The New York herald., 1866-12-13

enIanins and maintaining mo channel Of tho nvsr
Thames
Iar soHr or LOYAL .rirA 70 TAI NATIONAL a.ns
lowing resolution
Resolved That the debts Of the loyal
ss; es s, drssaa 81 e % inquire int as ss.gnn
banks within is limits II rate not ssessdns two per cent
of ONE ne per g
6. 3 a. ls
- run 9r claims ssanst the government for expenses
existing law. A'''''1 -A1 p-a -"''' '"s
=, ,.,. ,... rep, OF H. objected and the resolution
vas not received
iat Nnnpb~ .-afED STATS .s."sscs SHos cIRcu-
LAH0N
Mr. PRICE rep) Of Iowa, asked leave 70 offer resolu-
ton instrucng the Committee on Banking and Currency
to report what amount OF United States currency nas
been retired and destroyed the act OF last session.
the amount being destroyed daily whether the notes so
destroyed counted by different in different
Offices what safeguards tho certain destruc
on Of all the United Satcs notes which now anhor
an accumulation OF such notes on hand. whether
complete record Is kept OF all denominations whether
such record is kept in moro than one office and vneher
any further checks guards necessary N
the certain destruction Of all United States notes
authorized to be withdrawn from circulattcn also do
withdrawal Of currency from circulation than is author
zcd by tho act Of last session. Four millions month
of the country
Mr.. wssIwoKr., rep, Of H.. objected and tho resoa-
THE corsnrurrosl. xMrSpsEsr AND rus REBEL STATES.
MI. MILLER rep Of PENN asked leave 10 offer tho
followsng:-
Whereas several Of the States lately rebellion have
me constitution 81 the United states proposed by
tssar,
order suaranss to each atoa repnbsn form Of gov
c 81 a s sas s 4 sS sa,s a
ssnnye on ns oo % long as sus State de- declines hs
mens offering The late rebellous states pre-
tas spi 70 had s% s 70 Of ev !.
fnse 10 ratify the same conditions stringent wond hs
to those who sndeavorcd IN tse late bIoody son0c
member tins republic ought to be discarded BY every loyal
Mr.. HAWpxc tlem) Of KY. objected and the, rcsolu-
ton was not received.
VENTILATION RAUL or REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. boutwell,, trep)of Nass, asked leave to offer
resolution directing the doorkeeer 10 have all the doors
each day for two hours after the adjournment and for
two hours before the meeting OF the House, as to OBJ
tain proper ventilation.
Mr. ASHLEY, rep Of Ohio, objected ard the resolution
was not received.
pUyrHxxxr op TREASON
The bill reported yesterday by Mr. Lawrence OF Ohio,
from The Judiciary Committee repeating provisions OF
the law Of April, 1890, 80 as to prevent and
tations, came up the first business in tho morning
honr.
Mr. JEscKEs trep) Of r. J., Obtained the floor. and
spoke in opposition TO tho bill The Of 1890 he said
provided the punishment Of death for four offences
treason wilfnl murder, piracv and fnrpery Forgery
excepted from the limitation OF the act Piracy could
be punished in any civilized nation. Tins bin there
FORE applied only of He considered IL
impbtc and unwise TO iDedde with the statutes OF
limitation. They were statutes Of rcpose and peace.
respect than formerly. and In c'ass OF should
they bo more stringeniIv applied than in
arising during periods Of scdiiion and rebellion.
All persons 10 be affected bv tho proposed change OF the
law had been within the nIitary civil power the
government for twenty months II indictments had not
been found and the guilty prosecuted and punished It
owing 10 the nsaf1cicncy OF the judicial depart.
ment and the ccmency OF the crecntive II was here
that the remedy should be applied If this Congress
shopid repeal this limitation another Congress
might repeal these STATUTES Of indemnity and limitation
passed by the lust Congress and thus rrvve Tho causes
Of prosecution against thousands or Of the
public who had executed In the army the commands cf
tner officers in tho suppression Of the rebellion. ];
nsf that all parties should be required 10
those Limitation and statutes of peace md that the pun
ishmcDt of crime and the mode Of enforcing should he
left TO the statutes in force ut the time when the offences
committed
Mr.. RoeERs. (dcm) Of N. j.. addressed the House
hc rasrarc Of law Of this KIND not only on qpe
tions Of policy. but questions OF law Il would 10
within the meaninc OF the constitution post toto
law. IL was against the genius OF tho republic ana
against the spirit Of institutions Tho time bad
come when people should turn their hearts from bloody
war TO the contemplation or and when Congress
should begin TO legsats well FOR the benefit of the
South OF the North. The people Of the sonth were
being troden down by Congressional tyranny which he
thought would be reasonable excuse Tor rebellion He
protested nganst tyranny and dcspoem In every shape
warned tho people OF shc United States that their
libcr'ies about be taken awav by a set OF
crazy fanatics. who lad been cent hero. AZ
,hev. supposed, by ,hc win of The poope,
for the purpose OF tampng the constitution nDder foot
and derrivng the people Of their rights and liberties
Hc was for amnesty and general pardon. md there
same Horace Greeley, the leading white OF the black
republican party. for general and Tor gene
then he was for general amnesty Horace rce,ey had
offered 70 so bal for Jefferson Davis aud wanted him
Was na Sa OF s Te Of
II was snch "a disaced and degraded tho peore o.
country. daughter all over tho Housel So long ~
God Almighty gave him breath he would raise ts voice
against such desrctc conduct The whole opcct ~
legislation here appeared 10 be punish the sopth
The FIRST principle OF charity ,nsgnnnni,y bad Dot
been extended tho South except by few
None OF the late rebel States we're represented
State which had no republican form ' Of rovarpmem,
but was governed by despotsm. The people OF the
south were now IN The sams condition that made the
American colonies rebel against the mother country,
being compelled 70 submit TO taxation without repre-
seniation.
lions at the South had been compelled TO Submit
only TO taxation hut to slavery without Representations
Mr.. KELLY. trcp.l ofPa. wanted 10 know whether Mr.
Rogers admitted colored men Of the south who
had TO ray taxes should be Represented.
iir Rocxrs thought that hr. Kelley did NOT under.
stand his DIR RogcrsD premises He had not admitted
that The free uegroes OF the country citizens of
the United States II had been settled IN the early his
tory or the country in the Drcd Scott tgoncrai
aurhieri that negroes rilisens nrd the pro
rosed constitutional amendment admitted virtually that
ar Kntsy pressed the question whether IL was
liberty despcsm that denied only representation
but citizenship TO the people who taxed
Mr.. Rooms replied that " the generans theory Of
dcspotsm was correct the trainers Of the constitution
were despots.
Mr. KEI9y suggested that he had asked about the
opinion OF the founders Of the government but about
the opinion OF the leader OF the democratic party of this
House, the honorable gentleman from New Jersey
aughter Was he Ia favor Of denying both the right OF
representation and the right OF citizenship to four mil
lions OF American people and their posteritys
Mr. RopGEas declared hrs position TO be opposition 10
inncing on the South or on the North citizenship BY
virtue OF any Congressional legislation institutional
amendment He In favor Of liberty, hut not in favor
OF negro suffrage
gen eman ihr. Rodgers had not voted against the
stituonal amendment nbolishine slavery.
Mr. RnDotns admitted that he had, on the simple
ground that control the institution OF slavery had
been delegated TO the federal government but
had been reserved to the states he held