The New York herald., 1866-02-07
THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
SENATE.
washington, Fcn. q, 1893.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON Eco q, 1895
PETITIONS FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
presented by Messrs wrsoS, trep) Of Mass, and
PomERoY, trcp.l o. Kansas and referred to the Com
| mttee on Reconstruction.
| TIE TAX on AGRICULTURAL. rxPLEMEyrs.
Mr. SHRxAs (rep) Of Ohio, presented the petition of
citizens Of Ohio, asking for reduction OF tho tax on
agricultural implements which referred TO the Com
| mttee Finance
DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE TO RgrrBIc DoaIsrca.
Mr. SUMNER, (rep) of Mass. from the Committee on
Foreign Relations reported bill TO authorize the ap-
pontmen, Of diplomatic representative to the republic
OF Dominica.
THn rorxA ro.r oryrcg AND cusrox HOUSE PROJECT
Mir. CHANDLER, (rcp, of Mich. from the Committee
Commerce. asked 70 discharged from further consde
ration OF the proposition 10 Appropriate one hundred
thousand dollars 10 build post office and custom house
at Topeka Kansas, and II WAS 90 ordered.
CLAIMS LOYAL tir1zrNs or THf RIBKIIiors srAf@s
Mr.. WILEY rep) of w. Va, offered resolution,
which adopted, nstruc.ing The CoInmittcs the
Judiciary 10 inquire into the expcicncy OF reporting
bill TO provide for the payment of loyal citizens Of the
aioy rcbeious for qartermasters stores taken
from them and by tho army of the United States
placo such claims upon equality with those Of
Tus ns1 ssasTArIou CONSTITUTIONAL AnEsprEsr
Ths morning hour having expred, the joint resolution
10 amend the constitution In relation 10 representation
Mr. DoslTr1L-, trep) Of wi', offered the following,
which lac aid he intended as suhso,e for the Honse
n:Strie out all after to cnacng clause aud
| Insert tie following
Acr Tie census 70 hs iakcn Ia the year 1870 and each
Seedns Ing cen,Is s sss SSy b. included Th ,s
Union according % The IN each STATE q male sce
Se!eo. spSs; q u, no,s nnnsr9s e,assa Of
s :as as % is sad
70 .oph lhe sts.s o. % iae unilea sssiss
Mr.. srusyn. rsssnnr the noor on this sublec began
with the consider alton of the American idea of rep1bi
can government pa,i In review the public acts OF
he aa,es a, IA, aopo OF thc national csnsitu,ion
showing thai they d refused IN reco2nze any excGsioa
from the eIectvc raehs on account OF color OF race
The Continental c0n,css said refused point blank 10
insert the word whto ia the Articles Of a'ion
He then took the constitutions Of an the states and
showed that with the exception OF that OF South Carp
lima IN none OF them appeared the word whte such
said he, concluding his remarks that head were the
public acts collectively and individually at the time Of
the adoption Of the national constitution, nlsirstng
with harmony the Amcrifan idea of republic and
td' Ada so tbe"s ,hc fac. tha, The naional con.
sttuton which carefully excepts Indians not taxed from
the bass q repIescnsalon pays an open homage 70 nc
senaon add aso the crowniug fact that Tie national
constitution osnizes no d-ncton Of ooIo that q
all with the Impartial justice, aud VINO are
you sir who will thrust into this charter oil
rarchca principle which md no sne,on ia IT, re.
publican exr Mr. sumner next proceeded 10 give what
he styled the American definition of republican COS.
