Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

I
WASHINGTON, May 19.-Mr. Pomeroy Of
fered a resolution requesting the Presiden
to open negotiations with Great Britain
and ascertain whethera union can be ei
fected of the British North America
Provinces with the United States Table,
and ordered PRINTED.
TO Reconstruct Sprague's Planta
ton.
Mr.. Pomeroy presented O memorial from
citizens Of Rhode Island, representing thai
naturalized citizenssr ere denied the ballot, uni
less possessed of $50 worth of real estate.
| He gave notice of q bill to remedy such
injustice.
Free Photographs.
Mr.. Sherman introduced - bill for the
admission of photographs for exhibition
free of duty. &C.,. B
Mr.. Pomeroy introduced bill amenda-
tory of the presumption laws. Referred.
To Reduce Taxation.
Mr.. Sherman from the Finance Com
mittee reported with amendments the
bill to reduce taxation. The amend
ments consist merely Of notifications to
avoid antiquities with an additional Sec
ton authorizing the President in his dis
erection to discontinue or consolidate the
Internal Revenue Districts.
FL .l The Foreign Post.
Mr.. Ramsey, from the Postoffice Com
mittee, reported bill regulating the rates
of postage with foreign countries with
which international postage charges are
not established by treaty.
Fifteenth Amendment Enforcement
The Fifteenth Amendment enforcement
bill was discussed by Mr.. Hamilton, of
Maryland, in opposition, and Mr.. Schurz in
its favor.
Adjournment.
At 3 10 the Senate voted to take a re-
cess from half past four o'clock until half
past seven o'clock.
The Chair reminded the Senate that as
body they were nearly evenly divided on
the question, and that the final adjourn
ment resolution would come up to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Howard said the right Of the black
man to vote IL the late insurrectionary
States, would be for half a century the
great safeguard by which peace and ma
ional authority would be maintained;
that notwithstanding the Southern peo-
pie had failed to obtain the real object of
their rebellion-n national independence,
and had lost their property and high boast
ing spirit, thay had not and would not for
seven generations to come lose their I'M
quenchable, ineradicsble hatred of North
ern society and the Government.
He then proceeded to reply to Mr. Ferry,
and quoted from the report of the joint
Committee on Reconstruction in 1866 to
show that the Senator's position was in an
tagonism with that of the Republican
party, North and South. Universal am
nesty would one day bring back to these !
halls Jefferson Davis and the ringleaders
of the rebellion to rehatch and revivify the |
Lost Cause" He would never consent |
to place his own name on the same list of |
yeas and nays with those of Davis, Brock |
inridge and Toombs. Personal pride
would forbid his utilization with the per-
iured traitors and enemies of his country.
The Georgia Corruption. Il
Mr.. Howard yielded the floor to Mr..
Trumbull, who made report from the Ju-
dietary Committee upon the resolution di-
recting inquiry as to whether or not cor |
rupt means had been used to influence the |
votes of Senators on the Georgia bill. He
said the report was unanimous except SO |
tar as it was modified by the statements of |
two members of the committee. It was |
ordered printed, and the Senate adjourned |