Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-12-12
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SENATR--Yesterday afternoon. the hiu IN
reguiate suffrage in the District OF Columbia
being under consideration
Mr. Cowan advocated his amendment to
strike out the word male" He would sun
port female suffrage TO counterbalancp negro
snnrage. lie assured the Senate that he was
se-lous on this question. He knew that negro
suffrage would be carried, but he wished 70 afd
TO IT all proper safeguards.
Dir Morrill, said that nobody supposed the
Senator was sincere IN q single sentence He
mad succeeded in beiLg amnsing. but he de-
MED that he had succeeded in convincing
anyb body.
Mr.. Cowan asked. how could the Senator
from Maine say that he was not ser1ousP Ne
had not been indoctrnated in the same finIcaI
school-eating persimmons. He had never
yielded TO the Senator's Radicalism As no
seemed to think. He thought if any man had
given evidence OF his sincerity in Conserya.
usm be had. He thought he stood free not
only from any inputation of interest. but of
dishonor.
Mr.. Morrill, had merely Intended to welcome
the gentleman into their ranks OH his own
arguments
Mr.. Cowan did not allow any Senator To
make his theories or arguments. He had said
that If there was an on ward movement as was
inevitable. he would like to guide il arignt He
was not vain or proud man, but he would
rather be deprived of the right of suffrage
than to cringe to anybody or anything except
by duress.
MIR. Wade said he had already given has
views on the subject OF suffrage He thought
that any person competent to manage his own
affairs ought to participate in the Government
Mr.. Yates would endorse substantially All
mat the Senator from Ohio had said. But they
had another matter on hand "he Senator from
pennsylvania might as well bow his head and
let the people rule this land.
Mr. Wilson was opposed 10 connecting these
TWO questions. He regretted that the Sena or
from Pennsylvania Mr. Cowanl had not read
me speeches delivered at those conventions
before he came TO the Senate He would then
nave made a record of which he could ba
proud. He himself had had the convection
that our legislation would be better n the vo
men vote than n was now, and he was more
hrmly convinced of it than ever. But il
should not be connected with this ouestIon
Mr.. johnson said that with perhaps the ex-
ceptlon of New Jersey this right had never
oeen granted elsewhere. He thought if the
question was submitted 70 the ladies thew
would refuse TO accept IL, remembering that
citizens were required TO take up arms for the
defence OF the country. He read from a letter
written In l756, by the elder Adams. in regard
10 suffrage; saying that women were fitted
more particularly for domestic cares, being
too delIcately constituted for the cares of State
and that youths under twenty-one wouId de-
mand the same right II granted TO them
Mr.. .Frelinghuysen said, in answer 10 Mr.
Johnson, that there was a time IN New Jersey
when women could vote on local matters: but
that time was long past
Pending the consideration OF the amendment
OF Mr.. Cowan, the Senate ad ourned.
hoCsE--f esteroay afternoon Mr.. Williams
bill TO regulate appointments and removal
rom ONCE being under con sideration-
Mr. Hale, IN. " from the Committee en-
heTenchment. reported bill, which. under
lne instructions OF that committee, he offered
as q substitute for the bill under discussion
Mr. kasson (Iowa) explained the amend
ment previously Offered by him to the original
bill. That bill as IL stood covered by its terms
removals in the army and navy. and he moved
TO amend by confining its operation TO the civil
service
After some discussion, in which Messrs
kassOn, Garfield, and Rousseau took part Mr.
kasson moved the previous question on his
amendment.
Mr.. Stevens offered a modification of the
amendment previously offered oy him provtd-
ing that every person who has been or Shall be
hereafter nomii ated TO the Senate for Office
and who shall tail to receive the advice and
consent OF the Senate thereto shall be in cana
BILE of holding any executive once uuder the
thiteo States for the term of one year after
such rejection, unless two thirds of the Senate
shail relieve him from such disability.
Mr. kasson renewed his demand for the pra
vlous question !; which was seconded, and
under the operation Of the previous question
ms amendment was agleed 10. Two other yer-
agreed 70.
Nj. Kasson offered an additional amendment
exempting from the operations Of the bill the
nrst assistants OF the heads OF departments:
winch he advocated upon the ground that the
nrst assistant OF the head of a department is
generally or always confidential officer The
Mr.. Donnelly (Minn.) offered an amendment
providing that IN cases where appointments
have been made by the President, but the par
Ties so appointed have net yet been Confirmed
by the Senate nor entered upon the disehargs
OF their duties, the present occupant of the Of
nee snail continne 10 hold the office until his
successor snail nave been appointed ana con-
hrmed by the Senate which was lost
On motion of Mr.. Hale IN. " an amend
meht was adopted making 1t the duty of the
President to report the facts of any suspension
m ms do hxyf1
twenty days instead ct ten. Also an amend
ment providing that the emoluments of such
office shall belong during the term of the sus-
pension to him who temporarily performs the
Mr.. Stevens advocated kis amendment It
was well known, he said. that some of the
meanest men that God could ever have over
looked in making mankind Ilaughterl had been
appointed to office by the President during the
recess. They would, of course, be rejected by
the Senate: but unless some such law as he
proposed was made, the President would
probably appoint them TO other Offices for
which they would be equally unfit, and where
'hsy would De equally oonoxious TO the people.
Mr Hale IN. Y } remarked that the conyer-
SION OF The gentleman from Pennsylvania to
conservatism was quite recent, and that, like
All neophytes, he seemed determined 10 60 ex-
tremes. II his amendment should pass, it
would give the President greater power than
he had ever before had or claimed He would
have only 10 nominate person to an Office for
which he was so unfit that the Senate would
decline 10 confirm the nomination, in order TO
disquaiify the nominee for one year after his
REJECTION. Snppose, for nstance, that the Pres.
Ident should nominate the gentleman from
Pennsylvania himself to some Office for which
the Senate could not confirm him-say COM
mander- in chief of the army-the gentleman
would be rendered incapable of holding any
public Office for one year after his reiectian.
and then how sorry the friends OF the gen.
tleman in the House would all be- Laughter
The amendment was rejected-yeas I3, nays
1.2
ON motion. the further consideration of the
bill was postponed until Thursday next
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