The New York herald., 1867-02-14

sn enanepaed save in America that would ask any
such legislation al the hands OF Congress They only
asked equal rights anu equal protection
M, SLOAN, rep q WIS, inquired whether MT. Bng
organization OF civil government
MT BINGHAM replied that 1t allowed them 70 vote un
less they were disancnised account OF their partici
patton IN the rebellion by the majority.
Mr. SLoAS-Aye, BY themselves
Mr.. BINGHAM repeated "By themselves" Is the ma.
ority Of one hundred thousand emancpaied slaves in
south Carolina composed OF rebesr
Mr. BLAINE, epl OF Me-, asked the Speaker whether
by substituting another committee for the Committee on
Reconstruction.
The SPEAKER replied that Il was.
Mr. B,AIxE-Then move that the motion to recon-
init be amended by substituting the Judiciary Commit
tee ana with instructions 70 report , oac nmoaatey
mr. Stevensl with my amendment added, AS the sixth
section, and that motion move the previous ques
ton
The previous question was seconded by vote or 64 to
S. and then Mr. STEVENS demanded the yeas and nays
On ordering the main question the yeas and nays were
Mr. spALDNG, (rep.l Of ohis and said, that in
order 10 test the Of the House upon question:
he would now move that the bill and pending amend
mens be laid the table, intending. however, to vote
himself against the motion
Yeas So nays ll5 strictly party vote, the House
fused lay the bill and amendments the table, The
Mr. Blanes motion TO refer the Judiciary Committee
and resulted-Yeas So nays 76 The question then
REQUIRED Mr. Blaine's motion TO refer with nstruc-
tions, 70 the Judiciary Committee
Mr.. STEVENS being entitled TO close the debate, took
the opportunity Of doing 30 at this <me lest he might
have another opportunity In consequence OF the
committal Of the bill He said that for the last two
months this Congress had been considering
connected with the Southern States while these States
had been bleeding every pore. The whole country
alive to the necessity for action although Congress
itself seemed to be insensble to it, The wholes coun-
try had been alive TO the supneness with which Con-
grcss had conducted ITSELF And yet Congress had sat
here and raised no voice to effect what the people
gentlemen why the Reconstruction Committee
had not presented some bill on which Congress
the House with some acrmony by the gentleman from
Ohio tsr Binghaml, and others, and with pro.
prety on the other side Of the House i must be
Congress had no opportunity to act in the matter until
after the holidays and since that time Congress had
II would be recoected that after the holidays there
plan presented whether good or not and that ON
that that plan debate OF three weeks had taken
place in tho House, without any attempt amend II,
and with rigid determination on the part Of gentie-
man (sdr Bingham), who IN the most uDparlamsntary
after had been reported and with ygor and energy
and doggedness he might says without offence which
would do great credit TO stonewsl Jackson
the bfn 70 amendment The House would
recoect that he had asked often for opportunity to
offer amendment 70 that BILL but that opportunity
had been refused and iuasmuch the House had sus
tanned the refusal he accepted the position just as the
on that bill in conjunction with several committees Of
loyal from the South, for four months and had
altered and reaered, written and rewritten several
mes and found that it met the appreciation of nume
societies and meetings in the Southern States IL
was therefore not simply his fault If the bill was not as
ever that after all 1t unciv it unjust it
indecent not 10 attempt to amend IL and make better
to enable the loyal Of the South nsttu-
tons according to the principles Of republican govern.
men msnt he had warned the House that If that
struction 1t must die. But his rigorous friend
from Ohio Mr Bingham) had assured the House that s
rccommittai would have NO such effect That it would
be back here fresh and blooming in the course Of
Couple OF days He asked the House where was that
bill now, and Why the House had not something in lieu
Of it, In regard to the bill before the House was
reported with perfect understanding that If become
law ii pass without amendment II was not in
as police bill protect the loyal men Of the South
from anarchy and murder and rapne until Congress
took little time TO establish civil government
there Some Of his learned friends he sad took obec
the bill because the adverbs In IL improperly
sn vet had 70 his
and his parcples aughter and they bad with perth
nacous determination taken every step that was possible
to pledge Congress to what called the constitutional
amendment nay tho adoption of which the south
| should be admitted TO representation in Congress.
