The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-29
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Corra soond ence Of tho Richmond DispaCh'

40 eroorrox orsrrn prRE rARrY GROUNDS
now run People REGARD THK CONFERENCE.-THE IN.
VETO MHssAGg-rRE BREACH ,n.,
PRESIDENT AND THE RADICALS
WASHINGTON, March q, 1866.
,. - the hour OF meeting to-day, the gal
-, aso, ~ The Senate were filled with large
.ar-s both races being represented-at-
.racted to witness the proceedings III the case
az senator Stockton, of New Jersey, ana In
anticipation of the receipt from .ne rIes," tn,
Of a message withholding his approval OF the
civil Rights bill The Senate floor was fllied
with its members soon after prayers, ana the
anxiety manifested on the countenance al all
spectators showed clearly that the day was
expected TO be fraught with momentous issues,
rs ii really proved To be. The case of Senator
Stockton having been reached, that gentleman
read dispatch from his absent colleague tMr.
Wright, asking Il postponement OF the case
until Thursday, when he promised To he pre-
sent 10 record his vote for the retention OF nus
colleague Notwithstanding the dispatch tue
Senate, by n vote of eighteen 10 twenty -three,
refused 10 postpone. Til" ayes aud noes oeihs
demanded upon the motion deciaiins , nni
Stockton not a duly elected Senator from
New Jersey, that gentleman tooh nv
foor. reviewing at length, and forcibiy, all ine
facts connected with his election, cieary
establishing TO all not blinded by partizahShip,
a legal and constitutional right TO the seat
occupied by him. Debate having been con
cludcd the resolution declaring MIR. Stockton
not entitled TO his seat was carried by aNote oi
twenty 10 twenty three upon "nlcn lnat gen
tleman took his hat and left the chamber,
motion 10 reconsider this action was defeated,
thereby depriying him of his seat. The scene
exhibited in the body upon the result OF tins
protractcd struggle, partook of much solemn
ity several Senators describing 1t rs heaNy
blow ut State sovereignty and republican instl-
1u;iors The great quiet in the galleries, eNi-
denced the fact that the people disapproNed Of
this eucroaChment on popular rights.
At n quarter. past O'Clock to-day, Colonel
Moore, private secretary 10 the President, APP
peared in the Senate Chamber with the cx-
pected veto message. As it WAS looked for
with every degree of certainty, the secretary :
announcement did not elicit any open feelings
of surprise. Members of the House, upon
learning that it had arrived, Hooked TO the
Senate in scores, whilst the anxiety III the
galleries was even more intense, as was shown
by the fact that the dense throng was not in
the least diminished, Notwithstanding the pro
tracted debate on the New Jersey case pro-
missed TO defer its reading for the entire day
and when at o clock, Mr.. Forney commenced
reading, the large crowd which had gathered
at the meeting of the Senate, heard IL through
in the utmost quiet and attention.
There is no great open excitement mani
tested but Republicans generally, both in
and out of the departments, assert that this
day has completed the breach between the Pre-
sident and their party, while some go so far as
10 declare that to-day's events are worth 4
hundred thousand additional votes 10 the Re-
publican party. This is very doubtful conso'
ia1ion TIMoS