The Portland daily press., 1870-12-22

| British officers who refused TO serve In bad
caus'. Enlargirg upon this point of alleged
interference as designed to interdict Hayti
from the collection OF debt, owing in part by
the Dominican Government. Mr.. Sumner
| proceeded to show the extent to which the
latter Government was liable for that debt
| Noticing Senator Morton taking notes. with
| the likely purpose of answering his remarks
uhder this head, he supposed that an attempt
| at Justification would be made upon the mista-
Ken hypothesis that under the law of nations
the U. s. could rightfully exercise Jurisdiction
over territory which was the subject of nego-
tiation: 10 refute this he quoted from various
authorities upon international law, showing
that the treaty could be of no effect until rati-
ned, and every attempt at jurisdiction in Do
minlcan waters was usurpation. In his opn-
ion, every such trespass was an act of war,
made by the executive without the consent OF
congress This outrage on a sister republic
was aggravated by an issue which the Presi-
dent of the U. S. had made in his annual mes.
sage, with the Pres't of the Republic of Hayti.
1hls issue was apparent upon the simple state
ment OF the official utterance of each O. the
Presidents upon the same question. President
Grant in his annual message has assen ted that
the rejection of the Dominican treaty on the
part OF the Senate was an act Of folly, while the
language OF the Haytien president was that
the anxiety caused in Hayti by the annexation
project had been dissipated before the good
sense and wisdom of the Senate at Washing
ton. The former speaking with the voice of
100000 people had called its rejection an
act Of folly, while the latter, representing only
ooO00O people, and they all black, had asserted
very opposite opinion. Not content with
that the President of the United States in his
message acting in the spirit of his commodore,
mas nine times menaced tie independence of
republican San Domingo. The first of these
was his proposition for the acquisition of the
Island. The next was his representation that
It was desirable because of its geographical DO
sit1on. and so on to the end. These constitute
n'ne dlstlnct menaces against that republic
senator Morton may answer that this was &C.
cidental, but he (Sumner) would remind that
senator that an accident could not be re-
peated nine times without purpose
lie would say here too that that the President
could not afford to throw out any menaces in
tne city OF Washington or Cypress weak knees
mere. That savOred too strongly of the policy
Of Pierce, Buchanan and Andrew johnson
In other days. The President had attempted
TO change the committees of Congress, and this
session we are called upon to witness q similar
snoeavor The President, not satisfied with
me Committee on Foreign Relations as consti-
tuted for years, wished to change it, He asked
first for the removal of the chairman Sumner.
Somebody told him that would not be conven-
lent. (Laughter.) Then he asked for the re-
moval OF the Senator from Missouri (Schurz J
and was told that it could not be done without
affecting the German vote. General merr-
ment.) He then called for the removal of the
Senator from New Hampshire Patterson. J
who unhaDpily had no Germans in his State.
but it was finally settled that it could not be
done. Mr.. Sumner said he alluded to these
things with reluctance and because a vote
| could not be reached on the question without
passing them in review. He called upon the
Senator from Indiana Mr.. MortoD) whom the
newspapers said the President had kindly re-.
ceived in the blue room.
Mr.. Morton, interrupting here, rose TO ask
the Speaker question.
Mr.. Sumner remarked that he did not want
to be interrupted in the middle of sentence,
MT. Morton appearing to persist in his in
| pealed to the Vice President to sustain him in
bis right to the floor, which he accordingly
| did, remarkiDg that under the rules Senator
could not be interrupted while speaking, with.
| out his consent.
| Mr.. Sumner then resumed. He said when
interrupted he was about calling upon the
Senator from Indiana (Morton) to repair to the
White House and by his advice save the Presi-
dent from the disastrous policy he was pursu-
ing. Formally addressing the Vice President,
MT. Sumner continued with much emphasis as
follows: Sill call upon you, who are next
to the Chief Magistrate in place and honor, to
call at once upon the President, to repair i'm
mediately to the executive mansion and tell
him by all the authority you can justly COM
mand, not to follow the example OF Franklin
Pierce, OF James Buchanan and Andrew John
| son. Tell him not to Cypress a weak and hum
| BILE people. Tell him not to exercise the war
power without authority of Congress- Tell
him not to forget there is a grandeur in Justice
and in peace beyond anything in war.
