New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-05


WASHINGTON, May 20--AIr. Grimes reported ad
yersely on the petitions for an increase of pay
naval officers.
THE RECONSTRUCTION REPORT.
Discussion followed on Mr., Howard's amend
| ment to the reconstruction report
Mr. Doolittle moved TO amend by inserting III,
| words " to include Indians not taXedn
Mr.. Cowan wanted the word citizen 4 defined
and thought it belonged TO the States to say VIII
Nj. johnson said the Senate was not to be IL
formed that very serious questions had arisen ant
| because of them had given rise to much embar
| rassment as to who are citizens of the Unitet
States, and what are the rights which belong K
! them as such. The object of Mn. Howard!
| amendment was to settle that question. HI
| thought, therefore, that the committee to whom
| the subject was referred, and by whom the report
mad been made, had acted very wisely in defining
| what citizenship was. He knew of no better WAY
/ Of accomplishing that than the one adopted by the
/ committee. There was no definition Ia the Con
sntuton, as it now stands as to what constitutes 4
citizen. That was an open question in that instru
ment: The courts had decided that any man who
| Is citizen OF State becomes ipS fdcto citizer
Of the United States: but there was no proviso al
all as to how citizenship can exist except through
the medium Of the citizenship of State. All that
/ me committee S amendment provided was, that all
persons born in the United States, and mot subject
to some foreign power shall be considered citizens
| OF the United States; and that would seem to be
| not only wise, hnta necessary provision. There
Mr. johnson next Dassed "a f6e anandp9oEt ~
Mr. Doottle and a,tnrassad roseIf i; f !
He hoped tie friends Of Tia ioit esotio , y =
adopt it,
DoolittIe;s aIoensnf s+5a i 70 MI
I;sg tb NJ o.. WY PAU ta1' ne oe
ere fosi,n ,o,rus % Va. ane lnolan tribes
and so regar5e9 bv tba T9nstia " sucn
ferred power I'd treat mai oniv vitb frat ~ u
tions Int with indians ="
MIR. Doolittie said that the words in his or,o,a
ment were in the civil rights bill, in provision
star g tlat which vas nov proposed as con
sasest3naI sIAen9ment Ihe civil rights bill un
s uestopE 70 90 this same thing which IS now pro-
Resea mere, ~ declaring who shall be citizeus.
@ ihe yollttlee OF Hleen, tearing that this deelara
gn ~ congress was without validity unless
ward to enforce IT, thought proper to reporf tbis
ahleadment, M tlosa ,....
eat a. ugsile 70 say mat IN az the
~ ft tlis u eothecton WITH the
enati, Tt gs',' h n Z ugou nus INA
ali he saws 80 80 "a oOil 70 01iiesS u
Nm 1aoi;t4lo s.ia H. 15 .
M Fessenden on +he+ %oalt ,o;r taAe issue WIN
fact = 'u@s P'liiV1 as quesIoh OF
6Ir, Grimes said that Mn Doo1it41o,, obaa,..
not onv an n,putaton nnon fba @ Ts
tean b1t an t;a -, ~ ~
rnted for +be n;ttiI ,bt Viii 'e+y 9enatoI NIio
inn fbev bad rotad f Iii t;i %as - an IIIputa,
to be unconstitutional.
i H. Dooiittie said ne meant no such imputation
~ ~ sleIe we're uo9Dts as TO the CON
syn ssyItiq3hallgy 3lla OF tle elyll rights Dill.
ard IL be a;vi s@g 4aT m ne saen doubts in re-
,aIp " ths elyll rights pill were ever expressed
L llie CoHlIlttee oI Flfteen' During all the dis
ussl9n @ III tle committee the subject was not men.
'Vneu.
4 1issL soLe IellaIhs'9y alf' SALISBURY, the yeas
~ ~ ra5S Mete uena9ded upon the adoption of
IT. poohttles amendment to insert the words,
eAeepllhg lhaiahs not taxed which was disa-
E9e0 to-yeas ~, nays w.
THE RECONSTRUCTION REPORT,
The question then was upon the adoption Of
ltions reported yesterday. ~ --O0s' tss0'
t, ~ nootlttle adaressed the Senate IN opposition
II Ine penang sectlon
lhe senate then, at o'clock, adjourned
uorsp pPr,rpI,psr,,,-,,,, -,
IL. p,oino 60
ar Debts ofLoyal States reported bill to REIN.
arse the States which have furnished troops to the
mon army for advances made and expenses in.
lrred ia raising the same. Mr.. Blame said that,
ittee and friends Of the Bill, he found an iads. di.
ostlon 70 consider the billat this time. He there
g hi bs M Uam gaSuggn y M 9aa moved that
i'd that the committee be continued d nov or
anized, with leave to report during the ne Vt ses
on The motion was agreed to. G
r.rao.n n
EAlLAoAD BILLS. f
Air. Stevens, from the select committee on n
liIldTy and postal railroad from Washington to il
nv ofk, reported back the bill to authorize the Il
llnqlng o. 2 military and postal railroad from y
!asslll9gton 70 New York which was recon. Il
laessd, YVES WITH notice by Mr.. Stevens that he il
ES,e The IA, Saii u y ss. ap m m 2 week. b
oi 70 pfomote tue construction Of line of h
ayt peSWeen the city OF Washington and the Il
ntboy3a . or 69auonaL purposes aud the bill to
ilsnollze ia,e me cleveland and Mahoning Railroad
rom W continue TO construct their railroad
aake It military and post road waa "iio d
e had 1aon ts noaf expired before action could tt
ApVu 'uenl'
RESTORATION. p
rovde for sssaea consideration Of the bill TO re-
ion to their fun political rieis Ih9ss lately N insumee