New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-13
XITH CONGRESS-IID SESSION.
SENATE. .lwAsumo1os. reb. ~. lss.
CUANurs IN THH rtr,,,vns


Committee or naval XSr q wScs wa se pGtseed tIe
sf" oi % DEC o. inqalrng INTO changes IN the organ,
ana leosened expenses had resulted therefrOn, and
Giftee additional 100 LEGISLATION is Necessary The Com
oluslODs but submit letters from the various Command
inquiries.
RESTORATION OF ALABAMA
Mr SHERMAN Rep., Ohio introduced the following
b declaring the State Of Alabama restored the right
OF representation in Congress:
Win The sh section Of the act March is .ns an Get
Gr ~. more eileen. soyen.ss, Of he Rese s formed
oa'sa state framed By Convention Of delegates elected CON
~ The qualified person, voting the question Of 1ta
s ,rssre h sn@e and de,a 1 8 ~ sa and Hos. on
% ~ Of ns tniied saes Of irl,ioa IN Co7grss esa
senator d Representative shall be admitted theeOH On their tax
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
. NEwlORK HARBOR EXTERIOR LINE
. Ar MORGAN tRep., n. " offered JOINT resolution
that whereas the control of navgable waters belongs
10 the National Government, and II IS represented that
TO the harbor Of Sew.YorS, Cen Humphrey, CHIEF Of
Engineers; Prof Pierce, Superintendent coast survey
examine aud report on the subject Of such encrodch-
nenis, and to recommend proper exterior line III New
York HarbOr OF both sides of the Hudson River Com
INV RAILWAY TO cNIFoRSI,.
Mr.. CONNESS 0cp, Cali introduced bill 10 grant aid
In the construction OF railroad from Vallejo 10 Hum
boldt Bay, In the State of California. Public Lands.
TIE STATE OF COLORADO.
Mr. YATES Qiep. ILL reported bill to admit the State
Of Colorado into the Union The third section OF which
perpetual condition that within the State OK
Colorado there shall be no infringement or denial OF the
exercise Of the elective franchise OF any right 10
ANY person by OF color excepting Indians
DOT taxed and neither this condition nor the laws OF
Congress securing such equality Of rights In
the Territory of Colorado shall be abIOsated or set aside
anything IN the Constitution or laws OF said state 10 the
contrary Notwithstanding the right to require aud
aud hereby IA expressly reserved TO Congress OF the
United States Of America. The time for holding the
election for members OF the Legislature and for state Off
eers to be not later than 60 days from the passage OF this
BILL and the time for the meeting OF the Legislature not
more than 80 days after the election
TREASURY AND CUSTOMS BALANCES
ing that the existing law shall be to
orze the heads Of department. to change or modify
missioner OF Customs the Controllers of the Treasury
On motion Of Mr. now Rep WIS., the Senate took
up the bin pending yesterday for the relief Of the heirs OF
Major Gen j. D. Richardson 0pproprating 500 on ae-
count OF horses stolen from him by Indians in 1852.
After discussion by Messrs. CONNESS tRep.. Cali,
HOWE niep., Wis.l, HARLAN Rep, Iowa., FEssENDEN
Qsep. kieJ, upon the precedent involved, Mr. CONFESS
offered amendment declaring that the bill shall not be
nature aud this debated until the morning hour had
expired when. motion OF Mr. Conness. the special
was voted down aud the bill passed by 81 to II,
By permission oi Mr.. DAVIS Dem, NJ, who had the
floor the Supplementary bill, MT JOHNsON Qleui.,
Md moved TO take up the case Oh MI Thomas OF Mary
land.
Mr. SUMNER (Rep. MassJ opposed the motion, saying
that he had intended to address the senate on Tie sun
ect and had not expected the resolution TO De called up
Nj SHERMAN GIep. OinoI suggested that the rosolu-
ton disposed Of and that then the Senate into la
cCutIve session. Mr.. JOhDsOn's motion was adopted
COLOR n TIN DISTRICT RAnwAY CARS.
