The New York herald., 1870-05-25
FoRTY-F1Rsr CONGRESS.
Second Session.
SENATE.
WAsmINGTON, Nav "a. 1s7O.

- WASHINGTON, May "A, 1870.
ANNEXATION OF DOMINICA.
MIR. FERRY, Tep.l OF Conn.,, said he had received
several memorials from citizens OF the Dominican
republic protesting against annexation. He asked
leave to present them.
Objection being made on. the ground that the me.
morialists were not American citizens, the Wee
President said the papers could only be received by
unanimous consent.
Mr. PoMER0Y, uep) of Kan, objected, and the
papers were not received.
THE osAGE INDIAN RESERVATION.
Mr.. HARLAN, (rep.) OF Iowa. addressed the Senate
at length III explanation and support OF the bill Tor
OF Kansas and the settlement OF the said Indians in
tue Indian Territory His speech was mainly In re-
ply TO objections to the bill, urged by the Senator
from Maine Mr.. MorrtlD, who assumed that white
settlers on those Indian lands were marauders and
robbers, and should be driven out. He claimed tnat
the occupation OF the lands was with the implied
consent or the Indians and upon the presumption
mat the treaty for their sale would be ratified by
Congress- lie also defended the bill as TO the pricc
specified for the lands
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
AT two O'Clock MIR. Harlan concluded, and the Sen
ate proceeded with the Legislative Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bili the question being upon
the motion OF Mr. CHANDLER TO insert In the bill the
entire river and harbor appropriations as an amend
inent TO the motion OF Mr. SHERMAN TO appropriate
S45O0O0 Tor the completion Of the Louisville canal.
The necessity Of an immediate appropriation for
the Louisville Canal, by reason OF the peculiar situa-
uOn 0l the work and Its commercial importance to
tne Mississippi valley, was debated until three
During the discussion Mr.. CHANDLER, (rep.) OF
Mich, said the COmmtttee Commerce were en-
the River and Harbor bill to s., 500 900, and
Nj. DAVIS, tdem.l of Ky., made statement to
snow tue great extent OF the business on the Ohio
river.
Both the amendments OF Messrs. Sherman and
Chandler were then Withdrawn.
MI DRAKE, rep.) Of Nd, offered an amendment
that no pardon or amnesty shall be admissible as
evidence To establish loyalty Of any claimant In
Court OF Claims or otherwise affect a claim. He
q huf WA pnOtnn ntlpd
To deist for some time IN consequence OF the noise
made by The prevailing storm.
Mr.. POMERUY moved recess for fifteen minutes.
Lost.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT BILL
On motion Of Mr. STEWART, (rep.) Of New, the
pending business was laid aside when he presented
The report Of the conference committee on differ
ence5 between the two houses on the Fifteenth
Amendnent Dill 10 enforce the right Of ciuzeEs 10
vote III several States.
Mr.. STEWART, IN explanation OF the report said
the amendments did not alter any essential feature
Of the bin, but simply harmonZed them. In tile
eleventh and other sections the word "indIctment''
inserled in order to conform to the requirements
OF the eighth section, that where the offence Is Infa-
nous the punishment must be by Indictment; where
not infamous Il may either be by indictment pre-
sentiment 0i the Grand Jury. The thirteenth Sec
ton mad been amended TO authorize the President To
employ such part OF the land naval forces, or mil.
tia, rs shall he necessary to aid In the execution OF
judicial process issued under the act instead OF ~
prevent violations OF the act, nc. Section twenty,
proyiding penaties for unlawful registrations at
elections or congressman, had been amended
by adding proyisO that every registration
az which q representative delegate in
Congress may DC elected shall he deemed registra-
ton within The meaning Of the ac This WAS Ia
meet suggestion that the penalties OF the section
against fraudulent voting repeating &C, related
only TO elections or members or Congress, whereas
general tickets Ior State officers were voted III
states, anu voters were registered not simply Tor
tae purpose OF voting for Congressmen but for the
general ucKet. This pIOvisO was Intended to SIM
piuy tne evidence by requiring that where man
Irauuulenty v0ted the Whole ticket the burden oi
PROOF 70 SHOW That The name OF a member of COu-
gress was upon the ticket should not rest upon the
governments II lie woes raudulently NJ an eec-
tion wnere votes are taken Tor a Congressman IL
snau pc presumed that he voted iraudulenty for
suCh person. Section twcnty-One OF the Sill
was uiawh Tor specific purpose. it au-
thorlzeu candidate to go into United States
court anu give enect TO the votes Of persons Offering
10 vote ut the election but denied that right by
son OF race color previous condition o seryitudc
FOR instance, II In any Southern State candidate
Tor SherH received 200 white votes and there were
800 colored voters ready to vote for him. but ex-
Guided, ne may 60 Into court and have those l,500
counted for him. The conference committee mad
merely redrawn the section In more guarded Ian
guage so as To express this purpose more clearly
Mr.. STOCKTON tdem.) OF N. j., moved to lay tho
report on the table and have 1t printed. As mem
ber OF the conference committee he said three new
sections had been introduced which had never been
before the Senate. 1t would be remembered by tho
Senate that though the bill was originally measure
to enforce only The fifteenth amendment It became
general bill Tor carrying out the fourteenth amend
ment also, and making important regulations re-
specting the Chinese Immigration. IL hal been