The Portland daily press., 1868-03-30

sentation in Congress. The theory on whlcn
all The Legislature went was that '1g nv M
representation was secured IN the ilo JUS an'
Senate the State passed from unoeE Ina ., IN
troll of Congress, and hateVer ~ ofnnea5
do afterwards, could no more pe enIoIIeu
within Alabama than it could De IN MaSsachu-
satts II was Droposed by the substitute offer
ed nv Mr. Spaulding, to leglslate SO that eve
rytbing which the constitution OF Alabama Sc
onred to the people, should be secured to them
except representation in the two branches
The State should be first built up, and indiyd-
ual and personal rights secured, the DAMAGE
wrought by rebellion repaired, and security
made certain; representation should follow;
grow out of that security, and not TO be the
means Of bringing about the security itself
1t should be the last thing and not the first
MT. stevens of Penn. spoke at some length,
arguing that under the law Of natioAs we have
right TO do with conquered territory as we
please, to take it in or keep il out at cur pleas
ure, and concluding as follows. The only
question here, although this State has not
lived up to the enabling act is, are we prepared
to admit her people as fit to associate with
freedmen, a few of whom so sympathlzed with
rebels that they are unWllIinS TO let these poor
men into the Union. If was certain that
those who have just perjured themselves and
attempted to break down this glorious Union
would live and abide by their contract and
not attempt further to destroy us if we admit
litiS lStNGu L nOU DeSiUaIe.
There are no forms, no omissions that would
keep me from admitting them into the Union
at once. L confess / have my doubts, am
sorry for It, as to whether after we shall have
ADMITTED them into the Union, and after to-
morrows sun shall have set upon them, they
VIII not be ready to call a new convention and
10 re-establish slavery in some shape or form.
We must try to shackle them in some way
that while we are willing these fraudulent
white men should vote, we may secure the ig
n0rant black man from their impostions.
Hence it is that have moved to strike all out
alter the first section and insert in its place
what think will be complete shackle. But
the proposition of the gentleman from Ohio
MIR. BlEgham) to strike out the third section
IS all, must say, in the interest of slavery. l
nave offered my proposition to try to protect if
possible freedom against the wiles of the most
wicked institution God ever afflicted man with
or that ever could exist through the invention
Of human ingenuity. will vote for no Con-
sututlon which does not give universal and
Impartial suffrage, and bind, as far as human
hgaments can bind, that provision forever
unaterable and ireradicable in the instiu.
ment so that if they are taken out by the
roots 1t shall take with it every other fragment
of the instrument itself, and send it back to |
act according TO the provisions of new law.
MI. boutwell, argued against the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Stevens, Directing to it on
the ground that it would admit to suffrage
women and children as well as men. That
amendment would open up to every rebel in
the State OF Alabama who could not be con-
vicfed of treason the right to vote in all cleo
t ons.
MI. Fldridge desired to ask Mr.. Boutwell,
whether he would exclude men who were con-
victed, but Mr.. Boutwell, declined to Weld. and
went on to say the conditions declared to be |
fundamental in the third section of the bill |
were IN entire harmony with the nine preced- |
ehGs IN the Government, and were within the |
! RUE Iaid down by the gentleman from Ohio, |
MI bingham, to wit: That they were in har- |
mony with the Constitution, and not in any |
sense outside of it or extraneous to it. andIwere
conditions that We're necessary for the security |
OF the people of Alabama, if that State is to |
be admitted into the Union.
Mr.. Miller, of PENNSYLVANIA. favored the adj |
mission Of Alabama under the constitution |
presented.
Mr.. Farnsworth closed the debate in favor of
the bill.
Mr.. Eldridge moved to lay the bill on the
taDie. Negatlved-yeas 30, nays 103, a strict
Mr.. Bingham's motion to strike out the third
section OF the original bill Twas agreed to, "a to
The House refusing to order the yeas and
nays, the next question was on Mr. Stevens
vision
The question required on Mr.. Spaulding's
substitute for the original bill, already pub
llshed, and nearly identical with Stewards bill |
nays 81.
Yeas-Messrs. Ames, Anderson, Ashley of |
Nevada, Ashley of Ohio, Baker, Baldwin,
Banks, Beatty, Benjamin, Cromwell, Broom |
an, CHURCHILL, Clarke, Coburn, Cook, Covode, |
Tuliom, Dawes, Dixon, Dodge, briggs, Eckley, |
ms, Hill, Hopkins, Hunter, Ingersoll, Judd, |
J uiian, Kelsey, Ketchum, Koontz, Latin, |
Lawrence of Ohio, Loan, Loughrldge May
nnard, McGlqrg, Mercur, Moore, Moorhead |
Morrill, N Mullins, Myers, Num-. Oneil, Orth,
Poland, Paisley, Pomeroy, Price, Raum, Saw
yer, Schofeld, Shanks, Smith, Spaulding,
Stevens of Pennsylvania, Taffe, Twitchell, Up |
son, Van Horn of New York, Van Horn of |
Missouri, Ward, Washburne of Illinois, Wash |
Durne of Iowa, Walker, Williams of Pennsvl- |
Tania, Wilson of Iowa, Wilson of Ohio, Will
son OF pennsylvania, Woodbridge of Vermont |
Nays : Adams, Arnell, Bailey, Beaman,
Beck, Bingham, Blaine, Boutwell,, auckland,
Fields, Fox, Glossbrenner Galladay Gravely, |
Haight Holman, Hubbard of Conn, Hurl- |
6urd, Humphrey, johnson, Jones, Kerr, Knott, |
Lincoln, Mallory, Marshall, Miller, Munger,
New Mewc1omb, Niblaek; Nicholson. Paine, Per-
greaves, Taber, Taylor, Thomas, Tremb'e of |
Tenn, Tremble of XIV, Van Anken, Van |
Trump, Van Wyek, Window, Woodward-54. |
The next question was ordering the pream- |
bic to be engrossed, and the House refused to |
order II, SO the preamble was rejected.
The bill passed-yeas 102, nays ga strict |
party vote, Mr.. Stevens of Pennsylvania vot-
ng with the majority, and Mr.. Williams of |
pennsylvania not voting at ALL
On motion Of Mr.. Spaulding, the title of the |
bill was amended, SO as to read, bill to pro-
vide for a temporary and provisional govern
ment in Alabama
A new conference committee was ordered |
on the disagreeing vote on the bill to exempt |
certain manufactures from tax
r i1a%r l.. II.
building of railroad from Washington to |
Schuylkill river, p nnsylvania. Referred to |
Committee on Roads and Canals Adjourned. |