, 1866-03-04

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t!'r srra:nt: rtstltl.c e., i SEATS Tpl- Hseii
f!tslbty i.,.ticz!ts DETERMINATION act < t't
csrsIei hr t:!T fEcrideut's 1'e.at!oa IT :h2
ccutte nI ftSl-!4tl.n .csoi,cd upon. L''-
-essl'.el 10 ih~ reception -.reo1n 10 lcsrn son'~
N.i!,r positive 1t the I.,.>sae,e. Enct three
Nr.tttn Aad tno Eastern s.aatcts; they t'!1
! RAE tlat tLc veto was s@ ccJlis hut cyci4 pver-
| reaching thc hcoI~ Of the hill In Ee,cFsl 81
| faIfrnr,t uf Congress; and Al seemed to
| conAidtr X An open dee!aratlon of wsr sSalnas
! the legislative branch Of the Govefpecnt.
Isctusned 10 the gallery Just Is Mr. fstes
1 WIS concluding hia spesch- The nt~s Of the
! reception ef The veto had kErcad drE1ng ltS
I delivery through the Capitol. aid citizens
| and members Of tie 1louse, liSh Federal acd
State officials, and fosrkr Mlnistcrs, hao
1oektd 10 the Scpstc Hoos, ard al and stood
! abnut h PICTURESQUE knosA- Iha galleries
~r.c damned to suaos4slon. A soon - Nr.
Y1tes had taken hls btAt, ret!eet slicnce en-
sued. Everybody uudentcod that tho
vrto meesage would Be rad, and that imn,e-
t3ately sner ih reading, IN attempt would b.
made to carry The bll1 over shc reto. Tbs
naOst tas1r, srs:ense Wa apparently felt by
The whole oI tlse yAsa md brilliant ss&emb-
| lxra.
Nr. Trumbuli rose to move for lhe reading
ri the u1tatagr. Soon the clear, deilberaLe
rolee Of Secretary YoroeJ alled thn chamber
| and eonvrJet The Ffr4dent.a words to tht
spc1ibound auditory. In less THAI half an
hcur The last sentence Of the fatsl n.lssivc *As
Rad The pzcA1lnx Senator, Ntth bu uauai
distinct Articulation, tLen announced that
Tie question beipsa ths Setsate wA4 whether
| or not the bill should pdAa, The
Preaaent'A veto 10 the contrary
! notwithstanding. Senator Lane, Of
Kansas, jumped TO bis feet, lnovcd 70
rs~tpone it, oonAtdcr.tIon, and announced
| his determination to resort 10 nllbu3tcrinE In
case the majority inats.tt uiou Immediate &c.
! tten. Ills late Conservative leaniaga led Iii
| colleagues md tho audience u suppose that
! ht would Side rlth the President IN tho Issue
| arw made, and henee bis motion did NO, excite
much FuIprtee, though the accompanying
| threat produced Indignation. Sa.a enough,
he carried ont the latter, and
! after hrief srsttance to his
| ai,grseefns taesies, The Senate Yielded 10 :
motion to al5ourn. The vote upon The dsat
noalon TO Ad}onn Ma + dleeourastnx indlcA-
tioa bg The tmp1cttcAhillty nf t&o-thlsds
gote {ar the bill That DoolItile, Aa.s,u.
Stewart and Gostnu N0ult stultlfy then.
telvea And vote a:salnst, in ,he face Of thesr
iasnEz vote Gos The h:ll, vas expected; ent
the vote Of Morgan sra Lane. WITH the onpo-
sition, Amazed tho Senate. SILL tt.ere waa
NnSrfinE hope that ulan the tinal ro,c upon
The bill Lhwy would rct,In tLctr political
islents and cary IL. Al tho sequence proved,
:ass former. To ~as consiJcrrd by fAr the
ulore rrlIab1c Of the txo, WAS fonni wanting,
wblle tic Senator ftutu kAnAas, than whom
20 member hAs lasely 1,e<n less trusted l,y his
E1litica1 associates, ;1sned cut true to hi old
allegiance.
During The civil *ar happened 10 b. re.
lentcaly LII the CAPITAL. when the loyal per
tnsi'ent or tfansicrt dHelless h II were suiIcr.
tnE sspm tue mental agony. produced BIZ d..
e>trous nc~x lulnthc Arnr al the Potomac.
Bat sintr LIE arst battle Of lsuIl Ruu, have
rot wltncaet<l here ~ fuftose &olIcitude, as
deep de>Poudsncy and a much resontaul
anger ~ *ss manifest LII Ill loyal circles Oh
Acuday trentoE. The r1ritcmen. ..n hIgh,
wherever loyAlisss met and discussed the
great crrni Of the day. The rebc. syupa.
ta!'ers and tssusned rebels, pr eus,.s, never
bad more jubl!Ans tins since the national
disgrace on July a,.t, 1851.
