Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-12
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings.
WEDNESDAY, February n.

SkNATk.-nr. Sherman introduced a bill de-
claring the State of Alabama restored TO the
right Of represen t;stion in Coneress Referred
| 10 Committee on the Judiciary
| MI Morgan introduced a resolution looking
| 10 the exped,ency Of fixing an exterior liae oi
! New York barbor on both sides of the Hudson
/ river Referred 10 the Committee on the judi
4 ciary.
4 Ar. Williams, from the Committee on p.
4 nance, reported a bill 10 amend the act proyid-
| ing for prompt settlement OF public accounts
MI. Yates. from the Committee on Terrtto-
mes, reported bill to provide for the admis-
| sson OF Colorado INTO the Union, and gave no .
! ute that he wonld call n up next week
Mr.. Howe called up the bill reimbursing the
| helrs OF Mayor General Richardson for nor
| carried of by the Indians.
Mr. Conness moved an amendment as a pro
| vision than the passage Of this claim shall not
| be considered as precedent in favor of pa wing
\ CLAIMS on account of property destroyed by
/ Indians: which. after considerable discussion
| was disagreed To.
The bill was then passed.
| Mr.. johnson asked tnat the Senate would
| now proceed with the case Of his colleague
| (Mr. Thomas.)
| Mr.. Sumner said he had not anticipated that
| this case would be taken up to-day He had
| some papers ai home in connection with this
matter which he desired To submit.
| Mr johnson had given notice on Friday last
that he would move TO take this case up. 1t
| was due 10 the State of Maryland TO have this
matter disposed OF AT once. Maryland had
now for year been without representative
IL had been TWO months since the report i'm the
case had been made by the Judiciary Com
mitfee.
The motion of Mr.. johnson to take M the
| resolution Of admission OF Mr.. Thomas was
then agreed 10.
MIR. Sumner then, by unanimous consent
called up his resolution OF inquiry 10 the al
legged outrage on an employee of the Senate by
Georgetown Railroad.
Mr.. Sumner read an account of the circum-
stance, as published in the ChyonicIe of Monday
morning. He (Mr. 81 would characterize this
/ as a daSfarQIy outrage. l. ct,.riz zpl
by the journal referred TO. The question was,
what was the redressl Some said the courts
but he courts were too slow, and he wished the
Senate 10 take some action on the matter.
He wanted the whole subject referred 10 the
Committee on the District Of Columbia. and
while on the matter, he would desire TO call
attention to outrages committed by the en-
ployees OF another road, the Washington branch
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad He had
been called on this morning by an employee of
the other House. Mr.. Downing keeper OF the
House restaurant who had informed him that
he and his family had been maltreated on the
cars from Baltimore to Washington.
Mr.. Conness fully agreed with the Senator
(Mr. Sumner) as 10 the enormity of these out
rage, and the necessity of an Immediate re-
dress- But there was another class Of outrages
10 which no proper attention had vet been
given. For months past citizens OF the United
States had been arrested British territory
and committed 10 prison tor words spoken on
American soil.
Mr.. Davis asked W neither these citizens were
black white.
Mr.. Conness had made no inquiries as To the
cases of those eitizens but all American citizens
Were entitled TO the equal protection of the
Government. without regard TO race or color:
and If the Senator Mr.. Dayisl and his parry
had acted with them in an effort to secure the
rights of all. peace and tranquility would now
reign Ihrou ghout the country.
Nh. Davis fully sympatized with the par
ucular cases 10 which the Senator alluded.
MI. Conn-ss continued, bitterly denouncIng
the British Government. He spoke of the DELAY
of the United States Government in making ti,,
demand for reraration. and that the mater had
slept Tor whole month IN the room of the
Commit ee on Foreign Relations. This Gov
eminent, every branch Of il, should 50 act.
and immediately, a TO let the British
premier know that would not be in
suited with impunity. and that the insults OF
hi, Government would no longer be sub
mitied To. lie (Mr. c. would do eyery;hiny
10 protect n helpless female any one else.
who WAS insUlted or outraged by those brough;
mp under the cursed influences of slavery: but
he would not lose sight of outrages on another
class OF our citizens. The British Government
sent troops over 10 Canada TO menace us A.
soon n the past difficulty occurred. and AZ
must b. taught that We were as prompt to Ar
rest our rights.
