The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-04
BY YESTERDAY'S MAIL.

The Radicals in Congress still persist in doing
| all thoy can to crush tho South. Tho following
are somc Of their recent acts Mr.. WADE, from tho
Senate Committee on tho District of Columbia
has reported n bill to repeal tho act TO rorocedo
tho county of Alexandria t. tho State of Yir-
gna.
Tho Senate Bill regulating suffrage in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and giving negroes tho right
| to vote equally with whito citizons, was consd-
cred in the Senate on Friday last. To show the
animus of the Radicals wo extract tho following
| from the debates:
Mr.. Morrill, (Disunion, Maino), moved to amend
tho first section by adding alter tho words "crimo
| or offence" tho following words: Excepting per-
sons who may have voluntarily left tho District Of
| Columbia to give aid and comfort to tho rebel
| lon."
Mr.. Brown (Disunon, Missour), said ho did not
odiact to tho temporary Acknowledgement Of
rebels but if MIR. Morrilis amendment contem-
plated permanent Acknowledgement, he was op-
posed to it. He believed universal suffrage would
| render innocent these rebel votes aud that it was
tho only basis of safo and permanent reconstruc-
| tion.
Mr.. Summer (Disunion, Observation-Disclosures you
opposed to tho disfranchisement Of rebels2
MIR. Brown-As permanent policy Of the Gov
| ernmcnt, am.
The amendment was agreed to.
| Mr.. Morrill, have further to amend by adding
after the words ''eection therein" the words "and
who can read the Constitution of the United
States in the English language, and write his
| name."
Mr.. Brown-Let us have the yeas and nays on
that.
word "English.' He did not believe reading in
the English language was necessary to mako
good patriot of man., He knew q great many
| good citizens and loyal men who did not under
| stand tho English language
| MIR. Grimes (Disunion, Iowa) opposed the amend
| ment on similar grounds to those taken by Mr..
| Mr.. Wilson (Disunon, Massa achusetts) moved to
| strike out tho words "Enghsh language"
The Chair-Mr. Anthony said it was not in or
der to amend an amendment.
N1r. Wilson said he could not see the necessity
of the writing qualification; many could not write
from physical disqualification paralysis, for in
| stance. He WAS opposed to the amendment of
Mr.. Morrill,.
Mr.. Morrill, modified his amendment by striking
out the words .'in the English language"
Mr.. Stewart (Disunion, Nevada) moved to post
pone the present and all pending orders and take
up the bill to regulate the sale and occupation
OF mineral lands, but subsequently withdrew his
| motion.
MIR: W. Morrill's S amendment, as modified, was re-
senden, Foster, Harris Kirkwood. Morrill,, Poland,
Pomeroy, Sherman, Trumbull, Wade, Wiley, and
Nays-Messrs. Brown. Buckalew, Conness,
| Davis, Grimes, Guthrie, Hendricks, Howard,
| Howe, Morgan, Norton, Nye, Ramsey, Sprague
Stewart, Sumner, Van Winkle, Wilson, and Yates
Mr.. Wiley adm, W. va.) offered an amend
ment striking out the first section Of the bill, and
| u
tions hereafter to be held in the District of Co.
| lumbia, the following described PERSONS and those
only, shall have right to vote:
All persons who actual residents, and who
were entitled to vote in 1865; all persons residents
of tho district who have been duly mustered out
Of the United States service, and may hereafter
States twenty-one years of age, excepting pau
pers; persons non con,pos naentis or persons con-
Of ff to ward op s4s e being Ssyg
| shall have resided there for one year next pre-.
cedng any election, and who shall have paid the
| taxes assessed against them, and who can read
/ and write their names.
Mr.. Wiley supported the above in a lengthy
written speech. He denied the right of Congress
States and would favor nothing but a qualified
suffrage in the District of Columbia In the course
of his remarks he discussed the question of the
abolition of slavery and its effects and other ques-
| tions growing out of it.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. willey's speech, pend
ing the consideration of the bill, tho Senate, on
motion of Mr.. Doolittle, went into executive ses-
sion, and soon after adjourned.
On the same day, in the House, the tax bill
being under consideration, the subject Of taxing
cotton and tobacco WAS discussed. On the sub
iect of the cotton tax the House and the Senate
disagree. The former, by large and decisive
vote, had put the tax at five cents per pound the
Senate reduced it two and the House manifes ts
determination to adhere to it's vote. To show
the unscrupulous malgnity of these men, we
| glance at some Of their remarks. MIR. MORRILL,
said he believed the tax OF five cents would Gin
fict no injury on the South, but that they ,ooud
be earnestly in favor Of it," He also declared that
a tax Of twenty cents per pound on tobacco "was
little enough. He believed himself an impartial
juror between the two sections Of the country on
that subject, his State did not produce or man
ufaoture tobacco"
Mr.. GnIswoLD thought that, at twenty-five
cents per pound, American cotton would be used
in England in preference to the cotton of other
countries.
Mr.. STEVENS asserted, as incontrovertble
fact, that the attempt to cultivate cotton in the
East had now been generally abandoned.
Mr.. KAssoN denied the fact, and said that, on
the contrary. he knew that efforts had been made
in India, and he supposed were still continued, to
produce IN extraordinary amount Of cotton under
the stimulus Of high prices The following will
show both the unscrupulousness and malignity of
! old STEVENS:
| Mr.. Stevens said that every man who had
studied the history Of soils, climates and produo-
tions must know that America could produce