Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-14


Provided That in the courts of the United States
there shall be exclusion of any witness account
| color" eWa
the amendment was amended SO as to provide that
there should be in the same courts no exclusion Of
any witness Gin civil actions because he is party
to or interested in the issue tried" And the ques-
ton being taken on the amendment as thus amend
ed, it decided in the affirmative by the follow
ing vote:
| YEAs-Messrs Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark,
Colarer, Conneas, Foot Foster, Grimes Hale, Harlan,
Howard, Howe, Lane Of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill, Pome-
roy, SPrague, Sumner, Wade Wilkinson, and Wson-22.
NAYs-Messrs. Buckaew, Carlile, Cowan. Davis Har-
ris, Hendricks, Hicks johnson, Nesmith, Powell Rich
ardson, Salisbury. Sherman, Trumbul Van Wnkle, ah
Willey-I6
AssENT-Messrs Dixon, Doolttle, Fessenden, Hard.
ing. Henderson. Lane Of Indiana, McDougal, Ramsey
Riddel, Ten Eyck, and Wright-ll.
So the amendment was agreed to in Committee
of the Whole, and when it came up for final action
by the Senate was reaf6rmed as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Con-
ness, Dixon Dooltte, Fessenden Foot Foster, Grner
Hale, Harlan Harris, Howard, Howe Lane of Indisns,
Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill,, Pomerty, Ramsey
Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wade Wilkinson
and Wilson-29
NAYs-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlile Hendricks. Hicks
Nesmith Powell, Salisbury Trumbull, Van Winkle and
Wley-l0
ABsENT-Messrs Collamer, Cowan, Davis, Harding
Henderson johnson, McDougal Richardson, Riddle and
Wnght-l0.
This provision is, therefore, now the law of the
land.
The success of Mr.. Senator SUMNER in procur-
ing, on previous day of the session just closed,
against all opposition and datory motions, the
passage of q An act to repeal the fugitive slave
act of 1850, and all acts and parts of acts for
the rendition of fugitive slaves" was still higher
tribute to his acknowledged leadership in the body
of which he is member When this measure was
first introduced by him in the Senate it was, after
much discussion, brought to shape which still
retained the provisions of the law of 1893 under
this head, as approved by President Washington.
Many Republican Senators expressly stated in open
Senate that, under sense of what was due to the
oath they had taken to support the Constitution of
the United States they could not vote to repeal all
acts for the rendition Of fugitive slaves. This
view was elaboratey urged and eloquenty enforced
by Mr. Senator FOSTER, of Connecticut, in speech
which we have printed length. And this view pre-
vailed in the Senate on the 10Th Of April last
when Mr.. SHERMAN, of Ohio offered the following
amendment to the bill as originally introduced by
Mr.. SUMNER to repeal all acts for the reclamation
of fugitive slaves:
Except the approved February l7s3 entitled
act respeetn fugves from justice and escaping
from the service of their ma ters.
The question on the amendment being taken by
yeas and nays, resulted as follows
YEAs-Messrr. Buckalsw, Garlic, Collamer Cowan
Dixon. Harria Hand Han
bricks Howe johnson, Lane of Indiana McDougal Nee
mth Powell Riddle sa9lsbury Sherman, Tes Eyck, Trum
NArs-Messrs Anthony, Brown Clark, Conness Fessen
den Grimes, Hale, Howard Lane Of Kansas Morgan Nor
Wson-I7 =" .
SO the amendment agreed to.
Some weeks later the House of Representatives
passed bill for the repeal of all these statutes in
the same terms as that originally introduced by
Mr.. SUMNER in the Senate, and this bill having
been sent to the latter body was on the 2lst utimo
called up for consideration by Mr. SUMNER.
Mr.. DooLITTLE, OF Wisconsin, moved to post
pone it for the purpose of taking up the bill pro-
yiding for repeal of the Communication clause in
the enrolment act. Thereupon Mr. SUMNER
spoke as follows
The speech Of the Senator belongs the class Of what
may be called dlatory motions speech to sustain
announces 10 tnere ls 10 be
opposition to this BILL and mentions several Senators
who menace speeches If those speeches are to come
say let hear them and be done with them because that
bill from the House must be passed by Congress during
this session The Senator wishes to have it postponed
he wishes TO set ade what the House has done he
thinks that those who press the bill which has the
sanction OF the House want practical Sir, permit
10 to that Senator il is himself who wants
He fails to the requirements OF his country
this hour he fails TO what is due to the civilization of
the age and In that respect he shows Of practical
n the highest degree. Sir do not wish cay any
thing personal to that Senator; but when he makes the
suggestion that any this floor wants practical
throw t back upon him. when he stands up here to
bill thst has already passed the House of Repreyen
atives TO sweep from the statute book OF the land system
Of legislation which at this moment nfamy IL there
is any thing which brings upon our cause in foreign
lands discredt and makes burden to our friends ii is
this very act which at this receives indirectly the
support Of the Senator from Wisconsin, and yet he rises
here to tauntus for the want Of practical Sir when
seeks to uphold indirectly this act he wants prac
/ tical patriotism as well as practical sense"
| On the 23d of June Mr.. SUMNER succeeded in
bringing the Senate to vote on the BILL Imme-
diately previous to the final vote Mr.. JOHNSON,
of Maryland, moved to except from the scope of
the bill the act Of 1893, thus calling on the Sem
ate to adhere to the stand it had soemnly taken
on the 10th of April But his amendment to this
effect was now rejected by the following vote:
] YEAs-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlle, Cowsn, Davis Har-
rs, Hicks Johnson Lans OF Indiana McDouga, Powell,
Richardson, Riddle, Salisbury, Ten Eyck, Trumbul Van
N.Y..