New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-13
WASHINGTON.

TIE SENATE PASSES THE BANhhOfi Dill
POUND INTERRsTNOTEs-N ElIoTs BILL PASSED
BY THE HOUsE-EvENING sEsSloNS-lhE IAN
IFF AND LOAN BILLS IN CoMNIIIEE-A CoLorNND
TREASURY CIERK-COLoRADo.
~ TsLseRATH TO TRIBUNE
WARRINGTON Tuesday, Feb 49, 1857
In the Senate to-day the debate on the Bankrupt
bin was interesting but not relevant. Inc sun'ooO
At the treatment of Unionists white and black III
the Soutb by the late Rebels opened up Dy
fevv remarks from Mr.. Sumner on proposition W
amend the bill by recurring voluntary bankrupts 10
tak What il known as the lron-clad oath. MI DIXON
sssaved IN support an opposition to Mr. Sumner not
nv apolocizing for the reported crueltes complained
of but by denying their truth. The DEBATE was
kept up for about two hours and was participated ID
by Doolittle CONFESS Stewart, Dixon, sumner anu
Wilson At a the vote was taken BY the tl1st can
of the roll il stood 10 to IS. This was after all INC
committee rooms had been searched for Senators,
and when both the friends and the enemies OIL the o
seemed to have mustered their full strength MI
Patterson rose TO have his name called Just as lhe
vote was announced. He voted in the negative, anu
this tied the vote and killed the bill Mr. -Doolitte
entered the Chamber at this moment and the tlends
Of the bill quickly mustered him into the service
His vote gave a majority of one in the affirma-
tive. Mr.. Sprague, who had refused TO
vote at first. then rose and recorded his vote IN
the negative So the bill was again killed. Finally
Messrs Cattell and Frelinghuysen, who mad been
silent TINS far rose and swelled the alternatives 10
p2 while the negatives had exhausted their Iul
strength on 90 There was still reserve OF one OF
two for the alternatives had they been required MI
Sumner was in the chamber, and, as friend OF the
system if not of the bill would no doubt, have cast
his vote with the ayes had it been necessary to pre-
vent the defeat of the measure The result OF the
roll call was finally declared by Mr.. Harris, Ayes =;
NAYS 90 and the bill was declared passed. There
are several amendments which must be concuITed IN
nv the House OF in a Conference Committee before
the bill becomes law Several important bills were
introduced in the Senate to-day, and Mr.. Chandler
gave notice of his intention to bring in tomorrow
bin to repeal all existing tariffs and enact, instead
of them bill fixing uniform tariff of 80 per cent
ad yalorem on all imported goods Mr. Sherman re-
ported bill for retiring compound interest notes
with three per cent certificates of indebtedness Mr.
Wilson reported the bill for temporarily increasing
the pay of army officers, with several new sections
added One of these directs officers to prohibit cor
poral punishment for crime. Another strikes ont the
word white from all Militia laws. Another prohibits
peonage in New-SexcO and other Territories OF the
United States. Two hours were consumed IN discus
sing the League Island Navy Yard BILL and after the
recess the subject resumed at the night session.
The House had very interesting session to-day.
Immediately after the expiration of the morning
hour Eliots bin for the reconstruction of the State
Government Of Louisiana came up for disposal. In
accordance with the agreement made by the House
yesterday, Mr. Eliot was entitled to the floor, with
the privilege of calling vote on his bill whenever
he chose During the recess between the session Of
yesterday and the session of to-day, the majority of
the Republican members had studied the provisions
of the bill and had consulted another on Its
merits and the action of the Republican side Of the
House, when the bill was taken up to-day, showed
plainly il was satisfactory to them and would surely
pass When Mr.. Eliot took the floor. he gave notice
he would allow an hour for debate before demanding
n vote The Democrats Immediately commenced
trifling for the purpose of delaying the pas
sage of the bill Their only hope, now in
defeating important is TO be able to delay
their adoption by Congress until the time arrives
when the President may kill them by refusing to
sign 1t is altogether matter of physical endurance,
and if Democrats wish they start fllibusterng"
tomorrow and continue stopping all legislation until
relieved by Mr.. johnson, who can take care of all
matters that occur within ten days of the adjourn
ment The Democrats to-day started out with the
intention of killing the bill if possible, with the aid
of Constitutional Amendment Republicans, and,
failing in that to delay its passage for
at least couple of days. LeBlOnd led off with
q solemn speech about gaggng and depriv-
ing American citizens of the rights their
fathers gave them. Eldridge, Boyer, and other Cop
perheads joined in this Tifiing and kept it up for
ut least half hour, wearing out the patience Of
Mr. Eliot and looking in vain for aid in their datOry
movements from the Constitutional Amendment
Radicals on the Republican side of the House. Find
ing only three or four Republicans acting with them
they yielded to a compromise, which was to allow
oil NJ irnp 10 no pyp
to Democratic members. When this was proposed
Stevens and Garfield objected, and asked for post
ponement of the bill. This was voted down, after
which about ten minutes of the utmost confusion
occurred. Stevens and Garfield were not opposed to
Eiots bill, but they preferred the Military Recon-
structon BILL and asked that the latter might take
precedence of the former Bingham was op-
posed to both Eliots bill and the Military
bill, excepting some particularly long amend
ments he had offered to the latter and
he wanted action on them alone Raymond was
opposed to the bills and the amendment, and wished
the whole matter TO 90 to a select committee. At
the same time the Democrats opposed to every
thing except the delayingOf the bill. About dozen
were striving to get the floor at once. amid great
confusion The only audible sounds the voices
of members crying out Mr. Speaker" will the
gentleman from the Squancm District yield tome 2"
Come TO Orderp "Mr. Speaker, / move" "Mr
Speaker, III not yield" "Mr. Speaker what would
be the effect of this notion" and of that and of
another one, and so on. Speaker Colfax soon re-
stored order, and the turbulent gentlemen were
allowed to proceed in questions Each had his PLAN
and would state it to Eliot who had the privilege of
the floor. Eliot, who evidently is possessed of mere
patience than any man in the House. would before
answering, ask the Speaker what would be
the effect OF the question. During these ten
u