, 1866-03-01

7 Ire Bingham observation-disclosures
ting Debate-&harp Parliamentary
Practice The Amendment Post
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Especial Correspondents Chicago IfibuncJ
WAsHCSaTos, Feb. es.
The interest Of Concsess to-day was mainly IL ,oc
HoHee. which body, Immediately aflef the reading
OF the journal, took up the fot7}cd Bingham Con-
s;,trtiontl Amendment proysdtn. that Congress
sball hrvc power to make all ]awt which fhal1 be
uecetsaJ ard proper tecure to The citizens ol the
scsesal States, and to ali persons tn the several
States equal protection IN the right Of life. liberty
md property. Ms. Davis, ot y. y. one Of the mod
e5aie Republican,, spoke for IN hour and half
sgs1nat It, taking IN some retpeels the ground oe.
cdpled By the Ire-ldent, tEE. that knch important
don. ongb1 NOT 10 hc leeislatet upon
While eleven states arc unrtprraentcd in
coneres: &c u,ssd harmony Of action between
enn,ent, md announced him.eN an adlnircr Of the
President and hit :eneta line Of policy Mr. Wood
bridge, Of Vermont. followed in VET brief trccch
y aser Of hs propo;Sn 81 ad , :PokS T ~ f1a
Hou.e. ue wss In feyor Of neniIdin;S the Cnio2
On sure fouLdatton, md Would establish fspabli'
can liberty the conner stone Of the fut1se n3oh-
svesed The objections which had been rrcsd
aeaiust the amendment, and nlen most eloqasntly
advocated Ire pe-sace, tas1n: It was nothing more
nor ss*s 70 ,h'e enids she eusantes q e
isi snd assnanded sas' thai shs issues q a
t0flf B10pl1 0E mEt IN uAulS AAN 1NV'AtS
Ore hteye deed that kbon)d commend !t.elf 10 the
1s1oral so tns:incts Of the people would pe "ossa
Aver she close Of The debate. thete followed one
o. thoss little eItsodes for which the House t. OF
Mse 20 ss1assIaSte. Il EreN out Of po2rt q o.
ger. fozdf " NJ. Ha1e, o! New York, md TOT
tNehts taanu1es thcfc was kouc ehafp spNEtnE in
"h1eh hhonA dozcn mtmhetx tooE part. Even
70 good Pa.llamentanan a. zen, Banks was over.
tuaed. and Hale. one Of the new me4nbe1s carried
the day md won the houUrs. CcpsidernhIr cfu nj?
tatfo has been held for TWO or three dsvs IN this
u1ucudn1cut the IC8ntt ct which il 6eran3e sn.
parent 1t could not bc carried BY tho rcnusjfr tWn
tlitds Tote at present. Many RepubIicans
are opposed 10 1t On prtnc1ple, and xnsny fhfnE
| 1t e1pedteut not to;make my more a1neut{menix
/ Until the Scuats hna ared on 0ne nt l,nth thotn
/ ~hich have already been sent 10 t. Pc1naps II
ruay AFRO be added that there IL growing feeling
Thai the bns1nets Of proposing Amendments u,ay be
/ 0seflone. Al all events II Tas ceEtan thai this
| on- could not psse The HouEe at PIE: ent, and It
Mne therefore resolved to postpone It for season
Mr. Roscne Conk1inE therefore ronrcd to put II
| oycr TIL Tuesday. the End day Of Apnt. Before q
vote eouiu be 4aken on lhlA motion Atr. Eldrsd.e,
| Of Wisconsin, moved to laF the whole matter or
/ the table Indefinitely. bnl he mas defeated b.
! a vote Of d to ITO. The question was theD
j tAkcn on Mr. Conkl1nc'E motion. which *as agreed
toby liz 10 ". An analysis Of the yote sho"s that
! Mt. kfsr Of Ipdtau1 wAs the only Democrat WIG
| voted In tssor Of the postponrneut. and thst
| Ne&f1s- Daris Of EcsY York, Mills o5 New Jcrsef
Sloan Of Wisconsin. Window OF Minnesota, WI
| namB and Wilson Of Pcunsy fTant1, WE1c the onlJ
| kepubucsnl who yoted assinlt the postponeneut