New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-19
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anxious TO know whether the document was genuine OF
The SPEAKER said It was a Message from the Presi-
dent OF the United States, delivered by the President
Mr. ELDRIDGE Dem, WIS., inquired whether il was
IN order now TO offer resolution OF thanks to Gen.
The SPEAKER said it would require unanimous
Mr.. wAsHBURN rep, H. wished the resolution to
Mr.. ELDRIDGE suggested similar resolution to that
voted TO Gen. Sheridan. - -,
The SPEAKER suggested that he could not reeai tho
| words OF that resolution. 60 -, -.
On motion Of Mr.. BANKS rep, Mass), the Message
| was LAID on the table and ordered printed.
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP -,
Mr. EGGLEsroN Rep Ohio presence rgscT sss
meeting OF citizens Of Cincinnati protesting against tue
treatment Of adopted citizens py i ssig nO9
METERS FoR DIsIIL dd rs:o,,t,or calling
on the Secretary the Treasury for variety OF inor
nation in reference TO Tices meter for diseries re
ferred TO the Committee on Ways and Means
RECONSTRUCTION.
Mr. ASHLEY Rep, Ohio called up the motion TO con-
slider the vote by which Reconstruction bill or his was
on the 9th of December referred TO the Judiciary Com
mitteee lie remarked that the Committee on Reconsrue-
ton had agreed, substantially, TO his BILL
Mr. BINGHAM Rep, Ohio corrected his colleague,
and said that the Reconstruction Committee had reeceu
The reference was reconsidered and the bill came be-
| Mr. STEVENS (Rep, PENN, from INSTRUMENTATION
Committee offered as substitute the bill which he
| sought TO introduce yesterday.
The first section modified the Reconstruction act so that
simple majority Of votes cast for or against the Constr
tuition may affirm or reject such Constr uton Inc tnru
section assigns the number OF as toIows
TO south 81 wn9n sna pc eecd o oy ge
eral ticket 10 Georgia. one TO be elected on general
ticket Florida l. TO Alabama s. two TO be elected on
general ticket; Arkansas 81 to Virginia the number Is
| left blank in the bill.
striking out the third section apportonng members
Mr.. MAYNARD CRep., Tenn) gave notice that ne wouid
offer additional sections authorizing State Conventions 10
establish Provisional Governments.
Mr. BINGHAM stated that these sections had been con-
sdered by the Reconstruction COMMITTEE ana been re-
Mr. TNGERsoLL Rep, ND expressed the hope that
the substitute would be printed before the House "ere
Mr.. STEVENS rep, Penny remarked, sneeringy. that
there always objections TO everything goOd on Eah
or in Heaven. II this bill not passed before the
vacation. it would be Of no nse at All lie went on 70
than during the Rebellion lIhe gentemans voice was
low and there was such gathering OF ~
him. that impossible for the reporters 10 near MS
ME- RTSGHAM commenced to speak in support Of his
amendment strike out the third section and asked why
II South Carolina with white population OF 24VVVO, anu
as proposed State of Ohio with ITS 100000 Of people
was not entitled 10 80 membersi A., -
Mp EIDRIDGE Dem, Wis., suggested that the an
that in Ohio there was not the same proportion
Mr. BINGHAM begged leave to say to the gentleman
from Wisconsin, with all due respect that that was no
answer whatever to his question La9gter =, .ho nos
Mr. STEVENS said that in order not 70 retaru tne pas
sage of the bill tho objection OF the gentle
man from Ohio he would withdraw tho third section.
This removed Mr. Binghan's objection and he dlscon-
| timed his remarks.
