New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-13


have been IN good faith; Macmillan was wen received
IN Mexico, and desired 10 give and would have gwen
TO Mexico better government than she had ever had
Mr. NNE 1Sep. New spoke in favor of the resolution
lie regarded Mexico naturally belonging 10 the United
Mexico the resusctatiOn OF Mexico. " was W ad
Of the Rebellion. lie went there the agent OF Napo
against the United States Mr. Nye spoke IN terms OF
euogy of Juarez lie said he was great anu good man.
| not warrior, lead great armies to victory. He
He tNye) had sympathy with these imported monaIchs
that come To subiugate and not To inygOrac country
The enlightened world would say " Amen 10 the Iatc OF
M&Hman AmeSa %g ndt c2y hat ms fate was
| just one. He advocated kindly ana raterha Pohoy
! toward Mexico, and substantial aid If necessary
| Mr.. HOWARD (Rcp., Mich.) thought il was fair to
presume that the court martial before which MNlluah
was condemned acted fairly IN accordance with inc
laws Of war He spoke the decree Of October 1865 as
most nhuman and barbarous-the murderous decree OF
temporarily successful highway rob6er In ms opnol
MaXmilan met just and deserved fate. Irlehd Oh
Mexico and Of the indspendepce OF nations ~ pfc ep
struggles against the imperialism which she had just
Mr.. YATES rep, III thought this subject deserved
discussion than it had received and ne thcrfioS
moved that the further consideration OF Mr. Chahuf E
resolution be postponed and that The senate 80 INTO IA
| ccutlYe Session.
Mr. ROSS Hep Kansas offered JOINT resolution fer
the suppression OF Indian difficulties which was ordered
| 10 be printed
! Mr.. FOWLER rep, Tenn( offered a resolution IN
Of the provision Of the Constitution requiring
Congress guarantee republican form of government
dc. Objected 10, and lies over.
The Senate them at $50 p m went into Executive scs-
| sion.
! At 3l5 the doors were reopened and MT WADE ,kel'
derIrin that enlisted men who left the Union armies
the surrender Of the Rebel armies but before beng
! mustered ont, shall not DC deemed deserters
! Mr.. HENDRICKS Dem, Ind said he should I've com
PEELED object he wished when tins subject came up
to offer amendment repeating the additional penalties
imposed upon dcscrtion by law OF Congress passed
Mr. WADE appealed to Mr. Hendricks to let the bill he
| read
The CHAIR said it could only be read by unanimous
Mr. EDMUNps s w said 1 he was o opR c To- the
! fore, object; the bill was not taken up.
! PAl1IENr or THE MISSOURI MILITIA
Mr. DRAKE rep, MOI wished the SENATE 10 take up
the resolution for the rcenrollmcnt Of bill which was
passed at be last session for the payment OF the Missouri
did reach the President in time To receive his sigma
Mr FEssENDEN rep, Me- said it would require
strong argument convince him that the reenrol ment
OF This bill would make IL law when signed by the resi
dent II contrary 10 all precedent He believed the
M Mr. WENJRcRs Dem ind objected ON the ground
that this business within the scope Of the resolution
4 discussion occurred on the point made by Mr. iend
Kicks also, the question whether the President could
sign bill two days after the adjournment OF congress
The Senate then. by Yeas r. Nays -, decided the sub
ect not in order aud refused to take up the resolution ia
dicated by Mr.. Drake
Al 4 T. ~. recess was taken nhtll i.JO
r'F EVENING TI.ITsS5 s2sHIJStf
The Senate rcasScmbled at 15O o'clock.
Mr. HARLAN Rep, Iowa offered a resolution hat The
Committee the District Of Columbia have leave Ia IL
during the recess, 10 revise the laws OF the Dsllet
Which was adopted.
Mr. SUMNER rep, Mass asked leave 20 call mp ms
bull for universal suffrage N all the statesi m ,, %,
the House the Reconstruction bill.
