The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-04-21
Scene in the u. s. Senate OH the Passage
Of the Civil Rights Bill Over the Veto.

of the Civil Rights Bill Over the Veto.
The Senate galleries were densely crowd
ed; the floor was also filled with members OF
the House and others privileged with admit
tance
Lane Of Kansas, during the morning heur
offered joint resolution for the admission
of the States lately in rebellion, on condition
of their repudiating the rebel debt, endors
ing the Federal debt, annulling the ordinahc-
es of secession, and granting suffrage 10 Gel
ored persons who can read, or who own $3.50
worth of property. He spoke Cf the neces-
sity of immediate action Gu the sutjecl OF
reconstruction, in order to save the Rppubli-
can party from crumbIing to pieces.
At one O'Clock the civil rights bill was
taken up. Lane of Kansas, about whom
doubts have existed, made speech support
ing the veto and defending President john
son from the charges made by Wade, of des-
potsm and dftreachery.
Lane concluded his speech as follows: The
President has been, and is now, in my judg-
ment, as anxious to harmonic the difficulties
III the Union party as any Senator here. If
he was met in the same spirit, the party would
be re united and this Union restored His
advances are met by Insult from the heads of
the Republican party on this Senate floor, in
language without parallel. So far as | am
concerned, Mr.. President, propose to-day,
and hereafter, to take my position alongside
OF the President, aDd stand there unfinch
ing defending him against The Senator from
Ohio, as did my predecessor
Mr.. Wade said, in reply; Who is your Pres
ident that every man must bow to his opin-
ion, if you please? Why, sir We all know
him-he is no stranger to this body. We've
measured him, sir We know his height, his
length, his breadth and capacity, all about
him, and you set him up as paragon and
declare you are going to wear his collar. Is
that the idea, that you are going to be his
apologist and defender in whatever he may
propose? Three millions of people, sir, ex-
posed TO outrage and murder from those
worse than savages, their former masters
murdered, as we are told, every day-their
lives taken away, their humanity trampled
under foot, and when Congress, under the
Constitution of the United States, is eudeav-
orng to tenGer them some little protection,
how are we met here, sir? Every attempt of
your Moses has been to trample them down,
making them worse, and throwing every OBJ
Etruction in the way of everything proposed
by Congress.
Lane replied: Wear collar Indicted for
treason and proslavery by grand jury J.
Hunted from State to State by writ found
ed upon that indictment for treason! One
hundred thousand dollars offered for my
head Jim Lane wear colarl Great God
Mr.. President, wherever be is known, that
charge is denied for false, by both friend and
euemy.
Wade-I wish 1t was.
Lane appealed to Wade to withdraw tile
cho roc bo "a r1oo do n RIO -, D,o,
ident He, Lane, would not defend the Pres
ident's speech Of the 22d February, as it was
made under excitement.
Mr. Doelittle said he had striven to prevent
a collision between Congress and the Execu-
tive and was sorry to see a disposition among
seme of his friends towards the Executive
as though he was unworthy their confidence
1t contains propositions upon which the most
able men, those In whom We had undOubted
confidence, differ, and be wished that the bill
could be placed again in charge of the Judi
ciarY Committee, aud that Committee TO get
MP one which would avoid the questions
raised in this body and in the other House,
and by the Executive. He was desirous of
preserving amicabe relations between Con-
gress and the Executive.
Doolittle further said, he had received a
telegram, informing him that the Legislature
of his State bad passed aresolution request
ing him to vote for the civil rights bill, the
Presidents veto Notwithstanding. He bad
already set forth his objections to the meas
ure and he could not vote for it, and would
abide by the consequences. He entertained
the highest respect for the gentlemen COM
posing the Legislature of his State, but oc-
cupying the position he did, he saw " hat
they could rot. They were at distance and
Influenced by party press and persons in
terested in the continuation of disorder in
the South.
CHICAGO, April 7.-During Lanes speech
in the Senate yesterday, TrumbulI and Hen
derson worried him with questions. Garret
Davis spoke two hours, and Salisbury fol-
lowed in a brief and furious speech. He had
opposed the war and now he could see Moth
ing ia the future but blood.
By this time the floor of the Senate was
crowded by the members of the House, other
private spectators filling the whole area
around the Senatorial circle.
McDougal made speech predicting anoth-
.sr revolution. Yates urged the Republicans