New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-11
XLTH CONGRESS-IIp SESSION.

ton saying that the Associated Press had wrongly
geuiseu nm WIN remarks made b. Mr. Sumner on the
MI RAMSAY rep. Mimi presented the petition ask
s .o auissoh OF Colorado as State. COMMITTEE on
Mr: NORTON Dem, Mlnu.)-The petition of the EN-
poyes Of the Government printing Office asking 10 be in
cuned III the 20 per cent increase Appropriations.
MOI, r CSOnhLtNG lep ~ IA petition from the Com,
harboI of Buffalo. Commerce.
Mr. MORGAN rep. y. VA petition from the Cham
s'ructlons IN the East River Commerce.
MT CONKLING-A petition from Henry Newell, loyal
cxen OF Louisiana praying the reissue and replacement
OF the four Government bonds lost by him. Finance
MIR MORGAN-A petition from the citizens Of New
YORK praying for the legazeton of gold contracts. lie
asked that, the Funding bill contains provisions
the subject the petition should be laid on the table
the relief Of Capt. c. p. Johnson was taken up and
Mr. MORRILL, rep, Me)-Rcsolutons from the Legis-
ature OF the state OF Maine against the removal OF the
United states District Court for the District OF Maine
Mr. FESSENDEN rep, Me.)--A resolution instructing
the Committee OF the District Of Columbia TO inquire into
the facts regarding the forcibe eiectmen Saturday
last from the horse railroad from Washington to George
town Of an empOye of the Senate account OF race
Mr., BUCKALEW Dem, PENN Directing, il went over.
Mr. BUCKALEw objected, and it went over
1HE PACIFIC OCEAN MAIL STEAMSHIPS.
Mr. POMRON Itep, Kansas offered Joint resolution
authorizing the payment the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company OF me quarterly subsidy OF $1,000 Tor carrying
MIA and China instead Of three required by contract
during the first three years provided said Company shall
execute BOND mat Tor each monthly trip omitted during
that time an additional Trip regular monthly success
kOn conveying the United states mail snail De per-
formed without compensation Immediately after the ter
lninatiOn OF the contract.
Mr. DAVIS Dem KY called up his resolution asking
information from the Secretary Of War; IN regard to char
teIing and hiring vessels during the war.
| he.Committee Military Affairs.
MI GRIMES pep, Iowa. thought the resolution harm
less The charteng all done by the Quartermarters
except in the case OF those for Cen Bankss expedition
No cOmpensations made to the agents.
The morning hour having expired, the resolutions went
over.
THE TERRITORY OF NovAJo
Mr. HENDERSON (kcp, MOI introduced bill TO set
apart territory for the Indians now inhabng the State
OF Nevada and the Territories Of Utah. Colorado, New
and 40th parallels and the 10th and nth meridans.
The territory is TO be known the Territory OF No
similar reservations Committee on Indian Affairs Also
joint resolution authorizing the issue 10 Indian tribes
mttee
The Senate then took up the
SUPPLEMENTARY RECONSTRUCTION BILL.
Mr.. HARLAN REP Iowa. addressed the Senate. II
the existing State Governments Of the South legal,
ard in harmony with the Constitution Congress bad no
authority over their lOca affairs any more than over
those OF other States He pointed ont thar Senators on
the other side and every department Of the Government,
including the Judiciary. quoting the opinion Of Justice
Chase IN regard TO North Cardinal had held that these
that the Governments had exercised with
tie acquieseenoe OF the people, every function
in form The late President and Mr johnson had both
REUSED TO aGquesce In propositions OF the Governors OF
Sherman TO call together their Iegaturs under exist
ing organizations 10 exercise the functions OF govern
Den The ilegalty of those States then consisted in
the refusal OF the Government recognize them. aud
could he removed only by the action of the CovrrnmeIt
The existing Governments The fruits neither OF the
lust what the President comes them 10 DO ana no more
and they had not been recognized by Con
gross. IL had been claimed that the guar
anty clause only empowered Congress 10 decide be-
tween two governments which republican IN form.
