Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-17
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rssunry. NINTH CoNGREss.

gu inner (. ON tie COMMITTEES OH Foreign Re-
lat on. reported { re o.uton similar /, that
rercrted IN The II use o. Monday, relative
to the clolie trsde, VII h passed unani-
mously.
Mr. Fess.nden announced that he would
call up the tariff b.l next Monday asc ex
p c.ed TO keep j. before the Senste until dis
posed Of
A BIZ to regulate the tsnu', Of office was
called up by Nr. sumner.
The anen4men. was discussed II scme
length by Hove, Sumner. fsssenden ana
others.
Mr.. Cowan said the whole number Of &c.
moyals by the President was a46, OF wtica
S57 he'd been sent 10 the Ss.sts. None Tad
bean removed Who had refrained from il.
proper aud disrcspcctful language against
he President in the last campaign.
Mr.. Sumnsr could not think Of . single
prominent officer Of the Government on bic
slste tina, had not been removed for political
licenses without action.
The hill 10 admit Nebraska was amended
BY he House. Taken up.
Mr.. Wade moved concurrence therein.
Mr.. Edmunds hoped that the Senate
woud concur whether Congsess had the
right 20 impose universal suffrage. OF
whether il must be left 10 the people 81 .
territory for decision. There was no mid.
die ground.
Mr.. Johnson agrced' with Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Hendricks Was opposed 10 oil the
Conditions mentioned, but II any were to be
i'm posed they should I've left 20 the people Of
. State 70 comply with.
The question was further discussed Ly
Meesrs. Henderson, Morrill, and others when
the morning hour expired, and the regular
order u business, the hill to regulate tenure
Of Office was called for.
On motion Of Mr.. Wade, regular order
wac suspended by vote OF ~ to IL.
Mr. Hendricks offered as n substitute for
House amendment what was known "a the
Brown amendment
Disagreed 10 by Is TO 81.
Tho ileuse amendment was then concur.
red 10 by vote Of 90 to IA.
The nays were:
Buckalsw, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittls, Ed
munas, Foster, Hs..ris, headriehs, john
son, Nesmith, Norton, Patterson, Riddle and
Salisbury.
Bill 10 admit Colorado was taken Up.
Tho House Amendment Vas cencurred
in. The bill roes 10 the President
Mr.. Morrill,, from committee on the Dis
,sic. Of Columbia, reported bin protecting.
the right Of married Womens in the OIstsics
substituting . new bill changing to some
extent the provisions Of the original meas
uIe.
IIousE.-M Nj. Spaulding asked leave to 10.
troduce bill that the Committee on Judic
larry report 10 the House in whiting, respect.
! irg the necessity Of obtaining any further
sanction Of the Constitutional emsndment
,hsn thres>fonrths Of the States actually
represented in Congress
NJ. Finck objected.
On motion Of Mr. Allen, the Secretary q
the Treasury wns directed to furnish thj
House information in reference to the U. 8
bonds, &c.. a. required by the set Of Apri
l2,h. 1862. viz The amount Of exchange.
made CT money borrowed under Il; Of whom
aud on what terms the amount and charac
ter of intlebe. dness retired under IT., with Z
detailed ssrtsment Of expense Of making
sucll loans and exchanges.
Mr.. Julian, Oh leave, introduced . bill K
extend the provisions Of thc3Act oil Angus
ith, 1854, granting the right Of way - al
rail and plank roads, f,r live years. Re
ferr>d
The House consd-rel Mr.. Stevens bill
for thereconstruction vi tue rebel States.
Mr., Paul spoke Al length in oppositio.
thereto. lie denounced the present Stat
Governments as pira,ical governments
which ~ thi, time had rested OF the soul
of Andrew johnson ard his Nosthern arr
Southern sat.h,cs, but would hencefortl
rest on the soul OF the rash young gentle
man from Pennsylvania, Mr.. Stevens.
would seally seem that tie, Mr.. Stevens, ha
for some time longer foi the Presidents
bread and butter.
NJ. bingham opposed tho measure be
cause he recOgniz, a tho power Of the peopl
t. establish guarantees and safeguards.
the people depended on the incorporation
into the Constitution Of the great amend
mcnt proposed by the Reconstruction Com
niliec, that did not prevent further Consti
tunonsf legislation; hut this bill neithe
stood with the Constitutional amendment
nor the duty Of Congress to give protection
to citizens of tie Cnited States within III
dsorgAniEcd States. Let the future safe,
Of the republic rest on isreperlable gusrap
tees embodied in the Constitution and no
upon repealable legislation OF the insurgen
States. So he would have the lately rebel
hous States go on and perform acts for th
ratification OF the Constitutional amendment
even though they were not regularly or
gained States, and the ratification Of act
subsequently, hy Congress, would legallz
them. As 10 the Supreme Court, it's pos
ers were very limited; its appellate power
rested upon the will Of Congress and coul
readily be taken away. This bill was yer
offensive to him il attcm pted to rcstrie
the light Of petition, which the Constitution
expressly for 5ndc.
1t looked as If drawn by crowned des
pot. Il declared that all pc, sons who wer
in rebellion, and had once taken the oath
the Constitution OF the United States, wcr
no longer citizens Of the United States, On
could not become SO, except through form
of naturalization. lie submitted that Coz
gress had no color Of authority f1r declal
ing first, that . million Of people Of hi
: country we're no longer citixens and SCI
! ond, that they could take no steps for Of
ganizing state governmental. until Congrea
passed an enabling act permitting them 8
70 do In answer 70 question what rsned
he would himself propose, he said he wishe
. the measure referred to joint commits
| on recor struction.
Mr.. Bingham also objected 10 other PR
visions Of the bill. one Of which declare
that no person should he deprived Of hi
right to vote because Of conviction aud Ger
tencs for any crime other than treason Q
insurrecti0n.
M. Bingham also opposed Ashlsy's bi
~ . departure from the constitutions
amendment.
On motion Of Mr.. Washburne, or Illinoii
the appropriation for stcamboat Inspector
ETC., Was increased to $4,000. The appse
priation Of $4,000, for facilitating tels
esAphic communication between the Allan
TIC and Poetic, was struck out
On motion Of Mr.. rsensworth, abe com
mittse rose and reported the bill
The House went into committee on III
whole On the legislative appropriation bill
I and after eeme time spent thereos, d
journsd.
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