Mr. BROOKS Dem, " " made speech against tho
bill The main effect OF II was 10 rule 24OOOoo OF NORTH
ern peope divided in politics by 100000 OF negroes en-
bTt his objection TO it rose from st higher He
objected to the whole principle OF u from Degnhg ~
and currency dwinded into nsigncanee beside ~ Inc
great and only issue was Is TINS or Is II not Ss9 70
this bill was to overthrow this white mans Goyernment
and to erect black mans Goyernmentm lts stead ho
hagi up IN
race with the white He was opposed to u sciell-
tidcaly anatomicaly, physOlogically and psychology
| caiIv He might heap authority authority, pile
Peon upon Ossav show that the negro was more dr.
Ter White woman From the crown OF his head
~ his feet he was different creature. The very hair
that crowned the neros head not hair was wool;
uanbteri wool only and not hair. 10 elptical in
rs form and without the medulary canal to be found in
nor 70 the white mans skull his different;
lau0her his teeth were different the eonVOuIons OF
| ent TaughterT The negro was not the equal the
brother of the white man. and under no circumstances
should the white go into copartnershlp with nm.
The black man had done anything III the arts, Or
sciences, or literature, or government. TT, ..
Mr. ROSS Dem, III expressed the conviction that he
Mr.. BROoKs-Euclid negroi He had not mite Of
wool on his head lLaugher.J
| Mr.. GARFIELD-He was only an Abyssinan -
| Mr. BROOKS went ON 10 argue that wherever there
had admixture of the races or an ASSOCIATION
with the negro the that came In contact WITH
was deterorated and destroyed instancng the cases of
the Arabs the Turks the MO0rs ana the descendants or
This would probably be the last time he would address
white audience on the floor OF the House. The African
was about 10 down from the galleries ana take ms
seat on the floor as the equal Of white gentlemen He
would say that not only was this atal mistake puI
| il was one which would not be aequesced IN Dy inc
Northern people. The Northern people were sound on
the subject of race, and when t was scientifically DIS
| would become more and more This House might DO
backened this session by the acton OF the dominant ma
jouty. but It would be whitened hefeai'er Oy INC De
Mr.. FARNsWoRTH Rep, III sustained the bin,
| fo
should never have been abandoned-the principle OFT
majority Of votes If it were not passed. Sd the ne rses
as so many of the registered voters 70 ooA
for employment, had left the iocaues ~nS,g Dney rom
New-York opposing reconstruction He had hoped TO see
the whole Democratic party voting TO iachuate recon-
MT. STEVENS Rep, Pa closed the debate. He said
he had listened with great pleasure the speech OF the
Gentleman from NewYork who tried prove the falsity
OF that declaration or Scripture when says tnt
made of one blood ali the OF the earth" He had
nronosition 10 make that gentleman He would be will
ing to match Fred Douglass or 1ansston agas. , n
Judges to discuss any topic he might please except negro
skins Laughter aud II at the end OF te % n ,o
Re steyens would admit that the negro Is an INFERIOR
animal only to the gentleman from New 1oh yu no
| the rest OF the members. lLaughterJ lie move" 'no
| previous question. a., an, ,,,,so, its nm
amended was passed Yeas O4 Nays, 81, strictly party
| vote.
The following is the bill as passed:
BE enacted That much Of the fifth section otan aet
nased March o. 1867 entitled act supplementary TO an
ACT 70 provide for the efficient government OF tho
Rebel States passed March p 1861 and to facilitate their
restoration as requires that majority 81 al me rsgs
tered voters the district shall be cast 4 faVo OF INC
rstifcaton of the Constitution before itbeeomes Vad De-
and the same is hereby far modified that majority OF
the votes at the election for the ratncteh OF e
tion OF the Constitution shall be considered as 'u AL"
| as affirming or rejecting said Constitution. -. a.,
SFc And be firfher enacted, That the voters OF the
several states mentioned in the acts TO when this Is
NAV at the time OF voting on the ratlfcatOn
f the Constituon vote also for Members OF Congress,
who shall be entitled TO take their seats as nemeers OF
ho Unnse of Representatives taking the oaths OF once
onird nv law whenever and soon as such states are