New-York tribune., 1869-02-27
XLTu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Mr.. SHERMAN (ReP, Ohio) from the Committee on
Finance reported with amendments the Dill 70 s'rehs'Ho
the public credit, and gave noce that lie "ouu ca" ~ "
to.morrow at o'clock, The bill, as amended reads as
follows:
Re Il acd , order 70 remove any dst ,s S tSs 9c P
pose Of be d'eharge all i Just of iis
By urue o which osb SOss'G9s @ haze SsR % tsS States
SmS e. the gy@.O! IN coin ., s,s =, Ts e Jaw saiho
ss % nav be P. sD y E% E% iG1s sS s'ds eds Is ehngedi
Mr. PATTERSON (Rep, N. H. introduced a JOINT reso.
luton more efficiently TO protect the iur ~
Alaska it declares the Islands OF 81 faul h'" o.
he Government reservations and forbids any one ~
,e,5 ~, o,,r ~, said islands without the authority OF
The Secretary of the Treasury but provides that 10 inr
ther interference shall be had with the natives Oh te
Island The resolution was laid over
ON motion of Mt. PoMEROY tRep, Kan), the Commit
tee on Public Lands discharged from the consideIa
tion OF n large number Of bills for want Of time
Upon the same ground, the Committee on the pnDhc
Library was discharged from the consideration OF tle
memorial asking Congress tO purchase bi""R % ,.ia
of War Views. and the memorial OF the fehIsy 9
Academy Of Fine Arts asking for copyright ~" lOr
zee ON Naval Affairs was discharged from the iuftner
consideration Of the memorial OF Conlm"huor 'uNu'
TIE PAY OF THE soUTHERS SENATOR'S, A.. 4.
Mr. MORTON qeP M nd5 ss& SP s States ro@ the
commencement OF the XLth Congress. - ~,
r Of Vermont "a provide for their payment only from
fhs beginning Of the second session OF the Kiln Congress
BiT. Morrill, withdrew the amendment ana MT morton
Mr. SHERMAN was willing to pay them from the be-
ginning OF tue sec second SesslOn' Ou' n'' i0
Mr. FERRY (Rep, Comm was iL favor OF adnerl9g & 20
the decision the Senate already made, TO pay these
only from the date OF the admission OF their re
Nfr KELIOGG G,ep Lal. as one OF the Senators from
The reconstructed States, thought IT due TO nlSGH 10
avail himself Of it. He had held Federal office MP TO
The time his election and had no Intention or desire 10
draw pay for the time prior 10 MS 'uli'Noh W 'n'
The expiration of the morning hour interrupted the dis
cuSsOn and the resolution went over.
MI WILSON dkep, Massl introduGSd o TOT tne re-
loss by the disasters Of the steamships winfield scott ana
San Francisco. -
The report Of tue Committee OF Conference on the Con
Futonal Amendment lthe special order for o'clock
be TsI Of citizen. g Uae States 70 vote denied
abridged by the United Sate by any State en- account oi race eo'
&r PoNEROY tSep., Kansas reviewed the action of
mp to Ills iime ana said that Committee of Confer
cnce had exceeded their powers, ana violated parIa.
entary law, tampering with the text OF the Oil as
agreed uVOnat different times by both Houses.
Mr. HOWARD Gsep.. Mich9 regarded the amendment
IN the form agreed upon by the Committee Ot Conference
inadequate 10 the demands OF the 0casiOn ana keS
SGoTE ~ TS. VIZ sad that he Committee Of
Conference had struck out tne very life OF The tax ana
lie remaining half la reality fasehood. From the
amendment agreed upon by the Committee Il would
seem that CONGRESS wns So eager 10 DO sne Oy way
of amending the Constitution that they forget that IL
made any difference hat they did ,oo.