Voices from the republican memoers-"0h no'D His
learned friend from Ohio ir Binghaml had this morn
ing declared with proper exultaon that he had sue
ussd The word State in reference 10 one Of these
communities nrecisssv ~ the P~~-s-. no n ~Sfhst
vas no ngws Is Elm Hs had Sy5k 4 q the oomuitt.s,
Rd3Re whole committee had ssen IT, a19 pn.aed IT,
He had seen It also In the magnncant argument and
peroration which the gentleman had made in the last
discussion In reference to the bill 10 which he had
fsrred His own idea was that the adoption or that view
would be endorsement Of the Presidents policy II
would be pedging Congress in advance to what the
House had no right 10 pledge it, namely, the admission
Of those States when certain things should be done
Mr. SHMLABARcER, trep of Ohio, said that 1t was care
fully embodied In one section Of the Louisiana bill that
when any State should present itself for admission 10
representation Congress- that admission should be on
such the Congress to which the application
made might demand. He said that put In the
very purpose OF excluding conclusions that this Congress
declaring In advance what should be the proper
terms Of admission.
Mr. BLAINE declared that his amendment left the mat.
ter entirely 10 Congress-
Mr. STEVENS said that il declared that when certain
things done, which were universal amnesty, uni
versal suffrage and universal Andy yJohnson(aughter
those States should be admitted into the Union. IL
would give him great pleasure to Join in the 10 funphe
Of the gentleman from Ohio but that he believed that
led by forbidden paths into the sheep goat
holes Of the President. This biii simply proposed to
chose to introduce tomorrow JOINT resolution making
the Louisiana bill applicable 70 all the other rebel States
il might pass both houses In two hours But he did not
like Congress TO be tied mp in advance He did not like
to say anything either against the tiona amend
ment shossa no naa no respect LOT ~ ne. he isa @ 50 I'm @
klthough not very WELL he had felt bound to say this
much. II he might presume upon the age without any
Of the wisdom OF Nestor he would 10 the young gen.
temen around him that the acts and deeds OF this burn
ing crisis. OF this solemn day, Of this very moment
would cast their shadows into the far future and would
maze their impress on the annals Of history. They
should appear the dark the bright page Of that
history Just as with cordially. without guile without
against measures 10 promote the great question OF
humanity and universal liberty. He knew that gentle
men on the other side treated his bill as harsh mea
sure and appealed for the display Of principles Of benevo
lencc, mercy and forgiveness still more startling and
sanity than those OF the Athenan or Gallean saints.
But all good principles might be carried too far. Good
and benevolence were noble things; but when
man squandered his estate on vagabonds and thieves
he did that which could command respect from any
quarter There was no question OF maiignty in this
measure. He appealed 70 The House to pass il without
any OF the amendments offered TO H.
The question taken the motion OF Mr.. Blaine
TO refer the bill the Judiciary Committee with nsiruc
tions report back with the following an additional
section
srcrroS And be Il further enacted, That when the
stuonal proposed article fourteen by the
Thirty Ninth Congress shall have become part q the con-
stuon OF the United States and when Of the late so
called Confederate shall have ratified the and
ceeformed ts constitution and laws thereto In all respccts
when shall have provided BY It's constitution that tns
eve franchise shall be enjoyed equally and mpartAny
BY all male citizens OF the United sates twentyone years
old and upwards without regard 70 color or previous
condition of servitude, except such may be disfrnn
ched for participating in the late rcbelon and when said
constitution shalt have been submitted the Of said
state thus defined for ratification rejecon and when
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