The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-17

-. r,x.,r,. The Judiciary and even Congress had
scosn,zed them Congress had made appropriations or
adges Of The United sss The BIN Of his cosasu was
'an; mi blll 81 anarchy, for Il swept awav
avs now existing there, and people without law were
i miserable as people without God lie looked upon
Moth nina I'd departures from the constitutional amend
nent II might be but justice to punish the rebels Sc
yerely, but there was something masn ns
,hosa rhe,s had rIdqei The land with graves. He
knew hat four hundred ihorsind citizens had fallen
non and Il was in view OF their great transgression that
INC proposed act OF universal forgiveness rose into the
sublime and CHALLENGED ID aaap .be Bin
being foreign to the purposes Of the constitutional
n was manfred OF Mr.. Bingham how many OF the
rhe, states had accepted the constitutional amendment
Mr. BINGHAM admitted that all the rebel STATES which
had considered IL their leg sature with .ne eAcepon
nerhans of Arkansas had rejected 1t but diu not lo-
AZ lat ,hav wond not vet accept H. and II three fourtbs
Of the organized States adopted IL Noua ouu w ~.
and give them the benefit Of i while IN she meSnsa .sat
the bill be referred 10 the Committee on keconsructoc
Mr. DAWSON, tdem.l Of Pa, followed In an argument
ton Of the national difficulties He showed how the
rebels having laid down their arms and abandoned the
objects for which they had taken them up, had since
been subm,ssiye 10 the laws and had conducted them
good citizens and that on the other hand the
pursued by Congress had been based On the ass
sumption that the Reconstruction OF the government as
70 those States was what t called upon TO believe.
Congress that the old government and the
troyea II 50 whereia and how Not certainly BY the
decisive success tho Union armies. and not by the
surrenders Of ,he rebel armies and ser complete aSan
force their prompt return 20 obediencs to the par-
mount law. The government therefore, had not been
broken mp and reconEtruction was pecessary he
argued thu. there wns no warrant in the constitu-
lion for imposing the amendment a. condition
Ia rec dmtting tho rebel states 20 representa- nns
selnsM purpose in wishing 10 exclude from Congress
the representatives or tie great agricultural interests OF
nj
the agricultural n,eass Of the West her practical policy
might be endangered aud her manufacturing interests
SOUTH he submitted that TIE failure Of the rebels
q sufficient peuGity ON them, and he argued, es
matter Of Law that no person car &c legally n0l
tatng that argument by reference 10 English history 10
the time Of the Commonwealth, OF the accession OF
Charles H. In contrast with the course Of Congress no
cuogzed the patriotic and humane policy of the Pres
dent The storm Of partisan fury might rage against
him in vain. He might break UNDER but he would not
bend Whatever obstacle might oppose him he would
he trusted the torrent and gain the shore " safety
The historian would record that chiefly ewing to the
law the statute book. He commended thai 1t was
impossible TO the principles embraced by the
jority In Congress without establishing consolidated
centralized form Of government
The Speakers hammer fell the termination Of the
hour and before Mr. Dawson had concluded his speech
Mr.. SpALDHG moved an extension of time.
Mr.. STEVENS, rep) Of Pa, objected, stating that ne
that was the last extension Of time he would consent TO-
Mr. DAWSON said he then gave notice that there should
not DO another extension OF time so long as ne was
member OF the House.
TIE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr. BAxsR, (rep.) Of ILL.,, obtained the floor, but
Mr.. STEVENS on whose motion the House went into
Committee of the Whole the State Of the Union, Mr.
Lawrence of Pa in the chair aud resumed the consid
Grafton Of the Legislative Appropriation bill
Mr. DAWSON obtained the floor, and then went on with
the concluding portions of his speech, creating console
Stevens objection had been got over. n.
