New-York tribune., 1868-01-18
XlTH CONGRESS-HD SESSION,
uor,er or REPRESENTATIVES,

The sPEAKER presented communication from tae
Secretary the Interior With estimates OF aprrOprA
Mons for the Navajo Indians an New-Mexico.
Mr. sCHENCK asked leave 10 report back from tse
Committee on Appropriations the senate's amendments
80 the anti Contraction BILL with recommendation inA'
Ahey be nOncODeurrcd in. -
Nj BENJAMIN objected until after the morning hour.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL .
On motios Of Nr BUTLER the Senate amendments I 20 o
Che Deficiency bill were taken from the speaker I1O0
and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Mr. GARFIELD from tSe Committee on Military AZ
fairs reported bll 10 facilitate the settlelneh
.oGnis fof Lieut. A f. Rockwell Of the 6'th Ne" i"'A
After discussion the bill was referred to the Committee
Mr. DODGE. from the same Committee reported on .
the relief OF Capt C. p Johnson Oh the lh io"Si III
Iftei discussion. the bill passed .,
Mr. DODGE. Of the same C9Hhhesee, 80 nm t tep"'eu f E,
Cunom Mcpherson and Blunt. and Lieut. Palrey OF tne
COrps OF Engineers connected with expenditures on Tor
ineations Massachusetts,. Maine and NewHampshire
After discussion, the bin was passed
report ON the petition OF George Wilson for apprOpna
reconsideration Of his services in detecting the Camp
Private bills were passed follows: Increasing the
pension OF Mrs. Nancy Weeks of Georgia widow OF u
Xely late private of the 65t Pennsylvania Volunteers
granting pension to David Van Nosrand OF the l2th
Indiana Volunteers granting pension 10 tIe lnlnor
children OF Pleasant stoops OF the 18TH United states III
fsntry. - .
On motion Of hE WASHBUisNE {tep, I'LL D. was sd or
On the suggestion of Mr. BINGHAM, it was agreed
that the debate ON the Reconstruction DiI shod go Oh
to-day. and that the subject might also DE discussed To-
morrow, and that the previous question shan DE eon
adhered seconded on Monday after the morning hour
CURRENCY AGAIN W. -,
Mr. sCHENCK. from the Committee on Ways and
Means reported back the substitute for the House
Amt Contraction bull. with recommendation that De
ference between the House and Senate.
He said that the Senate substitute accomplished Dnt 10y
in a direct. plain and unmistakabe manner The Com
ittee Ways and Means was unanimous IN recommend
N he
The amendment noncOneurred in, and the bill goes
back 10 the Senate
The House then at 1880 o'clock resumed the cOnsidera
gon of the bib reported from the committee on keeT
struction, which Mr. Boutwell, was entitled 10 the
Mr. Rontweu welded 20 minutes Of his time 10 Mr.
GARFIELD Who addressed the House in defense and
advocacy OF the bill He defended the section yestng
the President by reference TO various acts OF Congress
authorizing subordinate officers perform certain duties
the President Of the United states himself was snDoId
nate Of Congress If Congress could pass LAWS MS control
hing subordnates what new doctrine was ms Ihat ~ ~
the Annyi The President and his associates
restoration Of tine States recently in rebellion, and
Congress he proposed should remove that obstruction by
shown Loyalty the law and his willingness TO obey the
laws Of the United States. Congress was seeing
tbe Reconstruction laws shamefully set at nOught
by subordinate OF the President and Congress who had
been sent down 10 Louisiana with law OF Congress IN
equally 10 the people and that no PTeten%se % OF oli an
so1nd giving lectures TO the people and the Congress OF
the United States what ought be the relation between
He Sr. GaiedJ wanted It distinctly understood and he
believed he might say so for the party to which he be-
I0nged, that the party intended to take no step back
ward. They had inaugurated policy in the N&NlAth
Congress and were now in the process OF carving ont
The State OF Tennessee had already been restored Aa
bama had prepared Constitution, ana would vote for 1t
the 4h Of February and to see before the
week Of February that state redeemed and clothed
her right mind. sitting by her Representatives IN Con
STess. Of these states now holding con
Ventons and forming Constitutions Of government in
accordance with more had ordered elections
worR was TINS going on. and If there were no
adverse action 10 thwart IT, they Would see me
Union completely restored before another II months.
The gentlemen the other side were mantesy arrayed
with the Presdent IN e9aeatodng 10 opSr9Ft % me ph %9
rympathes and without using any hard terms concern
every unrepentant unchanged Rebel in the South The
whole Of the Rebel population were IN favor o. OBJ
structing Reconstruction policy OF Congress That
there was who went into the Rebellion, not
rot man who burned Northern cities steamboats,
who starved Union prisoners not man who made
who was not to-day with their party III Congress attempt
inc to obstTnet the Reconstruction laws ana poncy OF
expect that the victorious Republican Iarty would now
backward Much less did body expect that Congress
would permit subordinate 10 fling back his lectures and
tell Congress what ought to be and what ought not TO
MI BOUTWELL, addressed the House in support Of the
seen in the public prints charges Of legislative usurpa-
zion, whereas nothing had been done except what was
authorized by the Constitution the exercise O legislative
power in passing laws by twothrds vote To that eX-
feared thar there was constantly increasing pubic sen
tpent that the President had right TO question the a-
ompsned of Congress they should take notice that for
"A months Congress had struggled for the reorganization
of the Southern States; struggled with man whose
heart whose purposes were IN the Rebellon ana VINO
was likely be candidate Of the opposition for ne was
to-day the most formidable OF all But ne haq tne ex
peetaton that when, in November next in the States
lately in rebellion, and which before then would De re-
would be driven from them by white men
and there would conc uP to Congress IN feD-
of the opposition. The country would theh Dc
brought again TO the extremity OF elyll war. OF
discreOn 20 the internal Rebels. He knew OF but one
way and the country would yet see that there was hut
ore WAY Of those difficulties. The President would
tbwart this law he had hwarted others Whether the
future 10 be for veal or for woe the duty OF Con-
sress was stil the sametO maintain the authority OF
The people as represented Congress- and TO enforce by
every constitutional power the rights OF the loyal people
Rebels Of the South should control those ten states
and through their authority there control the Govern
,nent or whether those States should be placed in the
hands Of loyal men II was more important that the
Government shoud he loyal Government than II was
tnat II should be white mans Government and 1t could
mot be loyal unless the negroes particl
pated in those ten States. The struggle today was
or dsoyal He called attention to the tendency OF the
reaetioDary movement which had manifested tseli IN
Ohio and New Jersey II was he had no doubt tempo
rary but still IT vas formidable.
Mr. WOOD desired 10 make remark, ont Mr.; Bout
well declined TO yield and reminded MI WOOD tnat ne
had opportunity the other day OF making a speech
MT WOOD declared that he had no such opportunity.
Mr. BOUTWELL, went on 10 say that the enect OF this
reactionary would be the gates, TO al
SS sd iS e Sns south the political
power $4,000 white men in the North That was the
Sntertainment to which the Northern people were ID
yit4d II they should deny TO the black OF the South
the right 10 vote and 70 be representa- IN Inc Govern
american ireland, and dOomlng 1t TO distress TO dsss
ter to servtude 10 civil war and above all they would
Ge scaeriBg the 40O00 Of black people who otherwise
would have homes and happy existence in the
the North 70 compete WIN 1ne ITev 10 o @ ~ the