Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-14

amendment making such officer cleo
tive by the Senate
Mr.. GFumbull, from the Committee ON
the Judiciary, reported adversely on M.
Anthony's bill regulating appointments to
civil service, and recommended its indef-
mite postponement.
Mr.. Wade presented a telegram from
Denver, announcing that a mass meeting
had adopted resolutions TO the effect that
the people of Colorado are largely in favor
OF State organization, urging the passage
of the bill for admission over the Presi-
dents veto, and pledging the faith Of the
National Union party TO prompt accept
ance OF lis conditions and the ratification
Of the constitutional amendment.
Mr.. PomerOy introduced bill granting
public lands 10 aid in the construction of
railroad and telegraph between Law
renee, Kansas, and the boundary line be.
tween the United States and Mexico. in
the direction OF Guahamas Referred.
HOuse.
Mr.. MeAdoe presented joint resolution
of the Wisconsin Legislature for appropri-
atoms of land TO aid in the construction of
railroads. Referred
IL
ton, declaring it incompatible with the
protective system Oft the United States, and
detrimental TO the industrial interests of
the country, to admit foreign iron free of
dnty under any pretext whatever, whether
manufactured for railroad purposes or
otherwise. Objected to.
The Speaker presented the laws of Mon
tana territory. Referred.
Also, telegraphic dispatch from Den
YER Colorado territory, announcing the
proceedings of public meeting in favor of
the admission of Colorado.
The Hotlse resumed the consideration of
the bill for the establishment of military
government in the South.
Mr.. VanHorne advocated the hill
arguing the legality of government in
lately rebellious States.
Mr.. Stevens withdrew his motion to re-
commit in order TO submit so!ae amend
ments which he explained. Among them
was a substitute for the I'd section, by which
Congress directly detailed three General
officers to command a military district
proposed to be organized
Mr.. Garfield suggested that it was not
Tor Congress to undertake to detail army
officers.
Mr.. Stevens said he had tried yainly to
satisfy the views of the gentlemen around
HIM, but finding he could not. withdrew
his proposition to amend.
Mr.. Boutwell, closed the debate. arguing |
the necessity and propriety of passing the |
bill. In the course of his remarks SAID. if |
1t should happen that the Supreme Court
should declare as it possibly might, that the |
states lately IN rebellion were States in the |
Union and entitled to all the rights and priv
llegesot States, and should base their decla-
ration on any act Of Congress, then these
States were restored as far as the Judiciary
could restore them to position in the GOV
eminent and nothing remained to Congress
and the people, except to accept that con-
cluslen as binding, or less than indescriba
BILE and dangerous controversy with the
chief Judiciary of the land. If however
this bill became law and was put
in operation, the Supreme Court would
have no capacity to see in those ten
States by civil government for judicial
purposes it could see no State and Con-
gress would keep in its own hand the DO
itical organizations of these States. In re-
ply to a question by Mr.. Eldridge, he said
It was competent for Congress to declare
hat the late rebellious States should he
governed by military law, that the pretend
I'd State government had no power to issue
l writ of hdbeas corpus, or to do any other
lct OF the government except by power de-
lived from military authority.
Mr.. Schenck, having had five minutes al
owed him, declared his assent to the pro-
oriety of extending martial law over States
hat were III rebellion, and his opinion
hat at the same time Congress ought to in
iicate to the people of those States what
hey were required to do in order to have
.ivil governments and be represented in
congress; that he understood it to be the
,bject of Mr.. Blain's amendment, and he
therefore, supportedit.
AT o'clock Mr.. Stevens moved the pre-
7ious question.
Mr.. Bingham appealed to the House not
o second 1t, thereby cutting off amendment.
House refused by a vote of "a to %.