Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-20
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings
FRIDAY, March %


similar petitions yesterday, he had inspected
them, and be asserted they were not signed by
any negroes IN his town, tGeorgetown.) or ia
the town OF Odessa, Delawa They Were all
In The handwriting Of one person, and there
was no affidavit 10 show that the persons who
had signed these petitions hid been requested
TO do so by the negroes If there was so much
excitement among the colored people of Dela-
" are on this subject IL was strange that he and
other persons, who had lived among them all
their hives, had heard nothing Of il. These pc
utone were not gotten mp by native Della
wsriane, but by persons who were lataly So
jorrners there, and they had taken the post Office
list and copied the names of the negroes from
them. He would move that the judiciary
Committee 10 whom the 50 memorials were re.
ferred, be instru cte1 to inquire into the genu-
inspess OF the .ignaturs.
Mr.. Sumner had no OBJ ection to that These
memorials were respectful i'm tone; and had
been sent 10 him In the regular course Of the
mail, and he had presented them as was his
duty as Senator There was no doubt that
the colored people of Delaware was deprived
Of their civil and polical rights, that the guar
antees Of the Civil Rights Bill were denied 10
then. Ii might be true that the signatures were
all IN the same handwriting, but that was
owing to the unfortunate discrimination against
them IN the State of Delaware, by which they
had eeen denied the opportunities of education.
HIS tMr. 81 sympathies Were aroused by the
nature OF these petitions. and he believed II was
the duty Of Congress to afford relief
Mr.. salisbury said there was no specific
cause OF complaint In these petitions. They
Ii was quite ne custom here for gentlemen TO
get up here and abuse the States of MARYLAND.
Kentucky. and Delaware, on account of the
condition of the negro population in those
States, and because they did not confer suffrage
upon them. Why did not Ohio and other
States confer negro suffrage before complaining
OF the States named for not doing il. They
should take the beam out of their own ewes be-
fore attem pting to remove the mote from ours
He (Mr. 81 asserted that nowhere in this
Union were the civil rights of the negro better
m al Nfadrh hon sr.I Ilzt.
on exactly the same footing as the white man
The motion to refer tue memorials to the Ju-
diary Committee with instructions to ascertain
the genuineness OF the signatures was then
agreed to.
Mr.. Edmunds moved TO take up the bll to
reg ulate the pr seDtaion Of bills 10 the Presi-
dent and the return of the same.
Mr.. Drake hoped the bill would not be taken
up. He had an order to offer in the shane of
an additional rule TO regulate the conduct of
the Senate sitting on the trial of an impeach-
meDt: If II was not offered and acted on to-
day II would be too late, a the Senate would
resume the trial of the Impeachment on Mon
day. His proposition was as follows
Crd.red, That when the Senate is sitting on
the trial OF an lmpeachme mt, the presiding Of
fcer shall be addressed as Mr.. President; and
all papers submitted by either party which in
their nature shall be addressed in terms TO the
tribunal, shall be addressed to il as the Senate
ana all references or motions shall be addressed
TO il as the Senate.
Mr.. Drake sand that when the Senate sat on
the impeachment last Friday the extraordinary
spectacle was presented of the counsel for the
President addressing the presiding officer as
Mr.. CHIEF Justice, while the Managers on the
part OF the House of Representatives addressed
HIM as Mr.. President. They further had the
extraordinary spectacle of a paper signed by
the President of the United States. in answer 10
the arncles OF Impeachment. which lad been
prepared against him, addressed, not TO the
Senate not TO the presiding officer of the Senate,
but 10 the Chief Justice
Mr.. job son said he did not think the Sena-
tor was in order. as he was discussing a matter
entirely foreign TO the m otion before the Senate
Mr.. Drake said if he was cut of srder be
would take his seat
he Chair.-Tbe - nator is IN order
Mr. Drake.-The attempt was made by the
PRESIDENT and bis counsel utterly TO ignore the
Senate of the United States and two of the
Ss nators on this floor. on the same day, ad-
dressed the presiding officer : Mr.. Chief Jus.
Ser ate, by i's rules, had rigidly excluded any
language which might be construed 10 indicate
that ITS character was changed when sitting on
a trial OF impeachment. He wished to say that,
Justice here. This act Of the President and
his counsel wss a studied one. and there was a
distinct purpose in it, which would develop IT.
self during the course of the trial.
The otion OF Mr.. Edmunds was then re-
jectfd.
Mr.. Drake then submitted his order: which
We MT over under the objection of Mr.. Johnson.
Mr.. Fessenden introdu sed q bill to allow a
drawb back on imported articles used in the con-
sunction Of sailing vessels. Referred to CON-
mittee on Commerce.
Mr. Morton introduced bill in addition to
the act to provide for register of deeds for the
District Of Columbia. Referred to Committee
or District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Fessenden, from the Committee on Pub
lie Grounds. reported. with amendments, the
bill relative to a new Jail in the District of CO.
lumbia
HOUSE OF RRPREsKNTATIvEs-M Bout
well, (Mass.,) from the Impeachment Mama
gers, introduced the following:
Rssoired, That on the days when the Senate
shall sit for the trial of the President upon the
articles OF Impeachment reported by the House
of Representative, the House, as in Committee
OF the Whole, will attend with the Managers at
the bar of the Senate at the hour agreed upon
on the commencement of the proceedings
Mr.. Wood IN. " asked if the effect OF that
resolution was to compel members to be pres
ert al the trial.
Mr.. Boutwell, replied negatively.
Mr.. Wood. Then there Will be no session OF
the House upon the days when the trial is in
The Speaker said there would not be under
this resolution.
Mr. Jenckes asked if it was the purpose TO
prevent the transaction of any business while
the impeachment n ial was in progress. Ii so.
he desired to offer an amendment that upon
those occasions the House meet daily at eleven
O'Clock 10 transa CT business.
MI. Boutwell, declined to accept any amend
ment of the character suggested. The House
could take that question up as an after con-
sideration.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Hill IN. j. introduced bill for the es-
Enlistment of an American line of Ocean
steamships between the city of New York and
one or more European ports. Referred TO Com.
mIttee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
Mr.. Washburn, (Ind.,) from Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill TO equalize the
bOuntles Of soldiers, sailors and marines who
served in the late war. Recommitted and or
dered TO be printed.
Mr.. Phelps md introduced a bill to allow
certain drawback on copper in pigs. bars or
in gots exported from the United States Re-
ferred 10 Committee ON Ways and Means
The Senate amendments to the hill to exempt
ceI tain man ufac turers from internal tax Were
received and referred at once 10 Ways and
Means COMMITTEES.
Mr. Phelps (Md) presented q petition Of
manufacturers OF morocco Of Baltimore, Nd,
pray ing such a revision Of the revenue laws as
" ill permit the free importation of sumac and
goat skins, and an increase of duty on MANN
factured morocco equivalent to the average
premium on gold. Referred to the Ways and
Means Committee.
The House resumed the consideration OF the
amendmenfs made in Committee of the Whole
to the Civil Appropriation bill.
The amendments increasing the appropria.
tion for the Des Moines Court House and the
public buildings at Madison, Wis; and Spring
feld, Ill, were severally agreed to.
The appropyation Of $4,000 for certain pub.
The amendment striking out the appropria.
ton of &1o0,o00 for continuing the work upon
the Capitol extension having been reached-
Mr.. Washburne Ull) sent TO the Clerks
desk and bad read q letter from the Architect of
the Capitol. showing the necessity for the an