Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-04

rebel States on compliance with conditions pre-
scribod, it must be referred to the COMMITTEES on
The SPEAKER overrued the point Of ordo :, AZ
tho bill has bfnn POI ted from the committee and
was before the House, subject to amendment;
Mr.. STEVENS supported the substitute. Hesaid
the late decision OF the Suprome Court rendered
action necessary. H. had taken the prute titn
Of loyal men. black and white. 1t ha uIshrathed
the assassin's dagger II true loyal people Of the
men to form governments TO protect themselves. Orc
OF the most atrocious murdeIers ever let loose
(Watson) had been liberated under this decision
Congress must couraeoOusy provide. for tuch Gases
Speaking of the Pres dent, he said that although no
was COMMANDMENT. Chief. CongIess was his
o oSev and and his
should know that this alGoyernlnent Of peop,e,
and that Congress was the people. Unless impartial
suffrage were INTRODUCED IN the Ieoel Gtates, every
ro'entation and cast solid rcbel electoral vote.
Thev, with their kind ed Copperhead' of the north,
would al avs elect President aud control Congress
Mr.. STi EESNS modified the third section.
Mr.. ASHLEY moved an amendment Orde el
printed. E.rH -
II declares the acts Of the so-called State Govern
rnents VOID. and makes all males over twen,y-0ne
years electors. 1t abo imposes an oath 6eHlsring
that tho person was on the 4th Of March, 1864, will
ing to comply with the requirements Of the Presi-
dents proclamation Of Dec g. 1863; was at all times
thereafter opposed to the continuance Of rebeioni
never treated Federal prisoners otherwise than as
lawful prisoners Of war, and will hence
forth bear faithful allegiance to the U. 5. Govern
ment 1t imposes On deeg tes elected to state
conventions provided for an additional oath that
they have never voluntarily borne arms against the
United States, and had never held flee, civil or
military, under the Confederate Government. IL
the convention agree to adopt the constitutional
amendment il is then to select FIVE citizens distin-
guished for their loyalty and fidelity to the COnsti-
tuition and Union, who are TO act as provisional
committee Of public safety for the State until aeon
stutionA State Convention shall assemble and elect
Provisional Governor IL shall adopt an ordi an .
forever rrevocably making all persons free and equal
before the law free schools repudiating debt incur
red for rebellion and excluding from office rebels who
held revolutionary appointments. h .rtiat law may
be declared by the Provisional Governor and the
habf as corpus suspended. .I. ...... ... .-. ..H
Mr.. PIKE said there we're three plans-1st, the
Presdent 2d the let alone policy, and 3D., the SUI
preceding policy of establishing loyal GJvernments
The first had been condemned by II 0 people. he
second PLAZA might work if tie States would act.
bat they mad refused he would admit each State
when it d 4 jus ice to all. He would not wait for
cisio1s of the supreme Court, which are pro-
verbally unfortunate.
Mr.. BINGHAM moved to reconsider. TL.u g.
The House went into c0mnlitteeo OF the Whole.
Mr.. KELLY reviewed the Secretary Of the T. cas-
urys report ON finance, fAvoring the repeal Of the
per cent tax on manufactures and opposing the idea
that the debt should be paid b. the generation ere
atng it. lie estyled the report budget Of absurdi-
ties, Already large importations were threatening
business men with bankruptcy. England had not
attemptet to pay her debt. but promoted her indus
ly instead. He was Sarcastic on the remark of the
Secretary that the debt should not remain a re.
minder to Southern people of humilistion and de-
feat He condemned the suggestion for reduction #
the currency. RSpd contraction might bankrupt
us all.
Mr. HOLMES followed on relations of the late
rebel States. asking Congress to annu the existing
State governments. The committee rose.
Several memorials were presented and referred,
MIR. LAWRENCE presented bill toprescribe the
quali6 'atiun OF officers and attorneys.
Mr. PAINE introduced a bill to organize arm and
discipline the militia. 1t provides that all able
bodied male persons who sha have been born or
naturazed in the United States, or shall have de-
CARED their intention tn become citizens or shall
have actually voted at my State Territorial cleo
ton, and all between the ages Of Is and 45. sha
he enlisted in the militia. The National Guard Of
the United States shall consist of two regiments of
infantry, organized of volunteers from enlisted
militia, in each district and territory represented in
Congress, Of which shall be composed OF cOored
men, if more than one third Of the enrolled militia
nf such district or territory shall be colued men.
No person shall be an officer or private in the Ma
tional Guard who shall be qualified exempt from
enrolment in the militia, or who shall have vOlun-
'arily borne against the United States given
cOuntenancs OF aid to the rebellion or accepted of
fee under the late Confederacy.- A Buresu Of
Militia is 10 be established in the War Department.