The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-09

ing the, presence of Hon. WIa. AfcDougau
in Dakota, and the opposition Of the IN
habitaD Is to MS assumption OF the Office
Of Governor, ives. taken up.
howard said he thought the resolution
unneceSsaly y, 1nasmuch as the interests OF
the United States were not involved IN
the local disturbances which had arisen IN
the Red River country. The dis
turbauce was confined TO one Of the
remote Dossesstons of the Dominion of
Canada. He had been informed that Mr..
McDougall had received no appointment
70 exercise auInoLlty IN tils Esea EslYeI .s.5
Country. but was acting IS q private cttl-
zen. though having received an assurance
OF future aPpolninent as Goyernor OF NAT
portion of British America known as tEae
Red River Country, Many settlers on the
northern boundary OF Minnesota were,
perhaES- greatly dissatisfied with the ar
raugennenI recently made, by which the
Hudson's Bay Company had sold ont their
interests: and one greatobject With them
their own, to look after their own special
Interests The difficulty was, apparently,
Of purely local nature.
Ramsey said that portion OF the people
he represented enjoyed considerable trade
with the Red River country, and that the
l people oftha latter locality were In stat
of discontent and revolution. The United
states was repre5en ted there by a Collector
OF Revenue and other officials, and IL
seemed important that the exact condition
OF affairs there should be ascertatned.
Thurman offered q resolution requesting
1 the President to inform the Senate wheth-
er, since last session of Congress, any nego-
tiations had taken place or been proposed
between this Government and the Gov
ernment of Great Britain in respect to the
Reel Ipr0clty Treaty or reciprocity laws on
the subject of trade and commerce be-
/ to communicate any correspondence thar
may have taken place between the Execu-
tive and. the Government of Great Bril-
tain or that OF the Dominion of Canada.
Sumner suggested the insertion OF the
usual clause, = II in the discretion of the
/ Presideut ths information be consistent
i Wi fkltl
SO modified was agreed to- -ri ~
1 the Judtci airy Committee to inquire If any
| States were denying TO any class OF per-
\ sons equal protection OF the laws IN viola
| ton or treaty obugationS and sthe Four
/ teenth Amendment was agreed To .
The resolution OF Drake providing that
hereafter the floor of the Senate shall be
i cleared of persons not entitled TO its privi-
i leges ten minutes before the meeting of
the body, was agreed TO, 70 to IL.
! & The bill to relieve certain persons there
IN named. from disabilities Imposed by
the Eourteenth Amendment to the Con-
/ stttution, camesup. 1t contains the names
moved to refer 1t to q Comm nit
tee, but after discussion w fthdrews when
| the motion W as passed.
"A jointreSoIutfon for the relief of per-
/ sons engaged in the late rebellion, pr9vid-
ing that, upon the final adoption Of the
Fifteenth Amendment all dtsabintie
| shall be removed.
| Stewart said he believed the time had
| arrived to max The declaration proposed.
/
immediate removal OF these disabilities,
but on the Contrary continued imposition
would have the effect which Congress de-
sired to prevent that of throwing the
former rebel States into rebel hands. That
such was the effect was evlnced from day
to day because, besides themselves
having. the power to vote. they were
enabled to excite the sympathy OF
their neighbors by appealing to them to
aid in removing their disabilities. Now
that universal suffrage has been secured,
it would be polite to close the Recenstruc-
tiOn with universal amnesty in the matter
of individual cases of relief. There was
much room for imposition upon the gen.
erOsity OF Congress, and the disabilities Oi
many persons had been removed upon un.
4 fair and incorrect presentations to the
members OF Congress. Necessarily, it was
impossible for Congress to exercise an IN.
telligent discrimination in passing on
these cases in detail, and the more advisa-
BILE course was to deal with them as a class
by means OF this declaration that the
adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment
would relieve the disabilities, now ln1pos'
ed. The cause OF Reconstruction wouid b
strengthed. The adoption of the Amends
IneTit is materially hastened.
The Senate went into. executive session.
and soon after adjourned.