The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-15


csn9rsss would a6Srd all possible facilities 70 such
worthy enterprise.
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b. given 10 all ofhces 1t the place named.
The resolution was modified - suggested.
vxu HOLIDAY RK0uN
Pending la adoption the Senate took up concsPrsnt
resolution that both H0nsss adjourn nom Thunday next
gu Thursday, January .. Objection being mado TO Its
immedats consideration, u went over.
x1sRAsKl-ras BANKRUPT mLi-rHE ADMISSION THE
wERsL srAryA Erc
y, T Var t.sp q Ohio moved th'' the Senate take
Mr. POLAND said that ne had given notice Of his nten
ton 70 call up the Bankruptcy bill ON Monday last He
posed 10 take up bill Of later date than the Bank
ruptcy b and proceed 70 It's consideration he nersd
ne e. SaWnk,p,cy bill S , b prCcsss ,,, VIII
portance than the Bankrupt bill II involved The right
Of the people OF Nebraska to form State government
Mr.. suasEe rcp) Of Mass. sad he was againsi the
Nebraska bin and in favor Of the Bankrupt bill Tho
act OF yesterday should not be forgotten Tho sens"
had voted itself in favor Of human rights and
proposition before 1t to ret aside that verdict and
create white mans government such A. the Senator'S
on the other side had said themselves In favor of He
hoped the Senate woud not initiate the example Of an
siquity ard nnwcave to-day the web worcn yesterday
the question Of reference bn, sis sumner bad dis
cussed and attempted 70 prejudice the ease he wonld
| feel compelled to say few words Mr sumner hod
snt there merit in the bill 10 admit Nebraska
ne had undertaken proceed its question, and IN
s sdsapSs r and sn e ndEs for The whole Senate 10
merit u he tMr sumnerl was the. sole indigo
ho Ar Wade, would have 70 give = mp at
once, and come down very quick: bnt Mr. Sumner was
no. the judge TO decide Tor this body Mr. Summer had
quoted something about the ancens There was another
ancient sage OF whom was said that he srsiusd At
gnat and swallowed a camel" Tba, what Dir. Sum.
| ner now proposed As IN the objection Mr.. Sumner
SOC no force IN 'hat Mr. Sonner had voted for con-
sttuiiona amendment upon which To admit rebel States,
and there was nothing IN that amendment about coored
suffrage The senate had admitted the rebel State OF
Tennessee and now refused admission 10 loyal territory
| as State.
| Mr. stssSYR--Did vote for il.
Mr. wADT--Yes you did.
i Mr. SUaSEr-oh, no.
| Mr. wApt--But you voted for the principle on which
| Tennessee admitted. Mr. Wade continued his re-
marks on The pending motion, advocating tho admission
Mr. PoL.sp sad nIs motion to take up tho BanSrupt
| bil did not imply opposition to4he other bill He only
thought u important that the Bankrupt bill should
| be considered.
Mr. HsSpRicKs ,deul or Ind thought tho veto Of tho
Colorado bin ought 10 bo considered before any now
proposition OF that kind waa introduced IL had been
fore the Senate long time, and should have been con-
| sdered nj the last session
Mr. WADr aid the reason why the Colorado bill was
not taken last session that he feared no had not
strength enough his side 10 get Il through He
| not ready then to make tho battle.
Mr. BucKAtEv, tdem OF Pa, spoke Of the mpropretv
OF delay ing action long He thoughs II was
bad precedent Tho Senate ought TO take these sub
Mr. Yates rcp) OF H., spoke favor OF the admis-
| sion OF Nebraska she had adopted state constitution
and asked 20 become ono or the states or the Union shc
had sent two republican senators here and he did not
| think the objections Of Mr.. Sumner we're good.
Mr. sArLssrRy, tdem OF Del in few remarks said
he supposed II Nebraska had sent democratic Senators
here the argument for their admission would be very
| strong
votc on the constitutional amendment, he asked Mr.
Wade VI he considered himself forced admit the rebel
States N they refused Suffrage 10 the freedmen
Nv WApE aaid he considered himself bound 10 admit
the rebel States they ratified the constitutional amcpd
rncnt within reasonable timc. He thought that Ind
got come vet bat when they wolld adopt tho amend
mont be would feel bound 10 voo for their admission.