Nj SUMNER, abiding to tho bill he had attempted 10
PUT as cap-stone Of The Reconstruction measure The
Senate might 20 home peace and have peace through
Mr. TRTMBiLL Rep Ill did not suppose tho scna
from Massachusetts, In earnest Ia his enot 20 iet
MP this bill tonight. lie moved that the senate take up
MIR SINNER said the bin could not be passed without
both the one was necessary supplement Of the other
The RECONSTRUCTION BILL
The Reconstruction bin was taken NJ ana the House
amendments read
Mr. TRUMBULL Rep III said there were two courses
which the Senate could pursue He quite sure. on
looking carefully the amendments that there were
some Of them winch the Senate ought not 70 agree;
there were which he would not vote for number
Of them probably majority, would he agreed 10 by the
Senate without departing from the principles on which II
had acted The bill might either be referred TO the Judi
ciary Committee for examination Ia report such amend.
mrt in its opinion, the senate ought To aere 10 ana
disagree to the others, or II might e sent 10 ON
mittee of Conference He was not in favor OF Confer
Committee for important bus, ana nc therefore
| Mr.. WILSON rep Mass opposed the reference. lie
frevcd the shortest way wouidbe to take the amend
/ most of the amendments would be agreed 10.
Mr.. EDMUNDs REP w thongit the mos, eNPeui,
! call for a COMMITTEES OF Conference.
| MIR SUMNER rep MassJ spoke Of the importance OF
the measure and advocated separate action upon each
| amendment In open Senate .
| Mr. DRAKE fkep MOI hoped the amendments would
be taken up and agreed TO disagreed TO- conference
could then be had upon those to which the senate coud
MI FRELINGHUYsEN Rep. S.JJ favored Confer
! Mr.. GRIMES Rep Iowa. said It would be perfectly
safe TO send the bill to Conference Committee with Mr.
Trumbu at the head oft There was no question at ~
between the two Houses upon which the senate had
| not expressed Itself - . - -.
| pOrtant amendment In this bill IL was the one which
binds the President hand ana foot In the matter OF ap
| pointing tho district commanders Ihere were many III
! the Senate who strongly opposed 20 this. I'M
pOrtant as 1t seemed 10 him to guard against to nler
II more important than TO guard against hs hteI
ference with military commanders In the military division
of which Kentucky and Tennessee were part An m
portant election pending in Tennessee. III the bill
which prevented the removal OF the district commanders
ers in tennessee he would not interfere 70 pre-
vent fair election, those who voted for II would nnd
themselves hoist with their own pctard He favored
Committee Of Conference, because there they could give
and take propositions until compromise Was eeetGd
of his country against MI COnklngs proposition 10 trade
of by giving and taking IN COMMITTEE OF Toherence:
of comparing differences and by that means II possible,
| arrive at conclusion e..
The motion to refer the bin to the Judiciary Committee
| was disagreed to. Yeas 49, Nays, 20.
| Mr. EDMUNDs REP, VT moved that the Senate non
| concur and call for q Committee OF Conference.
| Mr. SUMNER hoped not. He hoped the Amendments
would be taken up in their order, and disposed Of
conference could then be called for those which could not
! be agreed to- III.
| Mr. HENDERSON rep, MOI said the proposition OF
Mr. Sumner was 10 take up the amendment, and go all
over the discussion upon them once more lie hoped THIS
would not be done. He believed the safest and best as
well as the shortest way would be 10 send the whole sub
ect 10 a Conference Committee He did not think thst
COMMITTEES would be called upon to give up any principle
or 10 barter away any principle Conference Committees
had been resorted to ever since he had been in the
senate and he had heard them pronounced uncn
| stitutiona before. - - -. -
Mr. TRJMBULL Rep, ILL., said there were only ons or
two amendments which he regarded az improvements 70
the bill There were several others to which ne Weuia