Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-31
FoRTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings
FRIDAY, January 81

~ % nv Dl 0uaNs NtAhtlfAWlfE
n. a. crt Of thar StAte 10 the lsth aInsns!nssst
10 TIE cCnstitutiou.
Mr. sL,rman called for the reading Of tue
H. sherman could no, allow these ~ olu-
pops 20 h entered on the journal without max
hG some remarks. That they did not speaE
ue voice OF .he people Of 1 Chlo. a. was has clear
conNlci on The p@OTlr of ONO, in the canvass
oi lst6 had ratified that amendment by a vote
OF so,0o, and IN y had u.Nsr r~scihded that a.
Mt lh0ee reso,ntions iold the voice o. par
uaan MAJORITY OF the Legi- .aturr, representing
a minority oi n, peopi. OF Ohio anf who ser..
elected un ISSUES entirely direrent lie was
satisfied thai the people Oi Ohio would to-day
vote IN favor OF that consttt utoaal amend
m, at ~ one hundnd THOUSAND majority H.
lhr. Shsrmanl, aud you, sir, (Mr Nade,)
hnoH hat when we carried that Sta..
last ial tie people never drsa ned thaa Ia.
iesislafurs would take Uch action. That So.
hey considered sstfl,d When the lsrislAfure
o. this had submitts q 10 the peopls the negro
uhEGe an.' ndmeni, they nad unwIsely cOu-
pied with ~ prOyIsil n a sfraac hlsing slessr.-
ers, which NJ " a. thought aud WAS cont-uaed
BY Their opponents would include m1ny
patriotic soldiers. This had caused The def.7st
OF proposition 20 incorporat r. universal snf-
frasSa in the organic law. lie believed, al
tDone h he would not say positively, thai on a
square issue. the people Of this country would
S'clare In favor of the general principle OF
equal rights, aud of the principles of the recon
su1ctl0n bIls. heir adversaTirs had clre-
iuiiy ahstained last fall from making ANY issue
On the tsnStltu tional amendmsnt. but had An.
p"aleo 10 the preJudioss OF ths people Hs was
sansbod that next fall, tae people OF IN
country wot Id reverse this decision. and that
uniNtr>al outrage would b. inserted an tie
Constitution. In ADDITION 10 all this, ths.
feak on of passing these resolutions was moSt
e,iiacrdinary. They had been ru, he'd through
%I'honi W, any debate, aud he desired 70 pr''sent
the protest Of the Repnhlican members ot me
leglsiatnre giving statement OF the facts
Mr. Sl'n n'r said the action of the Legislature
vas not Unprecedented. Saie having one
fiu u rs sssent 10 an amendment 20 the Con.
sniuiicn had no power 90 withdraw IL. and the
nsolutions Of this Legislature wer, a mere
trai.ia tbd@eR, and perfectly Inpltent. liz made
no dln' renee, however, " hat Ohio had done or
should do The am.ndmsnt was alres.ay
adopted by sufficient number of thp large
SLATE, ana Was paTt aud parcel Of the Con-
stItutlon- The loyal States had the power 20
prevent the amendment, and ma iority OF them
Lad the power 10 ratify IL
Mr.. johnson said the S.nator fMr S1mnerl
VS. rlght IN saying thai the assent OF S,ste
giv'n ohce there was no power To withdraw bur
as 10 tue other assertion that le l4th ame nom.ut
bad been legally ratiiled, there was room Cor
oinerence oi opinion, and the question 10 b.
takeh INTO consids ramon was whether the tan
states OF The South were not entitled Ia . y,ts
on thai amendment.
M. Sumner reiterated his position, ana an
snpporf OF n quoted from Bishop in the manner
of adopting constitutional amendment IA, sa,d
thar II the lith amendment WIS not a parr ofta.
CONSTITUTION, neither was the amend aent abol.
lsling slavery, as they both stood on the same
foundation. he slavery amendment had ba-s
proposed by the Representatives OF the loyal
Ststes, and SO had thed sih amendment
Ar johnson was little surprised al the ca
tation made BY the senator He mr. II haa
never beard before thai the work which had
been quoted was one OF admitted authority. as
aiit ged by the Senator. The arguments used
IN t were not AT all pertinent To the point
Inc resolution was then referred 10 the Com.
mittee On the judiciary
Mr. fatteIso IN. H. called up the hin IN
tain civil Offices
Debate sprang up on the amendrnenL
which conpnued until the expiration ~ the
morning honr. when the bill Went over
Mr. Thaysr presented the petition OF y q
Lewis and 20 other citizens OF Washington ASK
ing the privilege Of el-cting a delegate 20 Con-
gress, and also members Of the Levy Court
Referred TO The Committee on District OF Col
umbia.
