New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-11
XLIsT CONGRESS-2D SESSION
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. TO- lS'"
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"R T,S ~ 10 the Committee Education 81
r,,r MARINE HOSPITALS. 81
,,,>,D11 IR' ,Rrn Mich3 from the Committee on
C.mmctcc reported Win amendments Dill u 'e'Vs /
nqe the Marine Hospital service vr,r. Of two oeus
p, & l each vessels Of Che United state '55y 5 so id
o' NO ~ bs, employed such vessels spee hS' %
", S5 1rr.. Soat reduction AND be credited 70 The Marine
nsg, s suls s e & Marine o, service TO have sn,5a,
Ipifoi Of tie disbursement iuud 'as'ay ' S''' PEI ''
Ti III RElI Mcb ~ from the Committee
,n,pcrre reported favorably the bill TO promote .T3
pcec among the states &c 70 Ftis6HrE rom
~ nt ncS,unat and telegraph lines from Washi % D.
the two k 1sF {OlR ep Mimi from the Com ,ee a.
Posi- fFces reported the House Post Kou' lri WIN
""enoH TnT PALACES OF COMMISSIONER -slrs.
The greater PORTION S 90 in refsTatO' was
aud statistics OF the SPECIAL Cesmiss ner Of Internal
Reyenne NE p"tssted agast thu Sb, M m ocr
clothed with duty Of colleeung ha'sdcs for general
nnS anoDynors communications ,.n1ainng frroneons
Statements OF fact upon Nhch Sngress would be asked
Upon the eXPTauontz the r 4crnilg hour Mr.. TRUM,
Bull (ep H. said sc desiI esgtOcG up the Mississippi
Mr. RAMSEY Rep, MINI 'naae an effort to bring be-
Remaining that he lad been Instructed by the Postal
COMMITTEE TO urge its imme date consideration.
TflE NAVAL icy CHENEY Bill.
Mr.. morrill, Rep Nee. being awarded the floor,
called up the SD making appropriations supply de
the present as cal year He explained that the bill
intended 10 enable tie tayy Deps tment TO meet the
eXgencie 81 the public service, and that the amount ap
propratea had been reduced to the lowest figure con
sstent WI the int reets Of the Government The bill
did appropriate am money the Navy Department
but place at the disposal of the Bureaus of Navigation
and nstructon and Repair $OoOO taken from other
Mr. CRAGIN Rs7, n. H. submitted an amendment
to restrict the expcndtures Of the money TO providing
for caring on the land paying Gf e
Agreed to. Ghe tin was then passed
On motion OF Mr. TRUABULL Iiep, M the Mssis-
HE question was stated by the CHAIR to be upon the
amendment OF the COmT ttee to strike from the bill the
preamble and all conditions, leaving the simple PROPOSE
Mr. TRUNBULL Chsirman of The Judiciary Commit
tee from which the hhl was reboreu maze staneH'
explanatory OF the present cOhuuoh on aHds IN MssiS
spp stating that Of the four proScrptve clauses OF the
Venon three had been rejected by the voters Of that
State the Constitution in the main beng adopted by an
which passed the House an exact copy Of the bill
admitting Xrgina; which contained various G0ndtols
were opposed 70 imposition of conditions They be
Ieved that Mon could not long exist as confed
Grafton unequal States and therefore the Committee
proposed inasinueh as official notification bad been re-
Amendments 20 the Constitution to declare the state en-
Mr.. EDMUNDs dIep. VT SAID that the same guaran-
ties Of republican liberty and social progress should be
maintained in the case of the other reOelous States
The states had the nation innumerabe lives and a
deavorng to restore equal security and
privileges 70 the Rebels as well as the Union men and all
others. He insisted upon the night and duty of Congress
Mr. NoRT6S Diem, Ind claimed that Mississippi
entitled representation under the Constitution,
sessed by the state was superluous aud mischievous
Mr. P0MEROY rep, Kansas referred to the reiec.
State Constitution prescribing that each voter shall take
an oath before being registered, which virtually the
principle Of the Fifteenth Amendment recognizing the
social and political equality of all men, The voting down
Of that clause was thought Of future trouble
from Mississippi. If she Internationally admitted
the halls Of Congress and lie therefore favored the
imposition Of conditions measure Of prevention
Mr. STEWART (Iiep, New made argument in favor
State ia Congress He then proceeded to correct what
he said was misrepresentation OF fact made by the
bate the Virginia bill He said that in his controversy
with the Senator from Illinois tMr TrumbulD Mr.. sum
ner author of the provision in the
Reconstruction act Of 1884, comforting suffrage upon the
unfounded shown by the official records OF
which it appeared that the provision referred
mated the House, the 18th of February, 1861 where
the date on which Mr.. sumner claimed to have pro
He noticed the Senator was preparing to
reply and he hoped his (Nr sumner's) explanation Of
the attempt 10 appropriate TO himself credit belong
ing to another would include some satisfactory
for his failure refusal to vote for the bill submitting
the Fifteenth Amendment TO the states, ,
Mr.. SUMNER Rep, Mass) forwarded TO the Clerk. and
Senator from Nevada stewart and claimed that his
assertion had been SIMPLY that upon his own motion the
MS claim It's mere origin but that it related
TO the maturity" Of the He referred at length
which he had introduced and advocated at various
times all having for their object the estaO
Equal and Impartial Suffrage. He also
read from numerous letters written and received by
HIM, showing that upon tue death of President Lincoln
sitv ~ adberp9 n me 6onrTessiona resurrection nocy
and nsarng the enfranchsement of the colored race
0niIIity He sald MIR Johnson shortly after his
accession 10 the Presidency, had assured him
that his DOhnson's views upon Redistribution
actly coincded with his own; and upon
his home. But, upon the Presidents proving
had written 70 him OF the danger OF his threat
ened course, the evil consequences winch would
from it. At early day. he had written TO assure
numbers of the coored men Of North Carolina aud Geo
South would be based solely upon the consent OF the
governed He cited from speeches delivered by HIM
further vndcatiOn OF his political course In cOnclu
he claimed thai early February g. 1862 he had
cornerstone of Reconstruction and mad followed II up
by similar He referred TO hs speech contain
trOyersy between that Senator and himself and read
from IT, apprOvngy, various passages containing aiu
Mr. SHERMAN 13ep., Ohiol said the questions pre-
by the pending bin had been thoroughly cOnsld
ground Of argument would be retraced and in order
10 the controversy which had arisen, he reelted
the history Of the initial reconstruction measures show
ing that "a caucus of Republican Senators held to
winch referred all questions OF difference, with the
TO preserving Republican unity IN the senate A
Committee appointed 10y this caucus Analysed all 'the
hs before the Senate and agreed upon universal suffrage
OF Southern reconstruction. the only question
the in which IL was TO be carried out;
and this being settled, the report OF the Committee was
adopted by the caucus and bill agreed upon, which
was subsequently passed b! the Sehate. ne Oe!e!eu
the Senator Massachusetts, among the first IN
the Senate 10 advocate the necessity OF giving 70 the
coored people OF the hdth the Ilght 10 VOTE ana why
should deem II necessary 10 be occu-
pied hour OF time to prove that which could not be
Mr. SUMNER said he had only replied to the attack Of
the senator from Nevada Or stewart.
Nh. STEWART denied having made any attack, put
asserted mat the attack had been commenced by Mr.