, 1866-04-09
PROCEEDINGS: OF CONGRESS.
. WNHAA4A9A, ArRH1.
8RNATE
Not In seseion.
HOUSF 80

HOUSE. ~
The House eat ~ u In Committee u the Whnac
on The etate OF the Union. the only ppsIpeas IN a.
der beng general debate On the P1ssaent's 4a-
y M. aodAN. Of Missouri .dd,eepe. III. no<,..
lie characterized this session as tho session Of ma.
gaElne afi tcsee. prepared and fpoktn by mt1pbe71
and published in TIC Gsoot. to such se e1te, thst
the quantity published in The cosrespsntnp perso5
Of the hrst session Of The hut Congress. 10 what
bsoedef puipore. hsd I'll the=e essags 1butedi
dozen, Of them, there "a not eof1taty new -tae1
iion q what had been sad bg oihs1s- Taa sesefsec
speeches might be almost regarded u law. for thev
bad theit tst 1heir -eco1d aud ihar third fesdnRs
IT, teRis g q y hes Sas be
that theTe Tas . great deal Of p1tstaken phlIsr-
ihfophy s0d synnssoy exhibited tor tas eolosea
people @ When they were IN slavery, md hs proceed
a!sEes Of the sou,h hsd net bad Fucd very bsa
linz Of = T. The part q bis speech hEouehs Out
sd .fffs ne m ~ nm Ms,t n r.1.
Elieyed slavery TO be wrong. aod tn1t be was glad
that t Has exstrpaied; that he bellesed the Gem-
ST. il tasap HSaa 1e ssaa @ TS Sa ney saa
r sfRs5''ss s*ep,s sn sssst'. ea % 8
Hossn to sSoR ibs
q me present policy Of the Republican party Will
he action Of COMPRESS throughout the wnr, in the
.he o6ces he M Of the wsf. s.. IN admitting to seats
tsnteti!es from Tennessee and Lauisfans.
lion: Auch Of he argument % this session session
had been against the President Of the Uuiied States
1se bad been denounced aud abused, because his
but, had he moi been nominated and elected hseause
he Was pemccEaI, and because he was Southern
mani Democrats sustained him purely from paizi-
III III: B baIDiwE, OF Ma,.., was The next speaker.
Re bad hot sympal h1zcd, he sid, with the eager
1eas which had been exhibited for restoring the
medIaiely after their ARMIES had surrendered He
thought the efort premature, II eec1ned 10 him
that The work should have been qndsrtaken With
thought We should have vailed mutt the
inad pae.ion had Iubsided; tin the whole nation
posy 70 tsel sen I'd
fettled mil flIl3 e.SI;e1 !. these South
eru communities ench elements Of reconst.netion
= woala h1ye m,ds nd nn' sss thu,
changed and puf1ded By The transdgura1ion Of aueh
returning lore Tor the old Tag and for the honoE
and glory Of the hepubtie. a wonla have y
cordially approved Of the JOINT resolution reported
Efom the Reconstruction tonmtttce relating 10
Tepuefsse, 20 tas As 1t asserted Of uope the
lutte authority Of Congress oyer questions Of that
tbarac!er; but the resolution was not quite nee
from Objection IN smother aspect. It had nor been
presented IN the best form; Hc thought 1t could
portion o. lts language was calculated 10
an %sssa Of many pe22 2ev BE Rsi san ~ he ss
United States Of America, on an equal footing with
the other Statea. 1hat fangu4ce Was understood
by many TO mean that Tennessee wrs now out Of
aended, but The t11guage was liable 10 uiseohstfne
ttop. and khoold mol! be psed y = resolution ot
nshh p Ae tns r.
he had quoted, and substituting for them rome
thing Ike ihe following: ..Rtsared, Thst
10 be Satisfactorily reorEanized and in 1t eondi,,on
to re-establtth her old relation 10 tho Government
| and re4ume her old relations In Longtrts." He
g1on Ind ceated for momeui TO be undeF The na-
| aloual authority. No assumption or treatment Of
trtaon had ehangsd he act q Congress By which
TeEne&tee-not even the mo.t perststens doctrine
OF secession or treason-or elss ererJ ordinance
~ null md void from The .beglnntng, Tho
men who hAd couSpued 1ud acsed against the Gov
eminent, and we,e still unchanged IN sp[rft-s1ch
t.1homlt-hould be compelled 70 stand hack, to
lwlt and teet iot time .ne disabilities Of treason.
