The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-01-09

in question was on Mr. Saulisbury's amend
ment, to repeal the entire condscaion bill,
instead OF tho thirteenth section of IT,
Iii the House, Mr.. Hubbard of Connccti-
cut, Introduced preamble md resolution
| declaring that tho people ought not, for tho
present, to Gc farther, or any longer, taxed
TO raise money for the reduction OF the PUB.
| lie debt; which was rcferred to the Commit
tee cf Ways md Means,
On Motion Of MIR. Julian, the Committee
of Ways and Means was instructed to in
quirc into the expediency Of SO arranging
the tarilf on sugar, moasscs, coffee and
other articles, rs to discriminate in favor
of free grown as against slave grown pro-
! ducts.
Mr.. Stevens, og Pennsylvania, called UP
his substitute fcT the bill heretofore report.
| cd from the Reconstruction Committee, pro.
riding foya' Governments for the Southern
States. Stevens explained the bill, saying
tho recent decision of the Supreme Court
demanded immediate action on Tho part of
Congress That decision took away all
protection from loyal citizens in the late
rcbcll,ouS states, and the people there were
subject to endless prosecutions. If Con-
grcss did not take some action, it.woulh be
liable to the just consure Of tho civlix ,,l
world. The military authorities arc now
! powcrlc5s to offer any protection, and can
not enforce the laws of the country
AT tho conclusion Of Mr.. Slcyc,r,' re-
marks, Mr., Ashley, Of Ohio, introduced Il
substitute for the whole bill providing. in
effect, for conventions in Tic Southern
States, TO lramc Governments, On certain
| c0u,(itioE3.
Mr.. Hubbard. of Wisconsin, introduced a
resolution, which WAS referred, declaring
that notssa single dollar should be aprromia &
| rII n lnsIr a.,
states army in their efforts to put down the
rebellion
MIR. Bundy, Of Ohio, introduced bill tc
divide Texas into four Territorial Govern
mcnIs, to be called Brnzoria Bravo, Sabine
and Lincoln, TO bo admitted rs States when
they have sufficient representative pop,l3r
ton, and ratified the Constitutional amend
mcnt. The preamble to the bill rcci;cs That
the so-callcd state Of Texas, having wngcd
war against tho United States Government
il forfeited all its privileges and rights, and
forfeited them by reason OF overt acts. The
worry name, IL says. by which that country
is known, throughout MI lands, is suggcs
tive Of the pcual colony Of the world. Th,
name and history, therefore, indicate It'll,
clso than iiuuishcd. ingratitu,lr, viClcnc,
and wrong The bill Was referred to th,
Committee on Territories.
MIR. Paine, cfWisconsin, introduced ;
bill providing for organizing the mililin
All persons between eighteen and forty iv;
arc 10 he enrolled. 1t also proposes Ma
tional Guard, to consist OF two regiments OF
infantry III every District and Tcrrtori
represented in Congress, one Of which shul
10 composed Of colorcd men, ii more thar
ono thirrl Of the enrolled militia thcrci,
shall ba col0rcd men. None who pnrticpn
ted in he late war arc to hc officers or pri
yates in the National Guard, who may b
called out to suppress imsurrcc,ion or cn
force laws. Tho bill was referred to tn
Upmmi.tcc on Military
Z. =. NJ The House went into Comm;,
, tee Of the Whole, and several members mad
speeches on tho state Of the Union.