Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-07
southern Representation.
A SHARP DEBATE IN THE SENATE,
The Civil Rights Sill Again UP.
PASSAGE OF THE BILL BY A TWO THIRDS voTf
WI Message from the President
OF THE TEST OATH SUGGESTED
End of the Brooks-Dodge Case.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. April 6.
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of New York, asking the abol;shment or Tsdncio
o. o. TAX on deposits Referred to the Committee on
=, SOUTHERN REPRESENTATION.
Mr. Lane, OF Kansas, offered joint resolution ia
Ptoslae l3r the representation of the late rebel
!, Mr.. Brown-Mr. President desire to inouire of
the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Lane) whether he has
any assurance that the President will sign such a
Mr.. Lane-Mr. President, 1 have no assurance
[3h M 9e resident on this or any other subject but
InIs 40 know that the Republican party of which
am member. is crumbling to pieces and that
every day we postpone the admission of these States
insureS lhe destruction of that party, and [ know
mat the adoption of such resolutions would bring
inc Republican party and its President together Ia
harmony d and will continue the political power Of
the country IN that party. ! hoped that there was
q prospect OF securing such harmony; it did seem
that some members Of this body were disposed to
harmonize with the President.
% propose TO go very far to secure that harmony
Yesterday VIC were met by one of the most yiudctie
SssaufIS S e lhSt mas ever been made upon any official
rom friend or opponent, by the Senator from Ohio
IMr. Wade) charging the President personal friend
Wholn nave learned to respect and admire for his
PLUCK and his ability and to love for his manly virtue
man whom believe | nominated for the second
once within the gift of the people; whose election
senator from Ohio, and l will defend him now
against similar assault made by the same Senator
YESTERDAY, as defended the late President from as
Iauit by the same Senator. despot and dictator2
In WhatI In seeking to reconstruct the Union in
spite of the Congress of the United States? When
Mr.. johnson took his seat, Mr Lincoln had markell
out policy. He adopted 1t, and the people of the
Union, the party to which he and l belonged, have
endorsed 1t by triumphant majorities. | propose to
sustain the President to-day and hereafter against
all assaults of the character to which have alluded
g. Mr. Wade-mr. President. don't know why INV
driena from Kansas should be so much shaken and
agltated by what said yesterday. l certainly said
nothing against the proposition offered by the Sena-
TOR tins morning It seemed to read very well. and
may support II, if after examination it meets
my views, Now, for my attack on the President of
the United States. Al Senator on this floor care
70 more for his opinion than do for that of any
senator here. Who is your President that We must
all bow to him? He is no stranger to us We know
his length and breadth and depth and he to be set
up " here as paragon and We are to wear his collar.
Is that wnat the Senator means? l don't think his
constituents IN Kansas would approve of that Did
l. make ma an attack on the Pre,ident yesterday? 1
stand by It to-day. What is the real condition of
thlngsY Here are 100000 of our friends hosts of
whom laid down their lives to maintain our prnci
pies and who assisted our brave soldiers when thev
fell into the hands of the more than sayages with
Wh0m we were warning. Here are these men subject
to the despoti'm Of these savages their former mas
ter, murdered, robbed, and their rights taken away
and every attempt made by Congress to assist them
vetoed n Now. & sir. how stands this matter2 The
PRESIDENT ct the United States did at an earlier
period profess to he the friend of these people their
Moses their deliverer from bondage and now he
seems to be their relentless foe and TO be resolved to
thwart every measure intended to help them In his
objections to our bill he is not able to designate one
lated. Wv
Mr.. Lane quoted from the speech of Mr.. Wade that
the President had picked this quarrel with Congress
and wished rebels admitted. and he desired the
the PreSdent, oral or written, where he advocated
the admission here of any but loyal and true men,
Mr. W ade said he was now speaking of the wrongs
OF these three millions of and of the yetoes of
tie President upon all measures for their benefit
He (Mr. W) had believed that the President was a
friend OF the people, but as soon we attempt to
give them their rights. he nterposes with his vetoes
Yesterday he (Mr. W) was charged with great
cruits brought in here to kill this measure. He
was willing to extend all proper courtesy, but in this
case 1t was to extend death and destruction to these
millions DpOnln wer N tf,,+l tbao
mles OF these poor people could be brought in here
and Join with the President in his efforts to trampe
upon them. What did the President say to the Sc
cession rabble which thronged around him on the
twenty-second of February, and why did he hurl
anathemas 3 on the majority Of Congress? Had Con-
Mr. Lane-Did not the Senator from Massachusetts
lMr summer attack the President and stigmatze his
message as awhte-washing message before that time?
Had not gentleman of the other House. previous to
be wSaG te naF Ta i een the bod ~ in s~nd
Mr.. Wade-DoeS the Senator say that was an,
excuse for his attack us? do not approve of our
brother Trumbul going to the President and submit
ting bills for his approval before they are introduced
here: II newspaper reports are to be relied on, the
President had been tampering with members oflegis-
latly9 bodies against our interest.
And, rs to the Presidents usurpaton, What right
had he to stretch his Executive arm into the States
States are not and have not been out of the Union
and II that is so he is the bodest usurper whoever
set up.