OF by the Mr.. Conness) was OF too grave aud
important a nature 10 be coupled with this sub
leci. He could inform the Senator that tin.
Committee on Foreign Relations was not r.miSs
IN ITS duty IN the matter alluded TO. and al the
proper time the Senator would find that th,.
COMMITTEE Was not AT all in>ensible to the d l--
nlly OF tnt doNrGnlntnJ ana the RESPECT due
II, and would make such a report a. would sat
i-iy the Senator and every one else. They were
proceeding without unnecess ssary DELAY. out rh..
Seer. tary of Stale had informed him on SATURDAY,
that il WAS impossible 10 proceed ahy faster in
This matter than they Were in CONSEQUENCE of
The MS >nnlClent clerical force IN that Depart
ment The Senator from California WAS not
the only representative of American Interests
on tins floor. There We're Others here who had
The rights OF American citiz-ns al heart a.
,sseply as that Senator.
Mr. I, III. a II
eInment asserted without any DELAY. Ii Great
Britain did not make the proper repa ration for
~" insults she had inflicted upon our ciiizens
he was IN favor, while she uamplng down the
CT..,ant with the Cross. OF the Stars aud Strip.s
eine planted from the shore, cf the Pacific 10
ih- 'nd of Nova Scotia
Mir. Davis sad he fully agreed with the sen
aior Mr.. ConneSs) a 10 the yindicttIon of th,.
rights OF American cilizen- abroad. He how.
'N~r discounteuanced the idea OF attempting Ia
place egroes on an equality with whiIee
Mr.. \ aIes said The trouble with the S.natot
from Kentucky and his friends was thai they
dlu MOI appreciate the progress OF event. III.
would tell them that every body here. Portu-
2n'r'- English ifisB, Spanlard>. nSg -rs. are
all real citizens. ana Were entitled 10 .,lnal
rishts. and before live wears every mali c.ti-
I'm OF ihIs country would 20 10 the ballot box
by vim" OF Congressional enactment. Ii a.,
was CA ihe Committee on the District of Colum-
bia. he would go for reporting 4 bill ma king an
railroads a hui>aAce that showed any disiInc-
tlon IN the treatment of passs ngers. H. would
not allow the Btiunlorr and ONO Rstiro,d IN
lun train into Washington, II il allowed out
RACES 10 be committed on coiored cltizans
MI. Drake said these in lei nal rebel outr.ges
must Ia stopped. and by Congres> ional inIIr-
position. Here Wa, "A lady in the employ OF the
Senate. lnteiiigeEt. refined, and a. white A.
many II those " hO move in the b..St circles of
Washington society She attempts 10 Iah,. her
s-at IN the car. ana H. met with :. No damned
Niger come in here" She il brutality
rS'cted rom the tram. and at the same tini,.
Won't IA much biacker than she are p,.rmiir.,i n,
ride in thls same exclusive car because r,r
9th. lhsy carry some white woman's baby.
Mr.. sumner had Just This minute received a
lener from the Seer, tary OF the Washiny yton
Alexandra. and Georgetown railroad. inform
ing him HAT the road is in the hands of a re-
c"i,er appointed bN rebel ludge m Alexan
dria. named Thomas. and thar il is 10 hi. ma,
lign influence that this sge is to be attrihr
led. The " ritter says that. had ne The now,
The rebel seoGndrei Who perpetrat.d the ont
rage would be immediately dismiss4a from IN.
employ OF the company. Snd IL damae.s ,r.
awaroso the company will have to nav fhen,
Mr.. Cragin s,Io the receiver was no rob,
scouadrcl, bat a friend OF his and a Ioyal man
M. Johnson had no know ledge whether ,h..
facts Ieciied IA this case we're true or uot IN,
If nue th' re Ought TO be some remedy. Tn.
Seha or fr IN Massachuseits mr. Sumnerl ha,l 1
also spok' N OF alleged ourragss Occurring on IN.
cars ~ the Baltimore and Ohio railroad IL
thsrc We're such cases that road thev had
never before reached hi> ears. He had been on..
OF the counsel OF the company for many years.