The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-12

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Mr. Drake said this wa 20 ssw plan VI ,,oou,trus.
sS Sn vas a Simply psovtas that no. sais shall be
10 the American System Of Govsrnneu-
n mussuuGvAs thas IN the en-. NAL bini
NJ DRAKs-hn was not there t,sist thai this Senate
shall declare this amendment il oder by An afirmalve
vote Do No. let us go cad leave the miserable
ooeres Aed ndeoas monssrSsties Of State rights
Mr. BccxAIEw, tdem.l ORA, though opposed 70 the
amsnd~snt' believed ON De point Of order that il
The tHAn decided tho amendment out Of order under
the resolution OF Friday.
and addressed the senate to show that his amendment
was In order.
n. fe..aoI, trsn, q Kansas did net believe thi.
amendments waA admissible. He was favor OF IT, and
thought the hsss way - roach Il was through saspsn
s'on Of che rub q Friday.
Mr. DRAKE saa heshoul make this motion II defeated
ON his appeal fFsm the Chair.
Mr. eUhkHs, trep Of Mass oontended that the amend
said he reserved 70 himself The rsht to acquire such
necessary guarantees he thought necessary
aIepdoascan form Of government
Mr. f0huoY did not believe Congress could ask any
Mr. sumER-I was distinctly anneupcsd IN the re-
construction bills that the constitutions of the rebel
States should be submitted Congress for approval
Mr. PoAERoY said tnat the right to revise the
constitutions to see they were In accordance with the
Thesques,icn was then taken on Mr. brakes appeal
from the decision Of the Chair, and Chair
sained, by she following vote:-
YEAs-Messrs Anthony oattell. oonking Cragin Davis
Dhon Edmunds Fessenden Frelinghuysen Grimes, Hen.
son Of n H. Paterson q Tenn, Pomeroy Ramsay. Upton.
TrS%noIl Van waals Wiley and Ystesc24
Fowsr Harlan Howard, Howe Nye, Ross. summer Thaysr
So the amendment Of Mr. Drake was declared out Of
order.
Mr. DRAKE moved suspension Of the rules of FRIDAY
Mr. TRUMsULL said that motion was not in order nov.
Mr.. SuMNER-Better call up ny resolution TO rescind
the resolution. (Iaughter
Mr.. BUCkALEw offered the amendment Of which he
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SECTION That In the election Representatives in
Congress from The said States mentioned Of the
I'd of March, 1867 each elector shall be entitled
many there Representatives assigned 10 his
70 e Of sns Se may g. sVr
may cumas,e his votes and Sesew them At bis
number OF Representatives be chosen from the States
Mr. TRUNsULL raised the point that the above not
in oder.
Mr. WADE lin the Chair said he could not be expected
to have In his mind every principle OF the acts Of re-
construction, as enable him tell what was or
not relevant them. He would rather leave 1t to
the Senate to decide such questions
Mr.. BucKALEw said ne desired to address the Senate
on this amendment
some confusion arose, and several objections we're
made TO the reception OF the amendment. when Mr.
SUMNER suggested that Mr.. Buckalew could proceed
with his speech whether his amendment in order
or not The resolution Of Friday could not restrict
debate
Mr. BucKAIEw said the Senate would save time
by receiving his amendment 1t would take more
time TO discuss points Of order than to hear all
TO be said on the amendment he proposed His obect
was to introduce fundamental reform in the election
system Of The country He believed the principle
absolutely necessary to be applied to the reorganization
Of the southern States
MIR HENDRICKS dem.) Of Ind, could very we'll UNDER
stand the difficulty encountered by the chair In decid-
ing questions Of order under the resolution OF FRIDAY
That utiou restricted legislation such as was ne.
cessary the distractions placed likely to
be placed in the way OF the execution Of the Recon-
strucon laws He could not see that any distractions
bad been placed In the OF these laws Tho Prss-
dent had done nothing in that direction.
Mr. TRuhBULL said the President had issued order
in avrtin nnuAr lie
Mr. HENDRICKS did believe the Attorney Generals
opinion any obstruction He had seen that OPT
answer It,
Mr. DAVIS, dem, Of KY, regarded the whole sues-
ton OF reconstruction legislation as unconstitutional
but was in favor of the principle or cumulative
frage IL 1t could be applied to all the States.
