Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL PR0CRRDINes
Pohy.Vlnt COngrls- -,SstOnd Regular ss,IOn
SENATE.
TuEBDAY, APRiL 8.

THH oHnfDA DfsAsTnR ~.
The Vice President laid before the ssnat
.ntns q Ss sp uOEisS Ii s,sSss oosVstts oSss
~ the Britlsh ship Bombay, tnstruetlnE III
Sssretary o. the Navy 20 insiituse an exam
Mr.. stewart said this ease presented 10 hi
mind an instance Of shocking inhumanlty OF
thepart % oaptaia, Eyre, aad q reekles. DIS
Navy Department 70 make AthorouEh exam.
iuAtion in vindioAtion OF those who are iosI
and cannot Toth for themselyss, and that %,
conduct OF Captaln Eyre that he may reoeIyI
the jutt tepfobhtion o. mahklnd, II'Ts 80
mT,st .ss ~ thoushtihe proper course now
the NAVY on this matter TO the Committee on
1T, m, . Joint gs.SialIo9. Of the House vsr,
the secretary, with the Rcco N 81 0 ylnE papers
vas then referred to the COMMITTEES on 70 fsiEn
rnNruaaKt. 9" Do 81"
. The Vice President submittedA memorial Of
German citizens Of Tennessee, AakinE the re-
construction Of that State.
o. CoMMfsBioMER WILLS RHfoRT.
Mr.. CAttoli prcsented memorial Of leading
manufacturers OF New Jersey and PonnnyE
vania, employing bstwesn mine and ten thou.
sand Operations, setting forth that the last re-
port Of the special eonmissionsr Of internal
revenue Ia full OF fallAeles and OF ibsll on
Amenean m,1 nan that e adopt his r.
and that hts figures and Argumenta can te most
sueeessfalIy oontfadiotsd. Referred TO Uom.
in IoEoR oT oaRlsroPaER COLUMBUS,
MT. Viokers presented preamble And reso-
lutiona Of the Oolored Philosophical and His
torle. Society Of Richmond, IN refsfsnse 20
Christophef columbus, and asked for ita 70 adj
Ing, but MI, Pomoroy objected. r '0-.-
MT. Ylekeru then asked that II be printed,
but Mt. Ttumonll objee,ed until the object OF
Mr.. Ylekerg stated that tho naemotiAiista
nesired that the name OF the country should be
ehasged rom America to Oolumbis. ~
done with the memorial, II was ordered thai
Il lie upon the table. NM y H''- 49,
DISTRICT BUSINESS. ...
Mr.. Harlan introduced bill 10 authorIzs
tho corporate authorities OF the olty OF al eorTs.
town to pave and improve the streets thereof;
Mr.. Morrill,. Of W., introduced a bill to in.
corporate the Geological Society Of the Dis.
tricl Of UolumbiAi both OF which were referred
TO the oommittso on the Dlsttlol Of uolumbla.
THE FIRST VOLUNTEERS.
Mi; Cameron offered 4 resolution Instruct
9 9i,s, into the p,oPrlety q suEge.ting some
.ylvania who, on the 18th OF April, 1851, aud
the volunteers Of MassAohusetts who, on nc
Is'h oi April, 1871, marched through tho streets
OF baltimore TO defend ths capital OF their
g ne Var osli Of the fissiasn n The USPfssd
MT. Thurman did not object to justice being
done the Pennhylyhnia And MalsaohuGetts
troops, aud he would vote for the rosoiutIon IN
~ NJ friend would strike out the reAsoay but
~ quick as those OF Maslaohutetts Ana Pam.
gylVania. In his own town Ia Ohio 4 900
troops were 10 arms the second day after the
ProoAmauon was teleEraPhod over the eoun-
Mr. Oonkllng suggested that Mr.. Cameron
,nsllde 70 this proposed tSstlnonisl those
relief q the great State ofPsnnbylVGnia when
NJ fenion said the TIN New York rssl.
