The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-23

these slaves would 6sht for the Confederscy,
and the. slaves sperned such liberty, and
would not 6gAf for It. When the Proclama-
ton of Emancipation vas issued, We were told
that the eouhtxy wuld - ruined; that we
would be overwhelmed BY popular indiena-
tion. That act gave freedom to three and .
half millions Of people, made the name of
Abraham Lincoln the most honored of the
celtnty, strengthened Tie country and broke
the back bone Of the rebellion. =
Mr. Cowan contended for his amendment,
under the Constitution. The Government
was one Of favored power The Freedmens
bsteAu cSuA only exist by reason Of tie
clear power of the Government, and be was
opposed to seeing the loyal States within the
grasp of those war powers. Pennsylvania
needed no such Bureau within her borders.
Speaking for larger number Of people than
the Senator from Massachusetts represented,
he could say that the people Of Pennsylvsnia
wer opposed to such legislation opposed to
the whole batch Of the seventy amendments
to the Constitution now pending. He was in
fayae Of Stats nghts--not - proclaimed not
long since by q certain set OF men, but the
laws and rights Of the States. States have
rights as well as the Union. It was now pro-
posed, after having feed the negro, to give
him the right of safnge. It would simply
iocfease h,s chances Tor getting his head
broken At the polls by stronger race. What
nexty Let him hold Office for the sake OF
the social benefits it conferred. But it could
confer no social distinction upon the negro.
The friends Of the negro ought to be willing
Pennsylvania. If the Bureau continues. con-
fine il to the States lately in rebellion.
Mr.. Guthrie denied that the anti slavery
party had destroyed slavery. The second
day after the battle Of Bull Kun they crouch
ed on their knees and declared they made var
only for the Constitution.
ANer some further discussion, Mr.. Hen
dricks demanded the yeas and nays, which
were taken with the following:
feas-Messrs. B0ckalew, Cowan, Davis,
Hendri cks, johnson, McDo1gall, Nesmith,
Riddle, Salisbury, and Stockton.
Nays-Messrs- Anthony, Brown, Chandler,
Clark, Conness, Cragen, Cresswell, Fessen-
den, Foose, Foster, Grimes, Henderson,
Howard, Howe, Lane, of Indiana, Lane OF
Kansas, Snyder, Morgan, of New York, Po-
lard, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague,
Stewart, Sumner, Trumbull, Van Winkle,
Wade, Williams, Wiley, Wilson and Yates
Mr.. Finck introduced bill prescribing An
oath Of Office and repeating the test oath OF
1852. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Messrs. jerks and Myers severally intro
duced bill regulating suffrage in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Referred
Mr.. Bradford introduced bin providing
for the admission Of the State of Colorado into
the CniQn-
Several resolutions we're introduced in
structing the Committee on Ways aud Means
to inquire into the expediency Of taxing to-
baeco in the leaf, and into the expediency of
the tax on oommon leaf
Mr.. Stevens introduced resolution which
was adopted, iastsuotinG the Committee on
Judiciary to enquire whether further legisla-
ton Is necessary to compel compliance with
the act requiring all officers to take the test
oath.
Mr.. Williams introduced bill. which uas
referred to the Committee on Reconstruction,
declaring that leaders Of the rebellion ought
to be tried by court martial or military com
mittee, and that it would be inexpedient to
try them by civil court, when jurors in the
South would be the equals of those accused of
crime.
Mr.. Stevens from the Committee on Re.
construction, reported an amendment 10 the
Constitution, ptov1ding that representation
shall be based on the whole number of persons
ip the States, and that where the elective
franchise is denied or abridged on account of
race or color, all such persons shall be exclu-
ded from the basis Of representation.
Mr.. Rogers, of New York, from the Com
mitttee on Reconstruction opposed the amend
ment, arguing that it is contrary to the princi.
pie on which the Government is founded,
namely: Representation and taxation must
go together. hwas designed to degrade the
white man.
Mr. Conkling made speech IN favor of the
showing the propriety and JUS
tice of it.
On motion of Mr.. Stephens, further con-
sideratiou OF the subject was then postponed
till to morrow.
House adjourned.