, 1869-12-18

OF toperrts TO ccK'an cab:ea, aud th,t the upnso7
Q: itc 1udelcrJ Co1tn:ttee na4 been Rtvea tsas
ss1;eilons WS.sa YOU'D ss spp},eaoe seneS liz %
Ill cables between the United s'a:es and foreign
nj. THURMAN, rete.7,nx to remark b. MI.
Sumner, thkt bis oWnItEArEs were Tor tho par.
rose Of FryittpK the theory OF 8tAtsaf fghtI @Asd
he a not tne ,sss. , y, sa
Iae*tto.a In The ssbAtA+ That Senator soentd TO
~ IN bis own snsre@tious the appanuoa Of
IN btu mind so1nethlrK OF 2!H7n1- So earnestly
had lie sera.oF Of AakRath.retts heeu engaged
tn puuipg dos some Of the erroneous docutuea
nf States r1guta. that hka raht OF cclud made II
Impossible Tor him to aclitvs rh2t h:ase hAo any
rights ut al ueon br< theory Of the constitution.
saa noa 's s e. :ao tnT - e oss
He had nos teotel The eFciAe OF raunnal aatnor-
~ Indtr the pending III. bat bsd stmnly asked
.}tsefreh. He ius!ated upon hls constitutional
privilege to ia, thus much ~l1hout improper c-ti!-
'tsta Of his 1aossss.
The MornlpR hbur hhstng txrEed, the Senate
tcok Up the tAl 70 perfect The reconstruction Of
Mf. SALISBURY delivered m argument IN IL
ins 1ntion Of lie Inconsistency OF Congressional
st'tlatlon relatIse to recos .ructe Ssatea, which
he sial9 w. y sfpf.ea 15q PARTISAN motives
ADDITIONAL BILLs iNTHnDCCkD. ...
The follo#tnR addiuoaaf bulls were introduced
~. RAMSEY f1frpduced 4 bin to Aooiisa the
TrsnLtnR privilege ard proytoe Postage stamps
apd EtrtEp enytlnIes for the Payment Of p34taEr
on of1rtai correspondence AID d:her p1bl:e ma.-
te1, 1tsleE1ea % the connis;eea Or fos: o1neea.
NJ. MAMlAS i1onssd - ~ to provide iof
by tie Territorial authorities Of An1tana IN the
suppression 0I Indian hnstil':e- uuIicg be ye1r
Nr. W1lsuS introduced Il I'LL 10 provide for the
reduction Of 0f1tcess Of the a1nJ. Referred to Tho
COMMITTEE on military Araiss !: aathu1i1ea Tue
5Rufy ctceTE y bo NAV u ply, provided rae nun
ncr LEI, IN service fhal rot pe reduced below taa
requsrrmeu,s OF ths t9ett..tTe IealHens. ~.
own application shall receive IRON uae to two
3e4ss extra pay MD aowaiees, sccartlln2 TO
nents q twenty-five regiments il not thus effect.
cd. the Secretary OF War ts authorized TO effect nJ
1uIsseflr3 o0t tht sute1Duls IsIIes uEoer lbs
eees o hsye .srsed sT ae1e than m IN 4es
ten J ears. and ene years p,> g , AZ o:hers
e:snr On n'utson of Ar. 1kCSlbCLI. the S.ts-
sic went TITO executive session 1or s3nrt time,
nn6, Upon the ole1icE o! tne orcf the C1nstaefR-
ttdu u the Geo1EtA btl! VIZ re.u1cd.
TIE GEukGiA BILL 49,.
&F STOCKTON expressed Ito ht!!ef ahat II she
I1ttteItn Amendment wAs dec.n,sI adopted
1hrpu2h the ucaus contemplated. the Day would
caine heD II Eouin be declarcf 10 II Eb part OF
tEr constitution. The people OF the GIFTED s:ateA
Enaid Dcscf Euhii, II thet could prevent IT, t. au
ai:sturt ~ toEce ceRru suGtaa.t npou them. The
thec1lou 10 t: wst nor muce IL The exercise OF
6LH14kE UT ll1H uGE4Ct1 A4 II " Al 10 IHe uttu31
| hJ WHEN the Accomplishment OF The ohlect
xaa 1rs'eneh. The LumiuaDt party. feeling taAs
/ ttlis Fifteenth AEecdment nu.t be adopted now
or Ii list 6rt,ycE were wiling ~ asata sh1! end
even thorRh I, caSritd Win II The cest11ctioa o!
every tlaE u saloe IN the relation vi the suites
Sir. Ei;lii, In reply TO the asst,t.oa that :nc
| FGuftt enlh Amendment ta uGt se:a a.!oistc NJ
GtosEis src2usc lhe otd Lexi.!Ature wa4 eE4sts
Hte4ts been counted Ia III fnye- Il woold he m.
| wife 10 tbz!st npou It's ra:lccat!11 again. lie
'sstcd Ep.. tfe r na.ng a;nsian:Et =. tsnlos't,,
| an eEtrntEt. and was folio .e'1 ~
~. MuIsT0S. wl,e nercc,l = nIo 'rs htr nrncnd-
msttt3 tas.us aa; iflr ctsuti!on VI ts!ls Ing The
! Fnnttcebth AElentEituf. lie fu.d II the Senate
Erlufef 10 make toEc requirements 10. t;eor2ta
'ls NE lhAtet,d ~ IN tie ca-"s Of v:rELa, Te1a-,
.na .on a p theft i Tea aet,oa lie e01s .sc,
in III IT polcs, f. rns toez.a',, iur Compress to
v:stn III Ihe ,,ll the +trect ~t.11 he tn secure the
Iat:rcA::an q The Fittee1ih A!n.ndnent The
| rutr.se Z; The lleEoc1stic members Of the OHIO
YORK Legislature wo2f re !orcz.allr.i, atd, t.elnc
that ll'' amendment was se.clfvr the. Houl h.
