The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-20
XXXIXth CONGRESS. nd SESSION
SENATE


The Clerk of the House announced
provide more efficient governments for
the insurrectionary States.
Mr.. Williams moved the Senate in
sist on the amendments to the recon-
struction, bill, agreed to.
A conference was called for by the
House. Quite lengthy debate ensued.
Mr.. CONFESS thought this was too i'm
portant bill to instruct a Conference
Committee. The differences between
the two Houses was fundamental, for
one he should object to any compromise.
Mr. Williams favored the Conference
committee; if the report was not salts
factory it could be voted down.
Mr.. Sumner advocated the committee
as the only way of accomplishing the
desired results.
Mr.. Pomeroy did not think it posi-
bic to pass an acceptable bill at this
stage of the session with or without a
Conference Committee.
Mr.. Shermrn said he would in ordina-
~ circumstances vote for Committee
of Conference. he opposed the Com
mittee OF Conference.
Nh Hendricks wished to say that he
did not assert that the President desired
to take advantage of the ten days al
lowed to defeat this bill. He did not
think there was any reason to believe
he had time allowed him to do so. he
desired this question to go to the conn
try to be fairly and squarely met. he
should not agree to a Committee of
Conference.
Mr.. Pomeroy repeated his belief that
the bill could not become a law this
session, either through the Conference
Committee or any other means.
Mr.. Lane could not agree to the Con-
ference Committee because the point al
issue between the two Houses was an
elemental and fundamental principle,
which he was unwilling to abandon.
He would not agree TO the Blaine
amendment.
Mr.. Fessenden said the bill failed in
tie House, as he understood, because
the Blaine amendment, as redrawn,
was thought not to afford sufficient pro-
lection to the loyal men. This could be
remedied in the Conference Committee.
Mr. Howard was unwilling to trust
this important subject to a Committee
OF Conference Such measure ought
to be settled by the two houses in open
session. There should be no compro-
missing and no trafhcing, such as the
best men are sometimes liable to en-
gage in Committee of Conference.
Mr. Wade believed this too grave q
matter to leave at this stage of the SEES
sion to a committee of conference
Mr.. Brown opposed the Conference
Committee. The subject was of too
grave Importance TO consent 10 that.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the Senate
insist on its amendment.
Mr.. Trumbull did not regard the bill
as it came from the House, called the
Military Bill, of the slightest impor-
lance. He was opposed TO Committee
of Conference.
Mr.. Sumner said the great difficult
ties of the present moment arose out OF
a had int tho TZra1rrFfr-A al.
Mr.. Sherman said this bill contained
all Mr.. Sumner and his friends had
ever claimed. 1t enfranchised the
blacks, and gave the ballot to every
black man in the South. He hoped it
would go back to the House and be
passed, or amended so that it could be
concurred in here.
AMER further debate, the Senate in
sisted upon its amendment, and took a
recess.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Banks asked leave to introduce
joint resolution directing the assign
ment of a naval vessel 10 carry sun
Savannah and Mobile, for the use of
the destitute people of the South.
Mr.. Spalding objected, at present, as
it might occasion debate.
The House proceeded to consider the
act for the more efficient government of
TIE IeDS4 States anu Dy vote - against
%, refused to concur in the Senate
amendment, the Democrats mostly yot-
ing in the negative. 1t was then agreed
to appoint Committee of Conference.
Messrs. Stevens, Shellabarger and
Blair were appointed Committee of
Conference.
The Speaker presented a message
from the President, transmitting the
report from the Secretary of State as to
the States which have ratified the Con-
stitutional Amendment since the last
report furnished, viz: Indiana, Ohio.
Illinois, Minnesota and New York,
The Senate amendments to the House
bill for the election of a Congressional
printer, providing for his election by
the Senate, were concurred in.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the army appropriation
bill; a section of which provides that
the General-in-Chief shall have his
Head quarters at Washington, and not
to be assigned to duty elsewhere with
out the approval of the Senate, orders
to the contrary to be considered mis-
demeanor in Office, and any officer who
shall transmit or obey such orders shall
be liable to imprisonment not less than
two nor more than three years.
This provoked opposition from the
democrats, without conclusion, the
House took recess.