New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-24
motion Of Air. STEWART IL was then carried
following vote

HSeoy' PofsarsoSS SnfTep Spencer
ON melton Of Mr. MORRILL, dep, Me) the bin to sup
ply deficiencies for fulfilling certain Indian stpuatons
ON motion Of Mr. SHERMAN two bills were passed.
pne to authorize certain National banks TO change their
names and the other to authorize the Western Un3n
--"S THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The President appointed Messrs. Stewart Conkng and
Edwards as Committee of Conference the part of
'H On S' motion f Of Mr. ANTHONY tOmorrOy at 1850
o'clock was assigned for the consideration Of the Joint
bate S and proceedings re OF the Congress-
On motion O, Mr.. TkUMBULL CRep., ND the bin to
Judicial system of the United States was taken
MIR. EDMUNDs rep, VII opposed the bi because 1t
proposed TO create independent circuit ueRes 10 no ne
circuit done by the judges OF the supreme
Court. -,
Ing that any Judge of any United States Court who shall
after attaining age OF resign his office shall receive
thereafter during the residue OF his life the same annual
salary, to which he shall be entitled at the time OF his
Nj. TRUMBULL Rep, M appealed to him to with
draw it as the Committee the Judiciary had already
reported bill embodyng the same provision lbut Mr.
MIR FEssENDEN CRep, Mel said he would vote against
not yet prepared TO begin Tho system OF pensoning for
Judicial any other kind OF civil service The amend.
Mr. HOWE rep, Wis., offered an amendment, but at
the suggestion Of Mr. Trumbul withdrew It, and the bill
enacted a. That . Supreme Cont The United States shall
s,. Jn.,s ans M Of whom sb,ll ons,sts oponr md a. ,b
purpose ha be appointed additional Associate Justice Of the
SIC AndSs anrer enacted Tha, for each Of existing
side in his at and shall the and jurisdiction
es Courts each circuit Ea be L BY the Justice Of the Saprem.
Court allotted the circuit By The Circuit Judge Of be circuit By
coming togetbsTj may the
. The district The Circuit Judge. shall
SEC Be 4J4rtASr enacted That nothing this act shall affect
s gS. Of The SsSs; the SST Cont 81 %sa' e. Sss 70, C S
10 each C sta be By The Circuit Judges Of tbe Circuit
thereof respectively.
a % Sas Tat 5 a. f" &. c sss
each district Of b. eeu period q
n SEsd to take up S Sd D e punish
inc CRIME o. mIqg once repoted 81 hg A
Committee, provides that any person who shall accept
or hold any office 10 which he ineligible under the 80
section OF the XIYth Amendment shall be held guilty Of
Rfelony. punishable by imprisonment for period not
Mr. BUCKAEEW dem, pa thought that the proper
remedy for the evil which the bin designed to meet
would be to contest the seat of the disqualified cand
dates n elected, institute prosecution by the At
tOney General Of the State, some legal officer repre-
Mr. TRUMBULL said the proposed legislation was
necessary to prevent persons disqualified under the
xIVth Amendment from holding or attempting to hold
office in the Southern states.
Mr.. WHITE dem. Md suggested that any such
might be met with a writ OF qltO rdrTdnfO.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said that the assumption OF n dis
qualified person TO hold Office involved contempt of the
Constitution well as disregard OF the rights OF the
opposing candidate. ii was necessary TO have moro
writ OF quo WdiTdnt0.
MT DboLIrTLE Dem, Wis., read the third section OF
shall hold Office who. having previously taken oath
support Constitution OF the United States shall have
engaged in insuTection rebellion against the United
States, given and or comfort TO It's enemies" aud
argued that properly construed 1t applied not 10 per
sos who had engaged In nsurrecton &c the time of
the adoption OF the amendment, but TO persons who
should I'm the future take part In insurrectOns against
tbe United States aid or comfort their enemies.
Mr.. FRELINGHUYSEN (sep., N j. said that the Ian
guage the third section Of the Fourteenth Amendment
was simply another mode Of saying that person shall
be a Senator who shall at before the time he
10 be q Senator have been a Rebel.
Mr.. MORTON Iep Ind) at this point, presented the
credentials OF d. d. Pratt, Senator elect from Indiana
Mr.. FERRY Uep., Comm offered substitute for the
pending b providing that any person disqualified from
holding office by the Fourteenth Amendment except per-
sons who had previously been Senators Representa-
disabilities removed by filing the Department Of State
declaration that he holds true and paramount allegi
ance the United States and that he will faithfully sup
port the Constitution thereof; the President to publish
monthly by proclamation tho and residences Of
persons filing such declaration.
Mr. TRUMBULL thought this out OF order as an |
amendment the bin Of the Committee. because not
germane III the latter being bill 10 prevent holding
Office violation OF the Constitution, this being
biz 20 remove political disabilities.
Mr.. FERRY regarded his amendment rs germaBe TO |
the pending bill The great evil complained OF that
4 disqualified by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Judi.
81, ~ Committees bill was designed TO remedy this evil,
anA 90 the substitute the difference being, that the
FORM proposed 10 remove the EVIL by making the
eepan OF Office by disqualified persons felony, while
ne ATT proposed 10 do IL by removing the dsqualn
EATON us plan was TO give the disqualified persons
10 AJAX and obtain legal removal OF their
1isGnaGcsl IONS. Tho plan OF the Committee, the
.ontrarY Was 70 seize ia each community tho men for
HON the neon have testified their respect by eleClluR