The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-17

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and ordered to be printed
TIE new CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IN THE
SENATE.
ms consideration Of the constitutional amendment In
the Senate to-day made more than usually interest
ing BY the speech Of Senator Hendricks Of Indiana who
occupied tho Hoor during the entiro afternoon
practical extended and logical Argument against the
sase OF the amendment has not been pronounced In the
Senate. His points are that Il ~ wrong and
impoIits 70 the highest degree for Congress
20 address itself TO the work Of remodellng
ths Fundamental principles Of the government withouts
rsfsrsnes hearing from the eleven excluded States;
That the Reconstruction Committee conceived and nomi
mated IN party caucus not the place In which 70
lodge The extraordinary powers h now exsrcisss that
the proposition 70 make each States regulation Of the
elective franchise to tally BY the contutond amend
ment providing that sil twenty-ons years Of
ags mua sxcruise the right Of suffrage or bs ex-
Guided from the basis Of representation, operAted
with tho greatest unfairness, the North only be
ing called upon 70 confer the right Of sunfsge
upon . very small proportion Of her popula-
ton now remaining unenfFauchised, while the South
must cut herself on with q bcggurly rprescn-
tatiou IN Congress- or. by couoeding negro suffrage,
thus leave the balance of political power in
each Of the 6outhern States completely within
the grasp Of their freedmen that the amendment
sho Of s dignity andhgh character By being avowedy
isver Of political policy intended 10 egslats renewed
vitality In the dominant party. He oontended that the
inters Of the West had been subordnased for yea
ths manufacturing powers Of New England; that the
representation Of the loom and the spindle hreo
70 IN Congrss the plough and tho harrow Of
Wsssrn agriculture and thai the spirit in which those
national changes of the elective franchise were
bsing urged found responnvs anmua with tho people
a the North IL soldiers lately dsbsnded Ths Northern
Legislatures wsre offered bribe for their adoption Of
the amsndmsnt Increased representation for the State
shsy would enfranchss the few blacks within their
hmitA The South with the same onsr. bat whose
dtou 3 not Ill anaiogous must make this dangerous
sxtsnson Of IL suffrage or bs largely diminished In
representation The Senate gave entire attention during
progress Of the speech and accorded tho speaker
more inssnupsions than were agreeable.
N. summer prctsnda - have secured twenty -thpsv
senatorial votes against TIE consstutoual amendment
and y preparing for ts with T~ssndsn Il ths arss
opportunity.
yHH SKNNssEE pELE0x ALTON.
ms Reconstruction Committee have decided % report
JOINT resolution Tor HE admission Of Tennessee II
vim asslnsy STATE thas Tsnnssss having appissa for
s1ussn Into The Union. end her ossssisutisn bsing
rspssnaa u fsrn, ahs shall b. adnisssA n tAs ns
tssrs - She Ne ssns pss ths1 1ssutssssss 90 y
ssa1ss are q prssat cut q As Usa snd conveys tho
sss imprsson ihat r.nssss adm1fs the fh1s md ass
10 b. rsadmitssl Ths Tsanssss delegation ask admit
fsacs 70 Csnss bot deny tbst thsIr State b
has bssn out Of the union that Conss be- she hight
70 isgislass fos her - for TERRITORY.
uARBoR DppHNcKs.
fhe following odocu have bssn detailed - msmbeFs
Of joint Board Of Army end Navy 0oers 70 consider
and report upon the subject a. harbor defsnoo torps
doss. Ac ,Brsves Brsadiss General J. Q. barnard, B.
g. Alexander and O A. 0nlmore the part Of the army,
and asd Admirais Charles n Davis and John A. Dahl
grsa asd Captain James Aldsn the part u the navy.
me Boasd viii assemble - Ne Navy Department the
lss of March next
FLAG yRox yaAxcs N MEMORY or rHssrDExr
LINCOLN.
me Departments o. staas mis- morning received nag
from the people Of LyonA France dedcassd 70 the poo
PIE of the United States IN msmory Of Abraham Lncon
rhs nag Of the finest fabric, and h three and half
mstres In length and two and neen handredths metres
In Width. and ID inscribed, popular subscrp<icsTo
the Republic Of the United states In memory 0 Abra-
ham Lincoln Lyons, 1881
THE vREEDxEN's BUREAU ELL.
Speculation stiil rife concerning the Frssdnsns
Burssn BILL bat sddnsonai fhcts have transpirsd.
HOTEL oossrr.
Among ne laH - ~ q the Capital b oos 70 The
eject that George Bancrofts fssuds have bean urging
him for New Yerk Collse>shp but thas be has dsc
ned In szpecssoa Of bsoonsg Secretary q ssss should
ths Cahlnss te reformed NJ nancrufs chances for the