New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-14

incidents OF rebellion remained There no real pro
Mr. RAYMOND Rep, n. " suggested that the State
Rebellion had been declared ended by the proclamation
OF the PRESIDENT duly authorized by law and, therefore,
TINS was new exercise Of power not the continuance OF
Sr: boutwell, held that the Presidents proclama-
lo had no other effect than to proclaim that fragrant
dent whatever terms could deprive the legislative
aepatheht u the Government OF the great power IN
| trusted TO II under the Constitution The power OF de,
Gliding for itself whether the of rebellion exists and
Wheh De Incidents and effects and consequences OF the
KeDeon terminates that power was In Congress and no
paper proclamation OF the President coud dvest Con
gress OF It. He had only to say that in his view, so
| which existed, il was competent for Congress TO
declare that they should be governed by military arg
no power to issue writ Of habeas corpus, or TO do
from military authority that military authority although
supreme, was not necessarily exclusive The officers
might, provided in the bill grant the local tribunals
the power and opportunity Of disposng Of questions
| they might arise among the people.
allowed him, declared his TO the propretg of cx
tending martial law over the states tlrt Were IN rebel
to indicate 20 the people Of these States what they were
required 70 do in order that they might have evil govern
understood to be the object Of Mr. Blars amendment
| and he therefore supported 1t.
At o'clock Mr. STEVENS obtained the floor, and
moved the previous question.
Mr.. BINGHAM Rep., ohej appealed to the Honse not
to second the previous question and thereby cut off all
| amendments.
The House refused to the previous question by
| vote OF ~ TO 70, and the debate continued
| Mr.. BINGHAM thanked the House for giving him an
opportunity 20 offer his amendment and 70 speak on is
support He thanked the House also for it's vote yester
day passing the Louisiana Reconstruction bill, in which
there were no such words as sOcaled State Territory
recently in rebellion" and territory Of alien enemies
but where it described as The State Of louisiana
This BILL in its general purposes met his hearty approval
had doubts about the Constitutional authority OF
Congress TO protect fc liberty and property in those
states But ne undertook to say that Congress cOld moi
the people Of any State within the Union That was
matter which belonged 10 them State Governments had
unary act OF the people themselves. He desired 20 give
the people that opportunity. That was the oh
the gentlemen who sustained this bill were for man
hood suffrage; but IL seemed t , ,hey wse o NY
people Of state that minority having % in9Gny 6d
slaves with the highest light exercised
10y citizen Of the Republic or had conc "a TINS mat
Congress was not only TO clohe the emancpacd slave
political power of the state, 10 make tho majority ~
white men his subjects for life, aud compel them to pay
the expense Of his administration There was not an
emancpated slave IN America that would AK any such
legislation at the hands Of Congress They only asked
equal right. ANA equal protection. ,o.,,, ~, y,,,
hams amendment did not allow Rebels 10 vote III The or
sa nj, Of eiy government .,
less DISTINGUISHED account Of their participation IN the
rebellion by the majority .,.,,
"By Themselves Nj BINGHAM repeated is ihe ma
iOry Of the 10000 cmancipatod Slaves IN south Carolina
Nj. ELAINE rep Me- asked the Speaker Whether the
pending motion 70 rccommt The 9lll Was amended hy
| Tho SPEAKER replied that u was.
| Mr. BLAINE Then move that the motonto recommit
be amended by substtutieg the judiciary Committee and
with instructions report back Immediately the blll
ported by the gentleman from Pennsylvania elr Stevens
with my amendment added tho Sixth Section and on
that motion move the previous question.
The previous question seconded by vote Of 60 10
So and then Mr. STEVENS demanded the Yeas and Nays
ON ordering The main question.
! The Yeas and Nays ordered.
Mr. sPALDING rep, Ohio and said that in order
to test the Of The House upon the question he would
now move that the b. and pending amendments Dc Laid
on the table, intending, however 10 vote himself aialutt
the motion.
The vote was taken 10y Yeas mud Nays and re,uted
Yeas 80 Nays rs. strictly party vote;
SO tie House refused 10 10y the bin and amendments on
the table
The vote then taken on ordering the main question
ON lr Blaines motion 10 refer tho bn 70 the Judiciary
Committee aud Il resulted Yeas 81. Nays IL.
The question then REQUIRED ON Mr. Blanes motion 10
refer with Instructions. to the Judiciary Committee.
Nj STEVENS being entitled 10 close the debate took
the opportunity Of doing 40 this time lest be might not
have another opportunity IN consequence Of the recon-
initial Of the bill lie said that FOR The st two months
this Congress had been considering measures connected
with the Southern States, while these states had been
bleeding every pore The whole country was alive 20
nsensblc To H. The whole ooruiry had been alive to The
s,rpincncss with which Congress had conducted itsth
And yet Congress had sat here and raised voice to e
feet what the people declared 10 be ats duty II had been
asked by gentlemen VII, the Reconstruction Committee
had not presented some hl On which Congress could act
That had been asked ON MS own SIDE ct
the HOUSE with some acrimony by the gentleman from
Ohio Bnghaml and others, aud With some proprc'y on
the other side VI The House IL must DC recue'cd now
ever he said that dunnG ths session Congress laq 10
opportunity 10 act IN the matter un ailcF tne holidays
and since that time Congress had had bat Mite more Than
month 20 attend 10 business IL would also be le,o
.r'el that after the holidays there pan presented
whether good or bad and that on that plan debate OF
three weeks had taken place IN the House, without any
attempt 10 amend h. and with rgd deteln'naton ON
Inc mari OF a gentleman Bingham, who IN the mos
parliamentary manner Ook the charge OF The OIL nICru
had been reporlcd aura win NiSol ana rnyrEy ara I's
great credit 10 Sonewall Jackson IN hs ne tohdohhu
refused TO open the bin to amendments Inc Iouse Mo"H
rccoec that he had asked often FOR opportunity 10
offer an amendment 10 that bill, but that opotuhy baI
been refused, and inasmuch as the House had suNuhn
tho refusal lac accepted the position Just the Rebels
did because be could not help H. He had aboItd on mat
bill In conjunction with several committees i l0ya men
from the SOUTH for four months and had altered ana re-
altered written and rewritten several times and iouhd
that IL met the opposition of numerous societies ana
meetings in the Southern states. IL was therefore no
mpv Ills fault IL the bill was not good might havc
bee framed He did think, however that AFTER All " was
amend IN and make it better and 10 whether tho
House could do something 10 enable the loyal men o
the south 10 create Institutions according 10 the primer
niles of republican government. He had warned the
House that il that bill went back to the COMMITTEE on
from Ohio (ingham) had assured the House that rs re-
cOnmta would have no such erect Ihat ~ Woulu VS.
back here fresh aud blooming in the course OF coupe OF
days lie asked the House, where was thas on now ad
why the House had not something IN lIeuoI IN regard
TO the bin now before the House II was reported WIN
perfect understanding that If 1t became Jaw, ~ must
pass without amendment. IL was not INTENDED ~ d
Reconstruction DILL 1t was intended tnpR ~ - p OlSe
bin 10 protect the loyal men OF tho sOuth Io anl,ny
and murder and Tine, until Congress took niue more
time to establish clyl goysrnnenit ta Tho H conse
the adverbs in IL improperly placed ana WINE hey