Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-07-17

thing further. | believe 1 have safo
sufficient to explain my views on the
subject, and now I ask for vote.
Hs Mr.. Stevens concluded his re-
marks. there was considerable applause
on the part of the members.
SENATE.
Immediately after reading the journ-
al the Senate took up the Reconstrue-
ton Bill, reported BY Mr.. Trumbuh
yesterday.
Mr.. Wilson called attention to the
fact that the Judiciary Committee mad
in the fourth section of the bill ratified
and confirmed the acts Of the military
commanders in what they had already
done in removing civil officers and aP-
pointing other citizens in their stead.
The bill, said General Sheridan, was
right in removing Gov. Wells and ap-
pointing Flanders. If so. ne would be
right in removing Gov. Throekmorton
and appointing some other citizen IN
his place.
Mr.. Buckalew presented an amend
ment which he asked to have printed
for further action: That on the cleo
ton of members of the House, the rep
resentatives of each elector shall be en-
titled to number of votes equal to the
whole number of representatives 10
which the State is entitled; and he may
cast them all for one candidats or
divide them among several candidates.
Ordered to be printed.
M. Wilson moved to amend the
second section by providing that the
commanding General may appoint
civilians to fill the Offices vacated under
that section.
Mr.. Edmunds spoke against this
amendment.
Mr.. Yates spoke in favor of the whole
bill. His remarks were based upon
the idea that there were legal govern
ments in the South, and there could be
no objection whatever to this particu-
lar part of it. He wanted military
men for military work, bat where loyal
men in the South fully equal to these
duties, he wanted to see them appoint
ed.
Mr.. Wilson said the people were bet
ter protected In life, liberty and prop
erty in the South under the military
bill than ever before, but he wanted 70
encourage the loyal men Of the South
by placing them IN position everywhere
in the rebel states.
HOUSE.
WAsHNGTeS, July 10.
Mr.. Shanks asked leave to offer 9
preamble and resolutions, rsciting that
there has been no thorough inVsstiga-
ton into the treatment Of Union pHis-
oners by the Confederate War depart
ment, and the people think such An
investigation should be made, and re-
solving that select committee of FIVE
be formed to make such Investigation
and report TO the House, with such
recommendations as may seem proper
with power to send for persons and
papers, to appoint clerks, reporters, &c.
Mr.. Julian introduced bill to AK
tend and apply the provisions Of the
Homestead act to Alabama, Mississippi,
louisiana, Arkansas and Florida. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Recon
struction.
Mr.. Robinson, of New York, intro,
dueed resolution directing the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs to report
Immediately whether any American
citizen has been arrested, tried, cen
7ioted and sentenced in Great Britain,
or Ireland for words spoken or acts
done IN the United States. In sup
port of the resolution he sent to the
Clerks desk and had read statement
of the case of s. J. Meary. He trust
ed there was spirit enough IN the ma
tion and weight of metal enough in
the army and navy to take Mr.. 4eary
out of the prison and bring him back,
even if in the march toward that pris-
on it becomes necessary to tread down
the nation that held him.
Mr.. Stevens expressed the hope that
it would fot adopt the principle of
trying here adjustments of the British
courts. These were matters which
every nation managed for itself, and
be should be unwilling to allow action
Of an American court against rebels
who might be subjects Of such nations,
but as it was simply a resolution Of
reference he could see no objection to
t. Adopted. asses .-L
Mr.. Washburn offered q resolution
declaring that the burthen Of the
Government (taxation) should be in
to property; that exemp-
ion of any material portion of the
wealth of the country from its due pro-
portion is wrong and should besYoided,
md that to carry out these views right,
% tax the bonds of the Government,
hould be given in any future system
,f finding bonds.