But II Congress could do that could decide that neither
was just rs could IN the ease of two Senators contest
ing seat. IN reply to a clam that Congress had rccog
nzed these State such, 10y submitting 70 them Con
sttutlonal amendment he repeated that Congress had
q Sc
tay OF state lie read from reply by The secretary ~
state to letter Of inquiry from Tho Provisional Governor
OF South Carolina, stating that neither fhe Constitution
the laws required The subsonnf the Constitutional
Amendment. lie maintained that The get ~ iuchOaie
state could not De egalzed hy e state but Only by TIE
National Government, 'ancing ne oaae ~ Territories
applying Tor admission a. state IL had been claimed
that Congress had been committed 20 Tie Admission ~
those States by action Of President incoln ~ commend
l9g PRESIDENT Johnsons policy. tie Knew personally
that the papcr referred 90 proposing that policy
was nos Ia Mr.. Llncoln's handwrtng, as claimed by
that Senator. The Secretary OF VAR hd said In his tcs
mony before The Reconstruction Committee, thai he
d n c eS So eey 10 he reporters Of TIE
press and others occurrences N he Cabinet, had sci
10 follow in saying that what Lad since become The vital
feature of that policy had never been approved by
Secretary Of the Navy then In charge OF that Department.
the Secretary OF Wir, the Attorney General. the Post
sisted that suffrage, In form. should be- granted 10
the coored population Of those states Neither did tho
permanent states. nor take such ground unti late
~ 1865, just before he assembling OF Congress
lie read communication nom Provisional
Gov. sharkcy Of Mississippi complaining that in the
OF murder ny hero u ene pnliape unu,I the
ana u reply from the Secretary oi State that the Prcs
dent saw 80 reason ~ interfere at the state Govern
incnt was only provisional aud would remain until Tie
cyi, authority restored with the approval OF Con-
gross, and that meanwhile the military could not be with
drawn lie also read communication from the srcTe-
tary OF State the effect, m reply 10 cOnnuuica
ton from the Governor OF Florida President Lincoln
on This sun cc had policy, but declared when
urged tie subject, that having policy what ho
especially wanted 10 avoid 80 - not TO be trammeel
Mi Harlan referred 10 the Winter Davis bill OF 1861
which had reached President Lincoln au hour before the
adjournment of Congress, ana read nom President Linz
COINS subsequent proclamation, declaring that he
prepared TO follow any one plan. but that he
willing 10 adopt inc pfmcpe o. INC resolution ~ regard
any state but Louisiana and Arkansas; and Mr. liar
Ian read from Mr. Iincon's last public utierfncc in
speech here the declaration that, bad promise
better broken than kept Whenever he WAS convinced
that To break bis promise 10 Louisiana and Arkansas
for the public Interest he wgnd break II. In
that sane speech he ayowcd his uWlluCncss to adopt
any fixed plan. lie CIR Harlan believed that that fallen
Statesman would not have dsiraIchsed many Rebels
bat would have enrancsed most, il not all, Of the
blacks. lie read from the report OF the Reconstruction
Committee regard to the dislOyal condition of tho
Southern States, and the probability that they would
elect Senators and Representatives who had been active
participants III the war ana they could would ropud
ate the national debt, aud expressing the opinion that
they should not be admitted without proper guarantees
Jhat report was sgheu ny q Jury u most experienced
and distinguished statesmen, and formed the
reason why Congress could not recognize those Illegal
organizations. That OATH, then, was not n barrier 10
admission. lie referred, also ~ The case OF Mr.. Thomas
Maryland. who, he said, had doubtless sympathzed
with the Rebellion The claim that the 0ath should bo
left 10 the conscience OF members elect he illustrated by
the ACTON OF senator Johnson, IN ADVISING that returned
soldiers could take the Oathbccausc the law WAS uncon
stitutionaso 10 Oyertun the Union policy OF Mary
land at the State election, and that had been the result
The same opinion was hCid by many IN regard TO the
law prescribing this oath. He then alluded to the
of Senator Patterson, who, he said, could not
tTuthfuy subscribe to the technical words OF the OATH
though he imputed improper motive To him In taking
IT, The judiciary Committee reported joint resolution
in his favor repeating that law; but this action
concured by the House and he had been called upon
TO decide for himself and had concluded 10 take the oath
Mr.. PATTERSON CDem, Tenn rose TO correct the
assertion, aud said that the Judiciary Committee had
reported In favor Of allowing him 60 take the oath. The
Chairman however. submitted resolution 10 modify the
oath so far he concerned and that had been
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