The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-07
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
Passage or the Act over the vetO-Ex-
citing Scenes In the United states
senate-The Speeches ANA the Voting,
Rta- Etc

Passage OF the Act over the -EN-
citing Scenes In the United states
Senate-The Speeches ANA the Voting,
Etc. Etc.
From the Ne1D York Tribune,
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The passage of the
Civil Rights bill over the veto to-day, and the
excitement before and after, ha, been such as to
absorb nearly all else, The opening of the de
bate by Kansas Lane soon showed that he had
taken his final position, although ne had no
later than last night declared he would vote for
the bill. Senator Wade handled him without
gloves, and he soon withdrew from the unequal
contest The result now seemed doubtful.
About o'clock p. NJ. a heavy shower fell, and
the dampness caused thereby at once precluded
the probability of Senator Dixon being aole to
leave his room. This soon became known, ana
all hope of sustaining the veto was at once
abandoned. Senator Wright had been brought
TO the Senate to-day for the first time, but he
soon retired to a side room. At about p. M.
il was rumored that Senator Morgan would
vote for the bill, and the Democrats freely
conceded that the veto could not be pro-
tocted. AT 4 +. NJ, Mr.. Doohttlc having
closed his defense of his own course, IN
Which he declared he shout not respect the
} egislature OF his State but would welcome
poi tlCal retirement with pleasure as soon as he
could see the States ali back in their places, to
the surprise OF many made no defense OF the
vtto and all seemed ready for vote. Garru-
lOus Davis got the ioor and made two hours
speech, nearly emp,ying tue galleries aud the
floor. at p. NJ, the House having adjourned,
the members crowded into the Senate, and on
Davis finally concluding with his threats that if
such legislation as this dill and the Freedmens
Bureau bill we're TO be passed he would do all he
could to destroy the Government (5uJ his threats
frightened no one), q dozen Senators asked for
the question, but Mr. Salisbury rose to pour out
his denunciations of Congress- and 20 boast that
in Delaware the law could not be executed, that
HIS people would trample upon it, and that the
radical Senators were not only disunionists, but
revOlutioDists again the question was called
for, when Mr.. Yates remarked that he hoped the
Senate would go on and do their duty. But Mr..
MCDougall must waste more time, but, unlike
Davis he never talks very long, and at Gas p.
NJ. the rollcall commenced. When the name
OF Mr.. Morgan was called, and he voted AYE"
the galleries began to applaud, bat the Chair
promptly suppressed IT. ana the call went on.
The new Senator from Vermont, Mr.. Edmunds,
was not in when his name was called, but lust
before the result was announced he came in,
and voted "aye.n Then the Chair announced
the result, 33 to To- and the galleries broke out
in loud cheers and applause. Tney were ordered
to be cleared but the cheering went on until
,the audience were all gone. There seemed 20 be
no Kissing, no dissenting voices; all seemed
gloriously happy over the result. The Senate
soon adjourned, and many crowded around the
Senators to congratulate them on their triumph.