The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-08

United States. whenever the President chose
to intervene he had done Whenever he was
dissatisfied with the elections legislative action
there, he had disregaroed them, acting as COM
mander chief Of the army; and exercising with
in himself the powers OF the government he had
interviewed and controlled those States, that the
proposition of this bin was simply 70 regn;
the people of those States and TO specify when,
where, how, and under what circumstances that
power of the general government should be exer-
cised To show the necessity for the passage of this
bill, Mr.. Pike related the history of the murder
of three United States soldiers in South Carolina,
of the conviction and sentence of their murderers,
the commutation of the death sentence TO impri-
sonment for life their transfer from Fort Pickens
to Fort Delaware and their subsequent discharge
from custody under a habeas corpus issued oy
Mr.. COOPER, of Tennessee, asked Mr.. Pike
whether he did not know that the Secretary of
War had assumed all the responsibility OF advising
tine commutation of the sentence, and Of removing
the prisoners to Fort Delawarel
Mr.. PIKE admitted that that was the case. He
then sent up and had read the testimony OF Gen.
Schofeld in relation to the murder of freedman
in Virginia BY DIR. watson
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, Of Illinois, followed on
the same side. Referring TO what Mr.. lie Blond
had said about this bill being the death knell of
civil liberty, he said that if civil liberty meant the
right to slaughter and slay and destroy at plea
sure then he trusted that this is its death knell.
The bill was framed for the purpose of protecting
all the people the insurrectionary States, and
the necessity for found in the fact that there
at present no protection in those disorganized
States afforded by the courts and civil tribunals.
The power of the courts and Of such govern
ments as they had set up there, was in the hands
of disloya, unrepentant rebels, who still had the
same views, the same hatred of loyal men, and OF
the institutions of the government, as they mad
during the war The bill was in accordance with
the views of generals of the army who had eX-
perience in the south-Generals SchofieG, Thomas
Baird, Wood and Sickles-and he believed it was
also In accordance with the views of the distin-
guished commander of the army. In reply to Mr..
Shellabarger, who said it was very important that
that statement should go before the people, MIR.
Framework repeated it,
Mr.. LIE BLOND, of,,ohio asked him whether
he understood him 9s<saying that General Grant
Mr.. FARNSW6RTH had not said so, but had
expressed his belief that it was in accordance with
General Grants views.
Mr. LIE BLOND supposed the gentleman did not
claim that he had any personal knowledge on this
subject.
Mr.. ROGERS, of New Jersey, made an hours
speech against the bill. He declared that, rather
country, he for one would use the power which
the Almighty had given him in resisting the in
vasion of his liberties. II this thing We're con-
tinued it would bring on war that would rock
the land like an earthquake.
If Congress thus undertook to ride over the Su-
prelne Court and over the Constitution, then, un-
less the people had become slaves, and were unfit
to be treemen, they would not submit without re-
sistance, even though it cost their blood. cor
your neck" Mr.. Thayer interpolated)
He was not willing to submit to the CALLING yoke
of despotism. II that were treason, then, in the
words of Patrick Henry he would say, 'make
the most of it," If the people of the south were
not already so oppressed and broken down as to
be unable to defend themselves, and if they had
the blood of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and
the sages and heroes of the revolution, they would
protest, their forefathers had protested by their
blood against the despotism OF King George. He
hoped the President of the United States would
resist. He hoped that before he submitted he
would use all the military power which the Con-
stituton had given him to compel traitors and dis
uDionsts to obey the law If Andrew johnson
would submit to see the country destroyed, his
name would @ 60 down with ignominy to posterity
Mr.. BINGHAM, OF Ohio, rising a few minutes
before the hour tor recess, declared that he was
not going to yield to the proposition of Mr.. Ste
vens, that rood of the territory within the lines
of the ten States conquered territory. Voices
from the Democratic side, "That's rightly 60
vernment did not conquer territory that owed 1t
The SPEAKER intmated that if Mr.. Bingham
desired to go now the hour for recess might, by
unanimous consent, be deferred.
Mr.. SPALDING, of ohio objected.
Mr.. HILL, of Indiana, moved to extend the ses-
Mr.. SPALDING called for tellers
Mr.. BINGHAM said that he only wanted to offer
an amendment, and he asked the clerk to read it,
The amendment was to strike out the preamble, and
insert in lieu of it Whereas, 1t is necessary that
peace and good order shall be enforced in the seve
raj States lately in rebellion, and until said States
respectively shall be fully restored to their
Tinted States therefore, &c" Also, to strike out
the words $50 called" before States. Pending the
vote the hour of half-past four arrived, and the
Speaker declared recess till N.
EUening Session.
The House resumed its session at half-past seven
O'Clock, there being large attendance both OF
On motion of Mr.. BIDWELL, of California, the
Committee on Appropriations was instructed TO
inquire into the propriety of reporting an appro-
priation OF S9i60 for the payment of census mar
shals for taking the eighth census in California,
and $40, 1888 for the payment OF outstanding JAIL
Mr.. SOOFIELD, of Pennsylvania, presented
the resolutions of the Pennsylvania Legislature in
relation to the tax ON petroleum. Referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. OHAVES, Delegate from New Mexico, pre-
sented the memorial OF the Legislature OF New
territory. Referred TO the Committee on Terri
tories.
The Speaker presented Executive communlca-
From the Secretary of War, in answer to the
House resolution Of the LIST of February, transmit
ting the report of the Chief Engineer relative to
the wreck sunk near Sandy Hook lighthouse en-
trance to New York harbor.
Also in supplemental answer to the House reso.
luton OF goth of January, transmitting the report
| of the Chief Engineer ON the subject of certain
lines of water communication.
From the Secretary OF the Treasury in answer tc
the House resolution of July 1885, relative to the
revenue, trade and commerce between the United
States and the British provinces since the abroga.
| ton of the reciprocity treaty.
All were referred to the Committee on Com
| merce.
| The House resumed the debate on the bill to pro
vide for the more efficient government Of the in
i surrectionary States. Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, in
| the chair as Speaker pro tenn.
| Mr.. BINGHAM addressed the House. He die
not believe that in respect to bill OF the import
| ance of this either q member OF the House or
/ member of the committee reporting II was com
/ PEELED to take bill without a why or wherefore
The bill was the exercise Of the highest possible
] power of legislation which, under the Constitu
ton of the United States could be exercised by tn
| representatives of the people. He believed tn
| House should make haste slowly ne thought, a
| all events, 1t should allow amendments 70 b
| offered, and to be respectfully considered. H
| should consider himself false to the continuou
record of the great body OF freemen represented o
| this floor, who under God had enacted the law
| through which and by which the nation had bee
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