Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-06
FORTIETH CONGRESS,
This Afternoons Proceedings,
SATURDAY, June q

SENATB.-The oath Of Office was administered
v tne new Secretary, George q. Gorhsm, Of
Californis.
The bill to admit North Carolina and other
States TO representation In Congress was taken
mp, the question being on the amendment of
MI Wilson to include Alabama.
MI sumner referred TO the ietteo of Gov.
Perry, OF South Carolina quoted yesterday bv
Mr. Doollttle as Union authority, and read
from the Charleston MsrcUry Of December, ls6l,
TO show that Mr.. Perry was y rebel commits.
sloner OF improvement Six months after that
date the President had appointed this man as
Governor OF South Carolina, and for this act
he ought TO have been impeached, and the
House had failed in its duty in not impeaching
him at that time:
MIR. Doolittle asked If Mr. Perry had not
been opposed 10 secession.
Mr.. sumner considered that as very unim-
portant Alexander II. Stephens was also op-
posed 10 secession, but that made him more the
less traitor.
Mr.. Doolittle sand they were forced To 60
win the majority OF their States. The leading
Republican paper OF the North which led the
pubic opinion of its party, had advocated the
right OF those people 10 20 into secession n a
majority OF them ia yored IL, and Robert Toombs
mad carried the convention or secession with
the New \ ork Tribune in his hand against all
the arguments OF Alexander II. Stephens Mr.
ID then said the Senator from Nevada. lMr
Stewart,D had changed hIs opin Ion within two
years, and read from a speech of Mr. Stewart
IN lso6, IN opposition to negro suffrage. aud an
favor OF the Anglo Saxon c lntinuing 10 rule the
country. Mr.. ID. also read from a speech of
MI wilson, IN opposition 10 negro suffrage be =
ing Iorced upon the South, and asserting the
rlsht OF the States 10 decide the question for
themselves
his views: he had advanced BY experience an d
was up to the progressive spirit OF the times
W hen he made that speech he had not learned
Una, insTe wa MAS no place he had not
N-ntons: he had rot then learned that uniyer-
sal suffrage was necessary for our safety; h.
had not learned that President johnson had
len the mon party and was trampling down
loyalty. He thought that the conduct of John
son and the rebels was sufficient TO educate auy
Ioyai man. The Senator from Wisconsin was
duli scholar that he had learned nothing since
the war.
Mr.. Doollttle could never learn TO violate the
constitution, and he repeated that any party
winch did would b. irsmpled down
Mr.. Patterson, OF New HAMPSHIRE argued an
favor Of no other qualification for the suffrage
than in tellIgence.
The debate was continued by Nrssrs Huck
alew, Pomeroy. and others.
House OF FREPREsENTATIyEs-M Hopkips
WIS reported bills 10 amend the act granting
Iahds 10 the State Of Wisconsin for railroad
purposes. Passed
Dir. Bower, Pal from Committee on Mill
JOINT resolution Of July %, I-e6. Ordered TO be
printed and recommitted.
MT W ood offered a resolution, which Was
agreed TO. that this House tender a public
reception 10 the Chinese Embassy now in this
CITY, at such time as will not interfere with she
public business.
The Speaker asked the sense of the House
relative TO the best time for the reception; and
1t was decided that II should be on Tuesday
morning, at eleven o'clock.
On motion OF Mr.. Schenck. IL was ordered
that the session of the day BE- extended until
hNe O'Clock, and thar there be no evening sas-
sion.
The regular order OF busInes was demanded
ana number of bulls Of a private nature Were
reported from the Committee ON Pensions and
disposed OF as recommended by the com rnIttee
On motion Of Mr.. Schenck (OD the House a.
IN Committee of the Whole. resumed The con-
siderauon Of the Internal Tax bill, the question
being upon changing the language Of the 22d
secuon ia relation 10 the addition of penal tax
TO persons who fail TO make return TO the as
SCISSOR.
The section read a. reported that the assessor
should - add the amount OF penalties imposed
by law IN cases OF such neglect or refusal
an MI. Poland proposed 10 amend by striking
out the word penalties" and insert the words
:" the additional per cent. for neglect or refusal
TO make rfturn." The amendment was agreed
10.
On motion of Mr.. Poland, vt > the 26th Sec
uon, In relation TO penalties for altering or
amending return, was amended by striking
out the iatter part of the section and inserting a
clause allowing the assessor himself to decide
wnether fraud was intended or not, in cases
involving not more than $50, without deliver
ing the same to the Commissioner for his action