Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-02-01
XXXIXth Congress..lst Session


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XXXIXth Congress..1st Session
CONTINUED
Mr. Clark, of New Hampshire, called uF
the bill in relation to the qualification of ju
rors, and in relation to w,rts of error in GER
tain cases which provides as follows:
SEC. |. That no person shall be disquali
fed to act upon any grand or petit Jury by
reason of having formed or expressed an opin
ion of the matter or cause to be submitted to
such jury founded upon public rumor, state.
ments in public journals or common notorie
ty, provided he be otherwise competent, and
it snail appear to the satisfaction of the Court,
upon his declaration under oath or otherwise,
and he can and will, notwithstan such IN
opinion, act impartally and fairly upon the
matters to be submitted to him.
SEC =, That any question Of law arising
upon the trial Of any person in any District or
Supreme Court Of the District of Columbia,
for any oifense the punishment whereof -, Y
be death, may be removed to tho Supreme
Court of the United States by writ Of error,
to he sued out within sixty days after the en-
try Of the final judgement Oh such case in the
court below, and thereupon proceedings shall
ne stayed in said courts and the questions Of
law heard and determined in the Supreme
Court Of the United States, and such order
sent to the court below affirming or rcversin2
the judgment AZ .ilc determination OF such
questions of law may require.
| The bill was on motion, postponed until
Thursday
Mr.. Ashley of Ohio, introduced an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United States
providing that in the event Of the death OF
disability Of both the President and Vice
President of the United States, the Chief
Justice or oldest Associate Justice shall act
rs President, until there shall be new crp,
t;oa, and also, that when there shall be M
electina by the people, choice shall be male
| in Congress by the Senators and Representa-,
tvcs. This was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, offered the following,
which was adopted:
WHEREAS Several high officers have COIN.
municated the fact that they have appointed
to office and allowed to net, several rebels
who could not and did not take the oath re.
quircd by law, therefore
Rcso1DeA, That the Committee on the Ju.
dietary be instructed to inquire whether ~
| legislative measure is necessary to enforce
obedience to the law by all men, without re:
gard to rank Or color
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
SENATE.
The bin to enlarge the powers of the Freed
men Bureau was called up.
Mr. Fesscnden spoke on the bill under con.
sideraton, and in conclusion referred to the
subject Of reconstruction. He had noticed
that some gentlemen were a little anxious T.,
discuss this matter before they had the bcne-
fit of the facts, that the Special Committee
might be able to state all the conclusions to
which they might finally come. That was r
matter for every gentleman to Judge by him.
self and for himself But there was one thing
upon which he wished to say word The
s nator had in the course Of debate chosen
to talk great deal shout the policy of the
President and the policy Of Congress | can
not understand why the gentleman from the
other side of the House, and the gentleman
of the same way of thinking cn this side OF
the House. should be so very anxious to get
up the idea that there is collision of opinion
between the President and Congress. We
have all sorts Of rumors, wherein the wish is
father to the thought. One day we hear such
Cabinet Minister is to be turned out or re-
sign This dav, something else is being done
The President has said this or that-he means
to ostracise those people who will not support
his policy, S., &n Such rumors are without
the slightest foundation, except in the wish OF
a.. >Jr,A
would say to all who wished such a state OF
affairs to come about, not to tlatter themselves
with any such idea He had not, as yet, seen
the slightest indications, nor did he expect to
see any, even supposng there was a differ.
ence of opinion, to Il certain extent, as to the
time and manner of accomplishing a great
work, which all desired to see accomplished
at the earliest possible day Did it follow be-
cause of this difference Of opinion. that thero
was to be the collision that was talked abou1l
He knew very well that men hung around the
White House and enieavorcd to persuade the
President that those who ought to be his
friends were not doing their best to sustain
him. but they paid the President poor com
keeping watch on those matters.
lnele Is no CollslOH, Salu MT. H., say II
for much or little, for the benefit Of the
country. The President has done nothing
that his friends complain Of. and his friends
have done nothing that he can complain Of
AS Commander Chief of the army he had
appointed Provisional Governors in the South
but he had not attempted to doanvthng whirl,
under the Constitution belonged to Congress
to do In conclusion, Mr. +. said he desired
a full restoration Of the Union rs speedily as
possible He was opposed TO the imposition
upon any people designed to form u part oI
the Government of degrading conditions OF
any kind. He would not degrade the South
in any way
Pending the discussion of the above subject
Mr. Henderson, of Mo, offered joint resolu.
tion to amend the Constitution SO as to pro
hibit any State from Withholding the elective
franchise from citizens on account of color.
| The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. Grinnell, Of Iowa, it was
resolved that the Select Committee on Recon
struction be instructed to inquire into the ex
pediency OF providing by law for taking cen,
sus of the United States during the year 1866,
and report by bill Or otherwise.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the proposed amendment to the Constitu,
ton of the United States, in relation to the
apportionment of repl esentaton and direc,