The national Republican., 1866-04-20
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
xxxIxrn ooNeREss-FrRsr sEssIol
THURSDAY. April 10, 1866.
SENATE.

SENATE. 7
ExPLAEArIor
Mr.. McDourall rose and said: A few day, since
hs had made some remarks In this Chamber which
friends had Afterwards told him were out Of the
bounds of deoorurn and that Il was due to himself
and 70 the Senate that he should make an aoknowl.
edgment Of the wrong he had done. Amer such
advice now ask 70 proclaim nv sorrow, now ex.
press nv profound regret now ask pardon Of the
Senate and DO ask A. for The remarks that dropped
from me on that occasion II Is due 10 myselG and
also due 10 nv ooIleneue from California Mr. Con.
mess, TO ash his pardon. That day the sun went
down on INV wrath but the next day before he rose
hiah in the eastern horizon pentence aid come and
these ar, psnitential reuarfs,
The House amendments TO the bill to issue Amer
lean registers TO certain British built vessels were
agreed 10.
''N " PRINTING, ..
| Mr.. Anthony. from the COMMITTEES on Printing,
reported without sudment The resolution 70 print
Ill thousand oopies Of the euloaes delivered on the
late Senator Foot and also the funeral sermon Of
| tbe Raw. Dr Sunderland, which was passed,
CALL ron rsroRHArIoS.
| Mr. Sherman offered n resolution requesting the
President 10 ootnmunoate 10 the Senate any official
renorts or Information vbioh he NAV have in his
possession relative TO the southern people, which
| va, adoptsd. VT
Mr.. Stewart offered resolution requesting the
| Committee on Indian Affair, TO inauire into the
erpediency Of trsnsferrinr the Bureau Of Indian
AaaIr, from the Denartment Of the Interior 10 the
| Department Of War, Adopted. -
| coIoRApo
Mr. WiI,on moved 10 take nm the motion to re.
consider tbe vote by which The Territory Of Colo.
/ rado was dsnied Admission. =
| M Sumner bobed ths motiou vouid not be
taken mn Thsr, rere a ereat mnny Senators alb.
| sent. Hi, was NOT A proSsr day to take up such
| mo,ior Tbs strssts ara nov aiive with a bappy
people oeebratIng the anniy.rsary Of their rights
snd h. nrote.ted soain, in,oItng tbe intelligence
Of the ago by Recognising d Community which
comes here with a oon,titution in violation of III.
Fundamental principes of tbe Declaration Of Inde.
| pendenoe. He had been told there were only
| ninetv colored parsons in Colorado. II mattered
moi IL there vas onlv one. m che Senate intended
10 mass tbis bill he protested against oon,ummatipr
such wrong on this day--.saored 20 human rights
| and eouaIity - . r
M. Wilson ,s,d his colleague TMr. sumperl had
been one Of The foremost to press the passage Of
the enabling act to authorize Colorado 10 enter the
| Union on the procIamation Of tbs Presidsnt, and
In tbat not tbsre was no proyison against any dis
tinotion beip9 made on account Of Pace or color;
and n was nSt fair aS.sr inviting those pooplo 10
form constitution 10 rsfusa than admission be.
cause II ala mot conform 10 our yiewa He IMr.
w vould moi consent harsafter 10 mass nnv en-.
