New-York tribune., 1870-04-13
XLIsr CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, d. G., April IL
THE PoLYGAMY BILL.

,ttee on Territories reported, with amendments the
uo,se bill IN aid Of the execution Of the laws IN the Ier
ritoy OF Utah in relation to polygamy' &C lie moVeu
20 ake IL the speoal order Monday next but otee-
tlon heing made. the motion was not acted upon;
sLe Tss changes in s Provisions csS, siss q is
s,.s s uHsS a cr me Mormon nt divorces r'y
i scT TS%s1 vS & ] SS S s2' as ss T1 and Pn the advising
~ oomiensncng Of polygan even by being present " the '0
M SAWYER Cscp. s. O., from the Committee on APP
TIcrriations, reported iavoraoy the bill for the pay!
ilen the o loyal persons who assisted III taxing
tie census Of ls6o, in the late Rebel states. o ,or
az IL o'clock the Senate took up the resolution 1Or
TIIE JOINT COMMITTEE on INDIAN AFFAIRS m
MI MORRILL, Repp WI moved 10 PoStp99ne enc H@om T",
uteo Indian Affairs, than upon finance OF any Quiet
Mr.. DAVIS Dem, Ky) opposed the proposition as an
elcIoaohmeut upon the Independence OF the Two houe %
ty. committing 70 Joint Committee power speciany
&ti o'cicck Nh DRAKE CRep, MOI called for the spe
eal order, -
Mr. HOWARD Gop Mchl moved that me spetai M 0rqSr Der
D. passed over in order TO proceed with the northern Ia
Mr HnWGTS motion was rejected by Yeas %; Nays 80
The Georgia bill was then proceeded with
Nj. POMEROY Qep, Kansas gave notice of an amend
ent declaring the existing state government to be pro.
V,iona constituting the State Of Georgia the Third
Military District, and directing the election OF lneuDeIs
OF a General Assembly and their assembling on Novem-
Mt. WILSON Gep., Mass) withdrew his amendment to
make way for further amendment by Mr. Williams to
Mr.. Pomeroys amendment, fixing the election OF men,
hers OF General Assembly on the tuesday aitef tne
change in the clause of the state Constitution allowing
he Iag
the term OF any officer shall be extended beyond the
regular period named therein Also requiring tine CON
scnt Of the Legislature TO this legislation before II can
Sir TIPTON Rep. Neb) held that Georgia had already
been declared admitted TO the Union; that the with
drawal the military the turning over of the govern
nent 10 the civil authorities ana the admission OF repre-
sentative the state TO seats in the House at the last
session we're proof of the fact. All that now neces-
srv was for the senators from Georgia forward
and take their seats attributed the present eomp-
cation to ambitious designs of disappointed office,
seekers who came before Congress in the hope of fur
extension official terms should be arrested, and an
election held as authorized by the state constitution
said that if election was held justice could not be
done to the coOred voters. He sympathzed Win tle
latter consideration as lar as ne dalen, nut ne wou3
overstep constitutional limits for partisan consd
eratOns There had been distinct attempt 10y part OF
the Senate that they par erceence were the
Republican party OF the country and that 1t was auda-
in any member 10 stand upon hls own ndvldnay
and vote according TO his convictions OF the law and
the Constitution. He did not complain OF this himself,
read out of the Republican ranks for daring 10 take
position dictated by their sense Of justice. He would
say TO who justified these assumptions as necessary
t 70 10 noS @ human nature Ireil enough TO Know there
were owners OF mems conscenceS in this chamber
This species Of petty dcmagogsm had been encouraged
by the public press. The party wires had been pulled
from the f Georgia, and whenever il was neces-
sary alarm mid or refractory member OF the senate
murder riot reported IN order 10 manufacture
the necessary amount of indignation against Rebels III
general He thought the time for such threats had gone
bv When the Governor, Attorney General and Legsla-
tjue Of the intensely Democratic State OF MARYLAND
asserted the rights OF the cGloIfd % & man, & ts Iact %"s
apparent, Ihe mtuIe pOl'y OF tle souyh u.taItIa
of justice and fairness toward the coored popua
ground for the pretended apprehension OF danger III TINS
5Tr. HOWE Rep.. wis3 eulogized the past record of
the Republican party, IN connection with the material
and social progress of the nation since RcpuphcauSn
against the Republican party was loose, general one of
inhdey 70 the Constitution m and dlsregard OF 9nsa ga
REGARD the act of December last TO promote the recon
stf7Iction OF the state of Georgia. But that act
neccsit1tcd blythe treacherous expulsion of loyal
the Legislature account of their color and
fir to undo her legslaon second. not to repeat it.
H. utterance Of these commands, Congress did strain
its constitutional authority II would ne JusIhcd @ ne
believed that in the case of Georgia, and any other OF
the late Rebel States Congress had not committed any
uueorsutuu0nM at. In SUPPORT OF we & Na'3 s -. Oi
fundamental conditions upon the admission OF state,
Rebellion in which the power was employed. While the
Constitution contained no prohibition OF power the
records o Congress showed its repeated exercise. Upon
the Reconstruction acts of Congress the position OF ihe
& bec age3 T13 Soad Ta Ia he @ sipeHded that States so
guilty should die. Every state had been given by Con
gross certain duties The question: then, Was: II state
sid fuiIy abure all its duties, did its rights under tine
Constitution still survived negative answer would
Of Tie Rsccnstruction acts, while the logic Of arma
y. answer would not be followed by any Senator TO lis
uOuudg duties still entitled underth Constitution
tOreprc-cutatOn in Congress and the Electoral college
II So Congress could declare that right forfeited and
never again 10 be enjoyed until restored by The la"
erher that the Iebeous states we're, during the
,ted to eprescnt1on or tnat Congre1, could % take iase
live slave law and the secession OF sqHth
sa9rir. iTGir.' q. bcmocratic Violations of Tie
Constitution. The senator from Ohio GhuTInan) had
stated that the American people had apparently become
iuaau.ible to tine violations of the Constitution He
QI0Wcl would remind the senator that these were not
Democratic days and that the people had ceased 10 Wit
ness such violations. He charged that every drop OF
blood shed iu defense OF the Government from the be-
ginning the until Democratic bullet went crush
Ing through the brain OF President had been shed or
bcea caused by Democrats. Why then should country
now returning peace and order, be given back TO
Democratic hand,l Concerning Georgia. in view OF the
diatrs with which the state regarded, he urged
Provisional Government for the state. Her Constitution
authorized her Legislature 10 perpetuate itself a. long as
II chose and, therefore, il was not republican IN FORM
This of the two objections 10 the present admis
sion of the Satcthe other being that nothing more
dangerous than a State whose people were divided into
two parties each Of which hated the other than it
hated Injustice aud outrage Either would the pre-
rogavcs the state crush out the other and there
fore neither should De tolerated. He therefore would
fayOra Provisional Government, the executive depart
mcrt which shOud be responsible TO the President OF
the United states and the legislative department to the
people OF the state.
Wtiout taking vote, the Senate at O'Clock ad-
iOI.a,d