New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-10
WASHINGTON.


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wAsmSGros Tuesday. July g. 1907
In the Senate to-day Mr. TrumbuIs Reconstruc-
ton bill was debated for five hours. Mr. Sumner
tried to call up bis resolution resembling the cxcIu
sion resolution of Friday but he did not succeed.
when the Reconstruction bill read Mr.. Trumbnll
made a short and effective speech, briefly reviewing
the circumstances under which the Military bill was
passed and explaining the effect of the measure
before the Senator He was followed by Mr. Wilson.
who offered an amendment vaeating all the civil
offices in the South. and authorizing the command
ing Generals 10 Gil them by reappointments newap
pointments. This provoked good deal o. discussion
and was finally voted down by II to q. The debate
took wide range aud became tedious and irrele-
want before adjournment There seems to be adispo
so, TO open up the whole of last Winter and
,nproduce tho speeches then made Mr.. Buckalew
gave notice that lac should discuss the whole subect
Of reconstruction before the final vote was taken.
and several others seonf determined to do likewise
Some of the Senators are very anxious to pass tho
bill and send it to the President, but fhcrc so
many speeches yet to be made that it IL difficult To
tell when q final vote viii DO reached. The pending
question: at the time of adjournment, was upon
second amendment Of Mr.. Wilson's TO authorize tho
commanding officers TO put civilians in the place Of
civil officers whom they may deem 1t necessary TO
remove The BILL as it stands, provides that the va
cancics created by removal shall be filled by military
officers
The proceedings in the House to-day were of q
highly interesting character. The debate tho
Reconstruction bill was begun Immediately the
opening of the session. Mr.. Stevens had given no.
tice that he would call for the previous question at
II o'clock but the debate continued until long after
2 o'clock Mr. Stevens evidently being desions to bc
lenient with his Democratic friends The debate
was mostly confined to the Democracy, Brooks and
Wood doing the talking The speech of the former
was rather weak and struck wide OF the Issues IN
vOlyed in the subject under consideration WOODS
speech was listened to by the House With more
attention than that of his colleague. and
seemed to be more argumentative and rational
Ono or two others of the Democracy, not
being allowed time to read their speeches asked for
and got leave to print them much to the satisfaction
of themselves and of members generally When
Wood had finished, Mr.. Stevens called for the pre-
viOus question. The offering Of amendments then
beinS in order Schenck Jehu Baker Butler Coburns
and Garfield avaed themselves of the opportunity,
and each submitted an amendment or series OK
amendments. Some time was consumed in having
them read and Stevens was willing to accept those
of Schenck and Baker, but the Democrats objected"
The previous question sustained by large vote.
the few Republicans voting in the negative being
those who were anxious to amend the bill,
The main question was then ordered. and
Stevens gave twenty minutes to.Mr. Bingham for
debate. Before Bingham began speaking lac and
Stevens were in consultation for several minutes.
He spoke without previous preparation. and made
most forcble argument in reply to the speech Of
Brooks. His remarks were listened TO with marked
attention. Bmgham's seat is on the Democratic side
of the House. and the Republican members left their
seats and gathered around the speaker and listened
anxi0usly to what he was saying. When he had
finished, a number of members congratulated and
thanked him for his effort. The neat ten minutes
were occupied by Eldridge who made o rambling
Copperhead speech winding up by asking consent
to extend his remarks in print Mr. Stevens then
closed the debate in speech Of half an hour. He
spoke with greater force than he did on yesterday,
and his voice seemed to be much stroaager His
ausion to the execution of Macmillan as the work
OF heroic people against pirate and murderer was
received With applause by those the floor and IN
the galleries When he had finished vote taken
on the amendments Of Benjamin and Wilson, offered
yesterday, and they were adopted. Other amend
ments were rejected and the bill was finally passed
by vote of 1l9 to 81. Mr. Stewart OF New-York
voted in the negative. He was the only claim
ing to be a Republican who did After the vote
was announced the House adjourned. The whole
days proceedings showed the utmost good feeling
and unanimity of sentiment among the Republican
members.
meeting of the Judiciary Committee OF the House
held this morning. and it decided to inform
the House that the Committee would not be ready
report on the impeachment investigation until the
10th of October next. Mr. Wilson, Chairman Of tho
Committee, will make this statement to the House
tomorrow. This will bring up the question Of .
session of Congress in October next As as Re-
&c. L. Tod h.
tine two Houses, the question Of meeting
again in 0ctoberI will bo discussed Those
who are anxious for settlement of the impeaehment
question will endeavor to have the next regular
session of Congress begin October I, instead of
the first Monday in December as provided for by
law They will not be satisfied with recess till
October with the provision Of having session then
only in ease quorum of both Houses is present on
the calling of the roll on the first day of the meeting
The probabilities are that the next regular session
will begin either in October or November
Mr. Romero spent this evening with Senator Sum-
ner, and asserts that the trial of Macmillan has
taken place with the strctest regard TO law; that
the unfortunate Prince had eminent counsel en
ployed in his Defense aIa ths. the proceedings Of
the trial, now in course of publication in Mexico.
will afford ample evidence to that effect.
Il has come TO light within the last few
days that our government ~ now negotiating
for the purchase OF the Sandwich Islands This
negotiation began several months ago and it is sad
viii soon be consumnated. Several prominent men
from the Pacific coast here interested in the pur-
chase The people of the Pacific States are very
anxious for the acquisition of the islands by Gov
eminent. 1t has been limited in public in California,
many occasions that in caser Queen Emma the
present ruler of the islands should die that Ameri-
cans residing on the islands would raise the United
States flag, and call on our Government 10 take pos.