Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-14
HOUSE OF REpHEseNr.TYves

The following bills and joint resolutions
were introduced and referred:
- BY Mr.. BLAME, in reference to taxing
shares of the National Banks.
By Mr.. MILLER, requiring the concur
renee of two-thirds of the Judges of the
Supreme Court of the United States to de-
clare law of Congress unconstitutional.
Deferred to the judiciary committee.
Also, for the passage of a tariff law af-
! fOrding adequate protection to the indus
trial interests of the country. Referred
to the committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr.. HUNTER. for funding the Ma
| tional debt and for other purposes. Refer
red to the committee on Ways and Means.
| By Mr.. BOUTWELL-To promote agri-
cultural industry in the States recently in
/ rebellion, and, to secure homesteaus for
| freedmen.
Referred to the committee on Freedmen's
Affairs.
By Mr.. CALLOWAY-Fo the payment
of bounties to soldiers in the late war who
| were discharged from the service on ac-
count of disability. before they had served
| two years.
{, By Mr.. BURR-Pledging protection to
all citizens-native born or naturalized-
in the enjoyment of all rights of citizen-
ship under the Constitution and laws of the
| United States.
Referred to the committee ON Foreign
Affairs.
By Mr.. BINGHAM, declaring the
| amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, known as the 14th article
duly ratified. Referred to Judiciary COM
mittee.
MIR. PAINE, on behalf Of the chairman
of the select committee of last session, on
the treatment of prisoners of war and
Union citizens. offered a resolution, that
the committee be continued with full pow
ers under the resolutions of July 10 and
July 13, 1867.
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, desired
to offer an amendment providing that the
committee shall incur no further expense,
but Mr.. Paine moved, and the House sec
Onded the previous question. cutting off all
amendments. The resolution was adopted.
+ Mr.. BINGHAM offered resolution that
the rules be suspended and the committee
on Reconstruction be authorized to report
Immediately; and also that the House will
to morrow proceed to the consideration of
the report, and at the close of debate on
Wednesday proceed to vote on the same.
The question on suspending the rules re-
sulted-yeas 116, nays A, and the resolution
was agreed to.
Mr.. BINGHAM thereupon reported bill
additional and supplementary to the act to
provide for the more efficient government
of the rebel States, passed March 2, 1857.
and an act supplementary thereto, and it
was read twice and recommitted.
Mr.. BINGHAM. at the same time in
formed the House that he did not insist on
the last clause of the resolution, but would
let the debate continue on Wednesday and
next day, if the House desires. He merely
wished to have it made the special order
from day to day until disposed Of
The SPEAKER notified the House that
bv the terms of the resolution, as adopted
under suspension of the rules, no dilatory
motion could be received after debate
should close, and the House should order
the main question.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE suggested therefore
that the effect OF the resolution was not
only to enslave the Executive and Supreme
court, but Congress also.
Mr.. BINGHAM, in reply to question
by Mr.. Brooks, declared it was his inten-
tion to allow reasonable time for debate.
Mr.. LOAN submitted an amendment,
which was ordered printed. rs=-a-g q.
The bill, as reported. differs in the first
section from the bill as printed in tine
newspapers. 1t reads: =
Be it enacted, &c, That in the States of
Virginia. Maryland, South Carolina.
Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Florida, and Arkansas there are no
civil governments republican in form; and
that the so-called civil governments in said
States respectively shall not be recognized
as valid nor legal State governments.
either by the executive or judicial power
-
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa. asked leave to re-
port back from the judiciary committee.
| with amendment, bv way of an additional
section, the Senate bill declaring what shall
constitute quorum in the Supreme Court.
| The bill declares that any number of j US
| tices OF the Supreme Court not less than
| five, being majority thereof. shall consti-
tute quorum. The amendment declares
| that no case pending before the Supreme
Court involving action or effect of any law
of the United States shall be decided ud-
versely to the validity of sueh law, without
| the concurrence of two-thirds of all the
members of the Court.
/ Mr.. WILLIAMS declined to accept any
amendment, and intimated that the bill
| was imperfect and should not be acted on
| hastily, and should be reeommitted to t. Q
judiciary. o.
The bill was debated by Messrs. Will
4 liams, Bruin, Marshall, Bingham, Spauld-
ing, Woodward and Wilson, after which
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, moved the previous
| question. stating that he would not have
4 done so except for the order of the House
/ making a special order tor to- morrow of a
! bill reported from the Reconstruction COM
mittee.i The previous question was Sec
onded and the min question ordered, and
/ Mr.. Wilson's amendment adopted and the
bill passed.
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