Inc question was Then taken to decide whether the
amendment OF Mr.. Buckaew was In order, and it was
decided IN the negative
Ysas- Mes Backalsw Wilson. Fowler Hendricks
NxYs-Messrs. ' Anthony. Cameron. cat.u. Chandler
conkins; Crasin, DAVIS kdmanas Frelnssayssn. Hem
r,omeroy Ramsey, Upton, frumbull Van Wrinkle, Wade
Mr BccKMEw then addressed the Senate on the sub
)ect OF cumulative suffrage contained iu the amend
ment he had desired TO offer. 9he majority principle
now in vogue worked upjusty and unfairly. It eft
large masses OF the people without q and pras
cally disfranchised In the last Congress million and
six hundred thousand voters had fory-hrse members
and two million two hundred thousand bundled
The Tovo. he denied that there any such principle
II was tnat the people should govern themselves not
that one portion Of the people should govern ahetbsr
sef-govcrnment and not majority rule was tho ceris
principle. What was meant by the cumulative principle
was thts-that an eector In any Sare whether he Do
ong to the majority the minority can give his vote for
ome candidate or candidates who will be and who
will represent him Ia Congress This the Alpha and
he Omega OF the whole thing and 1t did not require
,roractcd speech TO show that It and just
L that 10 Kentucky which has nine members OF
congress, shall have votes which he can cast |
or one member for two for four for any number
he pieases up TO thu nine. In the State of Vermont
of tbOaQ fnrtv than
'and vote with the present majority In Congress, and
wenty Thousand voe with the minority. Under fair
system Of voting the majority would be entitled 10 two
members and the minority to Pennsylvania has
wenty -four membefs Of Congress, and a vote OF
j02 100 aud the minority 1872 $50. Fairly divided the
representation woule stand twelve to twelve the ma.
or,ty being less THAI sufficient to member or IL
night be thirteen " eleven; but the delegation stood
eighteen 10 six. MI Buckaew cited other Illustrations
u the erect Of the principle contained in his amend.
nent which he sad, showed the gross misrepresena-
lou OF tho people snder the present system What he
proposed was to correct these abuses He then stated
ne argument BY which cumulative suffrage could be
ustaned. II was sustained by justice and Il would
ring into public lie and keep in public life many able
nect IN Tue Southern States If applied 10 Thorn at the
present time.
Ar JoassoS dem, of Nd, took the floor a, the con.
usso OF MI Buckalew's speech TO say that II the
,s,n.'pe o. cumulative suffrage were introduced at
ay on q. ms I'D applied to all the States Il should
nv friend Of the x.rn.s Gamer, s , up ne %Su,a
lad known him for many years. that he did not believe
had hcar q
attributed TO him In the delivery HE ann,on ~. ,sa
reconstruction acts. He prcpare IN ssv thai IN
Attorney General never had any intent az osirnc,;n
he laws OF Congress. He mr.. Johnsontbs,, ,has
'ar OF the opinion relating to the oath wSo, ccrr.~t
tut the opinion in the main q ints,re,ss,
II the Law. "c's'on =
Mr. SrxsER next addressed tho Senate in n wi...,
peecn, reviewing the different stages and proposit6
reconstruction from February, 1882, TO the present
inc Every measure had been fought and opposed, be
ad, by gentlemen Of the majority as well as Of the
minority The mistake OF Congress In its delays
he President sinned by OF commission: Congress
inned by acts OF omission. AT FIRST Congress refused
eufranchse the after while established
Universal suffrage II then attempted to keep rebels
ut OF ONCE in the South. but did so that the Attorney
General could set IL aside by opinion. He tMr.
umner advocated the exclusion OF rebels from parc
alton N the work OF forming the government He
culd not doubt, no said, that coored Senators and
representatives would soon be welcomed into tue
apitol He Advocated the requirement Of universal
tucauon a. condition OF readmssion OF the rebel
latcs Mr. SUMNER moved an additional section re. I
urng the establishment OF system Of public schools
ths rebel States, free TO all without relation TO or
dior ,