New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-30
FORTIETII CONGRESS- SESSION.
SENATE. .wAgIINGToS. Jan 20, 1868.
ALASKA AND COLORADO.

SENATE. wAsrnSGroS. Jan 20, 1868
ALASKA AND COLORADO.
The CHAIR laid before the, Senate COM
nuIicaton from the President Transmitting report ~
the Secretary OF state in relation to the purchase OF Al
praying for her admission State.
TEXAS AND NEBRASKA.
the Judiciary reported adversely the bill 10 abolish
the District Court for the Eastern Distrct Of Texas
ing public lands for the construction Of railroad from
Brownsville Nebraska, to interseet the Union Pacing
'''' Bills AID REVOLUTIONS rSrnoDucRD.
Mr. MORGAN Rep., " Y.l-To allow Admiralty Courts
to issue DEGREES in certain cases
Mr.. ANTHONY (Rep, r. Ito provide for the publ.
cation Of medical and surgical history of the Rebellion.
with the statistics Of the Provost Marsha's Bureau
Mr.. PoMEROY Rep, KaDsas)-To authorize the salu
On motion Of Mr.. GRIMES Rep Iowa the Senate took
up the bill providing for the
Mr. CoNNEss rep, CALI spoke of tho insufficient
~ defense the Pacific coast where at the
time, of the best iron-esis in the public service
stationed. .
amend the bill so as to retain the Dictator ksamazoo
Monadnock and Passaic classes Of ironcads We have
% iron clads be sold and - TO be retained They
deterloratng rapidly. and are expensive to Keep The
amendment was adopted,
resolution was detective in that respect moved add
that after the appraisal OF the five officers appointed by
the s 9r1 the SaS a viii Se o DAY.:
for the purchase of said vessels and that the highest
be accepted therefor The amendment was adopted aud
''' wa W." REPoRr on THE STANTON AFFAIR
Mr. ANTHONY REP r. - urged H9, re-, % me Isso
Un G hs e E' ssGp but ss the Of
Hendricks the vote was postponed.
EXPENSES or rHE REcoSsIRUcrIoS ACTS.
Mr.. MORRILL, Qsep.. Me), from the Committee OF Con-
the Bill TO supply the Deficiencies In tho Et'
which was adopted The House proceedings show The
s.LvAGE 70 wREoKIsG COMPANIES.
Mr.. MORGAN introduced bill to enable Admiralty
cours to decree salvage to interpretations formed log
contracts between such interpretations aud their es
poye making the Of tho latter full equivalent for
any salvage claim which may accrne to them IN the
course OF their employment shall DC audsed valid IN al
courts having Jurisdiction.
NATIONAL BUREAU OF INSURANCE..
Mr.. WILLIAMS rep, Oregonl introduced bill for the
creation Of National Bureau Of Insurance The PRO
posed Bureau to be established In tho Treasury Depart
ment for the purpose OF securing performance OF
rance contracts Every person corporation authorized
to insure shah, before engaging in such business in the
United States II foreign party in any State othes
than in which such party resides. II not foreign file
full statement OF organization &C. and deposit with the
Commissioner Of Insurance United States bonds rs fol-
lews: Fire and marine companies to the amount ~
$1,000 and $4,000 additional for each $4,000 gross
assets; life aud health. casualty and other class
eonpanies, 10000, and sS000o additional for each
81 10000 assets, such bonds 10 be safely held By
the Commissioner aud subject to execution for the unsa
isfed liabilities OF companies after duo notice aud forms
OF proceeding specified Said associations required
to examine their deposits and furnish statements
Of their affairs once year, and the expenses OF the
Bureau, II not betrayed by regulated fees.
arc 20 be apportoncd among thom pro rhis-
The bill further provide, that no as9callon snail %
business under this act re and marine Insurance.
company and life Insurance. company AT The same une
that mo single IRE or inland na,igaon Fsk sn .neS1
ten per oentum OF the capltai STOCK ana tht 40 pau
shall business under this act with lcss than
$4,000 paidup capital.
The sUPPLEMENrAL REcoSsrRUCriOS ritL.
Mr.. PoMEIOY Rep. Kansas took the door and dis
cussed at length the Senator from wscoasins dooa",
claim that rebellion exists The only new rebellion
that against the reorganization aud restoration ot
the States lately IN rebellion The issues claimed to exist
by that Senator belonged the years before the Hood
The education property qualifications proposed by
tie amendment things OF the past supported
By only o class with their backs upon the future
and their faces TO the past The motive Of the
Repubcangparty to establish equal rights They
give councnance 20 any war OF races. Before No
yonber eight of the states would D. rstored
10 the Union The point OF divergence OF that So stcrs
party that the plan OF restoration was objective.
those States having already legal Governments. Here
originated tho Rebellion. All the rights Shat Con
sres claimed restoration were yielded - them by
the terms OF the surrender the Southern rmy who
surrendered everything not then specially excepted.
namely their necks and freedom from arres<w obey
ing the laws Mr. Poneroy then seendeS IT length tina
Constitutional amendments, denying that 81 possibility
existed OF Of races since no us dive existed.
the negro having ci~1 rights q, corded him.
lie them after claiming that the mseSf Of the law
the leader OF tine Rebellion trageliS for his nealth
closed with hopeful resume ., the fcon,on OF tina
South.
Mr. BUCKAKEWEDem.. Pean) Rsxt addressed the
Senate He quoted statistics Of ths elections in past
years tho average OF which deducted the theory
that properly represent the power OF both par
ties the majority should have 3 Senators the minority
%, instead Of the former hsying, at present
Expected in such mSjostass that the y result
would be whatiit D-that extreme and violent mep
would rule in their gCuncils h great evil could no
anarchy Hs Qroyd from Nr. Mortons speech and thai
OF Mr. Trumbu fhe assertions that In every state South
except two, the number of white voters exceeded tbs
TRIBUNE ana World Amanacs and other authorities TO
show thai IN mississippi Louisiana. Florida, Alabams.
aud sca,h Carolna the black vote exceeded the white.
Ma SHERMAN (Rep Ohio) asked whether that WA
the fact that the white citizens refused to
Mr.. HJCKALEw replied that not the point which
he va acquiring. He then went on to say that only u
Arkansas there such preponderance OF white regis
blythe white He therefore, held that between the
fs registration Of the black vote and the partial dts
fanchsement OF the whites negro supremacy was the
Mr. SHERMAN said that the first Reconstruction act
supported by him, distinguished whites, and that he
had always regretted that any man was prevented nom
voting being convinced that when the outrage was ex
tended all the negroes 1t should have been EXTENDED
10 all the whites Every Republican IN the Senate hao
voted for prSpession 20 every male Wosc
Of Representatives united With majority Of the Repun
acsn members In voting down At liberal proposon on
forcing Congress to the adoption Of the oct - u
was passed. After rec!tiag tho subsequent aefion
Of Congress he said that but Tor That combination DE-
SsIs sca Ana Ss Of sSs
,sssxstSa rssS~ tlss k.vs . vita o.Goe' ~s' GOT