The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-26
THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
SEN r.
WAsnNaroN, Ami 81. lsG6.


INTERSTATE INSURANCE
Mr. GRIMES, (rep) Of Iowa, presented petition asking
Congress just and equal laws for interstate in
surance, which referred TO the Committee Com.
merce
CLAIMS OF LOYAL noRIDIANs.
Mr. WILSON, trep) Of Mass, preeenied petition of the
loyal citizens of Florida for compensation for property
conlscaed by the rebels which was referred to the
Committee on Claims.
COMMISSIONER MENTIONS REPORT OK CATTLE DISEASE
Mr. SHERMAN, (rep) of Ohio, IRON the Committee on
Agriculture, reported a resolution TO print thousand
copies Of the communication Of the Commissioner Of Ag
ricnlture the subject Of rndegpest Mr. sherman
sad the Committee Agriculture had considered the
subject Of rnderpest but had come TO no conclusion
to the best means Of preventing rs spread In this
try In England Parliament ordered the seizure and
slaughter OF an the cattle in the injected districts This
he did not believe could be done IN this country under
orr form OF government The committee hal done
thing to preclude II from further scon on the subject
but could see nothing better 81 at present than 10
commend the printing Of the communication OF the Com
missioner of Agriculture The resolution adopted
fAvAL PRIZE MONEY LANE.
Mr.. HENDRICKS tdcm.) Of Ind, from The Commit
Naval AGars, to whom referred the petition ofGflecn
officers aud twenty six seamen prize money fof cap
lures at Island No 10 reported that the evidence before
the committee insufficient TO establish the claim,
and asked that the committee be discharged II vas 70
| ordered
KAS.As RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION
Nr. PcMERoy trcpl of Kansas, ntr duccd bill to
grant lands 10 aid IN the Construction Of e Kansas md
Noosho Valley Railroad and its extension the Red
| river This was referred TO the Committee Public
Lands.
A PROPOSED nlssissiPrI pnAwFrInos
Mr. RAnsAY, Wcp OF Vim, called up The bin 10 an
thorzc the construction of drawbdge across the Sis
| sissppi at Quincy, Ill
Mr. HrSpInsoS, rep Of No, opposed Tho bill on The
ground that the construction OF draw h dgcl the
Mississippi would mpedi the navigation Of Tint rver;
but if a bridge to be constructed at Qu.n v
ought to be constructed ~ Hannibal also and ha rcred
| an amendment to this eject.
rnr ooLoRApo Ap,ns BI1
Al one O'Clock the morning hour having expired the
| bill for the admission Colorado was taken up.
;IcRL SION oS ~, Ro srrrnAGE ANp wrcoasN rotfris
| Mr. DooLuTari Fcp Of Wis took the noar. Before
discussing The question before the senate be sad:The
senator from Nevada Mr. Nyel ~ HI remark yts,or-
day was pleased 10 sllodo TO ne AZ having been m
strc to resign, aud ns misrepcfeni Bg my .ons,itu
this floor Il y not my pre- % O. day 80
| into any lengthy argument TO dsNnd my courso
| here. | may ask tho att ptlon "a The > nate
| that subject other cas0n when the
! rtsolsti Of the Wisconsin Legislature
| before ne of whica we have Ieen informed in al.
| by telegraph. win only say for the rrcsent
that when cut rod upon my second ierm the Office
for six years, rom the .th Of March 1893
that dcsk took solemn osth not 10 obey the resolves
of thoc individuals who shoud happen 20 BE- elected
members q the Log Stature 81 wscon in, or follow the
opinions Of any pcr0ns any other body Of men, hut
took solemn oath 10 support the couglituton OF the
United State fsiHifuy discharge the dut Of
help n me. vii keep iLai oaif AID. 'r upon lie
other alleged subject that stand here msrcprc entug
tic yicws Of my constituents Tho PEOPLE q W sconsir
will Gully say sir tia by word o. mine here. by no
vote o. mine on ih hoor hnrc IN ihc slight % degree
deNiatrd from tho formally expressed opinions tf th-
Inion rary 81 Wis onfn in ~ last cpnvcntln mon
VII c This very Leg. laurc elected well the
Governor and State officer. No, ~, lot word
not IN The doung ~ on nor ~ ne e. ing of az
! But, there voro two Iropoltons brought forward
IN that convention, which by large MAJ ru p.re set
aside The Lr-i was a proportion 20 make negro ti-
isngc, ~ u ~ call d rnriy test IN Tho STATE % Nron
sn; and ccond 20 mako further te-i iha nplcrrc-
tcuaLFes from NC 70 ih"n states should b d I4iitd
Congress; that enc State 81 tho Suuth hcuhi he
admitted into Ton comm mon until they slonh i-pt
| inraft al negro sIHiagc-sgfimge ut free ne
bacs4 suffrage xrfs ia favor Of tho white Thee
two propositions, hy n largo majority a. he Ih ru cru-
| v.uiion OF Wrcpns %. w,re h,d ulon tho table
1 pon that vote. because l ictcd uith tho
converts In favor Of pitt ng thee resolutions uron
| tbc table I am cai Il IN question by certain teitlof,
IN W scou and cltowhew And III. support Of tho
action Of that convention, which tie mainriy .suucd
1, take aud which adyp aod aud for which 80 ar as
had vo and influence, admit mysef 90 BE- TO- pom
| ablc what II Il We ay We aid ~ the people Wiz
in advance Of the election f yol sdoIt negro
suffrage az part ~ your ~ r'y reed In Wfconsn you
will bc voted down by thDfanGs q majority Tie -oi-
der who have come home rom the tcld four hfths Of
them viii vote against a. and the Fdcrs WHO stll
from Wisconsin ~ the Ted VIA also vote .Rainst u
| " hat tho iactef SIR went INTO The canvass
put aside negro suirrcc issue and What id Ne
dor We elected ln.Nn Legislature % o. Governor
and Sa;e officers by ten thousand maJoi " aud what
became u ncsro suh'afof u was voted down ny ten
thousand majority IN tue stale Of Wiseon.n iueit
what Tie majority said in the Union Convention, aud
what among them, sall aud when the .oiders q W.
