The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-18

question which otherwise would be made by the OPP
ponents OF reconstruction.
The discussion was further continued, the main
point being that, by requiring the adoption OF the
fifteenth amendment condition precedent at this
time, Congress might incur the danger OF debating
and compelling the adoption OF terms toy State,
which being IN duress AZ the time, could not after
wards be bound by its action; that thereby said
action might be proved invalid, ana the adoption OF
constitutional amendment depending for Its rati-
tcation upon such action rendered nugatOrv.
The Senate then took recess undl hafpast
seven.
Evening Session.
Upon the reassembling of the Senate the consid-
Grafton OF the Georgia bin was resumed.
Mr. DAVIS ldem.) Of KY, argued that only by sue
cessiul revolution could the relations or the South
ern States with the Union have been permanently
sundered, and that the suppression OF the re-
belon involved the return OF those states to their
former relations TO the government ana The restora.
ton OF the former condition OF things without the
intervention OF the federal legislation. lie defined
has opposition 10 the bill upon general grounds and
arly because IL assumed TO dictate arbitra-
ry, unneard OF restrictions upon the Legislature OF
Georgia as 10 It's method OF procedure In the detail OF
organization to the qualifications It's members:
that It post Jdct0 In provisions, because It
provided penalties for that which before was not
criminal; that 1t implied the power OF Congress to
punish a state by that dangerous hcresy OF the
assumed power the exclusion o. state from
presentation.
range on political topics, and was prorscicd until
hte hour.
Mr. CAssERLy. tdem.) OF CAL. said that four years
OF a government oi tile bayonet IN the South had
demonstrated the futinty OF the reconstruction
policy of Congress, that violence and disorder were
ITS legitimate results and that the coercivc measures
now proposed to secure the ratification OF the
fifteenth amendment would itself invalidate the
action tire subject.
Alter further remarks by Mcssrs. Nyc Thayer
and Norton the Senate voted the amendment
Of Mr. Williams, that the Legislature shall ratfy the
fifteenth amendment proposed 10 the constitution OF
the United states before the senators aud Rcprcsen-
tatives are admitted TO seats in Congress.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas IS, NAYS 10.
The nays were Mcssrs Bayard. Carpenter. Casserly
C0nkling Corbett Davis, Fowler Hamilton, Norton,
Rice, salisbury, Stockton, Thurman, vickors and
Wiley.
The question then required on the latter portion
of the amendment, submitted by Mr.. Morton proyl-
ding for the innicon OF penalries upon all persons
rendered ineligible to hold ONCE, except those
whose disabilities have been removed by Congress
VINO shall attempt to exercise any ONCE created by
the constitution and laws OF Georgia. The amend
ment Is also retrosbective-appJIng TO all persons
VINO may have been already elected 10 ONCE.
Mr. THURMAN objected 10 the amendment because
OF It's character.
Mr.. MoRToa then withdrew the amendment, with
tho intention Of incorporating II ~ the form OF
BILL