, 1866-04-23
o. CONGRESS.

PROCEEDIN6S o. CONGRESS.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, AEN Il.
The Senate Ia not tn session today, ha7tng ed-
,ouzned ovef Hadl aPHnSS!; HSisE .
IN ~ House the proceedings Of th15 a5y's ses-
aton Hese, BY osdm. eeotned 70 general debate On
II. NICHOLSON, Of Delawsse. WIS the arss
spestsz: He took strong ground. .9a'nst ihe sot,'
atisusioral amendment ID regard to representation
su, as is It he -
produce consolidation, and 10 subject the people 70
The worst kind ct deepa.itn1. iass n' the coost-
The States thcmselye~ were the best Judges as 10
what concerned the Internal order aud well-ocIng.
He was followed BY HI, eEnHAM. who tooS di-
sss aeea On !s r. q qSo p
vheher tbc Lite rehel Ssatss regarded dead,
according to the views Of ZONE members Of Con-
s,:pended according to the Views or. tne
either ccsc, that .t-Nas the duly Of .'ou2,ess 10
which should eoue,pond With the spirit Of those
provisions Of the Constitution requiring congress
10 guarantee to she sts1es = hepu5llcan fosn Of
wl.h % Sbt but pss,1al succcss 1t Was lie
duiy Of Congress 10 see not only that new sts,es,
s e g ~
pot ioyal men enough IA the South TO nIl the oces
soma OF the Federal heroes o the mat should be ap-
oF The Government Of the States which they had
savcd By their ya1or. In these States the rehcis
were 10 ,he aaeendeney; loyalty wss the exception
The dn1y ii deciding whether the 'a'e rebel states
were TO be represented In Coug1e:s! Not On The
Executive. No such power vi. delegated to him.
sen.ie asttne indspe0aeai!y 81 EACH oi6er; but 10
tho lnw.mak1ng power Of the Government II was
the duty Of Congress 10 take lh- whole subject ino
es Pe &C. Foa ep iaa e e de-
equal and exact 1uetloe 10 all ctizens and to pre
rent The recurrence Of ano,her rebellion, fhls
@ents = eon1d not Iii 10 10 aeeonplisn b. oejecs;
and on the ratification OF such amendututs by the
LIT 1t fSs s'1ss e. %op,s a. pEs aEE tss Ct g e
.Sia ms wita The " Other STATES. y The % Saa..ntsss
,s1as ''s1T.9 5s9q :. ns saen @ is es led
present and n ies.t un.il ,aaise hat Of .af
te4d n %el5 NJ ISL czeas
tS to- tls. them sate de6ta eonrace IN I'D
fs1a ns a9D. thout be prohlolted, and also the
h9 anrs na,1an t5s, e. y h ef
Eien should be repuda!ed, md branded with e.er-
ss,tnS .aeess e. ns sg9etssa ,o sas
he tald. before bis head bad become Eddy win
topp f5eads had led him captive at their will and
ConarstE IN giving effect to the doctrines enuncia-
ted in that speech. The Union members did not
destle 10 have anr conflict With the Presidett, and
would have none. except 10 far a. the Pre- tdenl
nud1s'cd The principles that prompted him In 1851
For himself he haa only 10 swear that be would
never eonsent By his vo.e, that The Government Of
who had saved BY their blood and should be given
TO lfhlfoft.
Mr.. MILLER next addressed The House On the
to- 4F I 3+l -xf.A
he doerpes enuncisted On TINT subject by lis COL
league INT. Steyens, Or by his other colleague,
(,. WlIlisms] or By the ab1e gentleman from OHIO,
6cIous actioa could not force Stale @ oas T Of tho
Union. The Southern States. notwithstanding the
rebellion, stl1t renamed part Of the Union. lie
eess taine eleven sisses al a cf the 9 Gnon a. o. ID
tAklDE slate out. AL the aetion Of The Conied-
crate Gove1nne9t vas gross violation Of right.
family Of nation.. The Federal Government had
over ihose lstee and all theIe people all 1ts legal
rights a. well az the nuht4 OF war
Aonse On the question Of reconsirnction. He held
that CONGRESS bad full contrnl over tae whole sub
5rci; The 1useemly hasie q the rebels to be ad-
eqaaIed BY 'heir preeipitaie aeioa IN leaving ID
h!,!s Of Congress IN 1861. They had then attempt-
Cd 70 break up by force Of arms The Government
se I'D sf e. oxa dss
was hit the re6el stafes Should have theiF Repre-
tentatists In Consress; but Ut the sfme time he
- g 'a' o Il TO ~ eas ssa
who, had stood .,hue TO-. the Union
IN The hour ct Peril. ne believed that the
he t1' recent rebellion bad seen . .5is 7ss t.
