Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-04-12
Passage of the Civil Rights Bill
Over the Presidents Veto.
AYES 33--NOES 10.
stirring and unprecedented
Scenes.
b Wr-INGTcx. April 6.

ings centered in the Senate again to-day. The
chamber was packed from the beginning to the
end, and during The greater part of the day. forty
or fifty members of tho IIouse on the floor.
The session was one of unusual interest, and also
of unusual turbulence.
LANES BASIS RECONSTRUCTION.
The Journal was hardly read before Mr.. Lane,
OF Kansas, offereda pint resolution proposing a
basis of reconstruction lie cllled attention to the
fact that they embodied the views of the President
as given in his message, letters to State COnven-
tions, and the letter TO Governor Sharkey. There
was at once effort TO learn it the measure was
held out us an olive branch by the President, and
for moment Mr.. Lane seemed inclined to let it
appear that he spoke for the President; but the
cross questioning OF Mr.. Trumbull and Mr. Brown
forced him into admitting that he had no assurance
warrant for saying that the Executive would
sanction a measure em5odyins the idea of the
Sharkey letter
LANE GOES OVEN TO THE coPPERHEAps.
| Mr.. Lane opened the debate with most violent
and vndictive assault upon Mr.. Wade, for his brief
speech of last night Tho Ohio Senator respond
/ ed in worry much the same spirit and manner, and
Tor an hour or more most direct personalities were
hurled across the chamber from one Senator to
the other. Mr.. Lane took the opportunity to air
his services in Kansas. and bawled himself hoarse
in defence ofthe Presid mt. He said the Repub
Lean party was going to pieces and he had been
/
prevent it. The burden of his speech was that he
had concluded il could only be done by sustaining
the President; and finally he announced that here
tier he should be found with CoSan and Do0lit
| tle and Norton, and the Democrats OF all shades,
from Hendricks to Salisbury. The unroserved
manner in which he made this avowal prompted
Mr.. Wade to characterize him ready TO wear
/ the collar Of Andrew Johnson, which, of course.
Lane denied with much warmth. saving that
every body who knew wha- Jim Lane had done IN
Kansas would pronounce il false. The fact tina {
Mr.. Lane sIiG 10 two or three Seniors yesterday
that he should vote for the Civil Rights Bill and
against the veto message, gave additional interest
to this lively debate.
LANE ABOUT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT lie HAS BEEN
Ii was, OF course, seen that his views had under
gone a very material change durin. the nj ,ht or
morning, and there a general desire ID know
what induced the change. Mr. Lime, without
any apparent shame. finally gratih~d the desire
by avowing that he yesterday intended TO vote for
the bill, his action therein to be contingent upon
some adjustment which could not now be m ,de
This was what Judge TrumauIl waited for. and he
at once fastened Lane by asking him il he wanted
ii understood that his vote 10 be given in con
sideration Of something. or, in other words. that
IL was to be given as part OF IA bargain. There
was great interest TO hear Lanes answer
! He was very careful not to deny the suggestion,
=
! ieve that Mr.. Lane found reason within cigh-
teen hours 70 change his purpose on this most
important measure. There is of course consid-
cradle query as 10 the means Used 10 effect this
change. lie answers by saying that the fierce
speech of Mr. w tde, made last nj gh; is the cause.
! The debate between Mr.. Wade and Mr.. Lane
having closed,
DoOLITTIE
Got the floor on the veto message. lie distributed
compliments pretty freely among the members o.
the Judiciary committee, and other gentlemen who
supported the bill; and then made long and
lab0red speech to show that the Johnson policy OF
reconstruction was inaugurated bv Mr. Lincoln
Judge Trumbull and Mr.. II, n lerson worried
him seriously with questions AMI brought o2t the
points very clearly that Mr. Lincoln never, by
word o. deed, indi Gated belief that the Execu-
tive could dictate to the admission of mem
bers OF Congress. Mr. Doolittle read lie tiers
from gentlemen in Louisiana and Alabama to prove
that these States were in fit condition TO be AL
m;tted to representation, and that the evidence
before she Joint Committee of Fifteen, and fur
nshed BIZ the correspondents of Northern newspa
pe,s, is incorrect as indicated by Southern opin.
ion.
Go. the floor at about hall past three, and made a
few remarks, saving he would proceed good
deal like October ram. viz: With deiibera-
ton and very much nj his leisGre. lie wearied
the Senators and galleries with a charact sristic
harangue of two hours aud half, closing at lit;s
after six.
SALISBURY
Followed in brief and furious speech, which
plainly indicated that private conversation on the
floor had settled the fate of the veto and the pas
sage of the bill. lie denounced the measure as
unconstitutional, and said its passage would be the
beginning of a revolution. He affected TO deplOre
war, but said it must come. There was no
Judge in his State who would attempt to execute
the provisions Of the bill; and the people OF
Delaware would see their land drenched in blood
before they would permit it. He had opposed the
war OF the last four years, and was lOw more than
ever glad that he had done so for he knew it pre-
luded disunion. For his part, he could see moth
ING in the future but blood.
Responded that If the bill passed he should con-
si1er himself an aieE to the Government aud us,i
fed in hereafter resisting its action.
McDoUGALL
Also denounced the BILL and predicted that its pas
sage would inaugurate revolution.
THE VOTE TAKEN.
This closed the debate, and at half past six Oh Q
vote was called amid the most intense excitement
The galleries were crowded, and hundreds Of PEG
pie their feet, forgetful of the place and the
rules of the Senate. Mr.. Wright, who appe ,red
in the chamber for few minutes in the early part
OF the day, and then retired 10 one oil the commit
tee rooms, was now supported TO his seat By his
friends. When, in calling the roll, the name OF
Mr.. Morgan was reached, aud he responded ave.
r in a clear but voice, the galleries broke
out into burst Of applause, which continued for
some minutes, in spite of the rapping o. the Vice
President and loud calls order from all parts OF
the chamber. When silence had been restored
the calling Of the roll was finished
STORMY SCENE. &.
The announcement of the vote of 80 to 10 led
to a scene never before witnessed in the Senate,
and very rarely equaicd in the House for prolonged
, excitement. Two thousand persons in the CALLER
les shouted and applauded, handkerchiefs were
wav ed and hats were thrown up. This scene was
Of long cont nuance. and during il the opposition
gathered up their hats and canes and retired
leaving Judge Trumbull to move the usual order
for informing the House Of the action OF the
Senate and the friends Of the Bill to adjourn till
4 Monday.
The following are the yeas and nays on the pas
! sage Of the bill over the Presidents veto;
/ Ysos-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler,
Clark, CONFESS, Cragin, Cresswell, EdmoBds. Fes-
sender, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Henderson. low
ard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane of Indiana, Morgan,
\ Morrill,, Nye, Pollard, Pomeroy, Ramsey. Sher-
man, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Trumbuli, Wade,
Wiley, Williams. Wilson, and Yates-33
\ Nays-Messrs. Buckalew. Cowan, Davis, Doc
little, Guthrie, Hendricks, Johnson, Lane of Kan
sas, McDougall, Nesmith, Norton Riddle, Sauls-
hurry, Van Wrinkle and Wrigbt-I5