Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-18

equally Objectionable in principle, be-
cause It's language was plain, simple and
not TO be misunderstood,
MIR, Eldridge suggested that an amend.
ment should be offered abolishlng the
Constitution aud laws of the United
States, and the constitution of each
Southern State; and the laws of each OF
them.
A sharp personal debate took place
between Messrs. Robinson aud Kelly,
in which the prosecutions end mo0bing
of the Catholics at the Mobile riots, &C.,
were freely ventilated.
Mr.. IFarnsworth made it point Of
order that all this talk was foreign to
the matter under consideration.
The Speaker sustained the poi9t of
order.
Robinson concluded by saying helm
tended TO offer an amendment applying
provisions to the bill to Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts and New Hampshire, in
which latter State no catholic could
hold Office.
The Speaker intimated that il that
amendment were pending, the gmtie-
mans remarks might be in order, but
they were not now.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July Is.
The chair laid before the Senate a COM
muuicaton from the secretary of the in
terror in response TO resolution calling
for information, reports, &c, in the ma
ture, origin, and extent of the Indian
difficulties, which was read and ordered
to be printed with accompanying dDcu-
ments.
At halt-past l o'clock messsgewas
received from the President, and the
Senate went into executive session, on
motion of Mr.. Anthony, At 1850 the
doors opened, and the Senate took re-
cess for half an hour, on re.assemhing
a message was received from the HDuse
announcing the action Of that BODY on
the conference report on the reCOnstuC.
tiOu bill.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull the Senate
proceeded to the consideration Of the
conference report.
The report having been read Mr..
Trumbull said he was ready to answer
any question in regard to the action Of
the conference committee. He might
explain all the amendments but he did
not deem that necessary.
Mr.. Sumner could not help saving
that Congress had not not been sutfc
emily radical in this work OF reCOnsruc-
ton. Three bills had been passed when
one would have been sufficient, The
civil government of the Senate ought to
have been swept away at once. He fear
! ed that Congress had not been sufficient
ly explicit in the exclusion of rebei in
| tluenCe when reconstruction was accom-
| plished then the time would come to
open the gates to rebels, not till then.
Mr. Trumbull said the committee of
conference had no Jurisdiction over the
subjects named by Mr.. Sumner it had
to take the bills of both houses and COM
| pare them without introducing any new
subject. The bill as it came from the
committee was substantially what the
| Senate had agreed to. 1t had no new
features Incorporated in it, materially
affecting its character.
Mr. Trumbull said ia regsrd to the
section that no District Commander or
member Of the board of registration
shall be bound in his action by any
officer Of the United States, that he did
not approve of it,, but that the House
insisted upon it, He did not regard it
as very important, however, for without
it he did not think any plan was bound
| by mere opinion. The Senaae Commit
tee agreed to this section only to bring
about an agreement with the House.
Mr.. Wilson thought that If this law
was carried out without any interfer-
enCe, the Senator from Indiana (Hend-
| riCks) would have no cause to regret his
silent support Of the conference reports
He believed that there would be no
more trouble in the South il the three
| reconstruction bills were complied with.
| In his judgement all discussion and
trlks of further guarantees were doing
hurt and mischief. Under the provis-
| ions of the bills as they stood, the
South could and would be dismissed
upon complying with the requirements
set forth. He hoped the bill now before
the Senate would complete the work
| Of reconstruction. He believed it would,
and that under the policy of Congress,
a majority of Union men would be sent
to Congress.
Mr.. Fo0ler said he should not vote for
the bill, though it was not exactly what
he wished. He believed it would have
been much better if the ma ority party
had so reconstructed the rebel States as
to put the political power into the hands
of their friends. Another omission was,
that it left the freedmen at the mercy
of land owners Of tbs South, instead of
making him Independent o. them.
Mr.. johnson said he had voted for the
original bills, and had seen no reason to
change his opinion. He voted for them
because he believed that under them
the South would be restored to the
Union. He thought 50 still he thought
II would be restored without any ad-
dltlonal legislation. He should vote for
the report of the Conference Committee.
II he should vote against it it might be
that more Objectionable bill would be
passed. He hoped this would be the
last legislation that would be necessary
to restore the Union, aud be looked to
an early restoration Of fratgnal feeling
among the people.
Mr.. BuCkaleW said the rennrt wss