The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-09
The Latter Comedies That 1t
Will be Defeated.
FINAL VOTE TO Be TAKEN TO-DAY.
Debate I'm the House ON the Civil
Rights Bill.
Minority Report Of the Reconstruction Com.
mittee on the Admission Of Tennessee.
DC. &c. &c.

&c. &C. kc.
WASHINGTON March 8, 1896.
T1NNBSsEE AND THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
THE MINORITY REPORT.
Representative Boutwell,, OF Massachusetts to-day
made report from the Committee on Reconstruction
sgned by himself and Representative washburne of I'LL
no in which they state that the colored people Of Ten
nsssee are undoubtedly loyal and onehalf OF the
white people disloyal East Tennessee is strongly
loyal and Middle and Western Tennessee disloya There
are about hundred and twenty thousand white males
of the voting age and eighty thousand colored males
the voting in the State making In all two hundred
thoSand The proposition Of the committee heretofore
reported places the State government the hands OF
about sixty thousand, or threetenths Of the adult
population, to the exclusion Of seventenths Repre-
sentatives Boutwell, and Washburne think 1t better
20 give the elective franchise 10 all loyal men, in
order that the government may be permanently main
tanned Therefore they propose amendment to the
proposition by axing another condition for the adms
sion Of Tennessee namely that in comforting the cleo
sve franchise distinction shall be nsde to
color.
rnR EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES BY THE RECON.
sTRUCrI0N .CoMNITTEE.
Ex-Governor Graham, Of North Carolina, has II is
said sent q note TO the Committee RECOMMENDATION
asking that in the examination Of respecting
Me affairs Of that State he may have opportunity Of
cross examining them.
VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT or DELEGATIONS PROM
LOUISIANA AND KENTUCKY.
Two delegations called the President to-day, ono
Aom Louisiana and the other from Kentucky. Each
represented their State recovering steadily the
shock Of the rebellion The louisiana delegation speak
more encouragingy OF the loyal condition of that State
than others from there recently No speeches
made the interview being merely conversational
THE REPRESENTATIONS CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
At the expiration Of the morning hour Senator Morrill,
took the floor and spoke for two hours and quarter
spon tho constitutional amendment which was the
srder today at one o'clock II might be said that Mr.
Morrill, occupied the attention Of the Senate but TO
spcak precisely the President of the only
constant listener the speaker managing to make himself
heard by raising his few pitches higher than
incessant conversations going on among the Sen
ators The latter to feel little interest in
any remarks but their There is point in all
beyond which 1t is impossible proceed and
at the same time advance anything This Is
phatcaly the condition into which the constitutional
amendment question has fallen All the big guns and
ntc oo that had shot TO fire have expended their
ammunition and now letting or series Of squbs
which are Of no value whatever the question either
vay The rallyng point OF Senator Morrll's remarks
representation according to freemen, aud in sub
sanitation he wandered extensive and well cu
sivated ned Of argument
Senator Morrill, having put period TO his remarks by
taking his seat Senator Wilson rose and caught up the
ball. which he forthwith proceeded to manipulate The
Senator was rather despondIng and stated that he
sdsred the amendment lost but did hesitate give
the question parting lift Mr.. Wilson considered the
amendment popular and showed that II it lost and
sho question OF representation under the present rule
were submitted that the negroes would be op
posed 70 IT, they would prefer representation at all
rather than be represented without having vote.
senator Yates who considered Wilson too mild, inter-
mpted by asking whether the negro by being free,
nos allowed consequence ell the privileges Of free
sns He considered that the soothernsrs had rghts
all Amer Yates sat down Sumner paid VISIT TO the
ehsreperous Senator evidently endeavong To set him
SshL Meanwhile Wilson pursued his argument No
sconer however had Sumner returned 10 his than
Yates had further objections TO make The squal pass
ins by, Dooste interrupted 70 explsin. Stewart, Of
Nevada ncxt wcdged in word, which
displayed the slenderness Of his information on
she question No had tho leading man. Mr.
wilson, again got under way than coloquy ensued be
tween himself and Senator Lane, OF Kansas In which
the latter gentleman stated that he In
raoted to vote for negro suffrage In the Disirc, Of
Columbia Senator Wilson again caught up the
thread OF his discourse; but by this time
having approximafed the end, made n summary
psroration Al the close Of Senator wilson's speech
cross nre ensued between Senator Fcssenden and
other Senator's The latter proposed postponemcnt
until II was finally arranged that Senator
Yesscnden who makes the closing speech, should have
the noor and be taken at four O'Clock
COMMERCE BETwEEs rnE STATES.
House bill number eleven, 10 facilitate commercial
postal and military communication between the States,
came up today but 40 much anxiety 10 dscuss II vas
shown that Mr. wilson, Of the Judiciary Committee
reluctantly consented its pos,ponement II will pro.
baby be reached again nort Tuesday This Is the arst
legislative thorl In the sides o. the connecting lines
tween here and New York. and big effort viii be made
% defeat ~
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
Debate on the civil Rights bill resumed to-day Ia
che House Mr. Raymond and Columbus Delano each
made few slcdge hammer remarks In conservative
vein AGAINST the propuety of saughtering the rights Of
state az this bill proposes Both willing 10 10 a.
far as any 10 secure the negroes all the ghis prv
,ercs and mmunes Of citizens but they do not want 10
vote for any bill which may be arrested s way 70 the
satu,e nv well founded constitutional objections from
ths executive department Of the government Broom
all ofPeunsylvaua preceded these conservatives ina
speech fun OF weak platludes about reconstruction
The only reply they deigned TO make was three lno
aiusion by Raymond 70 cheap newspaper evidence,
,whh Is being adduced before the secret committee 70
ssppsri their stories the fcrorn condition Of The
South. Bingham, Of Ohio. will speak upon u 10.
morrovs
TIE HOUSE MILITARY BILL
differs from Wilson's Senate bill several particulars
thai have nS yet been published Il provides for my
nvs regiments 6 infantry, instead OF any,
80 ALL tunfa n