HOUSE. ,.+,
Mr.. Brooks of New York presented a series
| of petitions from some hundreds of working.
men in New York for the emigration by corpo-
rations of the unemployed and landess popu-
lat,on of the East They ask of Congress The
| dams which they can settle, 100 acres to a
| family, and the right to organize with their
| capital before they start.
Mr.. Wood OF New York, from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, reported bill relative to
| Geographic communication between the United
States and foreign countries. Recommit
Mr.. Sargent introduced bill 10 forfeit to the
| United States certain lands granted to the
Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad
Company to aid in the construction OF rail-
| road from Folsom to Placerville, Cal Passed.
| Mr.. Julian OF Indiana, presented a memorial
of Victoria g. Woodruff, claiming the right to
| sutfiage under the 14th and 10Th amendments
and asking the enactment of certain laws to
guarantees that right to the women of the
| United States, which was referred to the Judi
| ciary Committee and ordered to be printed in
| the Globe.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts rose to make a
/ proposition in reference to postponipg the vote
on the amnesty bilL
Mr.. EarnSWorth of Illinois objected and
| called for the regular order.
The Speaker decided that Mr.. Butler was
| perfectly in order.
MI. Butler said be had supposed he was pro.
ceedlng with the consent OF every gentleman
| in the House, (laughter); and went on to saw
| that a number of the members were expecting
| vote on amnesty, and he therefore proposed
| its postponement until the second Wednesday
| in January.
Speaker Blaine said that under the opera
| ton of the previous constitution the motion
could not be entertained except by unanimous
| consent
Mr.. Farnsworth objected.
Mr.. Butler moved to reconsider the vote on
seconding the previous question, which was
| agreed, los to 70. Mr.. Butler then moved to
| postpone the further consideration of the bill
and amendments until Wednesday, the 11th
| day of January.
Mr.. Wood OF New York asked Mr.. Butler to
| state to the House whether he desired to evade
meeting the question on the amnesty bill.
Mr.. Butler,-not in the slightest degree.
Mr.. Wood-l ask him whether his motion to
postpone is not in the interest of those opposed
to any amnesty whatever?
Mr.. BUTTERFLY no means. A dozen gentle
| men came to me last night and said thew de-
sired to go home for a recess, and said as we
could not finish the bill to-day, there being q
| special assignment for 2 o'clock, the announce
mept Of the death of Mr.. Smythe of Indiana, ]
| would move to postpone it till after the holt
days: have do desire to evade the question
| and pledge the House that so far as in me
| lies the question shall come to a vote on the
| 18th OF January.
| Mr.. Wood-The bill and amenemeuts have
been thoroughly discussed and the House is
| entirely competent now to vote ON the question
before it in an open, frank aud honest manner.
Mr.. Butler-The gentleman judges mo by
| himself.
| Mr.. Wood-There can be no object in post.
poning it except for day.
Mr.. Dawes asked Mr.. Butler whether it was
bis design, when the bill next came up, to de-
| vote any considerable time to it, or would he
bring the matter Immediately to vote?
Mr.. Butler replied that he intended simply
to occupy the forty minutes remaining to him
him and then bring the matter to a vote.
aMr: Farnsworth Of Illinois inquired of the
| Speaker what there remained to Mr.. Butler
Mr. Butler suggested that that was none OF
Mr.. Farnsworth's business.
| Mr. Farnsworth-I put the question to the
chai-, who. will give an honest answer. want
| an honest answer from an honest man.
Mr.. Butler--Honesty has been that gentle
mans need all his life.
The Speaker stated that Mr.. Butler would
be entitled to forty minutes.
Mr.. FarnswOrth-Haying got an honest an
swer, don't want any answer from Massachu
i sets.
After further remarks from Mr.. Edridge OF
| Wisconsin, Butler and Farnsworth, the cues.
ton on postpOnement till jan 18th was taken
by yeas and nays and decided in the afirma.
tive, 102 to -.
Mr.. Ferry of Michigan offered resolution
| instructing the Committee on Public Lands tC
inquire into the expediency OF allowing every
| soldier who served ninety days and upwards in
the war and who was honorably discharged, tc
select 160 acres of public lands subject to sale,
| including alternate reserved sections along the
| line of railroads, without requiring occupancy
of the same, which was adopted