New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-22
XLIsr CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
sENATE. WASHINGTON. ia

Alec memorial in favor OF XVIth Amendment to
The Consultation giving women the right to vote. Re
ferre% TO inc Judiciary Committee.
Me PoaIERoY REP. Kausas) presented petition of
lke import, TO permit the exercise OF the elective
fancht,e by citizens deprived OF that right. Re
serted to the Judiciary Committee.
Nj MORRILL, CRep., VI. IN presenting petition for
IngaboltlOn of the ranking privilege said that the idea
had generally disseminated by OF circulars
by the Postmaster General that Senators and
abuse Of the thanking privilege So far as he per
sonaly concerned he did net believe any frauds haa
the proposed reform but did believe any material
saving would be effected thereby as the mails ma nov would %a
for ont Of one pocket 10 would ont 81 another .,ora
feel grateful to the Department for efforts
10 aid in abolishing that which experience had shown 70
be burden upon, rather than privilege Tor Congres
Mr.. FENToN Rep. N W presented a memorial OF W.
aud associates connect the United States and the
sas Ss,S Si translation Of the Belgium
Mr. SHERMAN Gep., o6io, from the Committee on
Financc reported with verbal amendment, the House
@ no S nn S ot me aet 70 be- that the
ska be collected until the end OF the year 1870 Upon
the elm
a6c BIN went over for the present,
Sr. PATTERSON Rep, n. H)-To aboli sh the freed
mr. PoMERoY sep prohibit the sale of
Enblic lands in Kansas except by actual settlement
THE SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT
Also proposing amendment TO the Constitution Of
the United States submitting the States the following
ned by thereof shall be part of the Const
Tue S.. Of ssgs 10 the Usted State. crsuh
d Az ", es5s , ss ap the si' @ iS
seu. lie time Of residence required for the exercise Of
.s ia 1sss T Ss n 'sS Sesf Ss
referred to the Committee on Judiciary. and Or
0'''~ " TIE VIRGINIA BILL
The Virginia bill taken up and Mr.. NORTON
(Dem. Mimi referred to circumstances attending the
holding Of the Military commission IN Georgia 10 pass
iaiTre claiming they vndicated the correctness of his
previous statement concerning unwarranted assumption
Mr. TRUMBULL said he had carefully aOstained from
ntrGds ms MOVE e Compelled to reply to various nn1-
endOes and assertions OF personal character lie hau
remarks made by MT the Of discussion
previous evening upon the subject OF mlsunaer,
standing among Senators upon alleged agreement 10
vote upon the Virginia bill on the previous Monday.
Notwithstanding various Senators had said their under
standing OF the agreement was Identical with ms Own,
the from Massachusetts went on TO express his
isted and TO mpugn his Mr TrumbusJ motives in as.
snming position he had taken Previous TO this that
Virginia had Knocked at the door Of the Ju;
dietary cS opTS be asE cGnon Of t6ns ann in
that state Yet untruthfuness of this and similar
statements shown by messenger at the door OF the
Committee who said no persons, sngly together
had approached the door at any tme and
ing the express denial by all the members OF the judi
ciary Committee of the assertions Of Mr. Sumner,
that any person denied to that Committee,
what he had asserted but actually afterward inquired
did not adGit he had been in error. After an
explanation by each Of the members OF the
Judiciary Committee that Senator still insisted upon
the correctness OF what he had said refusing TO admit
SS1 I1e SENATOR had ed the
senate as a representative of the Oya people Of Virginia,
SS by Se nS report trial Of
by courtmarta for using sedtous language and other
war, was that its author would rather live under the
Government Of JEFF. Davis than under that of Abraham
Iincon that the United States Government was hum
bug" and expressions OF the same tenor -,
alleged untrnhfulness and injustice Of assertions from
the same source n9 a me pr p no SP
assumptions all his selfassumed infali6ility He de-
Ion b T Seon and indicated the patriotism and
loyalty of Gov Walker who had been openly denounced
in the Senate by Mr. Sumner traitor. In regard TO
I've Tecent election in Virginia the that 1t
yet the Senator from Msssac6u
sotts asserted and repeated the charge and said that
by more than one senator Such was the efrontry TO
which from day to day me senate had been sneeeteu
nuOted from the records Of the Senate 10 snow that
Repn6Uean senators had voted with but exception
for the bill for the efficient government Of the
Rebel States which conferred the right OF suffrage on
cooTed men throughout the South That exception was
the Senator from Massachusetts (ir Summer Upon
the passage Of the bi to submit the Fifteenth amend
Senator refusing for it for the reason that
n des Of t6e kind OF legislation which was required
had not bndy adopted by the rest OF the Repubh-
was such that he could not resist his inclination to assai
others lie must grid his armOr about him, lest i be
an impraetcable obstacle in the way of legislation.
The CHAIR suggested that the personal application OF
the erODteTy was not strictly III accordance WIN
the rules OF parliamentary order. ,-,. -
,1e Of dEdea but the cna that latitude
might be allowed inasmueh as his remarks had oeen ae
made that he attempting to impose upon the senate
Mr. SUMNER replied that the senator from Illinois
ran into the region Of personality. bird new IN the
air, FISH swan in the sea As for himself he would not
that Referring 10 the charge that upon the
passage OF the great measure relating TO e rights OF the
red ne
NE explained he absent from the ChalnOer on
account Of fatigue and Illness though the phi ala not III
MS opinion furnish TO the freedmen sufficient measures
~ nTnectoD He was compelled to leave tile Chamber
midnight did absent absent himself in order
10 avoid recording his vote. During the continuance OF
IL remarks Mr.. sumner reminded by the Chair that
IN appying 10 another Senator the language he poured
ami }s venom" he had violated parliamentary decorun
Mr. SUMNER dlscalmed any improper intentions, ana
continued quoting from letters ana speeches purpOrtng
10 have made by Gov. Walker TO snow the reVOu
tionary intent and dlsloya syhpa'heS Vi Tue Peope
Iinon the conclusion Of Mr. Summers remarks. the
CHAIR stated the question 10 be upon the pending
amendment of Mr. Drake rep, Mo- TO admit Virginia
npon fundamental conditions by prohibiting any change
ar amendment State Constitution TO deprive clt-
zens Of the right TO vote under the same who are now
entitled to vote, except In ior crime Dut per
uniting any alteration in the constitution prospective III
its effects IN regard TO time and place OF residence OF
MT scHURz REP, Mo- moved 10 insert in the amend
taeut the words hold Office" TO prevent exeu-
siou Office hereafter, by change OF the state Con
Fftuton OF any person now allowed 10 hold office.
The senate Proceeded to vote accordance with the
preVious arrangement
the amendment of Mr.. schurz was rejected by Yeas,
HT ICCERARY Dem. Ky.) announced that he had
paired upon al votes on Virginia with Mr. Cameron
lfsep., PeDDI. who was absent A., o.,,..... -, ~.
Drake when II adopted by Yeas 81 Nays, 2S as fol-
lows: -
tssss, S ssS1ie'' ssRH Va, Robertson S
Morton.