The national Republican., 1867-07-20
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
Fortisth Congress second Session.
PRiDAY. July 10, 1907.
SENATE

A message from the House announcing tn
passage OF Senate joint resolution to insure equa
rights In the District Of Columbia, with Hous
amendments, was asked to be taken up for con
sideration BY Mr.. Sumner
Objection being made the bill went over.
The Chair laid before the Senate 0 joint reso
luton adopted by tho House fosbiddng th,
payment OF certain cotton claims.
Mr.. johnson moved the reference Of the reso
luton to the Comuittee on Claims.
The resolution was discussed by Messrs. John
con, Trumbull, and uckalew, when, at II. 20 D. IN
The Senate went into executive session.
The doors were reopened at 1:15
on motion Of Mr.. Harlan, the joint resolution
20 secure equal rights in the District Of Colum
bia was taken up
Mr.. Harlan offered an amendment empower
Ing the criminal court Of the District Of Colum.
eia to draw from the box grand and petit Juror
LOT tue une term Of the criminal court for 1867
Mt. Harlan explained the reason Of his amend
ment. Justice Cartier had informed him that
this would bo necessary, since the old drawing
mad been decided to be null aud void because Of
tho manner ofits drawing, and that the jury Of
the surratt case were empowered to sit as jury
only because the counsel on both sides agreed
thereto. IL the power asked by the amendment
was not granted, the prisoners now In Jail could
not be tried In several months.
| The amendment Of Mr.. Harlan was agreed to.
| The amendmepts OF the House were conourred
/ In, and the bill passed.
| The Chair laid before tho Senate House
bili No. 7S, authorizing the extension OF the
mail steamship service between America and
China and japan. Passed.
Mr. Henderson asked unanimous consent to
oher joint resolution placing certain troops In
| kentucky on an equal footing with other volun-
teers as to bounty, and asked its immediate con.
| siderntiop.
Objected to, and the resolution was referred.
Mr.. sumner reported from tho Committee on
Foreign Relations, a joint resolution expressing
.ympathy with tho Cretans, and requesting the
President Of the United States to transmit said
resolution to the authorities named, and asked
its Immediate consideration. Passed.
The Chair laid before the Senate a commuzi-
cation from the Secretary Of tho Treasury In
reply to a resolution Of the Senate Of the 10th
instant, as to the facility with which bounties of
soldiers and sailors can be paid. The Secretary
announces that they can be paid as fast as they
can be adjusted. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Ramsey, from tho Committee on Post
Otces and Post Roads, reported back a bill In
relation to lotter.earriers; pending which
Mr.. Grimes, at l:3O p. m, mo red that the
Senate take recess Of one hour. Agreed to.
AZ 2:35 p. m, the doors were re.opened.
Mr. Sumner asked unanimous consent Of the
Senate to offer bill to amend certain acts Of
Congress in relation to naturalization, by strik-
ing out OF the statutes, wherever they exist, the
words being free white person and, I" and
asked its unanimous consideration.
Mr. Edmunds objected, and tho bill was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
At 2:40 p. m, on motion, the Senate went into
executive session.
At 4:25 p. m, the doors of the Senate were
re.opsned.
The President laid before the Senate a mes.
sage from the President OF the United States
communicating certain information In relation to
recent events in Mexico. Referred to the Com.
mttee on Foreign Relations.
The Chair announced a message from the Pres
ident Of the United States vetoing the supple.
mental reconstruction bill; and, on motion, It
was read.
The reading Of the message having been con.
cluded-
Mr.. Trumbull said the message, he thought,
called for reply, but he would forego q reply,
as the Senate desired to vote on the bill at once
The question then recurred on the passage Of
| the bill, Notwithstanding the Presidents veto.
The vote wAs taken BY yeas and nays, and the
bill passed BY the following vote:
Ycas-Messrs. Anthony, Catteli Chandler
Conkling, cragin, Edmunds, Pessenden, Fowler
Frelinghuysen, Grimes. Harlan, Henderson
Howard Morgan, Morrill, of Maine, Nye, Pat.
terson Of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ramsey
Ross, Sherman, Sumner, Thayer, Upton, Trum.
bull, Van Wrinkle, Wade. Wiley, Wilson, and
Yates-30.
Nays - Messr Bayard, Buckalew, Davis,
Hendricks, johnson, and Patterson of Tennes.
| see-6.
Not Voting-Messrs. Cameron, Cole, Conness
Corbett, Dixon, Doolittie, Drake, Ferry, Guth.
rie Howe, Morrill, Of Vermont, Morton, Norton,
| Sausbury, Stewart, and WIlliams-lC
So tho bill was declared passed, the Presi.
dents veto to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The President laid before the Senate the Pres.
ident's veto of the bill making an appropriation
1 10 IT, u
mental reconstruction bill just passed over the
voto and the bill was taken up and passed by
| yeas 80, nays 4-Mr. johnson voting yea
Mr.. Sherman called up House joint resolution
| providing that when tho two Houses adjourn on
the goth 1t shall be to the second Wednesday in
November next, and moved to amend It by pro.
yiding that at Up. IN. tomorrow (20tb) tho two
Houses shall adjourn to the first Monday In De.
cember next.
Mr.. Sumner moved to amend by substituting
tho second Wednesday in October next as The
day to which to adjourn.
Mr.. Sumner said he did not see how Senators
could conclude to go away not to return before
the day named IN December. 1t SURPASSED his
understanding He had just listened to q mes.
sage 0he PRESIDENTS veto mossage) which was,
from beginning to end, one Of desapep. One Of
two things, he laid, must be done. The Presi
dent must bo removed OF Congress must remain
here and watch him lie made this assertion,
knowing the responsibility Of so doing, But he
would do his duty and warn his associates It
remained for Congress to act in this matter, and
to express their judgment. He would distinctly
say that in his opinion, Congress ought to re.
move the President from Office or It should sit
here and watch him, to neutralize the mischief
| which they had reason to believe must proceed
from him while he Is in power. Congress should
remain hero as oonstabulary force. lie could
not consent to 60 Congress should remain here
as police force to guard the people of dis
tressed section OF country. Tho President would
do all he could to thwart their legislation. Ho
would do all he could to set the rebels on their
feet again, and yet they proposed to go home
Mr. Sherman said be was surprised at the re-.
marks Of the gentleman from Massachusetts,, GMr.
Sumner If ho thought as the honorable Sena.
tor did he would not consent to adjourn for
day. He believed they were through with the
business, and that the only question now before
them was to what time they should adjourn.
| Mr.. Buckalew said the gentleman from Massa.
chusetts Mr. Sumner did not know his audience
or the place where he was speaking His re.
marks were highly disrespectful. Thoy should
withhold theif Judgment on what was not before
them.
Mr. Sumner. in reply, said the question was
here now. The S nator from Ohio Mr. Sher-
mani moved to leave their seats. They ought
not to abdioate while the President was In the
chair. II they had man In the Presidential
chair imbuod with tho teachings Of tho Constitu.
, tion, he would saws 20 home; but a public enomy