, 1866-05-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Effect of the Passage OF the Con-
stitutional Amendment.

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Aom
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CHcee " tno o>sooo " ""o o"A
StitNlOnAl Amendment.
The Fill for Funding me Nata"na
: ncbt aud KeoucAhs sne An1etess-vo-
5schonsn 5a n.sensos -, ~. W..
1t.re., 1u- n~n co,rr.on,dent
WAsumarax. NAY Il. lssa.
sort of ofcomplaisant content, growing out |
Of the feeling Of strength developed By the
baY,nnn1nus snnnort and p.onut passsge al
the Const1tutional amendment. has prevailed
amonr Republican members since Thursday
afternoon, While moi eptoyin tho satisfaction
ut having attained ali tbat WAS desirable
md. in their opinion, practicable to attain,
eyen The most radical among them rejoice in
the consciousness Of having taken wide step
onward In tho certain course of progress that
Is to lead this Republic to the absolute recog.
milton md protection Of equal, civil and poliu-
cali rights 10 all men. :. -. =
What makes the professional politicians,
that constitute after all tbs majority of Re-
publican representatives, and to whose pre-
1nudcratine influence The disregard of the
nnesticn of political rights In the framing Of
tbe reconstruction policy has been due, tecl
comfortable above all, Is their belief that,
with the political platform represented by
+,o Constitutional amendment there will be
m a,ffcr1tr In car.vinr rrcrv invnl Siste In
thc cou9ne swimmer and fall elections. axaiost
tha President and sncnrYne, a Repub1icnp mn
;or;tv In the Fortfcth CONGRESS-. II not a.
,-a-r,o,,;ro, az tbc 1,reecnt onc. ut least s,;f.
Gc;rnt for ali nrartjcai nnrooses. selashncss.
~ va IL, know n n f17rnter nr less extent.
'cop,ns -n,. ~ tbe noot,ve. ~ most human mr.
tsaas rhe-. ,ra donhtfn,. hard. .contestad
d,s+ricte n everv 1ova1 state IN which the
t.,s ~ .,s ,,..ac,t ReDrb1tc,n Rrnrckcnta.
..l~ y. 1ns p .es ,rasn.ro -, 40
tlSes depenoea u seeat msasuio upvu sue
Congressional manner OF dcnllng with tho re-
construction question. and In which the bold
.do,t;on nr the rolttica1 eauallty platform
a -a,s 1.,1., ~, 5onht rosn1.oa n n, ss,no
MoV1o nnse ~ o -, 80 -
Democratic VICTORIES. however mum "e
may prefer strict adherence to principle TO
thon, fnr IRVING t1e,r hest to mould the Con.
tneA. -. - ,,r.,,..t :. ,-rnc,r of
Eteae'oaat po'|1 81 ~ " p." "
their personal political fortunes. Lei II DC
hoped that their calculations and expecta'
tions mny DO realized, aad that the saczilcn
<~Er% r3vain ND Rnnk3EtrnrT
~ rn as.!, - , ron.szontad IN conrrass for
ean party III kepfesen'eu IL eoneioa1' ~.
which they arc responsible, mfy no1 pe III
vain, ..-..
ruE B11I FOE REDUCING TIE RATEo OF INTER-
psr OK THE NATIONAL DEBT Axp ToR
-, o1so -. s..4 A.. ,,n r.,
x The confident predictions, that Inc pll iot
the consolidation of the public debt and the
reduction uf the interest thereon, introduced
| in The ecnelc by MIR. Sherman, would bc easily
carried through both Houses, now turn ont
decidedly premature ana unioonaea. 1nsleao
| of the predicted general support, signs Of the
strongest opposition to 1t nre already percep-
| tib1e. doubt Fhe1her 1t will emerge from
lie Finance Committee In lis present form.
its lis distiuEulsIetl Chairman il by no means
M taSornhIv imnrsssed with it. A number Of
nrnm,ne1, newpbl,can senators haze already
r.rn-rseed the}r Differentiation 10 vote nraiust
II r. IL shonId come before the Senate unmod.
;fIed. In The House, Tho most influential
members Of tue Commlitee OF Ways and
o,;~instnrz ma hdroeatea OF the scheme are
1;retr ~ lie most seriously dlsappoInied il
iIe;r authorizations Of an easy suecesa,
n1nn1inent New York banker, who came
here 10 a=certain The opinion ana intention.
rs ot tne ss.py u sfTsfd S to
nnsn n.s o IT, merits a SI iuorms nc that r. McCn1
ioch iI Is s. not % 40 strong In isyor Of the measure
a. ne1rFnane? statcmeuts hays representcd
lin m to be. IL would Be- willing t. accept
he consoiidntipg power to be conferred upon
nnb,te @ % GOOD III At ,he % proper time, bnt be /. moi
tsiisGei fhat such measure is at The present
ss1sae ss,as eitter adri.ahie or practicabls. The
ohSnc,,nns e1t to Tho xii raIsed b7 Conrress,neu
Hs' isaEe onen ths PROVISIONS Of the bill relating
eau ',.a uu srncnsn af the eonsolidatinr procese
10 1hS a e2ppeS; pare;.S y tn1 nn Mnder e L. H.
