Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-07-17
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ed the duties of his Office, and it was quite
another question whether Congress should
enter on this game of the Presidents, ma
king it appear that he was entirely will
ing to leave that to the conEention thai
would be selected in the proper way, in
stead of ~endeavoring to precipltate {
monument here in favor Of n man anc
of another man, and it was that which, II
his Judgment, underlies this most intense
action on the question of impeachment.
Mr.. Broomal introduced a bill to guar
tee to the several States of the Union {
republican form of government Referr
ed to the Judiciary Committee
The House resumed the consideration
of the bill for the relief of q repent2nt de
serter which was up yesterday. 1t pro
vides that no soldier or sailor b be ia
ken to be q d~eserter from the army or na,
w, who faithfully served the prescribed
period of his enlistmen! on the 18th o.
April 1866, and who without any proper
authority or leave first obssined to quiI
his command after the surrender OF Lex
| and johnson. The Bill was passed.
Mr.. Munger offered a resolution in
structing the Select Committee on the
treatment of Union Prisoners, to Inquire
also into the treatment of the Confeder-
ate prisoners in the camps and prisons of
the United States, and why the cartel was
discontinued, etc.
Mr.. Van Arnam objected,
Nj. Drake moved to amend by adding
an additional Section to the effect that no
rebel state shall be entitled to representa-
ton in Congress unless it shall contain in
its constitution q provision declaring that
such q state shall forever remain a mem
Der of the American Union, that every
citizen owes paramount allegiance to the
United States, and that no law shall be
passed by said State in ~contravention to
the authority of the United States or in
subversion of it.
Mr.. Trumbull for the sake of facilita-
ting parliamentary business before the
Senate, moved the passage of the bill
which had just been perfected in the Sen
ate as q substitute for the House bill.
Mr.. Buckalew sgsin took the floor and
delivered q speech of an hours duration,
on the general principles of the bill before
the Senate, and the previous acts of Con
gress on the subject. The Reconstruction
DllA LHSu pdsscO At t-OO I /. II.
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Cameron, Cat
tell, Chandler, Conkling, Cragin, Drake,
Edmunds, Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghuy.
sen, Grimes, Harland, Henderson, How.
ard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill,, (Me.), Nye,
Patterson, IN. H., Pomeroy, Ramsey,
Ross, Sumner, Upton, Trumbull, Van
Wrinkle, Wade, Wiley, Wilson, Yates
-21.
Nays-Bayard,,, Buckalew, Davis, Hen.
bricks, johnson, Patterson, (Tenn.)-6"
Abssnt-Cole, Conness, Corbett, Dixon,
Doohttle, ferry, Guthrie, Morrill, (Vt.
Morton, Norton, Salisbury, Sherman,
Sprague, Stewart, WIlliams.-l5.
The bill now goes to the House. The
Senate then, at T:45 P, NJ. adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July IL.
Mr.. Julian said there were now 5000,
600 acres of the best lands in the South
tied up in the hands of rebel corporations
at the expense of the poor men, white and
black, who should have ONE of their
homesteads.
Mr.. Stevens from the Committee on Re-
construction, reported back the Senate Re-
construction bill, with several amend
ments. mostly verbal. 1t is a substitute
for the first section, declaring the true in
tent and meaning of the act of March >,
367, to have been that governments then
existing in the rebel States were illegal,
and, therefore, if continued, were to be
continued subject in all respects to the
military commanders and the authority Of
Congress.
Am ng the new sections reported is
one directing that none of the officers of
registration shall pay any regard to the
decisions or directions of the Attorney
General, except as they are directed by
Congress.
The bill was debated until half-pasi
three, when Mr.. Stevens moved the pre-
Vious question, calling for q vote on the
various amendments. O.
The Secretary of War was instructed to
inform the House what additional appro-
priation was requisite to carry out the
provision of the Reconstruction act
On motion of Mr. Holman the rules
were suspended, ard the bill providing
for the widow, minor children, or parents,
of any soldier, who shall have died after
being honorable discharged, shall be en-
titled to receive the additional bounty
Read three times and passed n nimously.
SENATE.
Nj. Chandler called up his resolu-
ton on Mexican affairs and made a
speech justifying the execution ofMax
imilian. He hoped Congress would not
adjorn without expressions, not only OF
sympathy, but aid, ifneed be, to Mex
leo. If any European monarchy de-
termined to fight Mexico it must fight
the United States also. and the whole
world could not whip the United States
on American soil.
Mr.. Wilson asked that the resolu-
ton be laid aside TO allow him to offer
a bill authorizing the Secretary of War
to ralse four regiments of volunteers
for frontier defence and appropriating
$1,64S, 060 to pay the troops already
called out for that purpose.
Mr.. Fowler spoke against the policy
of this government toward Mexico du-
ring her struggle for freedom. He re-
viewed the history of the Mexican
troubles, and justified the execution of
MaximilIan.
Mr.. Nye spoke in favor of the resolu-
ton. He regarded Mexico as natural
ly belonging to the United States. He
eulogized Jusrez. He was a great and
good man, who, though not a warrior,
had LED great armies to victory. He,
Mr.. Nye,) had no sympathy with
those imported monarchs, who come to
subiagate and not to invigorate q
country. The enlightened werld would
say "amen" to the fate of Macmillan
America, while it regretted his death
and admired his bravery, could not de-
nv that his fate was a just one. He ad-
vocated a kindly and frsternsl feeling
toward Mexico, and substantial aid If
necessary.
Mr.. Howard thought it fair to pre-
sumo that the court martial before
which Aaximilian was condemned,
acted fairly an accordance with the
laws of war. he spoke of the decree
of October, 1865, as most iahumsn and
barbarous the murderous deoree of q
temporarily successful highway robbeF.
In his opinion Macmillan met q Just
and deserved fate. As the friend of
Meziao, and the independence of ma
tions. il became the duty of the United
States TO stand BY Mexico in her strng-
giles against the imperialism which she
had just overthrown.
Mr.. Yates thought this SUBJECT &C.
served more discussion than it had re-
ceiVed, and therefore moved the fpr-