New-York tribune., 1868-06-13
uoIrsE oF REPRESENTATIVE.


sharpshooers to attend public demonstration anu ies
yal which ia TO take place at JOneSs Woods New1orK'
from June q to July G.
Mr.. JUDD Rep Ill moved that the invitation De ac
cepted and that the House be represented a' 'nc oh
ceremony by five members.
Mr.. STEVENS ORep. Pa hoped not. IL was very pau
practice to teach the people to shoot sharp Ihe morton
was agreed TO- and the Speaker appointed Mess judd o
fninois Garfield OF Ohio Paine of Wisconsin; Chah'
ier of New-York aud Ortiz of Indiana
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. =.
Mr. WAsHBURNE (Rep, III asked leave to report
from the Committee Appropriations JOINT resolution lion
giving to the Washington City orphan Asylum tnV TN s,
fence which once stood in the old hall OF the House er
controversy the Joint resolution was passed . ,,o,o r.
Mr. PRICE REP Iowa. introduced Gl 10 'SIisehes
THE SENATE RECONSTRUCTION Bill A., coo+o
Mr. BINGHAM Rep ono, FepcTeG peTep Stat ses ste TO repre-
sentatiOn in Congress, with recommehu"'ioH ' Wv
Mr sPaT1iSG Rep Ohio moved to concur, but with
an amendment striking out Alabama. . .,-- ,,..,,.
MIR FARNsWORTH (Rep, Ill) moved 10 stilKe fiorIua
ont NJ the hill He was convinced that Florida ought not
10 be admitted with its present COnsutuuoh, & Aleer
ton onfwitted the other he stated his objections 10 he
Constitution formed for the state OF Florida ierecle
of tho mail agents of the PostmasterGe General ana the
Lieutenant Governor was another special asenI Io @
up The Governor authorized by the CONSTITUTION
to appoint all the other STATE St
Schools and others These officials were made part OF
the Governors staff The GOyeTnoT & sesides 9as fSs
Surveyors sherifrs and justices OF the 1t would
state Of Florida until she comes with cleaner hahds
THE AMENDMENTS CONQUERED IN - ,
After an excited debate the motion TO exclude Florida
from the Omnibus Bill was defeated by Yeas 49, Nays 20,
and the Senate amendments were concurred H.
The bill now goes to the President.
MIR PAINE Glep. Wis., also argued against the admls-
sion of Florida under this bill lie declared that the
ncpuation and wealth OF the State of Florida were below
he average Congressional Districts in the United states
He argued against the repubhcanlsn OF the oie 'ost
men of So County Treasurers 80 County Surveyors the
superintendent Of Common schools lyo County CON- I
missoners and many Justices OF he Peace as % Ihe
Governor to appoint each OF the latter to hod
his Office for life, at the pleasure OF te ScNerno' W % N
Farnsworth and Paine, and declared that The new Con
stitution Of Florida is similar to that unSeL Wch tn9
States an of New-York, have so long lived
Mr. BUTLER favored the admission OF Florida because
in the first place, the organization had the approval OF
Gen Meade In the second place, had The approval OF
the Committee of the Senate aud OF The senate In the
third place 1t had the approval Oh m9oy Oi the Com
mitee Reconstruction; II ne we're LETT to his own
IDEAS unresraued by the lies Of his political associates
he should doubt very much the policy Of admitting any
one Of the States; bd h6 held that II question OF
policy only. and not Of principle On tha ne iet nona
by party ties and therefore he should vote Tor the b
and should hope 10 Florida readmted to representa-
Mr.. HULBURD Rep., n. " said that originally when
Florida came up before the Committee on Reconstruction
he agreed with his colleagues on the Committee in OPP
posing its admission and IN me D originally reported
10 the House the State OF Florida had been left out Since
that time the Constitution then objected 10 had been
submitted TO the citizens Of Florida who had by nearly
2tO l. accepted IT. and. so far as they could, ratified H.
