The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-12
Conversational.


session. Mr.. Dixon introduced plan OF re-
construction, substantially the same as the
one recently gotten up by the Governors OF
the rebel States, and published inthe STAND
ard.
In the House Mr.. Stevens from the JOINT
Committee on Reconstruction, reported
| bill to provide for the more efficient govern
ment of the insurrectionary States. rms
bill is published in full elsewhere in our pa
per to-day.l
Mr.. Stevens intimated that he thought
he would ask for vote on it tomorrow.
On the morning of the 18th INST. the House
proceeded to the consideration OF the bill
reported yesterday by Mr. stevens, 10 fec"ii-
struct the South.
Mr.. Finck (Ohio) asked Mr.. Stevens if he
proposed to press vote to-day.
Mr.. Stevens, replied that he had come to
no definite determination, but he thought
as early vote as possible should be taken.
Mr.. Finck said this was one of the most
important measures ever presented to an
American Congress, and he suggested post
ponement until Monday next.
Mr.. Stevens suggested that the session was
near its close, and the bill should be speedi-
ly acted upon.
Mr.. Wilson Qowa) acknowledged the i'm
portance of tine bill. and suggested that to-
dav and toni ght be devoted to debate, and
vote be taken tomorrow.
Mr.. LIE Blond said it would be impossible
for the Democrats to inteligently debate the
question now.
RI. RAYMOND suggested that debate be
| limited to twenty minutes and vote taken
at = time to be fixed, and he asked consent
| to make such motion, but objection was
made.
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Mr.. Maynard (Tenn.) submitted motion,
which was agreed to, to have night session
| tonight for discussion.
Mr.. Stevens, at subsequent stage, pro-
ceeded to speak upon the reconstruction
measure, and gave notice that he would at
Q o'clock tomorrow demand vote upon
the BILL The bill was intended to give gov
ernments to eleven States that had now no
governments. He could not subscribe to
| the arguments of some that the late rebel
States had no governments. They had per-
| feet governments under a foreign power and,
| after they had been conquered it was the du-
| ty and province of the conqueror, to pro-
| scribe governments for them. The EXecu-
| Tive, he maintained, had no authority to set
| up governments, and Congress should repu-
date such az had been set up. For two years
the States South have been in a state of an
archy, and the loyal people, black and white,
have been subjected to the most rigorous
persecution and horrible murders, and while
asking mercy for rebels, Congress has been
dead to the dying groans of the loyalists.-
| Another effort must be made to protect
| these loyalists, and therefore this bill was put
| fort h. and if Congress fails to pass the bill,
it will be responsible to the civilized world
for the grossest dereliction of duty.
Mr.. Stevens then explained the provisions
of In hi nd OF hat q
| was limited to l5 minutes.
i Mr. Brandegee Comm advocated the bill
f. ks,,rsozs fsesffest - .sre mat lad yet
been put forth.
Mr.. LIE Blond Ohio followed in opposi-
lion to the bill.
Mr.. Rogers spoke IN hour in OPP
position. He said rather than see military
government established in this country, be for
one, would use the power the Almighty gave
him in resisting the invasion of his liberties.
Mr. Thayer interrupted Rogers saying it would
cost him his neck. Mr.. Rogers continued,
that if the South had the blood of Washing
ton, Jefferson, Madison, the sages and hero
es of the revolution, they would protest, as
their fathers had protested by their blood,
against the despotism of King George. He
hoped the President of the United States
wuald resist, and use the powers the Consti-
tuition gave him, to compel traitors to obey
the laws. Ii Andrew johnson would sub
NIT to see the country destroyed, his name
would go down with ignominy to posterity,
as a coward and traitor.
Mr.. Bingham spoke very briefly. placing
himself squarely in opposition to the meas
ure, when the House took recess till seven
o'clock.
On the 9Th inst, in the House the recon-
struction bill came up, and was discussed
with great bitterness. Mr. Raymond made
a speech opposing it.
Mr.. Banks begged Stevens for delay in the
vote, hoping that discussion would lead to
some plan which would harmonize the FIX
ecutive and Congress.
Mr.. Stevens persisted in demanding vote
in defiance of fifty appeals from all parts of
I the Rouse.
The previous question was then called and
failed of being seconded by vote of sixty
one to ninety-two.
A half dozen amendments and substitutes
were immediately offered for it. They were
ordered to be printed, and the House ad-
journed
IT, the Senate on the 7th inst, the Clerk
read despatch from Nashville announcing
universal suffrage in Tennessee.
Mr. Trumbull, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported favorably the bill to
amend the act for enrolling and calling out
the national forces. Also, with an amend
ment, the bill authorizing the President to
prevent the infection of corporal punish
ment in the rebellious States.
Hints ABOUT HoUsEKEEPING.-We will
give to intellect, to religion and to all virtues,