weie Invins 10 ses eaek to plaess taey had 70 ss
nominlou,ly deserted m order that they might con-
troll the Government which they had 20 tmplously
dent had made great and sad, md. be feared, fa-
tal mtstuke In the iudiscnm1nale manner In
which be had cranted pasdous. 1t wat no wonder
tbe Prea,dents policy, becnu.e They fnw that that
s@ssis @ =! sss,.. -; "a - pS|sss r o.-$, tssa i =
dent'a policy carried our It would not only put
1he eleven Southern States IN the hands Of rebeE,
have complete control OF the Government IN a1l lis
from JET. Davis down 10 every subaltem. including
earnest md d;!oted adn1er r. ot ths M P1esfdsn;s
policy. It wa inst the policy for them, because it
"a I'd s 'ss e1' e5s G1s Sse they heg sSaa ss e
Nj. SMITH war he next 10 address the House.
POSITIONS Of the President and Congress. lie held
that the secession ordinances we're null aud yoid,
four years Of va ere ed or The eround that the
moi get out OF The Upon. It did not follow b.
h es .S1qa 6 t P' Q,
seats in The oe-ate and House. Tint bld never
been athed br The President, or any Other loyal
man. What cnrld Congress do cuutrsty 10 what
Presldcpt Lincoln had been carried out by Preri-
had formed sber organization. How vas that
policy 10 be changed, or what change was there to
Mr ScOF1ELD asked II It made any difference
whether man WHO had BEEN engaged IN the rebel
Iron wns admitted a. a Representative. or 4 msn
who bad not been e1rs9ed In tae rebellion, but who
Mr. SMITH replied thst be aid not see how that
difficulty could ever be avolded. Mr. Smith then
referred 70 Tho question Of conflict betxeen tie
Presiacnt had no power TO do what he hsd dnno,
e d. saa e Il e SAG as s9a s9
and there mrst be The eame sort Of machinery to
GRITTY them On. But i was said 1he Southern states
Il was raid That they must ratit5 he constitutional
done. Itwas then ta!a they must elect loyal men
eeen done In every 1nstancet Who had tried thu.
guesk!on! The Ia! on elections, which Was The
proper au.houy On that subject, had sad nothing
Mr. scoF1ELD asked why Mr.. Smith had not
introduced such measute2
M. SMITH said he s!ould do SO if those who
Mr. SCOFIELD asked why he had not done IL
scno lime during the List five Enouths9
Mr. ELDleiDGE inquired II AE. Smith supposed
Congress hsd the power to pass laws BY which those
men could be tired and condemned, or whether
they must rot be tried aud condemned nuder laws
at the time The czfme was committed:
Nj. SMITH said II matter Of conrse they must
Be tried by the laue at the time the CRIMES were
committed. but congress could dx the means by
v which they could be brought 10 trlal.
pursued ihA policy fnanguroted By President L1p-
coin, md that Congress would not dare to destroy
becauEc Congress iee the force and effect Of that
policy on the country. and knew that the great
masses Of The Union people world soou rise and
maintain H. and tbat tie leaders who we're opposing
Mr. RANDALL, Of Pennsylvania, suggested that
the President had on the 2A day ot October, 1865,
addressed 4 letter to Chief Justice Cbate on the
snhiect and that the Chief Justice, the 12lh Of
The same month, replied. deeliniug to bold such
suggesting e tssai hy m1iessy Commission. nm anu
Ar, ,9HEiLABARffEK desired to make state
Ment in that connection. He eatd that within
ftw days past the Attorney General of The United
States stated 10 him aud another gentleman, not IN
confidence or privately. that the pos1'ion taken by
the country wna eueh is 10 make a judicial trial,
under the circumstances nought else than mere
Nr. RITTER next addressed the House on the
question chiefly q ne te|ativs snu9 Of eass laoo1
more profitable to State. and comparing the pro-
auct and property statistics OF Ohio and Kentucky
and OF Illinois md Alabama lie subsequently,
admitted. however, In response to Ar. Kelley, that
The statistics be bad cited Embraced the asteaeed
did not desire Tue repudlaiion Of the Federal dsbr,
10 etop in It's Dhd cfeer md 10 cease Its efforts to
force Its peculiar views on the people Of the !ate