, 1870-05-17

t1kH precedence uyer Al oman on tae ooc3sG =.
the United states Courts to which taef a1e "Aoe
NE NJ STEWART also moved several additional
6ectous tn1poaing me ana ~ LIT
! Amcndmcut, and forever dlsquafliy1n9 the Of
fencer from holding ONCE under the United States
s9so1 e ths s1ns Tnsed saes t. not
excepted} the same rights in every etate and Ter
rtoJ to make md enforce contracts, to sue, gre
eTidence. End to the full and equk1 benefit Of III
laEs and proceedings for the security OF person
aud prope{ty enjoyed b} white persons; also, to
hs ses 70 rs RsoiI ana
state upon any person emierattng thereto.
power Of Congress % pass the bin, Claiming taa:
the control Of suffrage belonged 70 the Staten
a:one-
Nj. THURMAN ssid that State after State hsd
had been fntencred with, and it Eor1d now be q
mot evil example 70 pAss bill brtstlIng with nnes
and 1mprisoameuts upon Officers Of election, md
rewards to be Myen 70 informers when no neces-
sitI tor It existed Els own opinion Was that the
b1ll had purposely been made 50 obnoxious ~ to
defeat !tseM The nrat section WAS objectionable,
additional strength BY 1@ enactment In the shape
of sstnte, and that secured the only object Of
the section The second section undertook to iin-
Of decision By the Supreme Court that It was not
In the power OF Congress to impose any duty on
An otacer Of Btate. The third section required
party to vote shat. rendered nugatoly BY the re-
fusal Or negligence Of an election of1eeg,
be deemed performance IN 1aT Of ne act A.
though It might be proven by hundred witnesses
Vt a t6 oGeF was to be conclusive Il an election
oeer dig not receive egea Foss It ~ gE9y1aeda
ious to COMMIT perjury, giving him F5oo for 1t, and
fofnrs II The iii pro6ibited my attempt 70 hnde1.
delay, or obstuct rQter Under penalty OF S3oo 20
me person agEered, and trnpEsontaent with ,a, 81,
reasoned with another approaching the polls, snd
attempted to persuade him to vote 1er partSaafs
II So, the offender Eonld hare To- pay
$50 10 the man and $500 te the United ;,i
srSsy msn a T. T. IL power S of every anscfapaleas
man who choee to swear falsely for pay, Had It
come to this that the adoption OF the Fltteentn
Amendment had made 1t necessary 70 ofIer pre-
mium Tor perjury. and put sEeE uan IN the COM
mnntty at The marcy Of si!lan-7
NJ. THgRAIAAN reviewed the ooles@t1enahMla tom y + fes,
ILL to create race OF common tnformets, and
pay them In hsrl cash for perjury. Referring to
order ord of the President, he said: ain England Il
IVES punishable offence to hare troops OF the
realm within one mile Of the polls, but under
am % pooh sec sha s
judges Of election Discharge their duty. This was
subo1ulnaHng civil to military authority. II Sena.
LQ1S EQulG paS5 BuEu NlLt Auu Tue E-oltE auutAA
sustain II, al he had to ss5 was that the country
was lost TO an sense Of freedom.
