Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL.



SEEArH.-Afi<r our report closed
mouse message asking for a Com mittee Of
ConfeIence on the Constitutional amendmeat
oe,ng under consideration, long and exciting
Mr.. Stewart moved that the Senate reco6s
from its amendments and concur in the House
Considerable discusEon arose as to the par.
liamentary law in connection with the subject,
some Senators contendiug that by q majority
vote the Senate could concur in the House pro-
position.
The question was then taken whether the
Senate would recede from ITS amendm euts,
when IL was decided Ia the acknowledgements %,
nays "a.
The question then REQUIRED, shall the cousti.
tutional amendment, as proposed by the House,
be concurred in.
Finally, after further rambling d,scu .siou.
Mr.. Wilson moved to lay the whole subject ON
the table which was not agreed to-yeas 90,
The Chair directed the roll TO he called IN ,na
motion to concur in the House proposition.
Mr.. sumner moved to recommit the bill
The Chair declared tina. 1t was not in order.
The Secretary then Commenced to call the
roll, and Mr. Abbott had ans wered to his name,
bur Mr.. Sumner kept his place on the floor, and
continued his remarks, amid calls to order from
all sides.
Mr.. Stewart, (excitedly) to the Clerk.-Call
the roll. Let 1t be killed in the house Of its
friends.
Mr. Sumner.-Have I-have the floor.
The Chair.-The Senator seems TO have 1t.
Mr. Sumner.-If 4 am in order, 1 will pro-
coed.
The Chair.-The Chair thinks the Senator is
In order.
Mr.. Stewart.-I call the Senator to order
The Chair.-The Senator lie in order
MI: Stewart-I appeal from the decision Of
[Cries Of "Oh, MOI" from the Republican side
of the chamber, and laughter from the Demo-
Tha T,ho,r than s,hr,,s.os a.. $4,000, A. A.
Senate, and the Senate decided against the ap-
peal.
Mr.. Sumner then argued in favor of recon.
hitting the whole proposition, as the only way
TO recommit.
Mr.. Stewart called out for the Secretary to
proceed with the calling Of the roll.
MI. Edmunds held that 1t was no great mat.
ter whether the amendment passed or not, as
the bill Of Mr.. Sumner, which was on the table,
could be taken mp and passed.
MT. Stewart said because we could not get
all we wanted, there was no reason why we
should lose all. II the thing went on this way
those who were opposed to the amendment
were strong enough TO defeat 1t.
Several Senators rose, but Mr.. Stewart posi.
lively refused 10 be interrupted. This amend.
ment he said would redeem Kentucky, Mary.
land and Delaware
Mr.. salisbury, who was promenading back
OF Mr.. Stewart mo 1t won't.
Mr.. Stewart.-Well am sorry for the great
State OF Delaware did not think it was be-
Mr.. Abbott was not to be driven into this
measure. He was not going home to his constit.
uents and tell them that he voted for q propos.
ition which excluded them from holding office.
MT. salisbury would like to know who il
was that called Delaware a great state. Where
did he come from Let HIM go home to the
bowling animals that are his constituents.
what Will this measure redeem Kentucky,
Maryland and Delaware FROM When Della
ware wants saviour she will not go to Neva-
da. [Laughter1
yesterday doing nothing, and all day to-day
had been wasted, and he supposed all night
would be, and that the Republican party with
two-thirds majority here, could do nothing At
Mr.. Morton moved that the Senate reconsider
Its vote receding from its amendments, which
was not agreed to-yeas y, nays24.
After a further amblIng discussion the cues.
ton was taken on the motion to concur in the
House proposition, resulting as follows-yeas
81, nays "a.
The Chair announced that, two.thirds not
having voted in the affirmative, the proposition
OF the House was not concurred In.
MI Stewart then called up the original pr p-
osl ion OF the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Hendricks asked for the reading Of the
proposition. and IT was read, as follows:
1.-The right OF citizens OF the United States to
vote or hold ONCE shall not be abridged by the
United States, or any State, on account Of race.
color, or previous condition Of seryitude."
Several amendments We're proposed and re.
lected.
Mr.. Salisbury said if God had been as wise
as the radical party, and had their experience,
He would have made all men alike. and then
all this trouble would have been avoided.
The discussion was continued at great length,
but nnally, at ii Az y. m, the vote was reached
on the main proposition, which was that re.
ported bv the judiciary committee. 1t was car.
ried by the requisite two-thirds vote, as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Messrs. Abbott, Chandler, Cole. Conk.
ling, Crsgin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry. Freling.
huysen, Harlan, Harris, Kellogg, Nc Donald,
Morgan, Morrill, of Vermont Morton, Osborn,
Patterson ofN. H, Pomeroy, Poole, Ramsey,
Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Spencer,
Stewart, Thayer, Van Wrinkle, Wade, Warner,
Welcn' Williams, Wilson'S.
Noys-Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Davis,
Fowler, Hendricks, McCreery, Norton, Patter.
son Of Tenn, Salisbury, Vickers. Wnyte-lI.
HoUsE.-After our report closed
The Senate bill supplementary to the
NauonaiCnrreney act was discussed a. length;
after which,
MIR. Miller pa moved to lay the bill and
amendments on the table. Not agreed to-yeas
65. nays lH
Alter various dilatory motions, extending
from half-past one until four O'Clock,
Mr.. Ward N. " moved TO lay the bill and
amendments on the table. Agreed to-yeas 81,
nays1S.
The House then took a recess.
At the evening session, the House in Commit.
tee OF the Whole, Mr.. Ferry in the chair, re.
sumed the consideration of the army appropria-
ton bill, which was discussed by Messrs
Butler, Shellabarger, Boyer and others in
general &c bate, after " hich the committee rose,
and the House adjourned.