New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-10
XLTH CONGRESS--IuD SESSION.
SENATE.
lContinuatiop Of MONDAYS Proeeedings.l


Continuation Of MONDAYS Procsedngsl
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. . A.,
a9T PdPco eP rcpooa from the Judiciary
Committee, because proposed to change Ihe % M
ton, in interest humanity but only IN the lh
terest Of portion OF the coored race wmle " woui9
leave larger number OF whites sun S any
also because 1t proposed 70 deprive 'ne o"e' Vi n "
Mr.. HOWARD rep, Mich) criticised the amend nd
preferred a direct amendment, declaring that ct
zeus Of the United States, Of African descent Gent
In the States and Territories as other citizens
lie also reply q statement Of Mr. Hendricks som
days since made brief argument 20 show that the he
publican party I'm proposing this amendment 70 the Con-
sttution did not violate any pledge expressed OF 0u
Mr. Howard speech was followed by running debate Mt
between Mr.. SUMNER auG Dir. HENDRICKS anu MI
HOWARD aud Mr.. THOMAS. 80, -. AZ,
Messrs: HENDRICKS, FERRY ana WILL 90 a ihe i i'm
cussed the history character, and capacy TOT th
pTovement OF the negro race, ana inc proPe'1 VI ~"
uniting Cinnamon TO citizenship. ,.- ..,
Mr.. MORTON (RcP Ind maintained that even were
admitted that the negro inferior ana weak IL
was an argument in favor of giving them the ballot
He also made very vigorous attack upon STATE sove
TeIgnty and upon tho Democratic party which he SAID
had lived for 20 years opon its hostility to the negro ana
was embracing the pntrescent corpse OF slavery -,
Mr. D0OLITTLE Dem, WIS., replied in defense OF
State rights.
Mr.. MORTON SAID he did not deny the existence OF
State Rights, but only of State sovereignty
MIR. DAVIS Dem, KyJ again took the floor and spoke
for hour in calculation Of his views of the capacities
and mcapacities Of the negro.
Mr.. SAWYER QSep, s. c. wished that the Senator
from Kentucky had lived 10: q time In reconstructed
State because then he would have that the negro
although the equal Of the white had yet within
him that germ OF Improvement which will enable him to
develop Into an Intelligent and good citizen under our III
ATTAIN. Mr. NORTON Dem. Minn) took the floor
to address the Senate but yielded at the request OF MT
SUMNER, for motion to adourn when was lost-ie"s
Mr. NORTON then read larger portion OF Mr. sum
Ders speech made few days ago on the Amendment
adopting IL as his own and applying MI summers IAN
gage used about Slavery and Caste TO what he called
At 6 o'clock this morning Mr.. WILSON (Rep., Mass)
addressed the Senate IN advocacy OF the amendment
fourteen years he had listened IN the Senate Chamber
10 the arguments OF the friends OF Christianity and civ
eaton on the one hand aud those of the advocates OF
OF progress had received the blessing of God aud had
succeeded. Gen Grant had been cheated out of New
York NewJersey and Oregon, and buled out OF Georgia
and Louisiana yet the party had succeeded, and would
succeed 70 the end AS TO the form Of the amendment he
preferred that offered by him two or three days SINCE
Mr.. DRAKE rep. MOI ohered an amendment III the
80 Of the United States shall on account Of race color or pre-
us condition vd be by the United States any State denied
Mr.. EDMUNDS (Rep, VT was unable to any differ
ence between this and the report Of the judiciary Com
Mr. DRAKE called attention to the different arrange
men Of the words, which, he thought, avoided the imp
Committee that the right to vote or hold office existed in
dependent Of auy constitutional legal grant Of such right
the Of the senator from Missouri that he had
made to he report Of the Committee. namely that left
q st possible for State deny the right to vote
mold office other ground than race color,
previous condition of seryude, for instance for religious
Mr.. EDMUNDs said he was one Of those who believed
1 the t to So end a oter sights
and privileges OF citizenship, and he deprecated the at
tempt Of the Republican party TO this constitutional
amendment because II would be construed as leglsla
tive acknowledgement that the Constitution even with
the Fourteenth Amendment did confer those rights
aud privileges. Incidentally lac remarked that In case
the right of suffrage given TO women his only fear
that the bad wOuld all vote while the good
women would all stay at home.
Mr.. DRAKE thought Mr. EdmuDds's view OF the effect
of the Fourteenth Constitutional Amendment very in
and mischievOus one, aud made argument TO
show that it was so.
Mr.. SUMNER (Rep, Mass) was understood to take the
Mr. Edmunds, of the scope of the Fourteenth
Amendment.
At u o'clock Mr.. SUMNER moved to adjourn.
Messrs. CRAGIN tRep., n. H., and STEWART rep,
New opposed the motion and the latter called for the
Yeas and Nays, which were ordered The motion was
lost by a vote OF 81 Yeas to II Nays.
MI CRAGlN surprised at the position taken by
Senators from Massachusetts, and Vermont Messrs Sum
and Edmunds IN regard to the design and effect OF
the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution because
he remembered the time that amendment passed.
10 distinctly stated by than Senator, and
cOutadcted by that 10 did not confer the right
any one, and he protested against the intro
ductOn OF this view at this time, because he be-
heved debate would be continued this ground for
the purpose of defeating the pending amendment
Mr.. YATES (Rep. III explained his position upon the
Suffrage question: and coLtrasted it with the Democratic
party, much 10 the disadvantage OF the latter.
Mr.. MORRILL, rep, VT urged the friends OF the
pending amendment come 10 "a vote without further
delay, they would probably have future opportunities
10 be eloquent III the Senate Chamber.
The question then taken the amendment Of Mr..
Drake, which rejected.
Mr.. howard offered again his substitute for the
report Of the Committee, which was rejected.
The question then on the amendment OF Mr.. War
neT, which pending when the Senate, at 1850 u,
adjourned till IL o'clock.