Mr. WILSON, of Iowa. I admit that it is not ofvery great consequence whether the Gentleman is consistent or not. I But there is one view of this question which thought rendered it proper to call the atten tion of the gentleman and the House to this subject. The gentleman attempted to justify hisvote, and in doing so referred to the pendin amendment to the Constitution, and attempted to draw the conclusion that all those who might vote in favor of this amendment would be stul tifying themselves if they had voted for the civil rights bill in the absence of this amendment. Now, if the gentleman will look to his remarks carefully, he will find that he referred, not to the 2nd section, to which he now refers, nor to any other section but the 1st section, which declares against any discrimination in the exercise or enjoyment of rights among citizens of the U.S. tatesin the several States. I quoted the provision of the bill which he introduced, and which, in addition to declaring them citizens, declared that they shall be Entitled to all the rights and privileges as sue. Now, I submit to the gentleman that the Government of the U.S. cannot protect citizens in the enjoyment of these rights without in within the jurisdiction of the State. citizen of the U.S. is always a citizen of the State in which he resides; and the rights which he possesses as a citizen of the U.S. can only be secured to him by laws which operate within the State in which he resides. Ngw, to show that the same class of rights were referred to by the gentleman, I call attention to the proposition contaiued in his speech made, I believe, in Jun uary last. He said that liv“inIng the 3rd place.we should provide by law for to the freedmenof the Southall the rights of citizensin courtsof law and elsewhere.” “ All the rights of citizens in courts of law and elsewhere” are broader terms than those used in the 1st section of the civil rights hill; but what I insist upon new is, that the gentleman being in favor of conferring these rights in courts and elsewhere, he must of course admit the power in the Government to enforce and protect those rights “in the courts and elsewhere.” Therefore, the subsequent sections of the civil rights bill were but the result of that power, affirmed by the Supreme Court in the decision to which I have referred. to protect the rights which the citizen possessed.