The New York herald., 1869-02-24

n. TsUn1ULL aaid that = the assumption OF
dsquaiiaed psrson 2 hold once involved con, \,
the rights q the oppOaing candidates It was neces-
cary 70 have . more speedy and efncient remedy
'hsn e ssn that he csss might b.
met BY extending The Jurisdiction ofthe United States
Mr. Doo11rrLx. ldem) Of wis. read thetnird sec
tion Of the fourteenth amendment which provides
that mo person shall hold once who having pre-.
or rebson sssinst the the United ssssss or given AID o.
construed, It applied not % psfsons Who had en-
gagged IN insurrcction &c, q the time Of the adop
q @ ns but e .nS sos s
United States, or AID comfort their enemies. He
believed that whsneyer the provision should be
ceive this construction because the language would
justify 1t, and also because such tribunal would
without trial or conviction Of any crime should be
subjected BY An ex post dco law to these pains and
Mr.. TRUxBuLL said that the meaning and inten-
ton Of the fourteenth amendment was not matter
Of conjecture TO hmm or % the Senator from wisc0n
amendment was forced one one Would i g ciaimed
SHAH Be Senator Who ss sSsi not have attained the
age Of thirty peant that the candidate must attain
the age Of thfS after the adoption Of the consttu-
ii. DooIlrLz replied that the language Of the
@ CID shan q e
senatorn
NJ. FnrLnonuYsss, rep., Of N. J., said that the
as no S 81 Senator vo % .s
Senator SaSs osen Os TSs Senator Ge
wisconsin poonttlsl objected 70 the gene
cause ii would be, in hs Judgment, post Jacto
law, imposing pains and penalties. But the answer
that y 40 ss sns s% S1s
loyalty one Of them.
ned from holding once BY the fourteenth amend
| ment, except persons who had previously been
States onices might have his disabilities removed
BY nling IN the Department Of State declaration
ss that &c
i constitution thereof, the President TO publish
monthly oy Proclamation the names ana residences
Nj. TRUABULL thouGht this out Of order e. IN
amendment 70 the bin Of the committee, because
not germane to It, the latter being bill to prevent
holding once in violation OF the Constitution and
| this being bill to remove political disabilities.
to the pending bin. Tne great evn complained Of
/ was that persons are elected and inducted into
sJs S was
TO remedy this evil and 30 was the substitute the
difference being, that the former proposed to re-
disqualified persons felony while the latter proposed
to DO it BY removing the disqualification His plan
70 AK snd Obtain Of their disqua
i cations me monthly proclamation or the names
de-
| clarations and 1t should be remembered that this
| provision would be applied to acommunity IN which
the feeling Of personal honor was perhaps stronger
than any other on the face Of the globe. The plan
| OF the committee on the contrary was to seize In
| each community the men for whom the people had
tesfed their respect by eecting them to ONCE, and
| fine them and send them 70 the Penitentiary as
icuty in determining which plan would be most
conclusive to peace harmony and cheerful obedience
M. FRELrNGHuysRN regarded the fact that Mr.
Ferris substitute required twothrds vote to pass,
while majority vote would pass the bill reported
from the Judiciary Committee as conclusive evi-
dence that tney were incongruous propositions.
| Mr.. MORTON trepJ OF Ind, took the same view,
and further objected to the substitute the ground
that it proposed to abroQate by general act Of Con-
gress the section Of the fourteenth amendment Inn
SsaSes upon Ss certain person, a. the
by those who had proposed and ratified the amend
ment that those disabilities should only be removed
was not in haste to remove the dsabHlties imposed
| by the fourteenth amendment and he thought the
s9ps me se's S 10' Of the saSciary
| and, indeed, such Law would sttn
from Connecticut sh.uld be adopted in order to meet
the cases OF persons insisting upon holding ofnce
without fling the proposed declaration In the De-
Mr. WHYrE thought that the legislation proposed
Dy ns ssouS
tempt take seat In either House OF Congress he
D pI ont and 4 any sac sa9n6 3,
OF the state could have him turned out by writ OF
gao ,carrdnto There was no more reason for
making II felony for man disqualified by the four
teenth amendment OF the constitution TO accept an
ONCE than In making IT felony for man less than
the United States TO accept the once Of Senator Of
M. TRuMsTIL called attention to the fact that
was nearly four O'Clock, and moved to postpone the
Mr. DAvIs-Eyen IL you do you cannot pass the
Mr.. TrTssuIi-well, move TO postpone this oil.
| that we may take up some others that perhaps we
AMENpMEHr TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL
The motion carried, and the bill TO amend the
Civil Rights act was then taken up and passed with
sUPRExH COUNT or THE DISTRICT OF coLUMsA.
On motion OF Mr.. TRUMBULL the bill relating TO the
Supreme Court OF the District OF Columbia was taken
| Mr.. BucKALEw moved to amend by striking out
| Tbe Amendment was advocated by Messrs Bucka-
lew and Fowler and opposed by Mr.. Trumbull, and
was pending when At halfpast four, the senate took
| Q recess until seven O'Clock.
Evening Session.
| Al seven O'Clock the Senate reassembIed
BILLS PASSED.
The session this evening having been for the con-
Alteration OF business for the Committee on Com
merce on motion Of the chairman OF the committee,
Mr.. CHANDLER, the following bills were taken up
and passed, with amendments reported by the COM
10 establish as pos, route the proposed bridge
over the East river, between New YORK and Brook
| lyn.
TO give the consent OF the United States 70 the
erection OF q bridge across the Delaware between
| Phadelphia and Camden.
To authorize the construction Of bridge at Port
| land, Oregon.
SALE OF SHIPS TO FRIENDLY BELLIGRRRNrs.
The bill declaratory Of the law relating to the sale
| OF ships TO friendly belligercnts was taken up
Mr.. PATTERSON, of N. H., said that the Committee
ON Foreign Relations had reported bill on the same
subject and asked the chairman Of the Committee
on Commerce consent to the postp0nement OF the
bill until there should be fuller attendance Of Sena-
tors.
bill was postponed
PROTECTION or THE ALASKA FUR INTERESTS.
The bill TO prevent the extermnatiOn OF furbear-
ing animals In Alaska and to protect the inhabitants
thereof was then taken up.
Mr.. BuCEALEw moved to reduce the term for
which the seal nsneries are 20 be leased from fifteen
to eleven years. Carried.
Mr.. FOWLER, trcp Of Tenn, said thebill proposed