The New York herald., 1867-02-20

gorily himself and make such q charge upon hm (Mr
esS aer The service he Ar tsssendea had rem
wnen other senator's were enjoying themselves else
Mr. HowARp discaimed any intention of making
enarxe upon Mr. fessenden. All he meant was that II
ne mt fessendenl was opposed 10 the Blaine amend
nen' nc SHOULD nave made his objections known
Mr WADE was sorry he had given rise this personal
DEBATE put ne should feel himself compensated for IL II
MI ressehueh would adhere to his radicalism as he
seemed 70 promise. II would DO quito an acquisition TO
nave nun IN favor OF the radical meaes fbat were yet
70 come me- The course Of Mr. Fossenaen n being silent
here and then going TO the House try 10 defeat the
bill might be very honorable but he Mr. Wade) did not
Ike la y was .rue thai he Mr. wade) opposed to
the Blame amendment by Itself but when IL was ncor
porated In the BILL AZ II was, he was In favor OF H. III
he (Mr wadel Ecoud be permitted to speak OF what
transpired elsewhere he could show that ID was not the
radcalism OF the Blaine amendment that mel Mr. Fes
sendens dsapprova. II was radical enough for him
then.
Mr. Brown. trep.) Of No., stated his objections 10 n
conference committee Tho matters wero OF too
grave importance for him 10 consent to that, He coud
heartily and cordially endorse the bill as passed the
senate and he unwilling to give up what IL contain.
ed or to trust IL TO the manipuaiions Of conference
committee.
Mr. WILLIAMS said that after the views he had heard in
this debate he would not consent under any cIrcum-
anxious that the bill should pass amended in the Sem
ate He withdrew the motion for . committee Of con-
ference
Mr. SHERMAN moved that the Senate insist on its
amendment and request the concurrence OF the House
MT b, BrcKaw @ .dsm Of Pa SAID would % be ,die to
TO sustain the dignity Of the Senate
Mr. SHERMAN said II the House still insisted on its non
concurrence he would then vote for committee of con-
ference.
Mr TarxnuII, trepl of H., said he never regarded
the bill called the Military b II came from the House,
Of the slightest importance The fourteenth section
Of the act amendatoy OF the act establishing the Freed
% Of as this S m"e
duty OF the President to protect Union men, black and
White in Syay right and IN u. be- snjcymsn; Of every
less to repeat law already the statute book. He
tNr. Trumbuln thought something else beside this
U1t hnt rofoAtn ~ Xii
fore favored the Blaine amendment He thought It
tanned that required guarantee II pro-
vided for participation by blacks well whites In the
new government; IL provided that the new constitution
must be ratsed by Congress- II provided for the rat
fcaon OF the constitutional amendment He (AIr Trum
bu) regretted that Mr. Sherman had expressed himself
willing to send the matter TO committee OF conference
II the House further insisted He never would to
submit It to o committee Of conference He regarded
the Military bill as Of consequence II the President
would not execute the bill Of July, 1885, he would not
execute this.
Mr. CowAS, trep.) of Pa, asked Mr. Trumbull IL he
wished TO be understood as saying that the Frcedmons
Bureau bill was not properly carried out.
Mr. TRuMBuLL said he did not wish to be so under
stood.
Mr. CowAS asked If the matter was not in your own
hands that is, In the hands Of the republican party
Was net General Howard at the head Of the BureauG
Mr. TRUMBuLL said 1t was true General Howard was at
the head Of the Bureaus but the President set aside his
orders frequently when he his subordnates had at
tempted to punish crime In the South The President
had recently pardoned the murderer OF negro Vr
gins, and had pardoned other criminals the recon-
mendation Of the rebel governors
the Executive The great difficulties Of the present
mont arose from the bad man in the Executive chair.
