Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-07

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opinion, if you please. Why, Sir, we all
know him. He Is no stranger to this body.
We have measured him, Sir.--We know his
height, his strength, his breadth and his
capacity, all about him and you set him M
as paragon and declare here upon the
floor Of this Senate that you are going 10
wear his collar. Is that the idea that you
are going to be his apologist and dsfender
in Whatever be may propose. Three mil
lions of people, Sir, exposed to outrages and
4 insults and murder from these worse than
| ssYages--their former masteis,-murdered
as we are told every day,-their lives taken
sway, their humanity trampled under foot,
and when Congoess under the Constitution
Of the United States is endesv0ring to ten
der them some little protection, how are we
met heref Every attempt of your Moses
has been to tIample them down, making
them worse and throwing every obstruc-
Ton IN the way Of any thing proposed by
Mr.. LANE in reply-wear colIarAin-
dicted for treason-pro-slavery grand jury
hunted from State to State BY q writ
founded upon that Indictment for treason
hundred thousand dollars offered for my
head Jim Lane wear a collar. Iaughter.)
Mr.. President-W herever he is known
that charge is denied by both friends and
enemy. siiz s-lir-9 .rl Il la
Mr.. WADE-I-wis it was.
Mr.. LANE again read the extract given
above, and said be appealed to Mr.. WADE
towithdraw the charge he had made against
the President He (LANE) would not de-
fend the Presidents speech Of the 22d Of
February, as it was made under excite
ment- -c-sI 9ll p
Mr.. DO0LITTLE said he had striven to
prevent collision between Congress and
the Executive, and was sorry to see dis
position among some of his friends to act
toward the Executive as though he was IN.
worthy Of their confidence. 1t eontaiua
propositions upon which the ablsst men
men in whom we had undoubted cohfi4
dence differ, and wished the bill could Be
placed in charge Of the Judiciary Commit
tee, and that the Committee would form one
which would avoid objections raised in this
body, in the other House and by the Exeeu-
tive. He was desirous Of preserving AMIGA
BILE relations between Congress and the Ex-
eeutiye- Informing him that the Legisla-
ture OF his State had passed resolution
requesting him to vote for the Civil Rights
Bill, the Presidents objections thereto,
Notwithstanding he had already set forth at
length his objections to the measure, and
he could not vote for it, and would abide By
the consequences. He entertained the
highest respect for the gentlemen compos-
Ing LEG AeEloldLuT6 OF Bis CLdLer DuL 5L8QQ-
ing where he did he saw what they could
not. They were at a distance, aud inhu-
enced by party press and persons interested
in continuation of disorder in the South
Mr.. DAVIS opposed the bill, favoring the
veto. He said if the bill became a law he
should feel compelled to regard himself an
eneuyof the government, to work for its
overthrow.
Mr.. SALISBURY said he should con-
slider the passage of the bill as inanguratiAg
revolution. and would lead to bloodshed,
war and disunion.
Mr.. YATES urged the Senators forward
in the performonce OF their duty, and to do
it now and hereafter.
The vote was then taken-Shau the bill
pass, the Presidents veto to the contrary
notwithstanding f
YEAs-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chand-
Ter, Clark, Conness, Cragin, Cresswell, Ed
munds, Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Harris
Henderson, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane
of Ind, Morgan, Morrill, of N. Z, Poland,
Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague. Stew
art, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, Willard,
Williams Wilson, Yates--33.
NAYs-Messrs. Buekalew, Cowan, Davis,
DoSlittle, Guthrie, Hendricks, johnson,
Lane of Kansas, McDougall, Nesmith, Nor
ton, Riddle, Salisbury, Van Winkle, Wright
is.
Absent-Mr. DIXON.
When Mr.. MORGANi recorded his vote
in the Affirmative the galleries applsudeG
very loudly.
The Chair announced amid great ap-
plause that the bill having received a two
third vote, had become a law, but subse-
quently corrected the vote by saying it
had passed the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. TRUMBULL the Sec
retary of the Senate was ordered to cOmmu-
nicate to the House copyof the Veto Mes
says, together with the result Of the vote
above given. -1 le7-s-T 20
The Senate adjourned at $50 P. NJ, to
meet on Monday next.