Kelley in explanation Of what he
had said at a previous stage OF proceed
ings, read an extract from the Tucaloosa
Observer Of December last showing that
a number of freedmen and women
were committed and sent to the Peni-
tentiary for various terms for larceny,
Willie man who stole horse was SEN
fenced to be hanged. The editor added
that unless the negroes reform there
would be necessity for penitentiary in
every county. Negroes ought to be kept
from cougregating in .towns, the true
place for them being the piantatlon'-
Separated fromlthe plantationlthey can
not obtain subsistence and hence 1t be-
comes necessary tor them to steal to sat
isfy the wants of nature.
Nr. Rousseau said he did not justify
any wrongs, but rose to discuss the bill
under consideration. He was opposed
to it, not from personal spirit but be-
cause Of this oppressive reason, aud
should it be passed it would tend tohthe
injury of them 1t claimed to protect.
He was not Republican but had acted
with the Union party, and he was sorry
to say that the Union aud the Republl-
can parties were not always the same.
During the last four years lie had voted
with the Republican party to suppress
rebellion, and had given it his hearty
and honest support. The object OF the
war at the outset was declared to be TO
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