ablipg acts which would allow the people cf the
Teyritori.s N sYcInde npy citi,.n from poIitical
son.Iity, b1t M sncb .onS,,,on had bssn imnosed
m tba nrsssnt instan.s
M, lana of Tndiana bonad ths motion uould
be taken up' He had AZ mpoh sympatby for the
neons Who rere oslebrating their smn ncination To-
Sey a. anv ssrstnr hsra sn5 bs vi.ha5 ,bem al,
low and hanpiness but beeau,e Of this esIsbration
aid not ~. nv ,sa.on shv n,b;c hn.insss sboud
hs su.nsndsd. II anv ssns,ars bs,s wsrs anxiou,
10 participate in the oeebration. he had no doubl
| NAV coni5 obtain Isava of ahsenca Tho Sennto,
from Massachusstts I'M snmnsrI had voted for m,
| aSm;ss,on N NsvaJ. yhoss oon.t,,ntion contsinsd
tbs ,ams re.,,ictiors as va. nov mnainsd of h
Colorado. Hs Thought the trus policy was 10 wei
come tbsse terrtories and belieying tbat Inc STAT,
4
! snv in tba oountrv' bs sbonld vots 10 admii hsr
H. t,rimss aIiuasd to tbe' ststsmsnts of prafs..
| .or Wbitnsy snd M Rr.d vb;ch MI Nan r.sa h,
M. WiI,on in tbs oourss of his r.msrks and saiS
that he aid not know that their opinions should
nav. .ny vssbt vith tha Senate as thay ,x.,a botl
| nsrson.iIv intsrsstsd In rs..,d 10 ~. snablins
at n ccsssd to he b;nd;ns on Conerss. an AZ. "a
SnsaI or nssisct of the nesnla for Whom n was in
tsndsJ 10 ~ aSvantsgs n a Ths Senator from
Massa,hnsotts tM, W;iennI ma .,n,....d ri. iii
insnss. ~ yo,. 10 admit Stat. vboh nsrn.tnsil,
s,cindss ooIor.d naonle from ali DECENTRALIZATION i;
ths riobts of citi,epsbin Ia IMr & oonld mot h,
gnilty Of ,uoh an incop,i,tsney as 10 Vote for IN
edmission of a Tarr;tory nnd.r srch c;,onmstanoa
and then insist unon VirginIa and other ,opthsr,
States confsrrinr Universal ,uffraSe' Avan as /,
,ha ousstion IN nonulstion n t6s .taismsnts n
. Tom DIck and HaTry vara "a ho takan ha wopI,
giye an account vhiob he had from "a ntlsman ius
from Montana that ain thousand az tbe neopie q
Colorado ind immigrnted 10 that Territory mi
49, ~ ' "
"'N'' MAMA, Gamma
NJ s.mn., ,o.s 10 addrsss M. ssn.,. but ha,
I mt nroos.dad to any Isns,h ,Than tha morrins
Q bout sTnirsd, and tSo Cheir announced that m
spseis order tbe bill to amend The aot relating 4
a tbs boI,a. oa,r,,, was h.rors ths S.neta
NJ pa,,sror n,ov.5 10 sas,nn,a th. .,..,., -.
d.r and nrocs:d itb ths snhisct nn5ar dircns.;on
considsrnbIs discassiop bsys snsusd
NJ Trnmbn,, .sid thst ths .nsm;ss n, mi. hu
vsra doins ali thav conId 10 Sasn tb;s biii from
| comins hsfora tho Ssnats and 80 nnwiiiins tha
| i, .haSid havs S.ir R..r,nr The ,.ssa nm,
suing 4 oourse which thew baf no rigbt IN nursus
. M grimss said he Senator from IiIInois M
!. Trumbulll had gotten into the habit Of assuming
diotatoria and superior air and assuming TO lectur
= and direct the Senate what II should do. II
would tell that Senator that he for hearth
n tired Of such assumptions, and he would be glad
n he would discontinue them. 30 far as the remark
that tho enemies Of this bill were acting unfairly
applied to him, 1t was untrue.
Mr.. Sumner said he, too, had his ground Of CON
y plant against the Senator from Illinois. Tha
= Senator had stated that he Mr. s. had said wha
+ he did not say, and had thereupon proceeded I
accuse him Of Inconsistency.
Mr.. Trumbull said he regretted very much hay
i ing fallen under the eensure Of the Senator froI
/ Iowa. He had no wish to lecture any one, an
, should he desire SO to do he would take losSor