.JccnI}on ~ n tho PROPOSED long fTt
80 r.,t hou5s Of small taTation
pea pa ~ the connn1sieu Of he holders o
- 7n.1fnotess tn elect. Eiy months In advance o
he maturity. whsther tlcy desire them pait
e1e aW IN % iawfnj money % or converted into 81
~ ands ~ " .na - G,rfeit Iii, nntion in ea1c q
fstir-s - c,ect and vfye ane notIce in the pre
s.r;haa t1me T. The ses0tsry of The Treasn
sss'eIG T.,t tt n nv n6infon the We;chties
;.ctfa, ~ athargrastest ohsf fsr1s 10 tfe car
ryipc ont Of the blll, does. not ace,n 10 hav,
c}tractei anr attention so iar, presume
at.t1esIu ia es " AZ echem. e ~ hsva n
touu.uS uPs.5JIh P5 ~ ~ = .nr..nsnna nrnsdists -
H,,t IL sec,ne n M 11nf1enIable fhat tn
~, =. + now reals, viii be- = dead lestc
un'n 1ae naitonrt1; y, ~ r. ;stcr..
70 M0re ,nIM rn9l,;e one't'n Seht Tbe conso1l
J GeHue sSus5 ,r3sr +. - :
ua ~ tbe fs.m honds' The fstt1
e1'enu ~ Soxsrrurnt sr Ia n1eda.d ~ IN
u aue np ~, ~ nrin";n., orpd inf strst ~ tbrs
Pnytncut T., " aIa III T6e GnVernmrnt ~
, ponus ~ ~ ss...1 ;.sn.s ~ thrr
J cn .i.e. e S.,,. NV ~. xn.rr. hnt nno
Itei .y,,, Sy A1 ~, - nnr tirns IL honnd ~ ne
tsAaE Lnsn. X ~ ~ "u.S ,Soay T. n ;,,p4 pr
tne ptlnc1Fa. az. ~ evn thst +L~ po,j.ra ~ the.
LILLE fJs ,t1,o ,Te enti,1rd r. the cnfn fnr the
nouus, VIZ iii ..,.e,.e~. ~ 49, ~, ~. -.
lacc satuc, VII IA ~ ro.1 ~, ~. r.
cent oonus as n'hs 49, E1.u I = .u.Ir ~ r.,
MUM. Ana, On ene o.at3 sh;nS e eus r.Ss..ear
ment sanpos! o. S9a r. .rae a.H dn,,se !. rort
tneM ~ steeie !I",;t ~ ~ r..,,,,, n,tn+,
. d1llaf u Eou: unsn suI .,.es LII
D specie pa}ment AAseleu, thsn, a. Nh IN,
utteflS lmPosslp.e ~ sns aa.n 3
i, y the Oil, FH: 10 sup.uLuts nsS ~ eens - -
tno ~ Pe. eeus Euio a. eeats 5n,,os III, 80,
GoEefnnent CANNOT. 80 ~ 10 1oui q stta ~. !.
l. manos p.etnlaa' s,,sS ~ ~ 5n,,ors ~ ~,
0 except " ps1is, ,a1I.r. IssHna s,,a y ~ :
lor every nunalEa s.s ao..s .ssSs.s aaa So ~
!. aeeu them ~ goiu mn1e n,.1at ~ go ~ =,
lees lnan par ID suia. r0o "one IL Il Hers nra -
IIoh.1ao1e I1u ope'"t''n' VIVA ~ =.
ucae1e' .o, ,,.-r,o .pr1cr
, sA1V ~ ..5s +nsdns - c-cet !,
l. scnstoF w. " s%a 4eIa .-.ar5rntn. tu"uG - !,
,c mMn ~ speecn p9o4tnG upgu tnG n,l IT, r.,sc ~
e fost ylnce aPpfoP1iiiytn Y . inta ~. f+on1 r.nE
Il Scnstnr;.j dehaters. The oliIcst members
It The Senate have pronounced Lis effort q wortl
d one. He proved himself more tnan At. mas :
+. iof As squau VI stos.aaSh ~ t1,.;- cnn.titn.
lc n"not ns.a sas raeI'no % ~ nart Of champions
Of tha prei;d.nt;s nnitcT. lie Il obviously pe