New-York tribune., 1868-01-16

from the speech.
had used unparamentary Language and had charged the
gentleman from Kentucky MIN nSa9S fIisen01d Rem
the chair ovcrruled the point OF order
Mr.. BECK remarked that he should have answered IN
very different language II such charge had been made
Mr. Beck continued his argument against the bll as an
utterly @ a g o1se the sa great ppnpes on
which the Democratic party planted tse and Ihey %ss
state governments in all their rights as the surest bull
W cx over military authority; freedom Of religion Of
the press OF person under the protection OF the
Mr FARSsWORTH Q2ep., Ill addressed the House In
support OF the bill That bin was to secure personal I'D
dorm SS Of eepSs person, and fair trial by jury part
of the bill antagonized with those CohstltuIlonai
lie auoed from the decision OF the Supreme Court in the
case the Brilliant one OF tho prize cases 10 snow tnas
the Court did recognize any OF the lnsurrecohuy
states as actually existing States They had acted not as
misguided but , as s aSe ansuton sa I Of the
United States. Their territory was during the wal hn
ser the nsn war M that the cS
All the rebelious states had been oyerthrown ana that
ne asked after the war suddenly rise from their ashes
into full hedged statesi Not single yesuge Oh % Tms
were i'm chaos confusion, dsointed, dismembered mass
Of men on land which had once formed terrltofy o
had been recognized by Congress- therefore they
were In no better condition to-day, as 10 tne! DcnB
states under the Constitution than they were ,he any
their armies surrendered lie also quoted from declso
~ the supreme Court the celebrated Rhode Island case
t snow here tho power lay ofdecaring whether state
was republican In form, that Congress must necessarily
deter,ine that question and that It's decision was Dhd
inc ON every other department OF the GOverhihent anu
co1ld NOT he questioned In any judicial proceedinB.
That doctrpe he said, not new but he nad naa IL
read IN hiring IL more distinctly TO the attention OF ho
cntlemen on the other side OF the House VINO hau 30
much o saw about Congress having nothing 10 uV Win
declarnQ what State Government II would OF Wouu 10.
recocnize as republican In FORM Considerable company
had bee made the second session. because " RaVs W
Cen Grant powers which had been hitherto eieIciseu
the president He contended that the provision Oh INC
Constituton placing the Executive power IN tue nahas
the Presdept simply meant that he should exercise t'
oer under the equations and restrictions OF the
tstive denartmeDt OF the Government All throusn tno
ist two congresses acts were passed dlrectns ho
.sry o war the Secretary Of the Navy or tbe "
tho Army 10 do certain things and the Presieent hh
sgned them Yet IL the present Dill was U
shn.e acts were also unconstitutional III the senate hao
assed tbe hin which House had passed last
pnttine this power in the hands OF Cen Grsht Iheio
wonld have been no necessity for the present Dli
Sheridan Grant would not nave peen
The gentleman from NewYork CMr Wooul had epohea, =
TO-DAY OF an onslaught gallant oicer VINO haa nna
has sope respect for the civil power Ireports o %
district were true he FaTnsworthl knew very Se ,ac
eason Thy that gallant officer had commenced hmson 20
Greatly 10 the respect Of those gentlemSn was iof
sane reason that the gallant Phi SHERIDAN haa seeuie
bair condemuaton Sheridan was tho IDOL oI tho ioy
men and freedmen OF Louisiana and Texas Hancock nc
egretted 10 say was the idol OF the disoya te repe
ts traitor the onemy Of his Goyernment IN ,aAt DeraI
meut aud whoever commended hiu4soA W 40 auss"0N