MIR. johnson gave notice that he would ask
the Senate on Monday 10 take up the case of his
its nnal disposal.
The Supplementary Reconstruction bin was
th,n takeh up.
Mr.. Howe dad not rise TO continue this d.ba,.
because he thought that the RspublIcanparty
or the Congressional policy needed any defence,
but he should examine at some lenCt IA the mani
i,sto Issued by his cOllFague, (Mr. DoolittieD
MI Howe then proceeded, In an amusing
style' 10 review the speech of his colleague.
HORSE or REPREsENTaTyEs.-Mr Blaine
the.l onffrd resolution directing the Seere-
taiy OF The Treasury 10 report 20 the House the
action taken by the Department 10 prevent
frauds upon ihe customs, revenue. &c.: the ef-
i.et OF aeiisn upon the revenue. &c. Adopted
Mr.. Pike (Me.) offered resolution dIr.cnnc
tne Secretary Of the Treasury 20 inform the
House why be had not replied 70 the resolution
OF the House, asking the number and names Of
secret agents, &c, employed by the Department:
sna tnat the Secretary communicate immedi-
ately me information called for. Objected To-
MT Eliot. (Mass,) from Committee on Freed-
mems Affairs, reported n bill 70 continue the
Bureau OF Freedmen. Refugees, and Abandoned
recemnnitted.
Mr.. Egri.ston CO) said be had sn unpleasant
duty TO perform this morning in pr-srnting the
~ soiuuons adopted by the Lerisiature " the
S'ate Ono Withdrawing its assent 10 the pro-
posed lourteenth amendment 10 the Constifu.
tlon OF the United States, and requesting me
rresldent OF the U nited States TO transmit 10
tne State of Ohio all records in possession Of
me Government relative TO the rs:ihcation OF
the amendment
The resolutions were reported in fnll. afser
which Mr.. Eggleston moved their reference to
the COMMITTEE on Judiciary ,remarking that the
LEGISLATION Of Ohio in adopting the resolutions
nad gone directly against the wishes OF the peo-
pie OF that State. An election was recently
held IN one OF the Congressional Districts Of the
State, al which this issue was presented and the
result of that election must be in part attrib bntd
70 the passage OF the resolution by the Legisla-
Mr.. Washburne (IlI.) suggested that the Ju-
dietary Committee be instructed 10 report upou
me questions Of law In volved; and Mr.. Eggles-
ton Incorporated the suggestion in his motion
to refer.
Several gentlemen appealed 20 Mr. Eggies-on
10 yieid, but he declined. and demanded the
previous question, which was seconded
MI Eldridge wis demanded the yeas and
nays on The motion TO refer with instructions,
which were ordered; and the motion was
agreed 10 by strict party vote-yeas Ilo,
r.Washburne (IIl.) reported the bill making
appropriations Tor the support OF the Military
Academy for the year ending June 81 1850
Ordered 70 be printed and made the special order
for Monday next.
On motion of Mr. Dawes Mass 4 th. Hopse
proceeded 10 the consideration of the contested
erection case from the second district of Ken
lucky.
The resolutions heretofore submitted by the
Commtiee on Elections were a. follows
Resofred That John Young Brown having
Noinntsf1iy given aid. countenance, counsel
ana noenconragementt TO persons engaged m armed
hostility TO the United States. is not entitled 10
take the oath of once as representative in this
house Tom the Second Cong sionai District
OF hentncky, or 10 hold a seat therein As such
representative.
R>soIred. That Samuei r. Smith. not having
received majority OF the votes cast for repre
sentative IN this House from the second CON
gfessional District Of Kentucky is not entitled
10 seat th' n in as such representative.
hssofred That the Speaker he directed 70 no.
tiiy the Governor of Kentucky that yacsn,y
exists I'm the representation in the House fsorn
tnt second Congressional District of Kentpcsy
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes.ii was resolved tasI
Inc contestants be permitted 10 address the
mouse, and that debate for the preseut shoula