The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-22
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Continued from, the Third Edition.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Mr. Conkling from the
Committee on the Revision OF the Laws recon-
mended the indefinite postponement OF the resolu-
ton OF the New York Legislature resembling the
ratification OF the fifteenth amendment. He pro-
ceeded 10 address the senate at length upon the
futnity Of the attempted RECESSION, Claiming that
the ratification involved the right to give consent
no more; that the power 10 cancel or retract that
did not exist either the letter or spirit OF
the Constitution.
The right to retract would not he asserted had
Congress proposed the fifteenth amendment to con
ventons as the mode in which the people of the
States should pronounce their decision. The diver
sion OF the constitutional term "to ratify" was of
significance, as indicating that the purpose was to
make fixed, TO establish 10 settle. Referring 10 the
political enect OF the fifteenth amendment he con-
asted the records OF the two great parties upon the
question OF the consequences resulting frern each.
Mr.. Davis delivered an argument to show that the
power to reject constitutional amendment existed
in the State by Implication as necessary conse-
quence OF the power to ratly. He charged that the
dominant party had secured the adoption of the
fifteenth amendment through the medium OF parti-
san Legislatures and bg preventing an expression
Mr.. Pomeroy moved, as tribute OF respect for the
day, that the Senate now (at o'clock) adjourn
Before putting the motion the Chair called atten-
ton to an Invitation from the Maryland Legislature
to visit Annapolis, near which city the British ship
Monarch is now lying, and that a deputation had
been sent by the Legislature to communicate the in
vitation. Tine Senate then adjourned.
Continued from the Third Edition. -.....
Mr.. Mungen said that in one sense he was consi-
derably obliged to the gentleman from Massachu-
sets for giving him little notorety which he would
not perhaps otherwise have. He dscaimed any in
tention TO violate the rules of the House or to be
disrespecfu TO the Speaker, and be de1ed the gen.
tleman from Massachusetts to point out any o6jec-
tionable passage in his speech.
e lie had read a sentence from the speech declaring
that anything he should had reference to any
act or word OF Mr.. Sumner in he Senate, but his
public lectures and speeches. He stood here the
representative OF his constituents and he demanded
the right OF free speech under the Constitution. He
would not permit any one to attempt to deprive
him OF the right to discuss public questions.
There was no foul or vulgar language In chat
speech Was violation OF the rules OF the House
to quote from the classics or from Gibbon? II the
gentleman from Massachusetts, or his friend the
marks he (Mungen) was not TO be held responsible
for that III the remarks fitted the Senator let him
wear them. He had authority in common report for
misunderstanding himself-but he would not say
what he had been about to say. He might be called
TO order II ne did AS to disgraceful scenes In the
House, did the gentleman from Ma ssachusetts for
get the scene in the House last Congress at the
counting OF the Presidential vote?
Did the gentleman from Massachusetts recollect
nothing about the castigaton which Tristram Bur.
CESS gave to John Randolph of Roanoke? That was
New England authority, ana he took 1t as exam
pie for anything he might have said. Would this
House gag him in answering the dectriUe OF
tinerant, lmpertinent lecturer, who cramming his
theories and his Illogical damnabe doctrines on the
people OF the North?
Had he not the right to discuss them as to their
absurdty? That presumptuops lecturer and rheto-
rjcian put himself up as the champion OF the God
and morality party OF loyalty. In his lecture on
Caste he referred 20 the nobility OF ancient Poland
as an example OF what he denominated caste, and
TO Russia OF the present day as an example OF pro-
gress and civilization. ..H
Finally, after very long debate, the resolution In
regard to Mr.. Mungen was agreed 70.