The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-09

any time thereafter. fun pardon 10 al psrtis.
concerned In the rebellion. Il seemed 10 him that
the effect Of these pardons was 70 renstats the per.
psrdoned IN ali their civil and political rights;
and good faith required that there should be no at
tempt now TO disfrenohise them. Mr.. Lincoln had
issued a proclamation under which pardon had
been granted TO thousands, and Mr.. johnson, sfsr
he became President, had granted q general am.
nesty to all below the rank Of colonel and not
liable to certain other exceptions and specia pa-
dons to great many besides He desired 10 know
from tho gentleman from Pcnnsylvanin, how he
construed this section, and whether II applied TO
the large numbers who had been pardohed under
these proclamations7
Mr.. Stevens said In reply that he had fully REQ
ognized the fact that these pardons wiped out the
crime of rebellion and RENTED the punishment
But there was vast difference between punlshment
and the denial Of certain high political privileges
Mr.. Blaine said that he thought the matter ought
TO be placed beyond doubt; aud that n Il were not
no should, At the proper time, move 10 strike out
the third section from the proposed amendment
Mr. Finek, Of Ohio, followed In written speech,
In opposition 10 the report Of the COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Garfield, Of Ohio, said that he regretted that
We had found the condition Of public virtue such
that We could not come out In favor Of the plain
proposition that every sane adult mae person
should have the right TO vote for he believed In tho
golden sentiment Of John Stuart MIL that "the
ballot Is put into the hands Of men not to enable
them TO govern Others but 10 protect themselves y
He had another objection TO the amendment. IL
the late rebels unit TO vote on the Let day Of
January, 1870, he should like TO know what reason
there was TO believe that they would be t to vote
on the 4th Of July Of that year, This provision q
the amendment had no foundation In justice or rea
son. and II was liable and likely 70 DO construed as
a mere piece Of party management 10 control the
next presidential election ~ .f sf ....
Mr.. Thayer, Of Pa, said that no had never lost
his iaith in the ability and wisdom q the COMMITTEES
70 whom at tho commencement o. this Congress
this most important subject was committed. He
was, In the main, In favor Of their report He
agreed however with the gentleman from Ohio
Mr. Garfield In the belief that IL was neither sx-
podient nor proper TO retain the third section He
wanted immediate and not prospective restoration
Mr.. Niblack, of Indiana, gave notice that he
would ofior as an amendment proviso that nothing
herein contained shall be construed as authorship
any interference on the part Of Congress In the
elective franchise In the several States.
Mr.. Boye-, OF Pennsylvania, delivered q written
speech In opposition to the report In the course Of
which he anmadverted upon the composition Of
the reconstruction COMMITTEES, referring 70 Mr..
Stevens as the head centre Of the Republican ma
jority In the House. ...I-a. 1904 =
Mr.. Kelley, Of PennsyiyeAia, Addressed IN,
House In favor OF the amendment intimating that
his only objection to the report was that II did not
clearly recognise tho principle Of universal or i'm
partial suffrage. ......H.. ......
The amendment was further discussed BY Messrs
Schenck Of Ohio and Smith Of Kentucky the
former advocating and the latter opposing IL. Be-
fore the conclusion Of Mr.. Smiths remarks-
Tbs hour Of 30 ?. IN, having arrived, the House
took recess until $50 p, IN.
EVENING SESSION.
The House renssembled ut $50 p. m, and, hav-
ing resolved itself into the Committee Of the Whole
resumed the consideration Of the bill to amend an
act entitled An act TO provide internal revenue TO
support the Government, to pay interest on the
public debt, and for other purposes" approved
June 30, 1854, and acts amendRtory thereof, CON-
monty known rs the tax bill.
The Chairman announced that the pending ques.
ton was upon the amendment proposed BY Mr..
Lynch, Of Maine, to add proviso to the FIRST SEQ.
tion e1emptng from the cotton tax Of Ave cents
per pound six hundred pounds In the hands Of each
producer. NV .7 .
The amendment was not agreed to.
Mr.. Epson, OF Michigan moved 10 amend the
fret section by substituting a tar of three cents
instead OF the proposed tax Of Eve cents.
The amendment was discussed at some length
MssTs. Hooper, Kasson and Boutwell, advocating
1t and Msssrs. Wilson, Of lows, and Raymond ia
yoring the tax as fixed by the committee.
The question being taken, the amendment was
rejected. So the House agreed that the tax should
DO fixed at Eve cents
Tho second, third, fourth and hfth sections were
then successfully reported, and, amer receiving
sundry nnimportant amendments, were agreed to-
The sixth section Of the bill, which provides
that upon articles manufactured exclusively from
cotton, when exported, there shall DO allowed as
drawback, an amount equal to the internal tax
which shall have been assessed and paid upon such
articles in their finished condition; and, in addi
tion thereto, a drawback or allowance Of as many
cents per pound upon the pound Of cotton cloth,
yarn or other articles manufactured exclusively
from cotton and exported as shall have been as.
sessed and paid in the form Of an internal tax upon
the raw cotton entering into the manufacture Of
| said cloth or cotton article.
Considerable debate ensued upon the section;
finally
Mr.. Allison, Of Iowa, moved to strike out the
sectioni which motion was not agreed to.
And then, at 10 p. m, the committee rose, md
the House adjourned.