eminent Il s ia vain, said hs that you CITE phdcso-
phers pnblicsts, te examples o former history
sgs nst thcse pnt early and rosolses cf
the fathers. tha corpornt@ de,larsou OF the father c
avowot opinions d ilo fshers ana t'e paJlc Acts Of
the fathers, al With 0ns yoie sOcsnins, rs thai oil
equal In Iighs. aud secondly, tsa goscrnuen-
derive their power iloin ihe cn'+ni ~ the governed
Aud here u the american dea Of renDc hch must be
Adolf d in the Interpretation cf naonal constitution
You sanno, reject n A. we REJECT tie ,eeslogne ~
determining moral duties well reject The muitipf
cation tsiac n DETERMINING Question OF arithmetic
Referring the only objection that might be brought
~ayery Al ie adoption Of the cons,tron he reminded
The senate, nrzt that fathers did NOD recognize
slavery a. permanent part Of our ,ysem ou. treated
u a. exceptional and transory, while they concealed
from view by words which might mean -ometb'ng eis"
secondly that the slave always rcganed legally and
aa 10 lie nomencIaiars q Black stones Commentaries
which were such st the time when master and servant
ss -s b hrSsna s snS S S s' as a aS
sensed b. The hesf Of the famiy, who also paid the
isrss o ~: scoshht % that IN his esse The esrdinsl
principle OF the Revoluon, as0catipg representation
yIoI.,ed: ana thirdly thai BY The scls Q! the
caainss con sSl ,s ~ al o.1S,s s@s s''s ~ sn an.
tnction Of color discarded In determining TIE
elective fauchsc, and tina, one Of the su,honz eI'
t6dnders Of the national c0lsitaloa AZ thS lne, Alex
ander hamilton, snnouEcd In the It'oolif a. anti.
cipstng ths very qu~r,ion nov before us y The law
wero 10 restore the Ihis which have been taken away
the norocs could no longer bs refused sn egaa share
OF r,prcsen,ation with Other inhabitanis such was
the understanding snd such vas the proml,e a. 'ne sao
of fathers according n the contemporary testim ny
o. Alexander Hamilton rhereforc While conessng sor
throwing over their shame the mantle which the s0n Of
Noah threw over hts fsibev mus, reject every srgu
meni or inference this acosunt against the true de'
OF republic, which l. other than where all th'
citizens have equal voice In the government A.
Washington, BY his snEnst example, gave 70 mankind
idea OF political greatness 10 did the fathers o e
great example give " mankind new idea of govern
ment DO you ask for authority, offer u 10 you. IL y
| In the early dictionary OF Jsmcs Ofis, samuel Adams
| Patrick Henry aud Benjamin fnnkin. IL u In IN
Lexicon OF the Revolution; u N in the sources " on
national history. is the collection 0f public act
This new idea the great dsc0very of on
fsihers Bob them Of this aud ron take from them tbe
highest title erstltude Columbus veniarng into Al
unk nown sea discovered world % space. but ca
fathcs, veniurng Ikenbe, discovered ncw world Q
public duty u j. FOR a., their cbildren, 10 forge
hsir discovery Amer sludlnz 10 recent Frsnch difri
ences Of republic he rrocecded 20 consider the scin,
character of the rebel States. Examining the consi
drcd thousand oologsd persons suffering under ts
| tyranny of iasstion without representation. some
these millions whom you tbrus out already cousreut
largely the public revenue. How, then, can yya den
| them representation fhsr money v not rssssfed wh
| reject their voteH You can tAks ther money, . 70
detect color In their money. You ought 70 dses
color IN their votes II, looking ~ thess States y
gether The dnty Of Conxr>~s seems clear, bee ne
| ci~~rer evsn when iocx a them sspsrsssy. b~r
with Tsrn~<~>e, which defrsnehi~ss t~o hgnired 40
eighsyth thousand sn1 sevcuty nns cifxens bstn
than quarter q fs whole popuisfcn Tins viois
ia9 di<tin<fivs pvfncips q rspubiicsn Eovernfnen
| How can this ttsfs b rsroksizsd 0 upu'
it>sns MS question ~ s~ssr ssksd thsn -
s~sred. Bot Tenps~ses tbs ls~ss ca<rnv
On TIE hs. Thsre 10 vnulsis, -hish dLsfrsnehis.