The New York herald., 1866-05-10

od0us was pardonng rebels as fast as tney
themselves He (Mr Nye) called ON the President this
morning TO recommend the pardon OF . man VINO had
passed dollar in counterfeit Treasury notes When he
but there were plenty pardons for rebels and ai
Pending tho consideration OF the subject the Senate
at half past five O'Clock, adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, May 0, 1885,.
SECRETARY FOR THE VICE ADMIRAL.
Mr. RICE (rep) of Mass, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, asked unanimous consent to report bill
70 allow Vice Admiral Farragut a secretary, with
navy He explained the necessity for IT, saying that that
eminent and conspicuous officer had no STAFF and had to
attend personally to all his correspondence although his
eyesight had become very much impaired.
Unanimous consent was given and the bill was re-
ported and passed a., .r,v. 70 ,.ss,ovrs
Mr. WILSON, rep OF Iowa, from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported biz 70 repeal the twenty sec
passports which repealed the then existing law refer
ence to persons liable to military duty.
The bill was considered and passed.
REcoSsRucrioN COMMITTEES REPORT.
The House then proceeded to tho consideration OF the
special order being tho constitutional amendment
ported from the Reconstruction Committee.
Mr.. RRo0hALL lrep) Of Pa, 50 It was TO be expected
that the Joint resolution would receive opposition from
TO waste argument upon them. 1t obe expected
that the six Johnsonan converts 70 democracy
gentleman from New York orr Raymond and ending
with the gentleman from Kentucky tMr Smith, who
had the disease In It's miiiest and most amiaole FORM
On them too argument was useless There must there
fore be thirty votes against the measure and he
wanted there should be no more So far from treason
being made odous the most popular institution Of
the South Treason has been made popular there and
loyalty had been made 0dous. The loyal man In the
South compelled by public opinion there fostcred and
encouraged by the administration, TO stand aside Probs
the murderer was to be hanged and A. H. stephens,
Of the chief conspirators in the rebellion was to
have a scat in the Senate OF the United States What
mockery Of justice hs The time would come when
the poor miserable Dutchman would be brought to the
same bar with the Vice President of the socaed South
ern confcderacy, who had aided in numbering two hun
dred and nety thousand Northern men, and then these
things would be made all even he tsir Broomal,l be
leved that there necessity for future world, IN
order that tho immense inequalities Of the present
world might be rectbed.
Mr. SHASkLN, (rcp) OF Ky, next TOOK the noor IN op
ton contained in tho measure struck at the reserved
rights OF the Sates-thoso rights which the ioundsrs
the It proposed TO strike down these rights
and concentrate oil power IN tne general government.
The second proposition dsiranchsed the people Oh the
states which haa gone INTO rebellion until sne cnans OF
oppression could be riveed on them through all time
to come those people submitted 10 inc terms souAnt
to he imposed upon them they ought not to come back
free American citizens They might nave peen dsoya,
but their history showed them not an inferior people
oriiy in wisdom and bravery He admitted that they had
erred but they had believed they were right ana had
arvsa r Raasp as oels rer Of was the next speaker
He expressed Disqualification at the Reconstruction Com
mittee having submitted tneir scheme as q whole ana
illustrated the danger OF submitting only one portion a.
atme by reference to the recent course Of the British
Ministry on the Reform Dill, the Ministry having com
menced the session with clear majority OF SIXTY,
which majority had dwinaed dowh 70 hve, oe
cause the Ministry persisted In bringing forward only
one portion OF the reform srheme. ne expressed
his belief that all the states 10 DO Affected py the pro
posed measure should De represented out ne did not
hold IT TO be essential 10 the validity OF 'ongressona
ss0a Be- shUs Us st sSese amendments
adopted by Congress, were TO be submitted TO All
the States affected by them. North ana south. ne
was quite willing TO take action upon tnem mere LOT
the purpose OF sending them 10 the several states
With one exccpop the propositions were such as
he approved. Tho first reassered the principles OF
the Civil Rights bill, which he had favored thoroughly
and heartily. The second proposition had aso peen
before the House for Its action, but In form In which
he could not then support it-a form recognizing by
implication the right OF each state 10 dsfranchise por
tion OF It's citizens account OF race or color In
its present FORM however he could and would support IT,
The third section Of entirely different character
The amendment recognized the eleven lately repel
States States within the Union. II did not confer
upon them any right OF representation, but SIMPLY
recognized it, limiting the right OF suffrage and exeud.
ing portion Of the people from the exercise Of that
right This entirely discarded the doctrine OF terri
tory the doctrine Of conquered provinces, the doc.
Of alien enemies" SO far had his most hearty
appreciation but proposed 70 exclude the great body OF
the people Of the eleven States from the
right Of suffrage, and TO that he was op-
posed The gentleman from Maine tMr Blame
had made the point yesterday that this dsiranchsns
the large body Of the Southern people would coun
ter to the terms OF the Amnesty proclamation which
restored all below certain class 10 the exercise Of their
civil rights He thought there great force In the
ton that il would be retroactive and would retrac from
the plain standing had during the whole
the war Nv resolutions OF Congress and by
procl.mations Of tho President the people q
,h, h.n shsv is,T so.n ,heiy Arms thew would be re-