The New York herald., 1867-02-18
WASHINGTON
The All Night Session Of the
Senate.
Passage Of the Sherman Substitute for
the House Reconstruction Bill.
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the House Reconstruction Dill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1867.
The Stevens Reconstruction Bill and senator
Sherman's Substitute e-PrObnbie Defeat Of
the Measure.
The Stevens bill, amended by Sherman. Is the staple
topic OF town talk here Several republicans OF
House, among whom General Banks, in conversa-
tion to-day with q number Of ultra loyalists from
louisiana said that they had opposed both Stevens and
Elot's bills for reconstruction because they thought
them harsh in their provisions but that they
TO for the stevens bill passed the Senate this
morning with the amendment of Mr. Sherman not thss
the bill thus amended Is just what they could WISH but
1t is TO it in their belief can be obtained this
session. They would endeavor to secure this measure
now, relying tho hope that the forteth Congress
would further amend IT, render II more accepa-
BILE to the South and ut tho time satisfy the ma
jorty Of people In the North.
The Congressional report Of Saturday nights pro-
ceedings speaks Of the Blaine amendment being re-
jeced by the Senate This may give an incorrect i'm.
preston Though rejected in the form IN which Il was
first moved In the Senate, 1t substantially adopted
as the nth section OF the substitute offered by Mr.
Sherman and passed by the Senate The origin Of that
substitute was foows:-when the Senate adjourned
after the Friday nights with the Blaine amend
ment pending the republican Senators called q caucus,
to meet a eleven O'Clock Saturday morning to agree
upon common basis, II possible At this the
whole subject referred to q committee Of seven
Senators. Siz:-Fessendsn, Trumbull, Sumner Howard
shsrm'n and Frelnghuysep. The committee was al
work the most 6i Saturday afternoon and finally agreed
up IN the bill which Senator Sherman offered a sub
stute At the Saturday evening session. and which was
adopted after the whole nights discussion ...sssE
The last section Of the substitute Is simply the Blaine
amendment somewhat changed In phraseology but
ering just the points
From present indications there will be serious resist
ance In the House to morrow to the passage OF the Mill
tary Reconstruction bill amended by the Senate. The
leading amendments are first, giving to the President
the assignment Of the commanders OF the Southern
military districts instead Of giving to the General Of
the army; second striking out the section which pro-
hibed the United States issuing writs OF babcas
corpus petition Of any arrested in the rebel
States, and third, adding the Blaine amendment which
originally offered in the House and defeated. To
the first two amendments quite probable the House
may assent but 1t is confidently asserted tonight that
Messr stevens and Boutwell, will carry enough repub-
licans united with the democrats to defeat the Blame
amendment and in this event the whole measure will
probably be lost IL s believed the Senate will not
pass Il without that amendment These views have
been expressed BY several leading republican Repre-
sentatives.
The All Night Session Of the Senate.
The Senate galleries. which crowded In the early
part Of last evening" contained but few occupants either
white colored At midnight Senators Salisbury and
Davis had nearly to this me and for four hours and
half severally, occupied the floor making speeches It
was nearly twelve O'Clock when the Senate commenced
voting various amendments, and before the final
upQtio tai fOllo ha ex.
ample Of Senators Doolittle Salisbury and Davis
earnestly expressed his views against the proposed
legislation number Of tho Senator'S who either
unaccusomed 70 late hours wearied with such long
session. repaired to the sofas and fell asleep Their
rspose was. however, disturbed whenever . vote was
70 BE- taken on pending amendment All OF the Sen
ators evidently fatgued with the legislative pro-
ceedings and Of thsm went home before the main
question the bill reached-at half past
six this morning. Deductng the two hours and half
for recess the Senate session sixteen hours The
bill viii be acted on In the House tomorrow. II Is ru-
mored that the republicans will before the meeting Of
that body hold q caucus in relation to it
The Compr omIse .NIensure.
1t is confdentally stated in political circles that the
Wentworth committee Of investigation appointed yes
terday In the House its existence to radical panic
for which there was proper foundation. The facts
which Mr. Wentworth misunderstood said to be the
following Certain gentlemen in conversation with the
President expressed opinion that enough members
could be relied 10 carry compromise measure which
would embrace the main features Of the con-
stutional amendment II the President would
promise his cooperation In reply TO which
suggestion the President is reported to have
said he would gladly do so Thercupon the gentleman
in question sounded various members and found tho
suit even more satisfactory than they had expected
Neither in the conversation with tho President sub
sequentIy with the members Of Congress, the i'm.
peachment alluded TO- hr. Wentworth pretended and
asserted II this version Of the affair be true az there
10 strong to believe, places Mr. Wentworth, with
his resolution OF inquiry and committee In very ridcu-
Ious position The facts above detailed In relation TO at
tempts at reconciliation between the President and re-
publican members Of the House alluded TO In yes
terday's dispatches.
A Recenstruction Plan from John Minor
Bolts.
John Minor Bolts has got up reconstruction scheme
his own hook which he thinks will make sensa
tion. His friends find something in IT, but other people
nothing very striking, more original or more
patriotic than any other Of the various plans now be-
fore tho public The most remarkable feature Is Its
extreme length.
Private Claim Against France.
Mr.. r. A. Parrish, Of Philadelphia, has petoned the
House Of Representatives, asking It's intervention in
case Of alleged spolia,on BY the French government,
amounting TO fifteen millions Of francs Tho claim rests
upon tho personal parole Of the Emperor given to the
petitioner At extraordinary audience appointed for
the purpose and was have been embodied in treaty,
Of which, together with all his other interests he says
he has been fraudulenty deprived. The sum above
named was promised for the claimants demonstration OF
auriferous territory similar TO that Of California since
conquered and annexed to France situated the KONG
Mountains Of Africa the west coast and from which
the government OF France has already derived great
mineral wealth. her gold coinage for many years since
then having attained the Unprecedented OF m ore
than hundred millions OF dollars annually.
The Unclaimed Fund In the Frecdnen's Bu-
reau.