In the course of his remarks, Mr. Wade alluded to
Mr; voorhees,, as supporter of the President and
said; that Mr.. Voorhees, member of the Golden
Mr., Hendricks-Mr President, that charge against
Mr. Voorhees, has never been sustained, and l now
give II a talr and flat denial.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL,
The chair stated that the morning hour having ex-
Pired. the civil rights bill the regular order Of the
day was now before the Senate.
Mr. Wade continued, the Executive was an acci-
dental President, and yet we all to bow the
Mr. Lane said, he had expressed his intention of
uph0dng and supporting the President so long as he
stood by the principles Of the Constitution and for
collar. That insinuation was unworthy Of any Sen
ator and he flung it back in the teeth of The Senator
from Ohio. Me wear collar who fought as | did
ry Congress. The gallant fight made by the Senator
from Ohio here would have been no account if it had
plains OF Kansas Indicted by slavery jury for
treason. and 100000 offered for my head Jim Lane
wear collar? Sir the charge, wherever it Is heard
Will be denounced as false by both friend and foe.
Mr.. Lane then continued in advocacy of the reso-
lptlons offered by him. and expressed the opinion
tnat tthey would meet the APPROVAL of the President.
He replied to the charge of MIR. Wade that the Pres-
sdent had been tampering with members of Legis-
latqre, and said that SANDER had already been de-
MED under the signature of the member to whom it
was alleged the President had sent letter, and he
was surprised at the Senator for repeating 1t. He
then spoke of the Connecticut election and said
more such victory and the Republican party would
be unhorsed it is the first scratch Of the handwriting
on the wall. The people have resolved that the
Union shall be reconstructed and if it cannot be done
under the great Union party (he Republican party.
they will do it under the Democratic party. In re-
gard the speech on the I'D of February the Pres
dent excited. lLaughterl He was annoyed and
provoked, and was impelled to say what he did by
consciousness of having been uniustly treated.
Mr.. Brown replied to some of the remarks of Mr..
Lane, and said he would vote for the admission Of
none of these States until they granted unqualified
suffrage.
Mr.. Doottle then took the floor and discussed the
different plans OF ofreconstructon. The plan Of Presi
dent johnson was substantially the same as that
adopted by President Lincoln and which had the ap-
proyal OF his entire cabinet, including the present
Mr. Sumner said that the Chief Justice had written
a letter to Mr.: Lincoln which he received the day
before his DEATH and in which this statement set
right.
Mr.. Doolitte said he had not been aware of any
statement, to the contrary the plan of Mr. Lincoln
had received the sanction Of this republican Senate,
into Office he found this plan in progress and en-
deayored to carry it out, Everything was moving
smoothly, when gentlemen step in and assume to OBJ
struct It, In the name of the great Union party. The
course of the President sustained at length by
Mr.; If this spirit Of discrimination to prevail;
if the President and those who supported him were
to be assaled as traitors; there hope of sus
tanning the unity Of tho great Union party. spirit
Of CONCESSION should prevail In regard to this BILL
he had not been present when the vote was taken,
and he had not examined it very carefully until his
attention had been called to it by speeches in the
other House, and the message Of the President, and
now. after carefully examining its provisions, he
could not support II.
saHo had received a, telegram which. he had no
doubt was correct although he had not received the
resolution that the Legislature of Wisconsin had in
structed him to vote for this BILL but he had stated
the objections to 1t as viewed from his standpoint,
and he could not do it. He knew what the general
resplt Of dlsreSardng instructions was. Itmay end
my political llfe 30 be it. MIR President this is the
only political Office ever held and | have no wish
to hold it hour longer than can do it according
to my own conscience and dictates of duty. l say
this with disrespect to the honorable gentlemen
who passed those resolutions They do not see things
as see them Mr.. D. read from letters to prove that
the public Sentiment of the Southern States had
been much mlsrepresented. Undoubtedly there were
abuses there but the people of the South had GER
tainly made as much progress as could be expected
If this bill was not passed he hoped that one could
be framed that would meet the views of ALL and not
infringe in any upon the Constitution.
Mr.. Davis addressed the Senate in opposition to
the bill He said he would proceed somewhat like an
October rain, with deliberation and very much at
his leisure.
Mr. McDougall said the bill was fraught with the
most miSchievOus consequences
The Chair then put the questiop-shall the bill
pass the Presidents objections to the contrary not
withstanding, which resulted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler Clark
Conness, Cragin. Cresswe EdmOnds Fessendan
Foster, Grimes, Harris. Henderson, Howard, Howe
Kirkwood, Lane of Indiana Morgan. Morrill,, Nye,
Poland, POmerOy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague Stew
art, Sumner, Trumbul, Wade, Wiley, Williams,
Wilson and iates-33.
Nays-Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Doolitte,
Guthrie. Hendricks, johnson, Lane of Kansas, Nc
Dougall Nesmith, Norton, Riddle, Salisbury, Van
Winkle and Mright-Ia.
When Mr.. Morgan's name was called, and he voted
aye, perfect storm of applause rose from the gal
iSr.esi and many on the floor shook him warmly by
the hand.
The Chair announced that the bill having the re-
quisite constitutional majority of twothirds it had