BY consent of Mr.. Johnson. Mir MORRILL, Rep.
fOrcbie cecmcn Of emplOye Of the Senate nom
the Alexandra aud Georgetown Railway cars.
mir. SUMNER Nep.. Mass read account from
Wasu gtOn newspaper OF the occurrence and sad that
he had seen tine surgeon that attended the person WHO
gallery very serious He agreed with the newspaper
40 "a
ont an attempt 10 reach the offender.
Dir. MORRILL, Rep. Mol-And proper reparation
made.
Mir. SUMNER added that the Courts were too GLOW for
Justice such He also called attention 10
curTeuce on the railroad Washington to Baltimore
whore cmployt Of the other House Ar Downing, tho
restaurant keeper with MS family had mareated
in defiance uf the principle underlying civil r. ghls
bill. lie trusted that the Committee on the DiItiet or
Columbia would provide a remedy for this state OF
Mf, cONNEss rep Cali was ready to go az faI as
Mr Sumner any other Senator IN putting an oEd 10 THIS
system Of cowardy treatment Q, nnoncndng lsons IN
TOR that this II not the only Gas oi outtags dcerFns
immediate attention 90 our hands ana a. the hands of me
honorable Senator II il now ony about FOUR weeks
since citizens OF the United states were arrested IN Great
Britain for words spoken ana ncis done IN The United
eeons they have been tried aud convicted many
stances have doubt by jures selected for their
yeuon, and they have been sent TO the hniks
Nr. DAVIS Dem. KY inquired whether the outrages
were against blacks or Whesi lLanrhter
Nj. CONNIsS not informed, but whether black or
white II outrage against the American name and
nation. -
MISS proceeded saying that II tho chyulr0us senator
froio Kentucky Mr. Dayis and those who voted with
freedom and protection to all discord would ccae IN ms
nation today lie has IN earnest H SSn S
cason the Chairman OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs
had spoken as an American Senator should speak; but
that Senator was then reminded that II not well that
thore should be- any delay III the expression OF the opinion
ta should 90 Gg S s s HI and outraged for the
expression OF then convictions IN favor OF human 9ery
Mr.. SUMNEl.-Is the Senator aware OF any delayi
II.
which no word had been uttered hy thi. se9se OF ~
legitimate monhpiece the Chairman Of the Committee
Foreign Affairs, ON tins question IL, -,
Hr DAVIS after some remsrGs aeont the capaclty o,
the gro for civilization and citizenship fully concurred
Ia the remarks of the Senator nom California Cohhesa
The fullest rsht OF expaIraton should DC Someed h
sensible that the American Government was not merely
sSnvs but Te,9ysG T to RS 3 s mako
proper Teparation the American agwhe the cross was
from the Pacific 10 Nova Scotia Nothing that repara
could prevent that being the history OF the era In
Mr. YATES Rep Ill said that the Senator from Ken.
lucky and his friends did not appreciate the progress Of
characterization IRISH spanards aud negr0es-by the
Declaration Of American Independence On that doc.
learn il the better because three years from this
time, by Congressional enactment, every man. white or
black viii be recorded by his vote al ie polls as Tree
Mr.. DRAKE Giep. MOI was in favor Of putting stop
with the victim OF this outrage without being impressed
with her superior character having no more OF Ie az
society in Washington lie narrated the circumstance
the occurrence UP to the time when she was assaed,
with the intimaton that they didn't allow damned mig
gers TO ride in these anyhow, and when she was
forc,bly elected by a policeman and others belong
ing to the company, while, he said, other negro
women Sat there undsturbed because, iorsooth.
thew had white wOmen's babes their arms
Mr. SUMNER produceda communication from the Sec
rotary OF the railroad company representing that lts
affairs were the hands OF receiver, 10 whom the re-
cent ourages 10 be attributed and dsavowing any
responsibility That appointed BY Judge
Thomas Rebel Of Alexandria, Va. The letter reter-
afed the circumstances attending the outrage ana said
that but for the narrated the stockholders would