Mr. Hill trep) Of Ind, rose and asked the gentleman
Mr. uhnh Ind oh
ogzed the President for his prior to his succeed
ing to the Presidency II be had voted for him when he
was candidate for the Vice Presidency
Mr.. DAWSON said that he did not; that Mr. Johnson
was not the candidate Of his Mr. Dawson's) party.
o question
that both gentlemen were cut Of order -
The CHAIRMAN sustained the point Of order, adding
that lir. Dawson had been allowed to proceed by COM
mon consent. MN
Mr. srEvGss-No, sir not by common consent.
On motion Of Mr.. WAsHBuRsE, OF H., the appro.
prieon for steamboat inspectors and superntendens
increased to 900 for the thorough nvest
cation o. the Of the recent disasters He referred
ION, on the Lower Mississippi, and OF the Commo-
dore, on Long Island sound; and said that the
actor. She was an old, rotten, condemned,
seawortny hulk, TO which the supervising and local
owners in utter defiance Of The law had kept Le on the
line exposing the lives OF hundreds OF passengers every
Right. !. was miracle that whom she was wrecked
every passenger lad been lost. He desired that
the Treasury Department would be instructed 20 make
most thorough investigation, and be trusted that @
criminal prosecution would bs instituted against those
who were responsible for sending her cut.
Dir. WAsaBuRSE, OF III, moved 10 strike out Of the
cstion between The Atlantic and Pacific states
by electric telegraph, claiming that the company had
failed 70 fudi is contract
and claimed that the company had compiled fully with
tho terms Of ito contract
Mr.. STEVENS consented 10 the clause being struck ont
saying that II was found that the contract had been
complied with the appropriation could be put in By the
Mr. DAVIS, rep Of Mass, could not see that without
any proof Of violation Of the contract the House should
strike out the appropriation. Tho vote was taken BY
tellers and the clause was struck out-b7 10 20.
Mr. SrErESs moved TO amend the clause appropriatng
500 salary for the Supreme Court reporter and 500
additional In case he had 70 publish more than one VOL
ume Of reports
Mr.. HALE, srep.J OF N. r, opposed the amendment,
saying he would favor the opposite prncple that is to
Volume, and but half the amount In he published
moro than one volume The tendency was TO magnify
reports and he wished 70 check IL The amendment
Mr. FARsswoRrH, repl Of Ill., moved 10 strike out the
clause so goo for continuing the cosc
gold and silver mines Of the Western States and Terri
Nc Hrcsr, trsp.l Of Cal, and Mr.. McRuEn, rep.) Of
Nj HiLL suggested that Il like appropriation had not
been made last session, Hsspsr. Mosanae could not
Mr.. STEVENS moved to reduce the amount 10 $4,000
That amendment was rejected and shsn the ciauss was
On motion Of n. Pslcz trepl Of Iowa, the clause to
pay nve walchmsn in the public garden was struck out
Mr.. RADposD. dom OF N. Y, moved 70 amend the
clause for the payment OF The metropolitan police for the
District Of Columbia by reducing the increased compsn
ration from ATTY per cent 70 twenty i've per cent
At the suggestion Of Mr. FARQUHAR rep Of Ind he
put the reduction at twenty per csat The amendment
was agreed N. sv
On motion Of Nj. BEaoEy. ldem) Of n. r., the date
fos the commencement Of the increased compensation
was changed from July i 1865. 70 November 1865
Mr. HAspdsc, trep Of Ill, moved % amend me para.
hereafter person shall be employed - policeman or
wachman who has not served q least year been
wounded In the army Of the United States and received
IN honorable discharge"
Mr. HAVE suggested that that rather sweeping,
and world remove from once oil the present foroe II
should be made simply prospective.
Mr. HARpIsc consented 70 modify the amendment BY
putting In the words s.shal Be appointed
On the suggestion OF Mr. RADroRD the amendment
further modified BY striking out the words al least
year, The amendment thus modified adopted
Mr. RANDALL, tdem.) OF Pa offered additional &C.
ton, making appropriation to pay the Increased
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