New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-05
XLrH CONGRESS--IIID SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4

mail service and post routes IN thht oIAVo' 80.
Mr.. HENDRICKS Dem, Indl, from the committees on
Naval Affairs reported with amendment the Houst JOINT
resolution directing the sale OF the steamer Auahuo'
which was thereupon considered and passed
Nr. CHANDLER Rep., Mich) presented ajoint resoiu
sion OF the Michigan Legislature, requesting Michigan
Representatives and Senators to the passage o
she River and Harbor Appropriation bull r,o,,oo U
The CHAIR presented the credentials OF Ihonn"S W.
&r NYE REP. New presented the credentials of vii
liam NJ Stewart. senotor.eect from Nevada 90 rrov,de
better security engraving and printing OF the Se0
ties Of the United States and for other q, the
TessurX 70 enter into contract with two engraving ana
tanknote printing esabs at norton Of said work
IN such manner mat one shall De eheSK a1 @ "0'
MT MORGAN rep, n y presented peutlon OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company praying tne remls
sion Of 600 duties the Submarine Cable purchased
for the Asiatic Telegraph enterprise -
MT VAN WINKLE tRep w " lntroouceq SiL 20 IN
Mr.. OSBORN rep, Flal introduced bill foT an
American line OF mail ana neTe FaTopea
ports which referred TO the Comnittee on ios'
FLORIDA and Savannah Georgia. to Liverpool, HayTe ana
Bremen, and receive 900 annually for carrying INC
Mr. TRUMBULL Rep., III from the Judiciary Com
mitee reported with an amendment the Dill CONCERNING
Mr.. SPENCER rep Alal introduced bill granting a
twenty alternate sections OF land per mile 70 te N9m S
Orleans and Selma Railroad which was referred 10 the
Committee on Public Lands. 900,
Railroad ..-
Mr. WARNER Csep., Ala) introduced bill to renew
certain grants OF land to the State Of Alabama:
Mir SUMNER rep. Mass presented resolutions OF the
testing against the removal Of the political disabilities OF
Judge Parker Of Virginia. Alsoa petition OF cyrus Ahson
of New York asking that 100000 be retained out OF te
price Of the Island OF ST. Thomas to reimburse him Tor
certain losses growing ont Of contract TO MAKE sp
canal the Isthmus OF Holsein to open commun
cation between the North Sea and the Baltic, ,,
Mr.. CATTELL REP n. j. introduced Dill 10 proViuee
for the conversion OF registered bonds OF the United
States into coupon bonds which was re1tIeu 10 ti s
the Treasury issue upon such terms and under snen
REGULATIONS as ne may from ME :" Of T bonds
which have been may hereafter be lawfully issued
such conpon bonds TO be similar in oil respects TO the
coupon bonds issued under the authorizing the issue
OF the registered bonds offered for exchange. o..
reported favoraby the bin to pay loyal citizens in the
States lately in rebellion for services taking the united
Mr. PoMERoY moved to take up the motion made by
Mr. Conness several days since TO RECONSIDER g VOC
Pacific Railroad TO allow the Senator from oregon tlr
w on motion 0 S Of MT an P ssGS Sp Senate
niaaye Washington, which was discussed untll the ex
piration Of the morning hour.
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
The unfinished business OF yesterday was then brought
up-the Constitutional Amendment. The pending amend
ment was that moved by Mr.. STEWART tRep., NeyD TO
substitute for the joint resolution as passed the House.
the report OF the Judiciary Committee OF the Senate
Th right citizens Oft Uaed States to vote and hold Office shall
denied abridged by the United States by any State
eOan Of race color or previous condition q sery9dsn
length upon subject He had intended when he OBJ
the merits Of the proposed amendment to the Consu
tion, but he that such an argument would be
changed ground and opposed now not the amendment
@ sas only he ss Senator from MAX Kea1eky Mr.
silent upon the merits OF the amendment, was con-
amendment at all because certain States were sl unsep
resented. The Senator from Indiana MT Hendrick9,
silent now In regard to tho capacity the negro self
government was content to cite the Chicago
platform as an estoppel. His colleague (Mr. Dixonl
himself to the extension Of the right Of suffrage to the
distinguished classes, finding himself compelled by ms
professions yet he did not attack the principle OF the
amendment, but contented himself with attempting TO
defeat by ndrection The remaining question, there
fore Of expedenoy. How can tho voice Of the
ton answered by the precedents already established
The preceding Fourteenth Amendment had been
tion. The suggestion that this amendment ought
not to be submitted to the SKstng Legislatures
at great expense to each State ana 10, enormous 1t
Thought Mr. Ferry then made an elaborate vlndcation
OF the representative system OF Connecticut when dr
insisted that puder the views Of the people were fairly
and fully expressed Ills colleague had said II that
an independent State That cry coming from that quar-
ter surprised him because be had heard u before ana
fTeas6nable Democracy OF Connecticut but the loyal
people Of State, and Of the country generally had
Mr. DIXON Dem, Conn) asked whether he NIr Fer
r denied that the State Of Connecticut is an ndepend
MT FERRY-II do. most eemphaticaly: T.. 80,
league says" politicians aferthought" The state OF
Connecticut provides IN her state Constitution that her
electors voting shall each take such an oath
shall be prescribed by Jaw ana part Of dhe 0aIa pre-
that you will be and faithful to the State Of Con
necicut and to the Constitution and Government there
Of free and independent state TOOK 1hat Cat
Mr. sUMNER-What is the date Of that Constitution
MI FERRY-My colleague refers to the ordinary OFF,
oath taken by the citizens Of Connecticut, in which
the relations Of Connecticut state to the Republic Of
the United States are not specially indicated
Mr.. DIXON-What did my colleague mean when he
sSSFH mat '0nn''D'D' was if'0 anu no'p'n''"
Mr. FERRY-My colleague makes mistake about our
Official oath Neither nor he ever swore that the state
OF Connecticut was free and independent state. We
swore to be faithful to the Constitution Of Connecticut
Mr. DIXON-I ask tho Senator now whether Connect
Mr. FERRYNIn the sense Of those words, as used by
my colleague yesterday me st9tc Of rs not
ton OF the United states free and independent Repub
lie because lis Independence is limited by all the pro
control the exercise Of the functions Of sovereignty.
Mr. DIXON in support Of his views Of the State indie
the Constitution Of Massachusetts,, adopted In $780, the
words the people OF this Commonwealth have the sole
sovereign and independent State" Ho then reiterated
his views 10 the right Of each State regulate suage
within us borders and said that the Rev Dr. Bacon
OF New-Hayen Conn, prominent advocate Of Negro
En1age, took the same view.
In answer to satlrIcal remark by Mr. Dixon, about
the extremely rapid pr0sons OF enc hepuHoen party.
Nr. MORTON rep. Ind asked him whether anybody
had charged the democratic party with making any pro
gress whatever, since the beginning Of the war.
Mr. DIXON replied that much II might surprise the
SENATOR the accusation had been made He had it
IN a late aRT as s 5 ~ aS
payment Of bonds and had declared in favor OF
them IN gold Laughterl This The accusation but
he would not undertake to say the party gailty.
Mr. MORTON thought the marty had made nrocress IN
another direction shown by the fact that neither his
colleague Mr. Hendricks the Senator Connecti
cut (Mr. Dxon had venturod to say word in the de-
bate against the amendment, upon It's merits had
Ihemseyes 10 opposing me proposed mode OF