asking to be received into the Union. HIS friend from
Wisconsin aine) had objected TO OF the provisions
Of the Constitution especially TO ITS giving the appointing
power to the Governor Inc gehuIma rom 9l'ssaGhu
setts Buter had answered that objection very we'll by
showing that the appointing power tnus provided ~ the
cised in the NewEngand states aud IN New-York but
the real reasons for the appointing power having been
made known and he proposed 10 sci II forth In few
words several Of the 80 Counties Of Florida the Rebel
voters in the ascendancy II they had the right 20
organize Their County organizations their organizations
would fall into Rebel hands, and be used for Rebel pur
that difficulty and he would exercise the power in the
interests loyalty Of patriotism and OF UHionism If he
years it was expected that by that time the Rebel Coun
ties would become Unionzed and might thereafter be re
garded as part and parcel OF the Union sentiment OF
Mr. CROMWELL Rep. III asked the gentleman from
New York whether he thought II safe TO trust all the 10
cal organizations the state in the hands Of man.
that If he should prove recreant to principles, or
should die and be succeeded by the AeuenantGoycrnOr
entire organization OF the State might not be com
mtted into rebel hands
tremendous mistake which made IN Baltimore, by
selecting second who could not be trusted III
Mr. BAKER rep, Ill) remarked that the legislation
involved questions OF law aud policy and. as five minutes
was short time IN which 20 say anything adequate TO
the subject he would ask leave to print his remarks
Mr. BINGHAM desired the action Of the House speed
iy the BILL and he would therefore call the previous
question; but first he asked his colleague r spaldng)
whether he desired 10 offer his amendment now
Mr.. SPALDING-Ies; | move to strike out Alabama
Mr.. BINGHAM addressed the House in support Of the
bill lie said. the subject OF Alabama, my side Of the
House is concluded Touching the objections to the ad-
mission OF the State Of Florida. II seems 10 me that the
gentleman cannot expect the House OF Representatives
TO act upon the suggestion made here IN opposition to
the Constitution OF Florida, and 10 condemn the con-
tinued record of the Republic without exception for
nearly the past 40 years OF its existence undertake to
say that Of the original 70 States the Constitution Of
Florida touching the appointment OF Judicial and e1eeu
tive officers substantially transcript OF the Consltn
ton Of the Union during that time II will not do for the
House OF Representatives. 10 come and say that the whole
of constitutions Of the States Of the Union for the first
80
and in conformity TO the Constitution OF the United
States Several Of the States conformed their con
sttutOns in that behalf 10 the very provisions Of tho
Constitution OF Florida The Constitution OF my own
state borrowed that precedent and gentlemen lem kn9w
tOn Of Ohio amended in 1850, all the judicial officers
prescribed in the Constitution of Florida. Yet never
heard the question raised that the Constitution Of OHIO OF
1902 was not republican, This Is all have occasion to
that point Touching the other points suggested by
gentlemen as 10 the spaseness OF the population OffOda
beg you gentlemen, hesitate long before you venture
decide that population Of Florida Is sufficiently
numerous 10 constitute Il State OF the Union, when,
since its admission into tho Union in 1919 or 1890 It viii
,Amccan people after ali the records made on that sub
ec come aud say that the population OF Florida IL
not sufficiently 10 constitute State OF the
Union Much less will IL do for the majority of this
House after the record made question Of the ad
mission OF Colorado State with only 6O0 voters, TO
reject the State Of Florida, that has cast $4,000 votes
above ALL however nd 1t is TO that call the attention
OF the House and OF the country on the admission Of
those States the express conditions named In the
bill NAV depend the final ratification and incorporation
INTO the Constitution Of the Republic OF the l4h Article
OF the Amendkents. But the other day. Oregon, under
the operation Of the ApOae Of the White House. elected
"a Legislature adverse.
Mr. BROOKS Dem, n. Y.l-T call the gentleman TO
Order-no will not call him to ORDER but he ought to
be called 10 order.
The sPEAKER-Thc gentleman from New. York calls
the gentleman from Ohio order and the words objected
70 will he taken down.
Mr. BROOKs-No, / do not call him 20 order.
Mr. BINGHAM-WeD, perhaps ought not to have
said IL.
The sPEAKER-The Chair did not hear what the words
were.
Mr. BROOKS-Impeaohmen is over.
Mr. BINGHAM-There is another tribunal before which
IL is 10 be tried.