Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-21
XXXIXth Congress Second Session.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 40.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. WILSON off red a Joint resolution directing
the PIe'ident to instruct Odhcers OF the Army and
Navy, and Of the Freedmen's Bureau, to preven
and prohibit nhctiOn of corporal punishment f'r
crimes and mlsdemeanors in lasely REBEL iOus
States, until their civil governments shall have
been reorganized and ratified by Congress. Orde ed
Mr.. HENDERSON offered resolution based on
q dispatch from Gov. Fletcher, Of Missouri, calling
upon the President for information as to whe her
he had since the lst Of December sent troops iut0
the interior of Missouri for any purpose. II so, to
indica e his reasons, DC. Adopted.
Mr.. WILLIAMS rose to a personal eXplana-
ton He stated that he had been misunderstood
and misrepresented in certain circles in regard to
Ie;i ion he had reported back from the Finance
committee with n request to be discharged from
further consideration Of the same the petition be-
ing from ladies Of the Treasury Department, pre-
sented at last praying for increase Of salary
The salaries Of Adies were raised in accordance with
the petition, and the Finance cOmmi tee had. there
FORE no further use OF the pagers and had report
it back TO the Senate. Mr.. Williams said that the
statement had been put in circulation that he had
reported adversely to the proposed increase Of sa a
riCs aud he had received several scandalous and ia
sultng letters with reference to the subject and he
wished to inform parties interested that such at
tempts to cOerce Senators to accede to their de-
mands would have little effect upon him. lie had
favored ud cUus increase Of salaries at the last
session, and should still do so, but he should act
in accordance with his own sense Of Justice.
regardless Of abuse or threats Of men who hAd mis-
session were engaged in maligniDg Congress through
resolutions of their johnson clubs.
Mr.. P0MER0Y introduced bill TO secure the
speedy construction of the Union Pacific railroad,
southern branch, and teegra: lines am to secure
to the Government the Of the above for military
and postal purposes. 1t provides for the issue OF six
per cent bonds at thousand dollars each TO run
twenty years. the completion Of each twenty con-
secutve miles, a. rate of sixteen OF such bonds per
mile The road is TO run via Fort Riley aud Fort
Smith, the valley of the NeOsho and Grand aud Ar
kansaa rivers
Mr., WILSON presented the following joint resO-
luton:
WHEREAS, The practice Of inAicting corporea
punishment for OfIenses against laws and military
regulations is barbarous in character and degrading
in practice and
affairs in the states lately in rebellion. the freed
men in their helpessness are liable 10 be subject to
this barbarOus and degrading punishment, which
would in the existing condition of affairs, endanger
social order aud all industrial interests therefore,
Resolped, That the President Of the United States
be and he is hereby authorized and directed TO in
struct officers Of the ar ny and navy, and Of the
Freedmen's Bureau, to prohibit and prevent the in
Fiction Of corpnrea punishment fer any crimes, mis-
ity IN any State lately in rebellion until civil Gov
ernment shall have been reorganized, ratified and
guaranteed by the Congress Of the United States.
The bill TO admit Nebraska was then taken up.
The question was upon Mr.. Hendricks motion 10
postpone further consideration OF the bill until the
| 7th of January.
| MT. EDMONDO LOOK tno HOOI IN suppOTb Ol Tue
| amendment of Mr.. Brown, attacking the condition
OF impartial suffrage upon the admission Of the
| State, He maintained that Congress had right Ia
make conditions precedent to the admission Of a
| State. and that it would be retrograding from the
principles Of equal rights asserted in the District
Suffrage bill to appoint and authorize State to de-
| nv suffrage on account of color.
| Mr.. WADE denied that in advocating this bill h
was less the advocate Of free principles than he had
been in former days Her garded this bill as a sup
| port and not a hindrance Of FREQ principles.
| Mr.. pJMEk0Y gave his reasons why he should
| vote against Mr.. Browns amendment and for the
bill He felt bound, he said to act in good faith Il
/ the State and could exact no conditions now thai
| were not in the enabling act.
| Mr.. HOWARD replied to the speech Of Mr.. Ed
munds, denying the right of Congress TO attach thu
| conditions Of Mr.. Browns amendment.
.At9A5P. H.. no vote being taken on the pending
| bill or amendment,
MIR. GRIMES asked that an executive session b,
| held.
YIELD and proceeded TO speak st length upon the bill
and amendm' nts, dwelling mainly upon topics al
| rea discussed.
NMr. SPRAGUE followed in written speech Op
After an executive session, the Senate adjourned
TO meet Thursday. January I'd, 1867. ..