, 1866-01-27
VOL. XIX.

of directing the seszetsz, OF war to construct
miiitaty ruad from The western boundary Of Miunc-
6o.a to the gold telda Of Idaho nrd afoutan1, and
military posts along The itnc Of ssid road
=. Ine uonse se1ced to take vote On The ccnsti
tnlooA amendment, making votera the basis Of
tspssssntshnn, reported bI The Commt'ee Gu ne.
of thie sQh!eet was then resumed.
MI: HARDING, Of Ky, said The country htd Ia
oofea under the de}usion thai when slavery Vas
b removed, for i va said that sls7ei5 vas he
csnse Of tfe rebellion; but although slsre:. was
abolished, the nee7o came back with redoubied
mount q espe oat 's :, M sSs nes1o question,
faet that nc qnesnoa hsa een:in-
Espuessn e e}Hes .agsd &c I'd IN .aaea Mst e'Fs f.
This vas tbe dlzt lime political psrty bad nnder-
tsken to encrats upou the Constitution their own
amendments had been offered, ali from t6e Repa6-
hean party, Or more than three for every printed
page Of tbe Constitution The way tha auspa-
The other eide would make them Logon very roel
Rhow that ihefr whole 1noremcot yas en-
converted into voters under fbe idea that they viii
tiefet 7hey by aansea 70 @ |o4es potfe poi I pe4o 60
sd + s;.tes would a not COZ Consent to III i poiies
presentation. He spoke Of t1e tHjut tce Of ezrfud
country has 20 uneh Interest In the subject and
while Claiming That the whites superior sace,
he oppoeed efforts to give the b1aek nan share in
Iii. KKLLEY, Of Penn, said A. the scn,isusu
charged that 1abone1s whom be called negroes hsd
been seduced from Border states, he wished 10 ask
rnha, wnsfse1 Their 1sisons VT not s , ss M sst
NJ. HARDING Eeplied ihaf the sentleman's re.
tponsea showed bis sympathies were not all fos
the nfE1u. Ar. Harding Infinitely preferred Giving
suffrage 10 white women than to negroes.
Nj. MCKEE. Of Kentucky, said tie had hoped bis
colleague eliardiug> would have en]schtened the
House on The qnestion at Issue; but he regretted
that he had pu:Eucd the same courEe A. other mem.
bez6 Of his paEty. He haa assumed that the Repub-
lican party seemed to have but one idea. vtz: 10
leEisla1e IN faror oI the negro. Mr. Mckee held
TINT a. Slavery hAd been wiped out, The Const1tu-
ton peeded amendment: hut this was denied By
dhpec who were opposed 10 ierying war, and WHO
1a II os ne os to e II 9s to4 to
The Consultation were met By thoae gentlemen
w1,a ssl1,. ri ths IT,. g Of n,nrpa,ios, because
not admitted to the floor. ne did not deeire to Sc
the day when traitor could ask to come back and
haze the san,e nshte as thoee nho upheld our han.
Se a IT, nn da
that no man who had raised his hand against the
Tag should eve1 participate IN our legislation; but
fed. Ne wanted to iegklate ior lie Whole md not
for part Of the country. 1t did not appear to his
mind THAT The Southefn people were In condition
ns 70 sfs hs bseoa
ftsGet.on, because he thought It wss the best nc
eoa'o = ooi1nn ninsasn. n,,.o ,..,a u.z <,,,nr,
md NcKEE- The former wns Understood 10 ak,
As peace had returned, why Southern Representa-.
rycf we're NOT admitted.
NJ. MCKEE replied, Y peace DID exist. a. his col
why there should be objection to the Constitutional
amendment, ns the party With uhicb his colleague
time TO amend that INSTRUMENT. He did not be:
liere that peace reigned, except BY means Of
armed power; but while 20 thought
but duty q &c conscss 10 ats al laws neecsssry r
toprotec1 The entire people and secure them In pos
ee*tion Of peace md feeanty IN t1s future: The
was that the people had not shown i loyal spirit
snch az would 1nsttfy their admission Let them
send men here who. during the war, hare stood by
the county elect men Nho never went into treason,
MI. GRIDER asked whether he would admit Mr.
Maynard and other loyal Representative from
Nj. MCKEE said be did not wantto separate East
Tennessee from other paris Of the Stale aad'in
tam asked his colleague whether he would vote 10
hi. GK1DER replied be would vote to admit the
Representatives Of those States which had been n.
Organized under the rIan enggtsted BY the Pres,.
hsg zee sa 10,
authority 10 exclude them. II they utse unworthy
member-f A. hlE colleague said, they we're rebels
could operate on them.
afr. kEKR Of lniiana. rcnf.et 10 the reua,k1 nj
Nj. Eeile,. delivered on the nre.ionsdav. md dr.
MED 1hat Congress h.d thc n.hi and Bower to ro
into anY Stuie and theie rr:n{ate suftsre 50 a. Ia
sccure ibe .hf 10 yo;e 10 eyerT citizen Of ihe as
Of fwenty.one wears, Who had lived ii any Etate d
lie Union. Te npnosed tne adoptjon Of any Con
ttituuopaj amenimeps This was not the
time, nor were there any reason.
fos n The aroendment ,youIi not e1HnItka renre.
senfsf:or1 m h. nrnrnrdrf1 to show. The nnCer IA
regulate suufase ftl exists fn SUITES, and xns neyc
snr7rndctrtf ia concreas, No adysntarn 10 rs.
count, 1tas 10 Be derived etom lhe rcpdlnr amend
ncnt. No cle.e or race was to BE- nensllsd BY IL
The advantage would rnurr onlr to the ItepublIcan
vote
Ir. KASSON, oF Iowa, sald that 90 the previous
dry be declared that this Congress had no rluht,
either ~ constitution or declaration Of james
Madison. on The Hh of August, 1871. 10 20 to Penn
t3lSenn Or io~a and az Wnat eIeeaofa thoua con