The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-18
roRTY- FIRST CONGRESS.

The Peculiarly of the Politics of Members
who Defend the Administration - VIZ
Hciscy's Asteni-hing Charge Hgni0st
secretary Fish's Subordinate -Poiyeamy
20 be Bstin guisIfetl.
WAsuIyeroY, Feb. 1.-THE Senate authorized
the payment Of the full salary of Gen. Hovey as
Minister to Peru, without deduction on account Of
absence from his post
Mr.. pRAKB dtep., MOI introduced bill amending
the Naturalization laws with view Of preventing
election frauds. Mr.. MCDONALD (Rep., Ark) re-
ported bill authorizing the construction ns post
roads OF tunnel tubes for railway purposes from
New York city to Brooklyn and the New Jersey
shore with an amondatory proviso that said tunnels
shall not obetruct nor impuir the navigation OF the
rivers
Mr.. WILSON Geep.. Mass) reported without
amendment joint resolution to pass to the credit
OF the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteers the
pended balance of the fund created BY the sew
enteenth section Of the act OF Feb. 81 1854
The Joint resolution was passed.
MI. FENToN introduced a bill declaratory Of the
Tariff act OF Aug. g. 1851.
hat said act snn not he permitted 10 s
reefs tho Secretary of The Treasury TO refund IN CON he
Sare OF The act IN excess q INC rate on Msna hemp
and appropriltes s2OO.OOO for the purpose.
The Mississippi bill having been taken up~Sir.
THuuBuLL rep, NJ defended those Of h pl
leagues who denied the omupetence OF Congress
from lnsinuatOns and charges that rs consequence
Of their position they opposed TO the cause OF
human rights He appealed TO the Senate 70 say
whether, az honorable men, they were not bound
by the Of former act iu the reconstruction
policy TO receive Mississippi without further cond-
tiona. He added that under no circumstances what
ever could Congress make constitution for a state.
u might guarantee the constitution, but the people
must make It..
Mr.. CAMERON (1ep., PAY suggested that the people
might no. make It. and that therefore Congress
would have TO do Il for them.
Mr.. WiILEY's amendment 10 repeal the condl.
tons IN the Virginia bill was defeated by yeas y,
nays 49, as follows
YEAS Messrs. Bdgdrd. CdSscrly, Conkllng Darts.
Ferry, Fowler Hamilton Johnston, Kellogg, hcCtCerH,
Nve. Ross, SduisbpR Sawyer sprague stewart. Noef.
t2n, IhWggn, Irumbuli, TeLys, warner whey AMI
MHliIms-2S
NAYs-Hcssrs. Abbott, Anthony. Foreman, Brown.
low, Buckinghaln Cameron, chandler, Cole, ornfln,
Drake, Fdmunds, Fenton Gilbert, Halulin Harlan.
Harris, Howard, Howell, Mcdonald. Morrih NNt.l'
Morton, Osborn. Patterson. Pomeroy. Pool, Pratt,
Ramsey. Rice, Robertson, scott, Spencer, Sumner,
1hayer. Upton, Wileon and Iatee-S5.
demo, ats IN italics.
Mr. Howe paired on with Nr Carpenter.
A vote WINS then taken upon the amendment OF the
Senate Committee to strike out Of tho bill all con-
ditOns. and simply declare the State entitled TO rep
resolution, which was voted down - yeas, " I;
nays, a.
The following were the only changes in tho vote:
Messrs. Cole Fenton, Morrill, of Me.), Scott, and
Upton voted ave, and Mr.. Nye voted no. Mr.. Pat
terson did not vote.
The bin was then read third time and passed by
vote Of yeas ~, nays II.