Mt. Cameron said that was not 40,
MT. Wilson said there WAS no necessity for
any dispute about this matter Troops were
Spoa,,aneou'iy offered from all sections Of the
, MT. Salisbury would like to sec some syi.
denee that the troops OF MassAohusetts or
TO defend the capital. There was no suc6 thinS
10 TIE proclamation OF the President. He
called for troops because Fort Sumter, way
doWa 10 Caroline, had be firod upon. II was
time that this error about troops coming here
70 defend the capital was exposed, - ~
M. Cameron said itwss true that the capt.
glnia, near the capital, there were Inen 10 nos,
tile array menaclnE the capital, and the SEQ.
retsIy o. War had sent telssI ans 70 the moth
19sgins m ~ loyal people to come here to the
Mr.. ThAyor said the troops were called not
beoause Fort sumter wa. bred upon, but be.
known that in this city, on the llh Of MAroh.
1901, there were men ready to raise the nag Of
Mt, Nye asked Mr.. salisbury vhsthsr bs
elaimedto be tho hrst volunteer. - -.
nght that the senator Mt. Nyel was IN he
M, ~ M ~ ~. ' snn loIel, ianghist
NJ. Sys. AZ, sB si ,,.ld hero. tL,urh,or. ,
~ " sSsuiaS%nry; DIG you ever nre guni
Mr.. Tfunbaii thought there should be NO
9uAtIel on this matteI, and argued that all the
Loyal Sssts' were entitled TO equal praise In
"a After some luther discussion the rssolu-
guilty. Int the oTpsdieSsy Of proyidinC The
me RESOLUTION setting forth that the MAlla-
ehusets Anu fennhylyaniA troops were the
hrst 70 EssPona 70 me eA,l o. the PRESIDENT;
words ITO defend the capital oftholF country"
when was rejected.
. ~! MI s Stoekion moved e amend BY adding,
gAniIed the hrnt brigade 10 the city Of wash
lnglon." 40. 49,, -
"a mouon o. MT, Shetman the whole sub
Military Affairs.
TUE 9soRolA DULL AqAtS. '.
M me SsofGis PHI Was then taken up;
the result OF this debate, q viii be forever
memorAblo: IN the hfat time In this chamber
shS s4Iee o. .hs M ALriGaa has been Isised. The
AsssssaPPA uAu
peen eomPeued 70 raise his voice In behalf Of
his OWE state. Slavery was not yet exor-
oisea, ~ stli reared It's triumphant head 10
this ehAmOeri strange voieea speaking for II.
~ vas n9w mere under the alias OF States
nsntu ~ y ntsier rights should Tor one mo
m ae Sahu 10 the way o. oongress going Jus,
hos, WASH ths senatot nom mhsisGppi
CANE te ~ ~ one aoor o. ms ehAmeeT the cyl
g enius inp,u hNe ieH he oiher Win
ulpaL1hSiee hudheH he LeglAturo OF
deoigih hAd eApelled ,he eoiored members for
no 0theI reason ,hAn mat they were oolored,
while hhe a held theii orgies all
ever the state. he lMI. 81 had hoped that
THIS matter would have been settled without
debate, 80 plain was tho Justice and right Of
the matter; 5000.
10 regard 70 the bingham amendment, how
evert was intended, IL could be nothing but
an engine OF terrible oppression In the hands
Of The rebels Carefully listening TO the Argu-
menh IN ~ favor he had discovered that they
were nothlng but techniealltiea, As to the
power OF Congress over the entire subject,
there YVES ample authority 10 the fOuTteenth
and hitsenth AmendmentHi and irrespective OF
these 10 the Oonetitution before thole amend.
meats were Adopted, In the days q slavery
thM power slept, put ~ wM TIE sleep OF 4
giant Inc power given 70 llonEreaa to guar
Anlee IepupNean form OF government was
one oI we suonmesI powers ever entrusted TO
Ahy government, Ia endoavorinE TO belittle
lhln clause, BNuntOfn show how littlA thRV n