consn 20 votr four IN every I've voted arah,t a.
and q the soldiers IN the held out u e,vcu hundred
vote cast hos many DO yon snppo-e voted ior negro
| -unfaceY Three Vet men islk about pressing this
negro suGiage polite question before The people
q the country, and dcrounce me because / hnd
the courage 20 ten the PEOPLE ~ Wi.cousin what
tn the senate here Iiare your elves upon thni e.
buried % ~ It, They would have been
bu.ied ln Wisconsin had they not folloWed ny ad,sa
hieh crscd tho Union party n Wi-c1rsn aud elected
This l. gsturc which now undertake. 90 instruct nc
IN thts question what vote shall give aud What
shall do The other point va Wheeler sc n fcousn
should insist condition precedent TO the afni.sion
Of these dcicgaesio admit these s;aic iLio ul
mlnlon-upon negro suffrage az The South. The people
W srDnsln detid against w. and they viii decide
against it hundred times over.
W. HovT trer of WIS., 30 not rnder.tand eht: i
that tlc people Of Wisconsin decided asnsi a.
Cordug 90 uly colleague
Nr boo urfL-l ~ the convention ,ail tho propo
alton 70 nssi upon negro suffrage ns cond ton pccc
dent ~ the admission ~ the Southern -ntr rh0ui lay
upon the table that m Union party o Ni.consm rc.
fused 20 accept he rruro on AMI tecaue they tcurd
20 DO they sustained themselves Mr Prcsdrni DO
not rroTo 20 81 MO Tbs que ton at prc.otL nniy
say 70 much. sir becuas ihe meutcrs Il thr iFfai,
tore we're elected upon platform wh "a rrfcted aa
party nea urc The insisting upon negro suffrage at ne
south condition precedent 70 The ouibcrn IN ccrt-
ailvfs being admitted into Nll c0mMnni0n .n4 cy4ld
not have hrrn ocaird without a. Tbs Irglat r.,
which that convention. acting with ~ pat
90 not follow ihrr hricst. NJ President ~ mo- Kafn
my friends here o.. { warned nv frsuds IN seob.ip I
do 10 al sincerity Il b rock uyon which you VIII
split n you flll urun 4 y0u rili 10 broken trt fsii
upon you. anil u wii grind ygaio povd'r Try . on
sisted that q Tor TIE fedora government 20
undertake 20 dictate 70 The states VIII should ice
the rirh o. sIHfage within their bor,efs white was
opp ed ~ making negro tnffrage rau of ua platform
20 no creed VI the Union party Of Wisconsin, ! an
~."ii ~ u"' u.l'' y" hekfv Hnufakf IN We ohth
Why, slff Because he class u ruiufec Isfuus wio re-
side 10 State arr from habit aud education traued
freedmen anon. frseltnen capable - exercising that
uEht and ad ofssd th.s right and yotst for 2 ts ~
indit duai.
NJ. CovAs, rep Of ~ y How many adult norrgcs
there IN Wisconsin,
w. DogrnTtE- About hrss hundred W. pooltiie
then dIsrused Tie qnetfsn hrfofe The TAI lng
sfOuud asanff TIE admission 20 Coorrdo sodO4at 81
The .msllDass 81 Lor pol,aiattn
w. How ro@s a. the ccnslnslon ~ NJ forlftteis
p~esh III Wished 20 say a few words n regard ~ the
conduct ~ tho her Ieye stare and
her state convention. which had been referred w. u
was referred 20 ytray an and had teen referred 70
ff0fe VI manner that seemed 70 demand atiaD
ton from him M H0xel Ne 30, here 70
cay that be csleagus M hooiifucl WAS Dot per.
fccuy iuEilhcd 10 be Own Judgment, for s&rh and
every ~ The ~ faf gisen
he rad l~eu A rrtraasnt.fl.r ~ ue STATE az