The New York herald., 1870-02-26
FORTY-FIRSr CONGRES
Second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. FcD. 20, 1870,

SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Fcb. e. 1870.
DIVISION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
Mr.. HOwARD, (rep.l or Mich. Introduced o bin tC
divide the State Of Texas ana to establish the
Territories oi Jefferson and Matayorda Hc said
the proposition was to divide Texas into three
parts, tina: portion east OF the San Antonio and
Trinity rivers. containing. by The census OF $780,
ABOUT Two hundred and thirty thousand inhapitants
TO Dc called the Territory Of Jeyerson that portion
between those rivers ana the colorado river to con-
s,iue ihe Sate OF rexas. whIcn space in 1850 con.
tanned about two hundred and fty thousand inhaOi-
'ans, black and white, and al west OF the weslern
bound ine OF thi, STATE. embracing BY the Gen.
sus Of lsSo about one hundred and fifteen thousand
iDhabltants 10 DO denominated the Territory OF
Al Aalag0rda. 1hese diviHOnS wete considered neces
sary ~ view u the present exceeding extensive
area Ol the SAte and Inc incungruous cnaracLer OF
tne pOpuatiOn. Tie assent or the state OF lex as
wouio be inslsted upon 70 tn's arrangement before
its admission 10 representation.
The bli was reiefred 70 the Committee on Terri
tories.
BILLS INTRODUCED
Mr.. WILSON, (rep) Of Mass, introduced q bill to
prevent prize hgnung It provides punishment by
imprisonment tor not less than two Years and i
II any state or TERRITORY. ana hal Of said penalties
lor aiding such lights ~ SECONDS surgeons. Tne
United States courts to tsxe coyniLance Of tho
offence
er. AAMLIN (rep.) OF Me-, introduced bill to pro
vide Territorial government Tor the District OF Co
unbia, Wnicn was referred 70 the Com ON the
Dlstrlct OF Columbia
THE MISSISSIPPI SENATOR'S
MI. RoBEaTsON, rep, Of 8 ., presented the Gre
denCias OF General Au1es, Senator elect from MIS-
slsslnc:, wlicn were rcierred 70 tile C0nmiliee on
ti5 Judiciary. "f
Tue pendg business relative to the credentials Of
Mr.. leyes rs Senator from Mississippi was then
tahen w. ami Mr. VICKERs. tdeiU.l OF Md, I'D
dressed the Senate upon the legal constitutional de-
nn,tlon Of Citizenship claiming me principle the
Urtu Scott decision DeeQ uIlv
uoverted IN the Se!iute. lie argued tlaC tue con.
slruc,io. given by all the departments OF the gov
ernIneut 10 the terln 'Ctzens' did not embrace
persons OF African descent In oil our eyislaIiOn q
clear Distinction nAu been maintained between
wnlte clLizen5 and the African a:e-siave free.
Our NATURALIZATION ano mltla laws applied to white
CiLlzels Al tner enActlenL The negro race was not
citizen of tae United states. he tnen argued that
Revcs was ineligible In view Of the constitutional
provision requiring nine ears' citizenship one OF
the qualifications VI -cnaIIer.
Mir. STEWART trep.b of New, asked whether IN the
event of this objection Deng satisfactorily disposed
VI the senator from Maryia (Mr. VlcEers) would
etill object 10 Mr.. keves' admissionY Whether his
opposition was not really " the color Of tnI5 gentle
mauY
asking another aud tnat was whether, IN The opln-
ION the senator from Nevada (Air. STEWART the
consideration saygese1 by him was proper one 70
De introduced Ia the discussion o: grave c0nstltu-
tlOnai QnestlOnf
Mr. sTocAToN. tdcm) Of N. J.. remarked that
the request OF the Democratic minority In the SEN
ate " allow q cOmmiItee investigate tue facts
upon these credentials dld not Involve question as
" the color OF the person presenting Lnein Tie
credentials themselves lurLlshed no lnucatiOn Ol
the color OF Mr. kevels; and, Tor One ne (Ar Stock
ton dsoaimed having ueen prejuoced IN the sllgnt~
est degree against Nh .Raves because he was black
mall.