teaLa on the ah,nK sidr: ln.tssd OF ttnounclng
] a eltcan c.l,kcs: ot African descent Il 1as not
i Georgia, hui simply - eai 10 her. If
| you do Eot give us the security We
! Ieqc,ss, 1ou e.n rsnalp xhss* ,o' NJ. Those
|
| adopt the Fltteen,h Amendment urlcss under
eompnl.lon. for they ~ould be urged not 70 60 one
esfEta .sg s Fan
Itdia.a did rot move TO Insert IN the bill clause
d!rec'ipK The mtiffa1y comuarder 10 tteosR.a to
nnsty o. vote on the subject.
Mr. MORTON asked why diA not tho Senator
think Of that when he Toted to Impose the Four
III. HiM17SIas .seuie4, tha. na had 70 voted, su,
subsequently sdnaited having sotcd for the recon.
etsactton ntasurea which coatsined the measures
Nj. SHERMAN, ID reply to HI. colleague Thur.
uAt}, Neertet1 thai The people OF uno. 1t the bs1
and Fifteenth Amendments, and that the mes4ta
y! the question Presented hy each were endcrset
nEkAS fqEEs m 1ser:f1a s assertion d.
! issues tn the constitutional amsndmeut hid re.
auepss Inc s ots s:'ens9 e9na
pS:sn 10 S,,.v ,bs peep!s y .as r
drew johnson as trnltot, rot to hs county. but
10 hts party. he differed with bis colleague con-
cerntnc the true Interpretation Of The publtc aen-
tntnt Ct Ohio. na cstEctd IN the recent cieclons,
holding that whete many questions were tnvoIvel
tn The rnccess Of political PARTY, II was 1upussl-
hle to aecroe definitely, 10 any particular meas.
ss ii "S'n tae Fifteenth sa1nSeas aneSa
ztn., ,hc Republican party nsd rspa-
Gs a,s oaa he G6esso 6sa nst0r e. or1, vasa
referrcd to ,he decreased Republican
Eat1r1tlts II tnat state ag an evidence that tae5
naS Itt Inc tthuteICc or inc people. Referring to
! tne fflectton o! The Fifteenth Amendment BY the
nhsO Legislature. he sstd. II the doctrine that u
state could Eot A1Ihdsaw tta assent to q con.
sfut:orai afuendncus uss coETrcf, It would fol.
| 10" thnf, when SfE'e hAd rejected pEnrNsed
| coGst!lui.flal u amendment, It's nci!01 coa1d not
i tnan SAID, Ike the acfs Of t'oagrts,
the action Of sac legislatures might he Ruh-
lectnt reFtxi al auF time Ia rrply to his col.
| occupied Kut,,fot 1ssvton on ,hs
| question Of Aion:!pR either the Tht.-
| .cItn, Fonrtts nth Or Fl.ttcrnta tEcuueuis.
II the simple 4net.ipu was To-day left TO thr rco
| PIC If O;':c, Hnt.her thcF weaf1 dIfranchtse a
| iuhp tefolIss hs ms horn viii, A ntert afin 10
xlte1 I'd The a1sscr would t,t. in he NEGATIVE ~
:nt1a 3gajarIy, and in fuSttce IL tha:s:s,e H.
| made this Its. ..ni4nr ~
Seratofs frt,tn rhtn MIR TIiI-RN An rcnilrd A.
rcl c1h TO his co,jearuc. nc ta,d ttat usart rns
! tr, frLre nf tusia,nipr nrey.nns rrenrsswc.,n1
ceasu3ct rnts htll sffucE tnEn n Srafr tn, u
| strike down meclbefa Of the Lsr1s,asaft
| IT l;forg because they were o6uo1tons
rolticauy. The same power might herc-
/ aiter t. exercised TO strike down
| meuhc1s Of the Legislature Of any ether State.
ras t1su.s 1, Sasi authority ~ soea ieEtslat,on
,h., ronn,..". .ns1 ~ e, oneston III
| ruhncan loim Of rSyernment va nor a snsH, I'M
c,en; nne nn, had ~, snnIitee',cn 10 ms casa IL
! hn1r,f when .Iohn 1ShtnsTsn esns ~ ~ m. ~ ~
| cnjIearue Tnnf ~ of,1e ro rynl.in rhT ~ shorid
b. excIuJed. Nhs ii vas hlact sstn conia yors
ants rrts1 Et,h tritos s,in crp,;s not A'o 'o%s
| Nr. WjIIlAMS submt1fej ii, A,nennfpcnt t,t.
srant.siIs tinllar 10 NJ. Mortnns Witch th.t sen
| rfnr nrrrntr1i ~ = nottf5r.tfnn RI hfe oIn ~
"Tn.s lie eeei:istu1e saai1 tatjy W lie Fitssen1
ntca staies nnosc ens;crs FL ~ sas
tlyeA INN i;eorpin a-e aimtIrd tn .ests IN 1snn,
eese 'AA 's''s'" A' @>''1t"ea " 'eA'' =" = 'a'