No confederation ot policy. no desire to exercise
,ehoud hide thc overwhelming fact that the adulis-
ltetop nf such men Into the councils OF the pauon
;uonld be a1me morp dsmnan1e thsu ttason It.
tion thar wts not founded on the protection
and security Of Union men In the South. aud TIE
colored freedmen. The latser ehould hare The bal.
loi. which contained wonderful power Of profec:
ihon; and tn.a would be only return % The old
sou1h Carolina ,,hat The eoiorcd freedman weTo re-
tiuapa in t6i. eopest. il Ibis matter Of duly ..
world, aud could NOT escape he Judgment d msn-
Mr, HARDING, Of Illinois, addressed The HOUSE
briefly in regatd to the financial condition Of The
IIcpupfty Ii was not by foreign loan. Tor by vEh.
tt,tu,ing gold tntere.tb1s1ius bonds for currency
n.sIsssbssnne oePds, I9E ~ contracting The n,
re could reach tbs goal o. epectr paymen1. We
must depend, not upon them OF any OF them, bat
upop our M test1 % isads eh mier, aostas I Of We}i.
ard ali tho eeurnts OF national wealth.. The de-
yeaopmcnl Of these would not only make speeIe
lrR1rlstion oould aehiere that desired object.
T. HF. WILSON, q loss, said: II pretnme that
ihs from 'hs senate In fefeEsnee to its &C.
order that notice may 6e ct5ea 70 members who are
ines. that imraedtaiey sfter the M rning hour On
Monday, If the naesssrefrom The Senate rhall hare
then beg read. shall ask 10 have te veto me.nage
the bill notwithstanding the biect,nns Of ibe Pes
drpt. ip order to bring the House TO IN Immediate
Nj. FINCK, oi 0hIo--I wish to SAX The chairman
Of the Judiciary Committee whether some discus
sion on The question Will not b. allowed.
Mr.. WILSON, Of lows, II il not my intention 10
question. The bill bar been slread, d1>sns.ed n
h0F1s FScbat S3c .hssoeses sseSt. have occurred
which warrant at least t0me discussion On so In.
po.tant amtasure a. that. tEuat The House Will
lie sPEAKEKLThls ia not the time 10 eettle
this question:: The gentleman from Iowa merely
4res notice hat he intends 70 demand the prcV1oq.
| question On fhe passase Of tho hui! on Monday. II
will bf the ftoHkH lbEn 10 second {EfuSd doing
SO.
Nj. ELDHlpGE, Of Visit seems to mo thai
I pushing The matter through without discussion
The House certainly has not been very industnoq'.
he ast txo Or 6tss wesks alpos every r. az \
Of doing, and certainly there IL no necessity tol
pnshtng matter o. th!s Importance thtonsa unoei
& oa sefn;sa i b.. i a n aohs sssq. = S
.a,oueb he 'nop.e w .updtr he previous question
w9aa RSogfS,. b Affgt.fsS; would BE- matter for th
HSaaf aaes,ou ~ and r ,ns re- shai .-". :. :. =
ri 's5s s7ete tnnedi.tsy % Tie issSsas Of Of +
veto. II hat VIII Be dlsg1aee TO the fiouse, hi
nSHas VII " 9axs N y PIT ne dfsgI5ee upon tna
applJipg h'nse5t to TIE dfsspproTal Of the asgu
l.. Il Se sasa o az lines Is dasnE M ne Sar II has
,s .ns WI Va pfRea iof no purpose .! eooaqeat o.
fnolueau9n. nhs !os tne faintenance Q, tne onioa
| TpngIeeE hso u9e!aaea tnls ~ Us fesolnalon4; ~
A4nsul1 nau saiu Y ~ ~ aesenRss ana PIoEM41a =
uo9a NJ; J9nnson nag sa1a 20 y nis ptociamotieI
g. June y, -. oeea{iDE vs. 1nsasrect1on IN .ps
ste ol !enneesee 10 De enoed ana es Aao hsn ao Hs
llneo!n sna NJ Johnson nao been a. au tines mi
iorm @ N tne1 M ses&es ana p.oelamanons a u Hest
The people only IN revolt This idea had peEyadeS
| eTefJ department OF the G0sesumenk aniil Tet1
| recent period, and none undesstood Il
/
Their Iommtnder- In Chief, the P1es!dent. 1t ,sat
only now, alter the var was At an end. amer all f
SltlnDcc to thE Government had ceased that 1t bad
bean discovered that the inanrgent Sta'es we're ou1
| Of the Un'op, and that thc!r citizens were allet
| enemies hts discovery haa been made aad
1 grnse!y defended By the Jacontns ol Congress: IL
splcnr from Congress and from the country. :,
Mi. LAWhENCE of Ohio. mide speech -
{ support Of The Civil itlshts b1L lie sald the Dill
Wus not dcs'cned for any class or raGe or persons
but to project The civil rights OF all claZens- 1t