Iii. ERRT moved to amend MI. Stewalt's
tie Fourteenth Amendment Imposing penalties On
any person Ineligible thereby who knowingly
holds ONCE. He thought the polltIca1 Disabilities
OF the Southern people would not remain Tor more
than Two Jea1B longer. and that Was 1mpolnG %
create new punshments for 1nlsdemeanoIs OF tnis
eHs1 eaent Item; fem;edS j. iof iof eSstias e ssts
MI NORTON hoped the section you'd NOT pc
99 nc ne a 5ad 20 a 81
men who brought about the war and were the
real authors OF all msfortunes to share In ouE
81 eSey psincpc Of 1astiee, Ind it would Dc cru
city to the country. There seemed to be desire
to dIsest rebellion OF every feature Of cttmluaty,
relieve the old politicians OF the South as means
Of conctliaton: !: but the Senate might as well ez~
Nj: FERRY thought II Two years III DISABILITIES
would be removed. He would say they could not
be swept away without stnlstfylng ourselves;
an obIectton. Eepealing the irou-clad oath under
which rebel Generals and members Of the rebel
Congress, II not Ineligible under the Fourteenth
That bi1 Wa now IN the He5se, anll xas lEeiy 70
be stopped there. = passed and The policy indi-
Yafl, men who were foremost IN the rebellion
would come here and take Seats on this moor. It
would not do, then, to talk about rebels Personal
CQQHlneIAll0Q3 HQ13Q Q{GREHE t1HL lHE GMlg Gl3.
ttDctdon then between Union and rebel soldiers
would be the pensioners, and widows and orphans
OF the former, and those would reIy soon be wtth-
the south. Two years ha,l now elapsed since lie
adoption Of the Fourteenth Amendment The sen-
ate vas nrged not to enforce T. notT!iastandtng m
men were nov holding Office IN open violation oI
the amendment
had entireiy mistaEea lis position and the cnafac-
ter Of the amendment, Is he had simply moved to
strike ont a supet1uons section, the purpose OF
one. % P7oceedsnS to spsaE On tic general question,
he said, Republican, he helteTed the governed,
whether white o. black, should participate IN the
large class Of Southern Hociety under the Law Of
the Fourteenth Amendment would be doing 30
innEs 70 society In gsnsra. ana By making h; thas
lire, they were Etstng them IN influence they
woald not otherEise eIerclsS They we're made
The Gena1or from Indiana had expressed his regret
for the passage Of the bill repeating the test oath
Had The Senator rcdected upon the fn11 extent Of
his words Within the area embraced By the re-
beIon, 500 600 votes were cast at the Presidential
election preceding the WaI. OF that number not
he seqd g. as 911 e. r. xsa
Tedefal once shat either toe p-eple Of Tie sxeeu-
fer. What was the great evil beff q the war7 The
Southern people had taught = tnselEes that they
e. esd FL mss 1ns u
an. but never an American, and SO Whcn the re-
belon cane the South WIS ready for IL because It
had lost tts patriotism. The great mas3 Of the
people South might emerge from their sectional
preudlces md come up to the standard of American
nationality He sa1d the removal Of political dlsa-
h1Ittes had been asked for hF the Republican Con-
yennons IN all the reconstructed States, and the
success Of the Republican party in the South YVES
mainly Dependant upGn the fact
ht. MORTON, replying TO the rcnarf By MI.
FeT1y, that the national lug was nuT honCfed In
eyery part OF the country, said, the mcu whom It
was uow proposed to relieve would never honor
the nag. He was present 1ast rear at State fair
in Georgia when the committee having charge Of
the alf1ngenents refused to hoist the naE. For
himself, he would sag he never would consent
that any participant in tic rebellion should ever
come into Congress, or take part In the govern
Incnt. until he hnd given evidence Of returning
loyalty a policy OF Cancellation would sacrifice
the En!on men Of the South. The simple p1opo-
E1tou Was to ignore the condition OF things in the
safe course to pursue was to recognize the trutt,
and deal nth the enemies Of law and order in the
MI WARNER thought that the best interests Of
the South could be serted by the ascendancy Of
the Republican party. TwothirdS Of the intelI-
gent Republican, Of the South we're convinced
that political disabilities were hind1ance to the
SUCCESS IT the PATTY.
Nr WILLIAMS inquired whether they were not
constantly ciamo1tng for military force IN the
South to protect loyal men from the disl0ya1. He
world RsI the Senator II he had not insisted upon
an increase Of the United States Army to afford
protection in the South.
Mr. WARNER replied that he did, and went On
TO show TINT the political disabilities Of the South
At SEQ the Senate went iptp executive session.
Adjourned