The New York herald., 1866-04-30
Major General Buffers Plan Of
Restoration.
HOW HE DISPOSES OF THE VEyED QUESTIONS.
THE NEW INTERNAL REVENUE LAW.
Cheering Reports from Louisiana
and Texas.
&c. &C. &c.
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1896.

WASHINGTON, April 20, 1885.
THE REPORT OF THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
ITS INcoSsIsTESCiEs AND INcoNGRUITIEs.
The so-called report of the socacd Committee Re-
construction which has been ostentatousy given 10 the
public in advance of It's submission to Congress has
cited not little comment TO day II In everywhere
looked upon very dlmnutivc animal 10 repay the
long labor OF the mountain Common rumor attributes
ks production TO Mr. Roscoe Conktng, Representative
from IN Oneida district OF New York In conjunction
with the massive intellect Of the Chcvaier Forney Fcs
scnden the chairman Of the committee has been III
TO prepare tho report until quite recently and then has
been too much disgusted with the weakening Of the
knees Of bis coaborers Of the committee TO have any
thing TO do with IT, Tiad Stevens trembled, too greatly
for the salvation Of the republican party, and had
already ntimatcd too much of letting down to justly
the confidence OF the majority Conkng therefore, as
the third best man. secured the job On ils completion
the radical members agreed II because they
saw hope Of getting anything better while the
moderate asented because OF tho apparent nothngness
the scheme represents Both wings OF the party out
OF humor and lack satisfaction at this result OF the
extensive researches and elaborate Investigations OF this
wonder ui nquiS on What there s In tho report that
could 70, have been equally well determined without the
great expense delay and trouble Of bringing here from
xwat distances nnumcrablc witnesses and subecting
shs~ - .aiios. examinations not apparent Tho OBJ
the condition Of the Southern States and determine
whether they entitled representation in Congress
not The report In ~ far legislation is proposed
makes no determination whatever OF this matter The
radicals the South s not entitled 10 representa-
ton the conservatives say s Tho report attempts re.
concliaon OF these anlagonstic by Ignoring
entirely Each Of the antagonlstic parties claims that
nothing accomplished by the scheiac suggested but
II does no, distinctly conrovert ther opuons and
tho nearest TO their peculiar ideas that b, obaino
they subscribe H. The ameudmcutl IN the c5ns,ltu.
ton proposed papably contradictory The fret prop.
oston covcrty gives the balo TO the negro Tbs Cgi
Rights bill having made HIM citizen, or 80 declared
him 20 be- this proposed ameAdmeni provides that-iNo
s'ie shall mako enforce any which shall abrdge
the priv Iegcs mmunlties Of ctzens OF the United
staiesn &c, which plainly means that black
citizens we'll white shall vote bat the
second proposition oycriurns this by declaring
that whenever In any State tho elective franchise shall
be denied 10 any portion Of ~ male ca zens's &C.
which Of course implies hat Il may be denied then
the basis Of representation shall be reduced The lu
consistency olhesl propositions needs argument The
third proposition Is directly partisan scheme 70 con.
troll the next Congressional and Presidential elections
that all parties unite In simply laughing H. such
proposition requires the assent Of t1o.thlrds OF the
states for ia adoption, and suppose that eleven
rcb 4ioas States the half dozen Border whose
citizens largely mixed up in this business are
willing 10 vote their dsffanchisemcni In order to
secure the privilege o. sending northern sdgon.
tarer 70 Congress 10 misreprcsent them Is an Ab
suriity; but supporting they should do 70, u h |
logically argued that n the people Of those
states who part cipatcd in tho rebellion not now
qualified 60 enjoy tho ghi Of Suffrage they will be no
more lifted to enjoy the same nght In 1870 ald9na
qualification being then required They either are or
a. A.
there be no justice in Withholding that hight for
four years II they ft porsons 70 enjoy tins
night the mere lapse % time calculated 20 remedy
the difficulty The fourth proposition, rcpudatng robel
debts has already been engfafed upoa tho constitutions
OF all the ates lately 10 rebellion The nth proto- |
ston equally unnecessary Congress of course has
the power enforce any constitutional provision by an
propriate legislation. and IL its duty ~ 10 /
do The bills proposed by tho commlite flr |
the further enforcement Of their IDEAS contain \
no very marked pcculiar,lca Tho nrt bn /
provides for admitting the Southern representatives when
their States shall have adopted the proposed amtnd
mens 10 the constitution and confer. upon those i
states with marked generosity the great privilege o, A.
suming their portion Of the direct of 1861 which hAs
already been collected In most 10 all Of hos. states
bat u noticeable that this bill distinctly admits DO
status OF The States lately IN rebellion states thus de-
ridedy Ignoring The radical theory of their conpete and
total subverson and annihaton and ndorsug the very
foundation principle of the recousruct0n policy marked
out by President, Lincoln and 90 10 us hour steadily
pursued by President johnson. Il s the mort fatal
admission that has emanated from a Congressional
committee and ita adoption, s argued ty
W legal minis either IN u osi of C0ngrew,
BTeets and iEvalidaies us uhols pretended
'chemc here proposed The other bll Ignores tbe par
ioning power q the Executive and forever dfranehse
'criAin classes u pcope IN hs SOUTH most of uhom
Tefe dsfraDchised BY tho Pfesldsnts peacs praslaa
bon of ast sprng subject 70 bis cemsncy AMI s1defs
hem forever noiabls 10 oa1cs under TIE governn mt
This proposition 10 a resrclca FORM ri moe, Will
norr general acceptance ihaa me ohss Te arrt three
lasses enumerated 10 ibs b'i may wissy 10 dl.fraa
hi-cd thoagh u viii strike the h hxhg mind that iato
hoald BE- sulory si sonesbsfs W remove The ban h
rcepssonai oasss and for sp-cA rea.oaa Thus us na
oriy ~ the people viii hardly admit thAs AerAnfsr n
tephsns merita tbs severity ~ paalshmcni wlth
en Dasis, Jsdah y Benjamin, sIdoll. rany othsrr
bat couh bc named. but ub5sf ihls bail three siI
'and alike, and pguw lodged anywhsfs "
ncey' any one ~ ten n ~ lk swsepnx setiou ne
1urth cs.. s aitogsthsr phoetae "a ps chararss
: u estimafsd ihsi n0der lh@ necsisr srs nf'sasJ
ss'iy De pr rsti " ihe asrh w rllr p4atls ~
n y slan sis.aa AsnJ " wagl ta1 ont b. seeass1 a