New-York tribune., 1868-01-31
XLTH CONGRESS-2D SESSION
SENATE .... .WAsuINGToS. Jan. 80. 1868


airy was adversely reported. ,,,-
Mr. DRAKE Rep, No introduced bll ieT cdnr nTl.g so
the Western District Of Missouri. -.
Mr.. HARLAN Rep, Iowa. introduced p 70 2 eisns sha
aid 10 construct railroad and telegraph line from the
Union Pacific Railroad 10 Idaho Portland toregoW'
Mr. FREIINGHUYSEN (Kep. " j. introduced bin
for the protection of persons making disclosures OF tes
Mr. WILEY rep. W VA offered resolution r..
Questng information from the President relative 70 the
funber of Justices Of the Peace commissioned III wash
Mr PoMEkOY REP, Kansas offered resolution in
structiDg the Committee Territories 70 CONSIDER us
prOpIety of reporting bill 20 change the pOnndailes ol
Northern Colorado from latitude 40 to i2 adding one
degree to the limits of such Territory ....,.,ou >.
authorize the secretary Of the Navy 70 send one or more
Havre but after debate the resolution was laid aside
GovERNMENT AGENTS SECRET AND OTHER.
On motion Of Mr.. PATTERSON rep, y. H. the bill in
addition 70 the act regulating the tenure of cvl offices
was taken up. lie moved to amend by substituting an
entirely new bill He explained its provision as dispens
ing with special agents heretofore appointed under the
acts Of 1872 i7o3 and 1876 Sometimes ne said being OF
limited number sometimes large and then duties being
b ,ronid sare hreS or ro,r hdred thousand dollars
ne Treasury dbecy hoe much ndireHy he could not say
lie spoke OF the frauds which had been committed by
connyance OF secret agents in the Revenue Department
saying that Gcy had been IN he sercc Of NE whisky ring
rdtie hGn Of he GorcrHmeH and he ds'aDced one who
had b,acLnailed Ciecn of ChicagD 10 he amount Of
htdrod thousand dollars, and trhO sisdid 10 hare MADE
te'ceeH MTtyire d,'d my thousand no lars cn hoe"V
Kitcr discussion 10y Mcssrs. HARLAN Gep. Iowa. and
MORRILL, Rep Me) Mr.. SUMNER sent TO the Clerk
and that officer read letter from the Secretary o state
expressing the hope that COngicss would not apply The
b TO agents OF the State Department In foreign aairs
and saving that they had been employed by every Ad
minstrai0n since Washington employed GOverncur Nor
rs on mission 10 Er gland.
Mr. SUMNER then moved 10 except such persons &C.
cOrdingy. provided they arc paid ou OF tile contingent
Mr. HOWARD CRcp. MchJ asked how many such
agents had been employed durns me last I'VE Years
lie believed that this body had the honor OF furnishing
Of them THIS subject he said, involved IN much
Mr. SUMNER remarked that the fact Of their heing
secret agents made t impossible 10 make their names
known. lie had heard Of one NCCraclen, but dd not
know " ho he might be where he came from, and Be
which nm atfrinpt was made 10 dscTedlt ono OF hc
distinguished citizens Of the Rcpnhlc
system under which not only real persons, but myths
Mr HOWARD Ghosts. uouehterl
Mr CONKLGNG hoped that, II the ~ stem we've conn-
ued. only flesh and blood would be- employed.
Mr. ANTHONY Rep, r. - said the whole amount of
appropriation for suc service was bat $4,000. aud hc
thought that i had been cut down to Si5."N.
Nj GRIMES Rep, Iowa. sad That ihe sum Dad Dceh
Mr Johnson Dem. Md defended the service as
necessary TO the Government.
M CAMERON Rep pcpnl sad that th.s Government
had secrets and he therefore could not imagin. for
what such agents were wanted. he charaetculCd the
system a relic of The daik ages.
ON motion of Mr. lll.NDRICks Dem. hdl. Tie fur
thcr consideration Of The subject was postponed.
