Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-02-22
XXXIXth Congress--1st Session
SENATE,

Washington, Feb l3.-Mr Fessenden, from
the Committee on Reconstruction. reported a
Joint resolution to amend the Constitution
with constitutional article as follows "Con
sress shall have power to make all laws nee
essary and proper to secure to the citizens o.
each state, the privileges and immunites OF
citizens OF the several states, and to all pcrs
ons Of the several States, equal to protection
III the right Of life, liberty, and property -
The resolution was ordered to be printed
Mr.. Brown, Of Missouri, offered resolution
which was adopted, instructing the Committee
On Commerce to inqnir" what legislation is
necessary to protect the lives Of passengers il
The Western steamers from dangers incident
to the explosion Of tubular boilers.
Mr.. Wilson. Of Mass. reported bill to fix
The military peace cStablis hment of the Uni
ted States.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Me-, called up the joint res
o'ution to amend the Constitution OH the sub
ject Of representation.
Mr.. Sumner, of Mass, offered an amend
ment to insert the following words at the close
Of the original proposition ''and they shall b'
exempt from taxation of all kinds" Sc
us to make the amendment provide that those
who are excluded from the right of suffrage
on account of color or race, shall he exempt
from taxation.
Mr.. Henderson, of Mo-. addressed the Sen
ate at length in favor of the amendment Of
tered by him recently. prohibiting any state
from Withdrawing the elective franchise Of,
account OF color He would ask the Senate
il Congress could not pass an act depriving
the late rebels of their right Of citizenship
Notwithstanding the Presidents amnesty il
Congress had the power to do that, it ought
to he done The men who went into the re
bellion ought 10 be DISTINGUISHED and prevent
ed from taking part in the work of reorgnni
zation. II. read from the address OF the
Virginia delegation to the President, and re
marked that it Was signed by a man namer
Baldwin, among others. ...
Mr.. Wilson asked if that was not the Bald
win who was member OF the rebel Congress
and who nominated Gen Lee for Governor o.
Virginia. ....
Mr.. Henderson understood it was
Mr. Sumner inquired if that was the sort o.
men who gave advice to the President
Mr.. Henderson was speaking Of Mr. Lin
coins plan for recognizing on the basis o.
one'tenth of the people Of state, when
Mr. Wade inquired how, under republi
can form Of government, onetenth of peo
pie could govern nne-tenths.
Mr. Henderson asked il the Government O
South Carolina was not republican when she
entered the Union
Mr. Wade said it was not ...
Mr. Henderson said cur fathers must have
lied about it then. .. ..t
Mr. Wade-Thcy were mistaken; that's all
Mr. Henderson continued: lie contendet
for the right Of giving the control Of the STATE
Government to loyal men. yet men who de-
this were denounced as Jacobins and Round
heads .- .-..e. ....... .t,.
Mr. .Sumner-By whom?
Mr. Henderson, President says SO tt
the Virginia delegation. He refers to sucl
men as the Senator from Massachusetts, HI
is the most dancers man know Of He i.
always making whitewashrg speeches, anf
doing other dangerous things. The Presi
dent alIudes to him when he talks about ham
mering at one end, while the anvil was goins
at the other. .u.r.. .- .... aa
Mr., Sumner said that did not apply to him
1t must be meant that the Democracy wer,
hammering at this end -..
| Mr.. Henderson assured Mr.. Sumner tina
he was the man whom the President meant
Referring again to the interview between tn,
| Virginia delegation and the President, h,
was interrupted by Mr. Wilson, who said: q
want to ask the Senator If he has any author
| ity, whatever, in regard to the opinions ofthi
Mr.. Baldwin, or my men in the country wht
sympathise with them, that they will he abl'
to influence affairs in any of the States that
in 1861, voted for Mr.. Lincoln for President
ask if he does not believe that these state
by the most decisive majority, majority larg
er than they gave in 1864, are to-day opposed
to the admission of any of these states to rep
resentation in this Chamber, unless they Civ
security for the future .
Mr.. Henderson-As / before stated, an
a Conservative. lam regarded as Conserv
ative. not as a Radical want those state
back Immediately. A
Mr.. Wilson-So do we. 5
] Mr.. Henderson-But am not so anxiou