The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-09


ing.
~ Yeas-messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Uragin,
S9 HsudSTso Hows4 HoHs er%ss Lanes
morrill,, Poend, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ross, sherman,
Wsds %sy, WilsmSn Wilson ana Ssn "inkle'
,NaysIMessrs. Buckalew, Davis, Doolittle, Foster,
So the bill was passed over the Presidents veto,
Mr.. WADE moved to take up the Colorado BILL
but subsequently withdrew the motion.
Mr.. GRIMES called up the bill TO locate the
bate action thereon the Senate went into Execu-
tive session, and soon after adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. CLARKE, of Kansas, moved that the Com
mittee Agriculture be instructed TO inquire into
the expediency of providing for the appointment
Of commission TO investigate the nature, causes
and results of what is commonly known as Span
ish fever, or Texas cattle disease. Agreed to.
Mr.. BALDWIN asked leave to offer a resolution
instructing the Committee on Rules TO inquire into
the expediency of so amending the Rules as 70 pro-
vide that when on a call of the House, after eight
O'Clock in the evening" IL is found that a quorum is
not present, the House shall Immediately adjourn
to meet next day at twelve O'Clock. Objection was
made.
The House then resumed the debate on the bill
reported by Mr.. Stevens, from the Reconstruction
Committee, TO provide for the more efficient gov
ernment OF the insurrectonary States.
Mr.. SHANKLlN, of KY, addressed the House
in defence OF the Constitution and of republican
principles of government, but said the bill
more dangerous to the civil rights OF the people
than any measure that had ever been presented to
any deliberative body in any republican form of
government If such enormous outrages on the
people as were attempted in this bill, in the Freed
mems Bureau bill and in the Civil Rights bill,
were persisted in, II would not be long till the
people would hurl from their places of power the
advocates OF such measures, and put in their
places those who would appreciate more highly
the rights of citizens,
Mr. THAYER, of Pennsylvania, followed lin
support of the bill.
Mr.: HARDING, Of Illinois, expressed his hearty &C.
cord and agreement with the sentiments pressing the
Mr.. sHELLABARGER, of Ohio, next took the
this messufo If he agreed with the other side OF the
law resntDe t5ePefrom in %hc Sn be S eountpy found
ITSELF he would agree with them also that this bill
Mr. p1%Es, Of %RSsacSusott understood that his
bill was iramid because Of the confidence which Con;
what was there in the bill to hinder the President Of
be selected by the general ommandlng the army and
appoint i1 his place another officer who might defeat
Mr. sHEHLABARGEB B admitted that thelPresident
Congress again and again had passed such Legislation
ard TO the fact that il the President wantonly abused
HGT6HKss, Of f4S New YorR Ro'00H that
this Congress had taken DO step in advance in relation
TO the protection OF the people Of the southern Sates
nor had obyed the mandates of the people at tho last
all hope wOu d be gone. he advocated the placing of
TIE southern territory quder military control but he
present. If the President had not by his construction
,Mr: GRisWOLD, of New York, said that as he
should feel constrained to vote against the bill
to his mind for that action. He should regret it be-
S S Gs % m a tPS'S bo Soe
country He fully sympathized with the objects aimed
At SOUTH to- the G
Of s bs e led 70 eater he ds th% r
mendous stride IL subjected ten millions of the people
who were again to be united in controiiing its des
pes to having all their rights of life liberty and
troll of q mere military captain.
of the word in the sense of the Constitution in
sense of the law in the sense in which was used by
ceased BY proclamation authorized BY law and state
th soG1S Sat eIed there @ Go1
gress had right to suspend the habeas corpus The
tuition. The writ of habeas corpus may be suspended
en- IT, Tho here o Of S
south NO rebellion in the south, in the sense which
at T SOUTH SAND the SAFETY q life and
S Sst ct that be
said that the puolo safety was so far endangered
tSofiae the susUoSsion Of the writ Of Ssbess corpus
- he mentioned this to show that he did not think
to that extreme remedy of the Constitution The gen
the people had decided that the goyeTnment of the
southern States was to be regulated by the Repre-
asked whether army officers were the proper repre-
other way in which the people of the country repre-.
sented Congress could enforce their will except by
officer Of the army Certainly it had never been
The army had not been Considered the fountain and
origin of auth0 ity Until quite recently in our his
the eovsrnmsnt it's right 6s1 dCt6e executVe sutaO.
rity emanatng from the civil power Mas tnere ne
knew cf obstacle to the establishment of civil
thority in the soutDern States such basis Con-
be entitled in of resistance to it, TO the aid of the
Mr.. GGRFfELD, Of Ohio took the floor in supper
OF the bill Referring to the proposed
position had been submitted by sovereignty to
rebels since the day when God saved through
by the rebel states and flung back in the teeth
of Congress with contempt. For them, so far as he
ever, looked and the key thrown away, and now he
was ios striking tos higher terms ne knew thst TINS
doTsed is WITH Sninous misgiyings: ,o o,.,o.,. :,
second the previous question he said there but
eight days for legislation this side of veto, and
therefore, he deemed it his duty to move the previous
MT BANKS asked Mr.. Stevens for permission to
him from the Democratic side OF the House.
tense interest, and were gathering around in the
neighborhood of Messrs Banks and Stevens and the
excitement seemed 50 be shared b. the spectators h
Mr.. BANKS, having obtained permission from Mr..
Mr.. Speaker: Iwop!d rot oppose vote by the House
on this question at this time ii did not think there
of the difficulties in which the country Is involved JnRn
believe that day or two devoted to the subject of
reconstruction of the government will bring us to
houses shall Sgree in which the people Of the country
will sustain us, and in which the President will give
/ ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania to devote
day the question OF reconstruction of this
government leaving the administration question 20
for little time. We will give him time TO consider
if he does not that the House will not sustain the
Mr.. EE6RiDGE made an appeal on behalf of the
members on the Democratic side who wished to place
ON record their protest against this measure knowing
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