Sir. WILSON tep MaSsl slld that 1or nearly 80 EeAis
he had done al lac could by vote aud word against siV
ery and an things connected with It, He had always de
banded what was right ad aone s oess 20 attain h ~ ~.
but he had 8lsn acted upon the idea OF taking what ne
stem easier lie would net upon that principle now,
though with regret than ever beioie and win
early IN tile present session the majority IN Congress
would seize the great opportunity, When twen,y-n
State Legislatures the hands OF their friends ana
when the hearts of Tie people were warm win te loVa
tlte
OF all races, classes ana cOl0s m thls country 10
snch an amendment there could have been consider
abe oupo,o any where because rights uf all classes
would bc Olyed bat the amendment proposed by tie
Committee Of Conference might be strongly opposed IN
Connecticut first battle TO be fought, and
81 other States, as mere negro proposition. lie
would vote for this because he could get nothing
but he would continue 10 agitate it until the
equal rights Of the negro and OF all men should be nnds
Nj. PONEROY moved to disagree. and asked for a
MIR STEWART (Esep., Nev) raised the point Of order
that the question Cf eoncnrring had precedence -.
powers by striking out vital portion OF the text which
MIR CONKLiNG Ctep., N. " asked him whether he
meant TO say that the Senate Committee ot Conference
had TO agree to anything that tie Senate itself had mol
Mir. MORTON replied that he did not Els assertion
ton, Committee of Conierenee had 40 right to strike
out and hoth Houses had conc IN th1 poN's"n h
this Constitutional Amendment, mat ho sa,e aa shOn
deny the night Ia vote hold ohee for certain kpech
net ouly Parliamentary law, but also mos
unwsely necause they had tmidy agreed upon a iort
people than il its provisions were more comprehensv,
VI The Republican party, II this ainendmeut should b
" adopted, might reasonably be charged with beng wiu
10 the negro vote only upon condition that the office
was not wise 10 rel ct half loaf because one could nc
whole Olc ne would vote TO agree to the report
tue Committee Of Conference If nothing better could
had But theresul IN THIS case, would be a warning
0m never agau to ntrls important measure In th
hands OF "A committee OF conference
Mr.. DOOLiIpLE dem, WIS., appealed to the Repul
right TO regulate the suffrage lies with the States.
Mr. SAWYER dep., {. e. said ih1t probably rathe
the report Of thG Committee but before doing 80 d
wished 10 make the Senate understand clearly the pos
Ion l which L5 adoption OF mat report Woul place th
epu1hcanS III the reconstructed states For two year
they had lain uHdGr reprOach that the Republican
party put e he2lONpoh one liAtOin IN lhe NoIth ant
another ln the SSuth They ha met the charge by say
ing that II only few weak kneed Republicans VIII
well as ia the South. and that whenever the question
should be fairly sgbuited 10 the great National Rcpul
lcau party 10 would be decided by putting the negro
au equthty Win the white man all over the cOuntrybn
Derewts an aendhDen proposed. which pleaded gull.
to ihe cdage and for what reasOnf IL said that
me 70 Comprehensive ahlenniheht Woud Involve create
INK. The answer that there would be risk in AM
taken for the right and hc put it the conscience
every Republican senator whether he did hot believe
vote AMI mold Oiice. Ibs advocates Of this proposition
Asid that after all II meant that the Negro
ahe right TO vote necessarily carrid with it the
right bOld Office But that were true why not say
within short lime tue negro would have both rights
cared to HIN 10y the exorblc logic OF events but not by
Mr. STEWART Rep Neyj said it was very easy to say
that whatever sk must he taken ought TO lie taken for
tho right; but the dlihcuty that DO two Senators
Feeued 10 agree exactly 10 what WAS right The seha
from Kansas ir. PomerOy wanted female suffrage,
the Senator from Vermont (br Ednunds) ana others
wanted gave the gro the night 10 hold office, the Sen-
atOr frOm MASSACHUSETTS, (Mr Wilson, desired that no
discrimination should be made account OF nativity.
Under such circumstances the pending proposition
seemed to bo tie only one upon which an agreement
now, tho opportunity amend the Constitution at all
would 10 lost because Tue session was near Jus close sd