Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-09
The CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
Passage of the Bill Over the Veto
The Scene i'm the Senate.

Inc scene the Senate.
The New York 7li5aass Washington ssss1
correspondence says: @
The passage of the Civil Rights bill
over the veto to-day, and the excitement 80
before and after, has been such as to alb GA
sorb nearly all else. The opening of the ---
debate by Kansas Lane soon showed that
he had taken his final position, although
he had no later than last night declared
he would vote for the bill. Senator Wade s-sz
handled hina without gloves and he soon 10 So
withdrew from the unequal contest. The .- --,
result now seemed doubtful About
o'clock P. NJ heavy shower fell, and the
dampness caused thereby at once pre-
eluded the probability of Senator Dixon
being able to leave his room. This soon
became known and all hope of sustaining
the veto was at once abandoned Senator
Wright had been brought to the Senate
to-day for the first time but he soonzre-
tired toa side room. At about p NJ it s
was rumored that Senator Morgan would -f
vote for the bill, and the Democrats free
ly conceded that the veto could not be
protected At P NJ, Mr. Doolittle hay- as 9
in which he hsi declared 1s -se s She Should not fss-
pect the Legislature of his State, but III
would welcome political retirement with
pleasure as soon as he could see the States
all back in their places, to the surprise OF
many made no defense of the veto and all 10 s7Cc.
seemed ready for vote. Garrulous Davis
got the floor and made two hours speech,
nearly emptying the galleries and the
floor. At P. Ne, the House having ad-
journed, the members crowded into the
Senate, and on Daris finallsz concLuaiaq .-.i-l
1vith his threats that IF such legislation az - 4
th's o'H and ne FrssalneH Bs.rsa'. 4ilt a7J
= ~ tS eS, ~ De,u int ~ qsi H. q roa
frightened no oneE "a dozen Senators g.
asked for the question, but Mr.. Salisbury
rose 10 pour out his denuneiations of Con- -
gress, and TO boast that IN DeLa17ars the
ta1D could not be executed, that his people
iooaLd trG1ple HPos il, and that the Rad 81
ieal Senators were not only disun- 81 bsl
ionsts, but revo.ul innjsts. A ain the sro ase7
question was called for when Mr.. ;
Yates remarked that he hoped the
Senate would go on and do their duty. 2 a--'
But Mr.. MeDougail must waste more 7.dsls
tins but unlike Davis he never talks ve- 'il IA
ry long and at i645 P. N, the roll-can r-s
commenced. When the name of Mr..
Morgan was called, and he voted aayen
the galleries began to applaud, but the nsa O.
Chair promptly suppressed it, and the call f IS ss
went lon The new Senator from YER
mont, Mr.. Edmunds, was not in when his
name was called, but just before the re-
suit was announced, he came in, and voted = -
"aye." Then the Chair announced the ii iuail
result 80 to 10, and the galleries broke 2
out in loud cheers and applause. They 81
we're ordered to be cleared, but the cheer
ing went on, until the audience were all -'
gd-,. There seemed to be no Kissing, no a11lt
3issontino sei0es; all seemed gloriously si15a
happy over the res-''it. 4he Senate soo9 " e.
adjourned and many ero, asf sFo.4t 4,su s4s saE
Senators to congratulate them - - s-' = "a e.
triumph
The Pittsburgh Commercials special
says:3
1t was now six O'Clock, and the spark - -,
ling gas jets were turned on from the eeil- @ ----
ing adding great brilliancy to the scene. ls7o =
A rumor flew over the Senate floor and lai ss
up into The reporters gallery that Ssna-e
tor Morgan had decided to vote against ~
the President The general spectators ---
were not aware of the change, and busy 1ls-s. sf
hum again ran through the galleries,F 20 -7r.
Z Where is Dixon % But Dixon had be-, -f
,ome aware of the change and his health
was so very poor that he did not enterths 20.
chamber at ali, but returned again TO his glI.--
room- Around Senstor Morgan stood ar~
group of New York members from ths broa si
Ower House, sa .s s.-r .ft-.t ..-..-s.
Question aquestion," shouted several
Senators. There Wss profound silence as Z
Vice President Foster rose fromthe chair lls..s--
and said; "Senators, the qaestiOuis Shall oce e
.he bill pass, the Presidents objection not ysl
2 The Secretary will call =
he roll' The heavy monotone Of the -
owed by the utmost silence to hear every e. liall
response The new Senator from YER -
mont, Mr.. Bdmunds did not answer.
Where's EdmOnds2" @Send for Ed
nunds, said half dozen Senators at
,nce. .--ar31 f-- -' a----" 60
The Times special says; Il 1-,2 sI7sal E
EMr. Wade and few Republican mem-oas g1b =
,ers of Congress then upon the floor, at 'zl q 2
empted to shake the hand of Senator rsos-
Morgan, but that gentleman shook MS ~
read disapprovineiE and declined to re-
,eive their congratulations. Upon the L.er'''-
notion of Mr. Trumbull the passage OF
ne bill was directed to be reported TO the
-Ioase and the Senate adjourned TEe
,resiflant was advised this morning that
= Norcan would vote for the bill, and
i at so far as the Senator'S concerned, the - i-A
:. ~ Uonld not be sustained. Rumor, =
glih- is tholsand-tongued tonight a. 81 -
hes Senator Morgan vote to other m 49,
.ences than those Of his own sense OF
I, ~ The country should know that Gov. -'4
i,r0an voted for the bill on its original -cII oJ
ssare. becanse of his conscientious con-
,.io1. that it was ight in principle that
yvas the duty. Of ths Governmsnt 70 80 Il
ID mt this much TO the race which the blu =
,tects. and that having so voted, he
q not since become convinced that he --
a then wrongs and sOhis vote ottoasy t1I
= consistently and honestly cast for The ssal e
-.s CO.. = - - --z-- 81 ..ssa1il glls-al-
N Thursday evening Of last svesk Dr. \ -s-.ss Z
Orwir was robbed of S2.400 in San
81, BY two men, who wsylaid him in
he streets.