Nj PATTERSON gave notice That hc would lt,ss foi
vote tomorrow.
on motion OF Nj. HENDRICKS Dem, Ind j. who called
FOR the special order The supplementary EcconstlGcou
Mr CRAGiN dirp. y H. took tho aoor lie said that
tho question atainE the 'ouny Whether u dcstin,s
shall remain IN the hand- 81 those Who amid and
desolatiou pcseyod the monuments ~ oar HrItics or
whether hose Nho aholed aui .ill drfiro 4" dc,rOy
shall hc permitted tu refI.e taeir forrcr control Tho
President in violation al IL Constitution, Ia. rushed
through series Of mea,nrcs calculated 10 resioe lhe
aatitS 81 ,e I;@bel IN The sonih ana Would aceomps
he
uuanswcrnbc argument against the position ~
the Democratic party aud tad that !, would be YET
ranked ih tie fIst efforts Of Dinc Webster RcCur-
IBg 70 The question ~ negro supremacy hc fdcu,d the
notion ~ a million Of the VIRGINIA chyalry ackuoWl.
cdang themselves whipped 20 ,he polls by half that
ber OF ncFrocs He then enumerated other STATES in
which, although the wmic vote prponderates, the
thing IL proved too much for he Other side;
II proved that The negro Is qualttd to vote.
lie quoted Tie testimony of Gov Brown o. Georgia dc
nying the mmiliatng prtonscs that be attempted 10
Rebels nothing would have been heard of negro suprcm
acy and the Senator f0m Wisconsin would have halted
them as fellow ciulens. lie cltd me uiieimces ~
Beauregard Wade Hampton, ond many oArIs ln tie c-
dcayor 10 catch The negro vote Tie doubted whether
Nj DOONille would vote Tor hih oNh aineIdment,
though I'm offering 10 he conceded the whole ques-
ton, for n Congress could empower part 10
question OF policy. lie Nlr Clarim would
impose qualification but what God lad gwen to each
sane citizen not convicted of crime He related story
of citizen OF Nowlianpshlre Who. gicn a property
qualification was required for lhc New Hampshire Lcgis
lature, asked when man WIN just enough property TO
enttle him To seat was elected, such property consist
u lttIdsH. <
deprived Of his scat-whO represented ne toWn INC
man o. the iaesasSi He sn lstegs1 y !lg last le!
bSs bEs Sta 9 s 4 Fe a6 sddca hat i bGRg bcgg
an free and loyal they should vote. Quoting
cnnneity ciTn for ACQUIRING Rnovlcdec the Senator
from Wisconsin had forgotten their gallant services 10
our cause IA tpe war. and in the Southern lines 10
suffering thlen escaping irom prison pens They were
peaceablo and lawabding ANA there would be no Of
white Rebels in winch case God would defend the night
After careful examination he was lied that the nnm-
Der OF whites dsiranchscd did not exceed 10000 The
total vote Of nine States IN 1850 or President except III
South Carolina where the Presidential electors were
Senator FROM Pemnsylyhia or. BucLalc w would
have Senators believe that nearly Onc-haf that
number were dsfranchshed. The work Of RecOnstruc-
tlon gong on wely not one murder having taken
place I'm those states where before there were ten lie
auoted from Gems Howard schofcld and Swayne rela
five to tie improved condition Of the SOUTH lie then
proceeded TO denOunce the Of the Democratic
party their attempt to resume the control OF the conn
Try pointing out nom statistics the oversadoHne power
which Democratic party would acquire by the return
and closed with an appeal foI justice and liberty.
MIR HENDRICKS (lDeu. Ind followed, and denied
close of the war Governments erected by the people
isted at the outbreak of the What had become OF
holding them 10 the Federal Union He knew of no
other Tho Constitution became part Of the national
Convention legislation; could any power short OF
all States The ordinance Of secession could not DO
H. being nuity: could war which not made upon
the Constitution but upon the people engaged ia rebellion
Abiding to President Lincolns proclamation OF 1868
promising guarantee 10 the people loyal governments
reorganzed by them ne contonded that ITS statement
that the iu would not be binding upon Congress
referred 10 The admission Of Senators and Representa-
tves II tho view Of the Republican party was correct
they should not have reelected DIR. Lincoln, VINO had
pocketed Winter Dayiss bill that proposed plano leys
iative Reconstruction and he said that he snot willing
bind himself TO any single plan OF Reconstruction that
Mr. TIncoln was reelected there more important
question before the nation than this OF festoratOnf lie
Rad used the words Restoration TO their practical rcla
ions to the Government OF the United States what
dIferept doctrine from that which claimed that no
state Governments existed, and that Congress only had
power over question: Mr. Hendricks then alluded 10
The call for o Convention Ia Nashville, Tenn 10 restore
that state practical relations 10 the Union after she