IL was saying IN Catholic Europe that "ll roads lead
to Rome' II might be said that all the acts Congress
lead 10 the President OF the United SateS Mr. Sumner
paramena laws and by every consideration Of justice
and expediency. He did not approve Of the bill II
stood Like Mr. Fessenden he did not think 1t went far
enough had good features which should be preserved
but 1t lacking In other respects Il did prevent
the participation Of the rebels IN the work Of econstruc
tion.
hr. SHERMAN said Mr. Sumner went homo on Saturday
night and did not stay to cast his vote to offer any
amendments This bill contained all that Mr.. Sumner
and his friends had ever claimed I.cnfranchIsed the
blacks and gave the ballot TO every black man 10 the
South But now l. was objected that y did not dsran.
Acknowledgement This Congress would never agree to
IT, This bill dissnchises the leading rebels Of the South
under tho constitutional amendment, and not that
enough2 He thouaht II was ~ much AZ generous
people had right to demand, and when attempt was
mads TO defeat such bill he folt justified In characeriz
ing the opposition unjust and unnatural We ought
70 DO satisfied without further exaction from the late
everything they held dear-and the psce OF the North
did DOT demand their disfanchisemenk they rejected
erect Slate with negro votes alone but at
present there necessity for such vigorous
sures Il his voice could reach the South to-day he
| would mpiore the people 10 accept the terms
twenty minutes past three r. 70 take the vote and
he House and be passed. or amended 80 that could
Mr. CowAx rose 70 ropy to the charge from Mr. Trum-
bull that the President had executed the Freedmcns
Bureau bill He read communication drawn from the
18th Of January last while he was speaking Of The he
number Of murders alleged the radical side Of the
interrupted By Mr. SALISBURY who said that murder was
not the highest crime that could DO committed, and
Ne" SSv ssd ss
Qaughter.) Mr.. Cowau continued his reading from .
communication from the secretary Of War, which ac
companied the response OF the President 10 the res0u
adequate protection for life and property In the
said IL Senators on the radical side had gone they
would not now be hearing aof she torch OF discord
There we're two Of these conventions held. and IL
not hard 70 tell 10 which one gentleman could have
gone without losing bis self respect
Mr. DoolrItE, treGl Of Wis, interrupted Mr. Cowan
Der OF Congress- to the ensc that order generally pre-
vailed and the laws are AZ we'll administered As the
writer has known them 10 be for the last twenty years
Also letter from a former member OF the New York
Legislature, now resident Of Alabama, 70 the same
effect
Mr. WILLIAMS In reply 10 Mr.. Dooiittle read from the
testimony Of General Custer before the Reconstruction
Committee alleging spirit Of lawcssness and crime In
~; Fosl.a, (rop, Of Tenn, had news 20 the same
ssc = that alleged BY Mr. Williams and denied the
Texas, contained In letter read by Mr. Doolitiis
Afssr further debate the Senate insisted upon its
amondmenfs and q ten minutes past ave O'Clock took
recess til haifpast seven
Evening Session.
COMMUNICATIONS YROm rnn pRnrDExf.
Tho CaAn laid before The senate the response or the
President 70 tho rssoIution Of inquiry whether any vio
lation Of the Civil Rights bill we're known 70 have
Cured and what had been done bring the offend
ers 10 justice. II was ordered 70 be printed. Also .
communication from the President the renewal OF the
reciprocity treaty. which ordered 10 be printed.
UNCLAIMED poUyy FUND roR coLoKED TROOPS
Mr. WILSON called up bill 70 regulate the disposition
Of unclaimed bounty fund for colored troops In vr-
gina and North Carolina, BY directing Investment for
the bonc1 Of the heirs and representatives OF those
whom u originally belonged. Passed
IHK ADDITIONAL NATIONS FOE ARMY ovyTcrRs
Mr. WILSON called up bill 70 extend 70 general on
and onhccn on the retired list the beneht nj the
additional ration for every ave years. service which
was considered and laid over.
ACCOUNTS 0Y ARMv pAyuAsrEne.
Mr. WILSON cslIod up bin 20 fAcilnsis the settlement
Of accounts Of paymaste In the army By Authorxiug
the accounting officers Of tho Treasury 70 place 10 ths
credit Of paymasors all money paid ont 10 ofce SOL
dieu and employees, provided there b evidence Of
fraud or Of csreIessness In the paymensa
Mr.. GRInEs asked how much money had been paid out
that was not accounted for
amount
BY request the bill was laid over for the prsssnt
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