Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
wEnNEspAr, NAY IS, $50.

Alan bfil IN fnnlxc legal n certain act OF the
Cenrsl,s ~ ,ta cIfv IN Wellington, both OF
wbIsb were referred to the Committee on the
2. tnt,,,,i,rd hin 10 facilitate
tho introducllon Of Aslatlc, European and
kuatrallnn rnorrhandiao Into and across the
territory Of Tic United States Referred TO
thc Committee on Commerce
Mr.. sumner offered resolution requesting
the President 10 communicate TO the Senate
condos Of any correspondenco relative TO the
passage Of any English or Canadian steamer
through the canal a. Ste 81. Marie. Adopted
Mr.. Hamlln called up his resolut lon setting
aside the last Friday aud Saturday Of this
month for the cOnsIdcralioh Of business per
tanning to the District Of Columbia.
Mr. Hamlin said thcrc vore Hovorai import-
ant bills CONCERNING dc Dislrict which should
bc acted on-the pollCn bin. the hin b ostab-
lIsh a police court, which would relieve the
supreme Court Of the District OF q great deal
Of work; and several other importaut bills
The resolution Of Mr.. Hamlln was then
agreed 10. sF nj III
Mr.. Pomeruy called up his resolution to
proyidothat from and after May 20 until the
close Of the session there shall lie three eve
ming sessions q week 10 consider bills on the
calendar, 10 which no objection shan be made
Mr., Trumbull opposed this resolution, and
aid The experience Of giving over The caien-
Oar had demonstrated that Il was NOT bono
acial. Nothing but private bills were dis
nUafn OF. and All the HrOmA measures OF
session were left untouched #
After come discussion The resolution was
ngreed 10. .H
The unnnIshod business, being tho bill to
enforce thc fifteenth amendment 20 the Con-
piitutiou, was taken mp, when Mr.. Williams
,aoyed 10 pass Il over fofthe purpose of taking
M the House bin on the same subject. The
motion was agreed TO, and the House bin was
taken up and read through I'D
Mr. Stewart argued against adopting the
House bin, which he said did not accomplish
the purposes which were necessary. II exer-
ciscd no control over the registration Of
voters. There Is nothing In Il TO prevent out
siders keeping the uegrocs altogether from
being registered and this being the case the
hill Il Of no use. Us
Mr. Howard said, after carefully examln-
ing the House bin, he was convinced that Il
did not provide the necessary securities TO
guard against fraud or neglect 10 register on
the part Of the Registered voters, aud he had
an amendment 20 rcmedy H. lie proposed to
amend the second section by extending the
penalties therein provided 10 persons who by
lrand, intimidation, force, or other. unlawful
means shall prevent any cOlored citizens from
registerlne his name preparatory 10 voting, or
from doing any other acts rcqulred by law a.
n prereauIsite 10 votinn,
Mr.. stewart moved 10 substitute the Senate
hill for the House bill .Y....
Mr.. Carpenter said the Senate bill was the
NlHk nllls INlN NthAnN uNA 0ulN HNONNltu NNi
punishment after theimlawiui act had been
tempt 10 DO the unlawful act, In regard e
thAcriticlsm OF tho Senator from Ohio mir.
Thurman the other day there was more ol
sharpness IN them than OF real soundness
Now this bill reported by tho Judiciary Com
nit ZEE was designed 10 carry out the lettel
and m = spirit Of the llfteenth amendments and
III ,,as desired 20 do anything practical &c
sec,rc Ihe execution Of the Amendment a.,
Senate rim we the bill. II Il was only de
signed 10 make y show Of doing something
tl,en the Housc bill was excellent
"S M, VII TIdwaTd withdrew his amendment fo
the present, and the question then REQUIRED on
,he motinn al Mr.. Stewart, to amend thu
Uorsc bill by striking out all after the enact
inc clause and to insert the Senate bill.
Mr. Warner moved 10 amend the secont
section OF the Senate bill By providing tina
citizen of his right to vote.
yIr- Thurman commented upon the Senat,
anil House bill alleging that they were boil
very Objectionable. In regard To Mr.. War
ners amendment he said that Il made all IN
world inforiners nnd he was SATISFIED ina
when his friend came 10 think OF u ne Wonh
withdraw the amendment. In regard TO W
IIo,iae bill he cOntended that the nrst sectlo
carried all the succeeding sections TO u
ninth. II was most extraordinary Ohl, I'M
down TO the ninth section, looking only
HE DFOlttAlOu VI AhANANA
ishlng no protection whatever for white eli
liens.
The more he reflected upou the Senate I'LL
the more surprised he was that any one shout
snpport II. The 18th section Of this bill pul
Il IN the power u the President OF the Unite
states 10 send troops 10 every election polls
10 me whole country. Why, he may be cal
didate for recollection, and you put i In b
Dover 10 control every district throughout u
country. Louis Napoleon was despot, b.
he did not dare 10 send soldiers 70 the poh
even 10 vote; their votes were taken In the
own quarters.
Mr. Edmnnda snidtlie 9Th section OF the fug
tive slave act was almost ldontlcalwith the "
section of the Senate bill That act was pass
nv A Democratic Congress, and the Senat'
from Ohio Mr., Thurman, donbtlessi o.
proved OF that act and q Democratic Attorn'
3enerAl had given the opinion that the lau
and naval forces Of the United States cou
lie used 10 assist the marshals Ia, feclaimlf
fugitive dawes Now, when that same sla'
i a freeman, and under tho Constitution, '
are adopting measures 10 secure him b
rights, one provision Of which Is almost ide
tical with that enacted 10 remand him
chains. Ills great cutlery s ralFnd. 90
Mr.. stockton, after Eliminating that he q
not regard The fifteenth amendment as legal
mart Of the Constitution, said that there b
psep no resistance 10 lts erforeement al
hence there was no necessity for this niil, a.
that Otnof OpJccta tuln " heNuio wv Hehso
the citizens were at the bottom OF IL
m Mr.. Sherman had no doubt oil the neeeAsi
for the passage Of this o. some similar 81
The fourteenth and fifteenth amenumef
could not enforce themselves. The fourteen
amendment had been In force for ten yea
and vet Il Is daily violated In eleven or twel
states. The fifteenth amendment has 10
mainly laequlesoed Ia, hut not altogether,
one Of the principal cities In Dbio color
voters have been denled their rights, and Il
understood that In California II Is not enfore'
The courts In California have held that II
ouIres legislation 10 enforce the ffteeT
amendment, and he Orr 81 was ready to Y,
for any law 10 that effect which was cOnsu
iIonal in Itself. The irst section Of the SEM
I'M he Thought 10 be all right, but the seco
and third sectionA were vague and indehnl
In regard 70 the House bill, he thought Il
In lie drst and ninth section every posi-
mode Of dcpriying a cOlOrcd citizen Of his "
yyaa provided against, and that bill was mt
more perfect than the Senate bill.
The operation Of the third section Of
senate 6Ill would be 10 hbrogato oyery rel
traiion law 10 the United States. In the
tempt TO secure the negro his vote In
gOuthem States VIC may break down all