Mr. sussyR-Even with the word .'wbiscp IN sheir
Mr. wAps-wl'houi regard 10 that
i Mr. SrxssR-Wnbout regard 10 the rights OF the
frfednen2
Mr.. wsDs--I much in favor 81 colored suffrage
| ~ anyhody; but will stand by my agreement
| Mr. sussrH said be would stand by his agreement.
too hut he had made such agreement Certain poll.
ticians and editors bad undertaken TO fost such an
agreement, upon the people, but had not saccecded
preparation of that kind had been reported from tho Re-
construction Committee but had never bccn considered
by the senate.
! been rcnorted from tho Reconsideration Committee o.
admit tho rebe Stacs their adoption. separately Of
the amondmcnt and s ratification by thrse fonrtbs ri
the States; but this resolution had been tabled IN the
| Housc On q call o. the ycns and NAYS
Mr. Su,wER reported that he would vote for tho ad
mvon Of State that recognized Distinction Of CIVIL
! or polite rights ncrD1nt % color .-- -
ms Question o. iasias % tho BIZ ~ sdmt Nesrsra
wat rat by the Chair who announced the voteysas ~,
pavs IL. So the bill taken up and read.
| II IN In tho usgni language Of such msagnres, de-
caring Nsbraska 10 hav. formed State goyern meni
and % DO admitted State tho Union With equal
| rights
nr Bnowr, trep, or No, offered an amendment, in
thu Ian gnage thai offered bv Mr. Sunner and
rejected In the Senate lat session when tho ball mp,
via. prov that tho act should TAX. eject only upon
tho Fundamental condition ol the abolition OF all ds.
tnston In civ and political rights Of color
and tho ratification Of The condition by the people or
| Nebraska
Mr. w.px took the floor in advocacy Of tho blll. Ho
promised his speech with some remarks upon recon
| strucon He considered himself bound admit N.
southern States the occupation md ratification Of
the constitutional amonduen, ~ however they should
fail 70 accept thai amendment. he then for applying
IN. strong 0f the military power 10 them, and
ganizng all governments on tho basis n eqanl rights
Mr.. KmNwoop. ncp.I % Iowa, inquired what Mr.
Wade would consider reasonable time.
Mr. wsnr rruisd ina, he world consider that reason
able time exhausted when the Southern legislatures hal
met md either refused ratfy the amendment or failed
10 consider u Mr Wade then spoke on The population
and q; Nebraska The Brr~an or Statistics
showed The pornla,on 70 be eighty eight thousand Ave
hundred md thirty IN Arr last and the last election
vote ~ nine thousand hundred and tbrtysix
| casf. He repeated tho arguments advanced by tho
friends OF the bill when lact before the Senate July
Mr. sHrRsls. ircp ~ OHIO, said he had voted for hta
bin when last before the Senate Hc felt bound 70 vote
| for the admission n Nehraka whenever shs complied
with tho conditions Of the Enabling rhe hal
piled with those conditions and the ssnne bound
IN honor 70 sdm' her The proposition - NJ Brown
impose after having two years ago Refused 70 make
them On The subject Of tho reconstruction ~
| the Southern States VIZ Sherman said he voted
for tho Constitutional amendment with the distinct m
derstaning that they vere 70 be the icrms upon which
tho South be resiprci o the linton No cond
avoid tho irresistible iocir that they accepted thep.
amendments Cdngress bound 20 admit th~r Senators
| snd Representatives. He fWr shsrmanl voted for The
amendment with hls UNDERSTANDING md did not dream
| that there any doubt the subject ff tho
Southern sni@ accented this arendnsn, ths winter he
would favor thcr admission, and the II The
people would hall the result with 10y; bu, they
| jectcd these terms, and tho issus presented
whether the South should rpe should rue tho
South no tir Shefman would never before recognizing
the State governments TIE btss ~ loyal voers
sent b. tho -0rh here with increased po
power He regretted that tho President had used
nnencc agalng the amendmcnt 10 ~ doing be dId no,
believe Mr. Johnson hal shown himsef the friend ~
| tho south He by the papers that Avkanpas had
rejected the anendment on tho ground, among
others. that u not proposed by constitutional
Congress Tho south by bcr obaiinscy night get hsye
TO learn by bitter experience whether this s0nv
tntional Congress not Ir sherman then res1rned
tho immediate subject before tho senate dwelling upon
the statistics ~ Nebraska 10 snw that she had popu
| ton Sufficient for State governments
Mr. BsowS look the noor In advocacy of bls amend.
ment He cad that Congress had, In the admission %
Missouri condition that she should