The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-17

otuer names from tne NOrthern states. de
explained that the bill proposed to incorpo-
rate . Land Company, with . capital of three
million dollars, for the purpose of encoura-
ging emigration to and settlement in States
lately in rebellion. 1t was to encourage black
as we'll as white settlements 1t introduced
policy to break up the immense bodies Of
land in that section and distribnte them
among q large number of holders. The
names of several corporators were left out be-
cause the Committee was not satisfied of their
loyalty.
The House took from the Speakers table a
joint resolution of the Senate authorizing the
Committee on Reconstruction to send for
persons and papers.
Mr.. Brooks inquired of Stevens How long it
would be before the House had report from
that Committee.
| Mr.. Stevens replied he could not possibly
give any information, as the proceedings of
the Committee were secret.
| Mr. Brooks said the gentleman might give
his private opinion rs to how long large
portion of the people would be deprived Of
representation. 1his would be interesting to
those who are now paying taxes without rep
resentation.
| Mr.. Stephens replied that the South had
taxed US long enough.
The House then concurred in the resolution
of the Senate by vote of l28 against 35.
| Mr.. Davis Of Massachusetts, introduced a
bill toprovide duties ON imports, which makes
provision for amendment, providing that no
suit or prosecution for any cause the rein mem
toned, commenced in q court of any State
against any person other than an ptficer of
the United States, or other persons acting in
the subject matter of said suit, or of prosecu
ton under such officer in discharse Of his
duties, shall be removed TO a Circuit Court Of
the Uulted States, a. in said section provi
ded. The second section provides that any
suit so removed under authority according TO
that section. and now pending in any Circuit
Court Of the United States. shall, BIT order OF
said Circui, Court, be forthwith handed to
the State Court from which the same has
been removed, there 10 be disposed Of as it
would have been if the removal had not tax en-
/ place, aud said removal shall in no Nay affect
the validity of any proceedings in said State
Court, prior To its removal to the civil court
/ The House resumed the consideration Of
the bill 10 extend the right of suffrage in the
District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Julian. Of Ind. demanded suffrage for
the colored man on the broad gtound OF
natural right, and repudiated suffrage as a
mere conventional form without all men are
equally free. The great want Of ev Try poor
man was home, and the ballot ami home
stead should 60 together. There Were 50-
ooo, 900 acres of unsold lands in the South.
which. unless prevented, will open 10 rebel
spectators. Those lands should be set apart
| tor homesieads for both white and black loyal
men. If the bill heretofore introdb heed BY
him, and now before the Committee on Public
Lands, should become law, every freedman
would become freeholder. If il we're oh
lected that all negroes were too ign brant 10
vote, he would reply that they were not all
ignorant. Many Of them were educated aud
quite intelligent 1he large portion of them
not so, would not suffer by comparis bn with
many white men who institute mobs against
unofending coored people. and then publish
their deeds as negro instructions, hnd yet
nothing was done to disfranchise them. He
would give the negro the ballot TO maintain
i the liberty already secured. If the military
we're Withdrawn from the South. and the bal
lot withheld from the black man. the most
disastrous consequences might result. The
comforting Of suffrage, therefore. was means
OF safety. IL the whites in this District who
sympathized the rebellion vote, it. would be
mean to withhold the ballot of loyal negroes.
/ Mr.. Randall, of Pa. replied to the remarks 5
Of his colleague Mr., Kelly with reference to
/ the suffrage in Pennsylvania. He was glad TO
say that the Democrats have been opposed to
extending the right Of suffrage to the negro
race. and in this the Democratic party had
the aid Of vast numbers of those who were
politically opposed to them.