Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-09
FORTIETH CONGRESS.
This Mornings Proceedings.
TUESDAY, January q

TUESDAY, January Q.
SkNATE-Aboui one o'clock this morning
the Senate being still in session of the day
bef the proposed amendment TO the Coustt-
con liberation,
M. Morton SAID the Democratic party had
not Tor years Appealed 20 the reason OF the
people, but to their preludIcss Now ,h.t
slavery is desd. they have taken TO their bosom
ITS purifying corpse OF course they oppose
this amendment, because il will forever take
the question OF negro suffrage out of nationaI
politics. The Republican party had abolis he'd
slavery IN spite OF the Democratic party IL b "A
saved the Union i'm spite OF the Democratic
party, and II would now place this great prin-
eIple OF suffrage in the Constitution in spite Of
that party. He denied that there Is or ever was
any State sovereignty.
Mr.. Doolittle undertook 70 say that every de .
cision Of the supreme Court. and every writer
on the subject had in nyariably maintained the
sovereignty of the States.
The conversation among Senator's, which
mad continued without INTERIM ssion during the
whole evening, became at this time so ioui
that MI. Doolittie refused 10 proc eed until the
chair enforced oruer
MIR. ID. would tell the Senator from Indians
tnat his doctrine OF Capitalization was ius, as
dangerous as that of secession.
Mr.. Doolittle. IN the course OF his remarks
feferred 10 the recon structlon acts of tCongress,
ana expressed the opinion that hal Caief Jus
court and decided those acts unconstitutional.
mat he would have been nominated At New
YORK and more than that, would have been
elected; but be hesitated and suffered Congress
10 steal his Jurlsdic ton from him.
Mr Drake was one Senator who denied he
rignt OF the supreme Court or any other tribu-
nal 10 declare an act of Congress unconstitu-
Mr. Whyte would ask the Senator whether
II the legal tender act the constitutisnality OF
winch was now pending in the Supreme Court,
was declared TO be unconstitutional whether
that decision should be respected
nv. Drake.-Not at all, sir. Not for a miu-
ut", ana Congress would have to come TO his
position, or else il would have to sweep away
the men who aimed TO override its decisions
Mr. Patterson IN H. asked Mr. Drake TO
yield for motion to al lourn.
Mr. Drake said he WAS waiting for that cock
TO crow OF which the Senator from kentucky
spoke.
Mr.. Dayis.-You are the game cock of Mis-
souri.
Mr.. DrakeINo; 1 am only drake. Laugh
TELL But WHEEL l attain ID the years of nv
venerable friend from Kentucky, il L am as
game COCK as he, can cry cock q doodle doc
Mr.. Patterson, OF n. H., thought they were
Country by the exhibition which they were
10 90 home.
ht2.S0 a. m, Mr.. Norton moved TO Ado
r-markng that II was getting very late.
Several Senators responded that II was very
early; and the motion 10 ADJOURN WAS not
agreed 10.
MI Davis sga:n took to hOo- and spoke for
about forty five minutes.
Mr. Sawyer was the next Speaker, and put
in a good word for the negro, VINO, although
not the equal OF the Anglo-SaXOn. Yet had IN
hIm that germ OF development which, under
our genial institutions, would Vet warm rnJo
what would be creditaole TO b uself aud tous
At a. m. MIR. Sumner moved TO adjourn
which was disagreed TO.
Mr.. Norton argued that this suffrage prom
osliion was dictated by the fell spirit OF Fad+r-
alIsm which fought in the earlier days OF the
Republic with such fier ceness, but finally had
10 go down before the sturdy democracy
He replied at length TO the arguments sed bv
Mr. Sumner the other day and continually ad-
dressed himself TO that Senator, who Saf flst
asleep IN his arm chair.
A. o'clock, MIR. Norton was still on the
moor, and The sAorIpg OF Mr.. Morgan 40 lay
IN chair propped MP against the wall, pro-
duced no. InharmoniOus ac com panimsnt 10
the voice of the speaker. Senators generally
lay stretched at full length on the sofas aud
Mr Stewart, still at his post had succumbed
TO the god OF sleep, and with "A placid express
sion on his features reclIned at his ease. has
feet on hIs desk, totally unconscious OF the
blows Mr. Norton was dealing AT his bantling
Finally, as Mr.. Norton progressed IN his ar
gument, The snoring OF Mr.. Moran gradually
assumed dissenting tone, and Increased so
much in volume that II became necessary for
one OF the messengers TO call the New York
Senator back from the land of dreams
AT 5:i5 a. m, Mr.. Norton advanced toward
Mr.. Stewart and Numbered in his ear that he
thought il would be- fair for the Senator who
had this measure III charge 10 wake up; where
AT Mr.. Stewart reused himself with a start
from his peaceful slumber. AT q O'Clock Mr.
Norton concluded his remarks.
Mr.. Wilson had listened for fourteen wears in
this chamber 10 the arguments OF the friends Of
CnrIstlanlty and clvIliZ alton on one side. and
the advocates of barbarism on the oIhes. Those
who have advocated these lost causes here
would yet see the day when they aud their
posterity would blush for their record The
party of Christianity had received the approval
OF the whole globe; by the blessing OF q Cd they
had succeeded, and they would succeed a sura
n throne a x.rhr,
ing talk was not going 70 stop their progress
I b. sleeping Senators We're then awakened
and the amendment OF Mr.. Williams was re-
,pcted-ayes Il, nays IS.
Mr. Drake offered the following substitute:
NO citizen OF the UuI.ed States snail, on ac-
count Of his race, color or previous condition
OF servitude. ha denied hy the United States. OF
by any State, the right 10 vote or hold office 3"
Mr.. Drake claimed thaI th- language used IN
his proposition WAS better Ilan that employed
by the committee.
NJ. Edmunds held that the Iith amendment
already conferred all the power that was ne
cessaTy TO enforce ual suffrage, and he would
prefer thai the Republican party would enforce
It's PROVISIONS ana not resort To another amend
ment. He should not cry If women obtaines
the suffrage, Though II as his belief that h
bad women would vote and the good women
stay al home.
Mr.. Howard did not think the construction Of
the lith amendment by Mr.. Edmunds could b.
maintained.
At 40 P. m, Mr.. Sumner moved to I'D iouru
The debate was further continued by Nr
Yates aud others.
Mr.. Morrili, OF Vermont, begged tor some
mercy Tor the reporters, who were almost worn
out, and hoped his friends would reserve their
eloquence for another occasion.
Hr. Norton, q short time before nine o clock
again took the floor, smillngly alluding to his
sbrief" speech of a few hours previous and
apparently intending Ito do il again.
The amendment of Mr.. Drake was rejected
Mr.. Howard then offered his amendment as
follows
"Ciuzens Of the United States of African de-
scent shall have the same right to vote and hold
Office a. other citizens -
Mr. Doolittle said il seemed that the ma ior
ity did not know what they wanted themselves.
and 1t seemed rather hard to keep the minority
here al night and all day, and IL being now ten
minutes to ten, he moved an adjournment Not
agreed to.
Mr.. Doolittte.-Well, as the Senate refuses To
dlourn, and we are just about getting to the
point OF this matter, (laughtsr,l / propose to
give few views on the subject.
Mr.. Doolittle then argued as to the mental
and physical interlority Of the negro TO the
white man. The fiat Of the Almighty cannot
be changed, the two races can never be made
to amalgamate.
The amendment of Mr.. Howard was then re-.
lected-yeas. l6: nays, 35.
At 1870 a. m. after q continuous session OF
sixteen hours aud al half, the Senate ad iourned
This Afternoons Pr0ceedings.