New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

TIIR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Mr. SPALDlNG rep. Ohio asked leave 10 offer
Teeolutlon instructng the Committee on Judiciary
prepare and report to the House an opinion ~ writing
on tbs Constitutional Amendment than thrcofouths
Of the States actually Represented In Congress
Mr. FlNcK Dem, Ohio objected, and the resolution
4 NAVAL APPOINTMENT
On motion Of Mr. WARD d}ep., ~ " the Committee
on Naval Affairs was directed inquire into the cxpedl
ency Of authorizing the President To nominate and by ad
Aaron A. X. Hughes 70 the active let d The Navy.
COURT RE t,o n soRTn cARoLlsA: 81, .,o
Interior instructed 20 report In reference 20 the
Communications FOR the Clerk OF the Circuit and District
whether legislation necessary to secure the records
OF that office, &c.
On motion Of Mr. ALLISON uRep, IOwa) the Secretary
OF the Treasury directed 10 furnish the House with
bonds de- as required by the act OF 2th Of April 1865.
That act requires the Secretary 20 report 10 Congress the
amount Of exchanges made or money forward under H. Of
whom and on what terms Also the amount and char
OF Indebtedness retired under with detailed state
meat Of the expense Of making such loans and exchanges
DISTRICT BILLS.
The senato bills to incorporate the National LIE and
Accident Insurance Company of the District of Columbia
up and after being amended WAS laid on the table
and crers Of the courts OF the District OF Columbia aud
also relating 10 Dotaros public was taken up and passed
Mr. MAYNARD Gtep Ien rom 1n9 tonnli n,G On
laws the District In reference 10 appeals remedies OF
I'm Tf To- M neorpC M the %aneoa County Horse
Railroad COMPANY IN me DistIGt o. Soih h T1
Mr. JULIAN rep, imdj, on leave, introduced bin to
ing tho right OF way for all rail and plank for five
years Which was referred TO the Committee OH Public
Lands
MR. srEvEEss RECoSsTRUCTIoE BILL.
The House then took up the bill introduced by MI Ste
yens for the reconstruction Of the Rebel States
Mr. BINGHAM rep, oho) being entitled 10 the floor,
yielded to Mr. PAINE Rep WIS.,, who spoke at length
in opposition to tho second section He declared that he
could not vote for the second section OF the bill recognize
ing the present State Governments for municipal par
poses aud that section not struck ont he would
vote against the bill lie denounced them rs PiTatiI,
governments, which up TO this time bad retted on tue
satellites would hcncefOrth rect the soul OF the
rash young gentleman from pennsylvania NIr Stevens
sbility and guilt " Andrew Johnsonf The diaDol,
| Teal outragcs pcrpetrated under those piratical
there was an offer to recognize them II this had been
proposed s months ago there might have been some ex
ntnated sonnet hing about Presidential expectations by
Mr. spaldng hut Il would really seem that that gentle
| Dental bread and butter. tIaughterl Mr. bingham
called the attention Of the House TO the departure by the
proposed from what had hitherto been done,
and sanctioned by tile COMMITTEES on Reconstruction, ny
Congress- and by the people ne would not mn sa lc
guards II was because he recognized the right thal he
opposed the measures proposed by inc gehehuil from
PENNSYLVANIA MrSteyens and his own colleague NrAsh-
ey The Committee on Reconstruction, representing INC
Judgment OF the loyal people came TO- the conclusion w
Il
such an amendment Of the Constitution as made all men
the country citizens of the Republic as uclNep
states tho right 10 deny persons within t 1ursdcto
the equal protection OF the laws, placed representation
upOn populations disranchised Rebels, az Nude the
National debt nviolabe and authorized Congress 10
enforce those provisions He believed that the hIe OF
tho people depended upon the incorporation into the Con
stitntion OF that great amendment lie stood upon the
proposition that Congress- by lie vote, did give Out tDas
amendment the basis Of restoraton and the people 9i
the United states accepted H. Many members owed their
reelection 20 the fact that state Republican Conventions
accepted the amendment such basis OF restoration
That, however, did not restrict Congress from further
legislation in regard 10 those states, not unconsttutona,
with the Constitution. But this bill neither STOOD
| with the Constitutional Amendment, nor with inc
| duty OF Congress TO give duo protection 10
citizens OF the United States within tho dsOrganZed
States This bill gave such protection TO anybody
loyal or dsoya, therefore he opposed H. and he opposed
ID also because IL was NJ variance with the Constitutional
Amendment Let the future safety Of the Republic rest
upon irrepeaabe guarantees nbedded In the cOnstt-
tion not upon rcpealable legislation in the insurgnt
States Tho American nationality political organiza-
ton never existed an hour except through the govern
ent Of regularly organized States, organized Const-
ona Rtafo Governments, There could be represent
tatve branch of legislation, save through organized
states He repeated there American nationality,
Eaye through the states The gentleman from Pennrs