Ar. CAssERLY, 'dem,) Of CAL. in replying TO Mr..
Wilson, asserted his conviction 0f what no called the
"nOi0wne,s and 'lnslncerty Of republican probes.
slons for the cause Of humanity" ana his trm be-
lel that the legislation oi The Congressional majority
10 CO Ored people mad been governed solely Oy par
tsan considerations; that the senator mad taunled
the democratic side with their numerical weakness
In tue senate, bur he tAr Casserly! thanAed God
ate BY obyonets over tile nealis OF down.
trodden and oppressed people. when the senator
Almighty 1t might b necessary Tor him to snow hls
commission. iLaugnrer In view OF the spirit
manifested on this question: on the other SIDE ne
Ar CasseryD would only remark that II IL were true
taat tat senator had been seiected as representa-
ave M Providence IL was another illustration Of the
saving tnat 1.-The ways or Providence were past lind.
Mr.. WILSON argued that in obeying the divine
command u 'break the YOKE OF the oppressed and
republican majority did Dear commission from the
Almighty. 1ney mad been true TO the cause OF hu-
the colored race mad met with the bitter and
enting hostility OF ther democratic opponents.
hr. SAWYER, trep.J Of s. g., algued 10 show that
the Obecu0n OF democratic SIDE TO represen
tatives from the reconstructed States was based
upon vne fact tnat mnOrlties were n0L now repre-
sented as formerly. He claimed the force exer-
cise1 py the United States In establishing govern.
menls III the South was q legitimate force beng
that Of The unrepresented color ed race.
Mr. DRAkE, (1ep.l OF Mo-. referring to the charge
that senators had beeh elected through the agency
The military declared his preference 1Or thar Klnu
party whose only nope OF power In the future was
| IN the shielAh From every quarter, ne said,
democratic eyes were invariably turned on election
Gay To New YORK city, because II was known that
| there the fair majority Ol the State, no matter
what, would be overcome, not Dy the voices OF true
| Americans but by the dominion OF the shillelan.
wouid re3uccLanlp a n0r.
| fty Of tire bayOnet 10 the rule oil the cluD. Tue
senator iron California appeared 10 mourn over
dered at for II the Congressional Directory was cor
the nativity ot the Senator, he had native
sympathy with the snillean.
Mr. CAssEaLY made some further general re.
marks, In which he stated that the country was
being unconsciousy wrapped up In the Coils OF the
monsLrous anaconda OF reconBJructlOn ln reply "
Mr. Drake lie sad there were some heads tnlt coud
not be affected by instrument like the senator
had alluded 10, ana the appearance Of the Seua
cor (Air. DIaxc) might be an assurance against
personal injury from such source. tLau1nter.l lie
would remind the senate that the nine senators who
constituted the entire representation or the demo-
cracy OF the country were not Iar Indication oi
The moral and numerical power at their backs.
Tue system Of representaton o states IN the senate
was an unjust aud uufalr one; put that the strength
OF great parties ol the country ad been SHOWN IN
the last Presidential election, wnen, notwithstanding
the military power OF the government was against
Tue democratic patty, the successful candidate had
majority of less tnan Ten per cent Of the total VOTE
lie cited the tact 1or the Consideration or those
Senator'S VINO had taunted The minority mere upon
taer numbers.
Mr. SCOTT, (rep.) OF Pa, argued tnat the Civil
Rlsnts bii and The fourteenth amendment were not
prospective la their terms but declared ali persons
born IN the United states TO be citizens. The
colored people were maize CtizenS by that declara-
/ uon
Mr.. STOCKTON closed the debate, asserting that
the question OF color had not been entertained on
Tue democratic side, but merely that OF the requisite
qualncauons under the constitution The other side
III refusing To refer the credentials OF Reyes and by
@ tneir eagerness to admit hlm showed how mncn
they were nauenced IN his favor Dy reason Of his
color lie remarked that the rules prevented him
answering IL as 1t deserved to be and also the
charge OF the Senator lsr ScotD that the glorious
| young democracy had ever sympalnized with re-
benun.
| Tne senate then voted upon the resolution Of Mr..