Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-03

VOL. XX---NO. 155.

The question was on Mr.. BUCKALEW'S
amendment to strike out the section OF the
bill forbidding discrimination on account OF
color in bestOwing the elective franchise.
Mr.. SALISBURY spoke in favor of the
amendment. He said that if anything had
occurred TO make il essential to the welfare
of the white race that the negroes in these
territories should be granted the right OF
suffrage, it ought to be made known 10 the
| Senate 1 '. DIE
Mr.. Salisbury spoke at great length, Te-
| ferring to the origin and prosecution of the
| war, and alluding TO Mr.. Seward, who sat
on the Opposite side Of the ChsmbeT, he
| said. Mr.. Seward belongs to your party,
and not mine. You may talk as you please,
my party has nothing to do with him. The
/ Democratic party has no such Captains.
He has rung that bell too often TO be a Lieu
tenant in the cOnquering army which IS to
drive you out of power.
In reply to the remarks of Mr.. Stewart
| he said that Stewart was a new convert TO
| the radical faith. If he understood his
\ (Stewart's) political record, he was Breek
enridge democrat not long ago. Ts.-isg7~
Mr.. STEWART said that he had patriot
ism enough TO repudiate the Democratic
party when it attempted TO destroy the
/ government. He, with hundreds and thOus-
auds of Democrats, became convinced that
Buchanan and Davis were in league to
destroy the government.
Mr.. SALISBURY said it was a little
strange that if Buchanan and Davis were
so bad that Mr.. Stewart should have voted
for Breckenridge who was Buchanan's Vice
| President. .s -. ..r ... cod. -.
Mr.. STEWART said that the Democratic
party h ad not openly betrayed the country,
when he cast that vote. He was one Of the
first men on tho Pacific enast to desert the
Democratic party after It's treason.
Mr.. C0NNBSS moved to postpone the
bill. -sE NJ srsv'-=d--. 10 lfetl OH "A
Mr.. HENDRICKS hoped the bill would
not be postponed. If it was the intention
to pass it, it might as well be passed to-day
as any other time. .rs -s.-...aL s-- sf.a
The motion Of Mr.. CONNESS prevailed,
and the bin wac postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee Of Con-
ference on the. disagreeing votes on the
Freedmen's Bureau bill, made report which
was agreed to.
The report sustains the Senate proposition
relative to the South Carolina lands occu-
pied by freedmen. 1t authorizes the Assis-
tant Commissioners of South Carolina and
Georgia to determine the validity Of the
titles of all lands claimed under General
Sherman's order to give each person q valid
claim for warrant on the District Tax Com
ml6SlOuerS OF SOutl OAlOllld lOE bNtutJ
acres of land, which will entitle him to
lease for six years, at the end Of which time
on the payment of sum not exceeding
81, so per acre, a certificate of sale may be
obtained. --.--.-
Mr.CONNESS. called up the bill to 50
amend the bill establishing the mail service
between the United States and China, as
to relieve the steamship company perform
| ing the service from the obligation OF
touching at Honolulu.
Mr.. C0NNESS explained the necessity OF
the provision. 1t would save or days
| time in a trip to China --l--
Mr.. GRIMES approved the bill to protect
naval officers stationed at the Sandwich
Islands The most important part Of this
mail contract is TO take the part Of Amerf-
can interest on the Sandwich Islands.
Mr.. FESSENDEN spoke against the
bill.
| Mr.. WILSON offered as an amendment
substitute authorizing the Pacific Mail
| Steamship Company to establish monthly
steamship line Between San Francisco and
Saudwiuh Islands instead of touching at
Honolulu,as required by their steamship en-
| gagged in carrying the mail between the
| United States and China
Mr.. NYE hoped that Mr. Wilson's sub
stitute would not be adopted, and spoke
| against it.
| After further debate, in which Messrs
| Grimes, Fessenden and Stewart partlcipat
ed, the Senate went into Executive session
and soon after adjourned.