TIE COMMITTEE or ftF1EcS+
On Tuesday fozeuoon The Reconstruction
t"mtalttee urt At 40 carly haur. With rs-
natksole unAnltnity the majority Asrecd that
all thought Ct >concIiatoz1 rroommen d8tloas
10 soConsreae should 10 hanishesi, for the time
being shAt the PrtAident'a knowledge Of thr
Committees Intention 10 sxgoh In Iayar Of the
admission of the Tennessee members, mtdr
The tcrs End temper uf the veto, poteiih.
standing the disposition OF Congress TO con.
ctdc ttrts1n points, direct challenge 10
eota!et with him, which they could only
meet By most determined aasertln of the
Ethputaeic right Of Cnn9rea. 10 take charge
OF TIC work Of rrunssrpctIou. Hence Tic
Committee roneluaeI to drop the suh,ect Of
The admission cf the Tennessee mem.
trrr, End agreed. upon the defiant rea,
llt1ns ~AlEl Nr. Stevens reported In the
Aonss n tht afternoon, aid which brought
On very cArncs. struggle between the
majority an4 utrnrty In that body, that
continued until late In the evening and 70
suited, ~ eocld be for.tecn, In complete til
uInFh of the former. The object oil tie
uhsuna:t G!'bus:esiny Of ,he -ppos,.ton wAs
not - 1arcA u prevent tie earring Of The
ns1lu;'ors, whIth ttty knew they werr not
strcEE enough 10 do. ~ 10 brrak the torrc af
tac febuss, which the majority ucsa. tv al
miEs:er to the Executive by their immediate
fAestsr- There + Eoth!n1 mcee tsyiuy 70 the
Fastsnre atd tteadtnstA of meru5-fs &hEn the
~a1ytuk Asmsncs4 Of \ score ar .raose
votes dy ayes aad Docs. 1t ~4s the frat stial
nf thtsftrd the fIacAe underwent lhfa s<s4Asua,
The u1~ members ef :se s,ajori,y stood most
faithfully 10 tLrfr tostA and proved auce
hAt u L. Nf.1
cnctgrhcY.
axsAToa 7RrSpuLIte nyLx.
lh the Senate the great feature q Tne4lay'k
proceedings WAS tht usut:f'T speech Of SerA.
tar TrlDha}l, a. tie originator Of tho bill. In
refutattuu ni she Arguurnts IN which ths
f1thLeut rested bis vete. The distinguished
representative OF 11llnots bad but little
time Tor that thorough preparation The con.
scieutioua sprakefs In The Seoata alWsys de-
sire 10 make nud which the Importance Of
the subject In this Instance sssInt.1 rAt,{cu.
'@E'y 70 tAl fur. Ga: nevertheless, By labor
ing s<slaEouaIy during the ercater paf. Of The
hight and tie forenoon 10 collecting o!selal
dsta 1nr contsa*tsting The veto, and druvtpg
thc line ~ h'A own Argument, he fouad him.
All equal 10 the ocr A8loa. He eHtempofized
Throughout. and fat this rcst1u WA Tho more
ene*tsEc. ntyer heard him speak with norr
Fsr1nth, si2or, hrtc4l E,rre, aud ,uritttr
and felrtrdness Of expression. Thta s.raua ]
effort = III contribute more to biz lasting fame
thaa arr previous eri-ode In his public career |
The privilege ct ltadlar Oh On thia grind oe- I
caa!s,n uaa one !nr which any nspistug public |
n1sn n4t@ hit ~eisenvy HIN. During The delIytrJ
81 hts fIecch TIC Seua:c Chamber I. tarutS-
II AZ sblcklr II all Il. pats - Gu the psevl. !
o,E dss. TIL. u:aau.aeenl n2dlencc had bean
tsswn together mainly b, c1s,iolt, 10 Wit |
nesa th~ Iatc VI the vetoed Till. That he H. |
'srcstet It 10 generally and deeply Ia LII
speech. - 70 usskr II patiently axait the Eusi
vote. ~hs no *.ntta cvidencc Of IL impressive !!
ntse+
When the scn.:or from Illiuol. had cone!u.
ded, The fa2ae solemn ttillncss that .atslcd
nrr'n the chs1fct % the frrvinns lsy, azasn
sn>ucd and continued TO Tho clo.c. OF the (lnal
ptoeeedings upon the hill The apprehension.
of 1he friends Of tho latter were realized, The
veto prevailed. The most curious 3neideuis
Of Thu negAhvc victory Of the E19 n,ire were
The Tosea Of scnators MorFan, aud Lane Of
knn.as, already alluded 10. Thu former had
os-a rEed the dtrictest setiesnce, even iaward
Lis most Intimate collcagues,sioce the day l.e.
ioEr, In rrgarl 70 Tic vet<,, aud hence they
~ase!,ea tot hls vote " lib great curiosity. When
the ''n.' fell from hts Nre, sub41ucd e1cla.na,
.iuns Of purpri~ were sat'ible al through The
satltsirs, aud Senators exchanged, significant
:.lanets- Everybody seemed to expoct Sen,.
ttr Lane 10 yote With the oproattlon, md 70,
when be cast hls t'ayc" With The rnA}9r!ly,
u rather joTous sensation appeared 10 run
through the audience. Upon the ANNOUNCE
racnt Of lhc rtzsl. os thr vote, m ou,t,r,rs. q:
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