, 1866-06-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Status Of tho Rec0ast; uction Re.
port.

pUrls
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rue onion senatorial CaucuH-Am2or'
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Il'rom Our Own Correspondent
WAsHIsoToS. Mays7.
10 careful observer OF the discussion OF
The report Of the Committee Of Fifteen IN
tue senate on Wednesday and Thursday, 1t
must hare beeu evident that the proposed
constitutional amendment did not meet any
ncaftaer support IN tue north wing than 1t
nao received at the opposite end Of the Cap
ftoi neither on Tue former nor the latter
dts was there any indication OF degree OF
a1Nutlon anu interest On the part OF senators
~ 'ne measure oe!ore them commensurate 10
i'e "oa'entousness' un the contrary, thefe
"ete uunistakaoIe Signs OF lnse#armuesss II
not npatnS anu lnd1nefcnce' que either 10 the
eAnausllon o. Inc SUBJECT IN the protracted
Reconstruction debates IN January aud Fcbru.
afy, or 10 general tn"ardly'lelt, though not
openly expressed confiction thae the p7opo-
sillon' as II passed the House, was, alter all
not ihc proper solution OF the great problem
,t.o,r :. -. ,....,,.. -. r 49,.
s .,ss s ~. a.,.s'I,p,as,1 49, "ut y. eusl ssmpa,
~ aau en,a"e'as,.. o'pl'o't .ua' impaired
au o'na.S uui1ness ana aaneuor 70 the
o'ae"ss'.u W tne e"o aa!s ,nen'ioaeo' iaefc
stehcd 10 DC general tndispositlon on the
Republican slde TO enlarge upon the subject,
notwithstanding lis Inherent Importance, so
t!ias each day tue discussion was dropped for
LUZ 1etaaiaoer o. Tue slttlos: after but one
s.'aeol oaa ep"Aen. ....
a@ .e1 eeeea w sc,uesanee OF 'ne SEN
49,. ~ 80 80 ao1o " lu' eupJect ~ @ooo earn
~ ~ 1shs,s =. 1ipa'su1 ptooao'''S
49,, ~ ~. ,.., ~ e"iap4s.e stop
.io'u s.s instrumentation u Tue members OF
~, "','oi's ~ JUN III IT, NOT "as TINS tue
u''y as"eef, .A1eaten'ng MISCARRIAGE OF
.ne sInenie " tue eonm'etee OF fNteea. AS
tps discussion progressed amendments be-
canlc '''utc aIo more frequent Hali dozen
were oaereo on Wednesday, and Thursday.
a. 'easl Is MahS more were contemplated by
SUBSTITUTE. ine poss1n'nts OF INC main prop
'st.o,l oeln@ sa't 'tlea GOWN os an overload ol
.aae..ame4., ~ !tonl oota s'aes was os no means
@' ne "o'4ous' tna! something
1 " us ~ P4sse"t utseoataslh@S
".a,' a. s .... 'a"s 49, " "naI nao required SO
Nv" -a .,'.n.-.A, s u'u sue't " na'"fe, "ncn II
~, "set uue e".!s1ae'atlon Ill
.ouss :" Auu'suas. W cat caucus OF
.ae oo" "a o'.on nel'"oucan senators tor
.'L,, putfose y, oi'"S"'S ABOUT clear anu
.-'. ~ "1ns as ~ LUZ ane ol action
:" W puieueu " 'n' maJofl1y IN regard 10
a. ~ s'..". un t,rott,
,o., @ ss"4.s .'se.cu os onloh aepubh-
e1 1 ~ Wv resen., win Tue
nd y,,~ta, 1,,,aa.s,.s; sos. :, ouo"s.e' u'Aoh
,.,,,.,,s,s., a.. '"o :. "us ~ nfsl eoi'-
u .s'Ia. H.. ~ sHeac ulso senaeof Lane, o.
,'.a. ~ " uu. subsequently " was considered
~ r.'e n.n a'o'us' liiai, LUG ioar
rson.t ~ rna''.s,:a. 80 uus 'ollnai1s Gpclieo
.o.' .ue nepuonsan ~ Inioa party Is repre-
81 .s:...u ~ ..s s.ena ~ ns's oeco Wy WONDER
~ "' Wy susa ol>clp'naIy proceed
~ "as uo. ."sestu1eo ns'a,ust them' "hcn
,"sls pou.u, ''sacnefS nl71 became apparent.
~ ~; eS!.ants aesef'ea 70 ne expelled with
~ ',.'. .". '.aes toat ~ coulo nave seen pos
~, ~. ~" ne",,'' .u.u' 'oH5 peiofe 'n's.
-, ''.i"oAeai Seoalels pltseht
80 ~ .s ~ .ns 'l'iie, nct on sIiuay 1ofc'
u .~,,a ~ 80 e,oeA, unu icaa'1ea nc IN consult
.A.t'" 'o' neA''S ."o ''ohfs' luz AssI move
-. ""s ~ Nes' 'u'n "ua' uu.neslca'
,uens'n ~ support any proposition likely to
y. uS',cu uisou ~ 'haJo!HT' could COM
.nano ia lne sela'e. tno'1on WAS MADE 10
pasase every sena.oF present 10 support
"nn'.Nef uisios.''on Tue majority "oGld
s"e 10 MAKE o! the reconstruction rep"Ft In
."s as.st' STAT 4as ',!ouon WIS auopsea' seha"
se,,,t. ,s,".,s. ana 80 aa '.'s VI n',sas, 'nc onis
~ nrnha11a oaarsa ar,s,.n ~ n aoss ~ ~ tn'S
t1,,'ant"oa ~ w. r".a , - 'Jss W. au 'uf IT, Inc
S. 1s,s .,'s- wy A.'o"n ~ " 'e'tap.e III any
.,'... a' eus sa's assa. ause ~ "nce u Sotc OF
.,'n . w ou "uss 4oa'lee',, counting OH
"s .s" v.s5 ssnaso'' io' anS course
anJo'ns Mou'a 'otc 10 pursue III regard 10
s"G sone.'su,.oiIa. alue1luusent'
'ne auop.p II VI = pos!t1Fe pau ol recon-
1i.e.'ou ~ no'e tuan 1"o-enltas majority
VI .us eerate oe.a,ue t.!.s ceftain' IL was
~ ~. '"e' moa. set'4eo on t1'aay 1ofcnoon' that
~. .eSuus., ~ 49,, u.tlou 1epott Mou'u not DC
.'ps, ,n - ."s ~, .o'n. ~ "un ~ =. nau oeen re-
-, ~ 1A'"se. nu'' "''u'a7h
Nos.neu u'.eusslo" u tnc various a"aeha-
.'' N'e ''eN paw s'e"s uao ~ secoAu neet-
jeur1'ment oftiic days session, no definite con-
catfOts OF tile original proposition, Tint were
10 be voted ior by the majority. Another