, 1866-04-06
WAsuKsdToS, April ).
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y AENA1E.
: 3Ir. EpMUNDS, the Senator appointed from
Vermont to Ill The vacancy caused BY Mr., foote's
death, wa sworn n;
The following joint retolution tos bouufIes to
On he xaoeter roz Of The words nee On Of before
April 1Ah. 1861, shall not deprive any co!oted SOL
dtet Of the bounty to which be is entitled, and
ron OF euch omission. Proridad. Thai nothing
therein shall he 90 construed rs to eut3te SOLDIER
wEo were not fos at the dase herein epecded to re-
Al one O'Clock the messace Of Presideut johnson
<nIping the ctril rights bill was taken up.
spose Il Il % es tSe ye,oea S, ana
Mi. JOHNSON coubattea the remark of Mr.
TFu.nbuil that The President had no power 10 veto
Houses. ut Ai Afro H. use Of t6e ca.e passed upon ss
Chef Justice Marshall, alleging that ihe decision
was ,napplicah!e to the argument. nc fsid there
YES not word in The Constitution giving power to
any, department. Of Government 10 declare who
The Dscd seot csteto sboss that IN consequence or
The blood that was supposed to run In his veins,
his descent from African ancestors, and hs having
come come - al a1isen e Of fss' ihs rai,ed States. SiT
Jutt1ec Curtiss held that The. Constitution
Of The United States assumed that eit1zen-hlp
common CONN Law. ihss 1t vas the law Of The civilized
world, tina. he who mas torn tn country. and not
msoe a ela'e Al The moment be Was born py. any
By no meaus held that the consequence Of his being
estixen Of The United ssates e. virtue q h birth
sta.e7. Judge Curses sid: nMy opinion IL, that.
under The Constitn.ion Of the United stAte., every
fire. person BON On The to Of ire Stale, who is
oz lawr. M > citi1en q Tie unltcd S'stes.f
Mr. JOHNSON discussed It length the grounds
ses ed e Gsnrre.s to ese p3tSeara RI s,ssaes
A1hn the state who alnne FhaM have the privilege
Of d,izepthip. lie commended that The right Of de-
terntntne who were and fhouId he cttizen'' E91
section proettez to be pulsed in the exercise og
positive and absolute power 70 chance Aws1 not to
ss ood q nsss s.
occasion for il. That birth alone does not
confer citizenship; and assuming that, no citizen
declares thai birth. tn rp;a Of state constitutions
and State lawr, shall confer citizenship, Nox
with al Difference to the opinion o. tho honorable
Chairman Of The COMMITTEE Of the Juticia1J (Mr.
Trrmouil) it eeens to me to Be clearly esroaeous
The bill proposed to change the whole theory o1
the Government. The provision Of the bill grant
,cnab1e, md 5udee TrnmbnM's citation Of Kent
liz c1tlzenE.
He then addsesed htnselfto the scct,on Of the
| bill deduinC tie punishment OF State Judeee. lie
said tho bill goes Upon The theory that there IL but
one government. Murder snd robbery. and many
anJ bns State Court, aze to Be Transferred to The
United Sta1es Coutts. Ny honorable tr1end asks
whose f.nlt j. It that eleven states NOT repre.
sen'ed herr! He certainly does not ak this IN IN
ad eGpitdadlM tfy,e, a. be anlm1dver.ed upon That
ssnE 9a 70 ihe afes3aeat - He s1yt thetr 9ads
/ h.yr they dnnef rhrT rave % shn1i.hed ,,,rrM ~.
essroe ~ .hrsn hzyc syrn fsonc ssrthrr 1hsn &;
theM have ionsht IN the nsld Of bsttie ,he1 an 1
tnfc that oath a. couscieptipt]g N ibe hon0rshIr
| member Of mytclx. CourAsafunsr lccisiafion Il
| necessasy. ii Il said; Well they spilled here T.
nav r. mil June or uniil Decenhcr. A.
1u11os BIZ. it. I can 70 into he state d
tse honorable member h,nselt "a and hundred,
.hnrs ;,,,. - ~. W. :, xss ,aors ~ ns ihe Ps
Dqw y as1o 10 npRTss e ons
Sns rrrnrrfyri fhete Stater n heinz tn fhe Tnfon
Lar for wceks been trying cases tom then, It !,
aopsbendea ,hat 19i:eh'ef will = re;alt If they y,
tDa' Or. sh5fseT sS,, 11s1 ,n Il The only %
Sc u e9S . .ssa ;ss
IL hts " opinlon. I iSs blu Is nnsonstitulonsi md
.htnE,ng Eo i his duty 70 tntefpose biz o6iec
h sea h;s n9 S e {. b e TS1a sv au1as ~ beg
/ difloynty arafnst hin. his whole polilcaf corre
dispios = ihst. In ISL "a. here, ba, noi mem
n,1det Of thotc Who were plotting 10 Destroy IL
Union, dr. words That burned. denouncinC ihei
attempts Il rebellion.
Nj: NlE3"ih the Senator al'o" me to ask blu
M. r.JOnSsON-Ce,4atn}y.
Nj. NYEDid be NOT II The same tune admit th
risht Of eseessioaI
The most prominent public nxn who edrocs.ed
WIS tie lafe lamented President Lincoln In apeec
in lsa: rs .,, ,,., .na,. H.. .,.r.u .n.n.
mini. be enieraiped tie opinion that freedme
were entitled 10 The rane rlehts md privileges 4
/ Apy other tanzets or the Unttea State1- tn
qplr held before the ADOPTION OF The tAfery amend