, 1870-02-11

Postsl ooma,ttes " uzgs ii imnsdlase osa'
M, HoRRl11, Of Hs,ns beng awarded tae
~ ne s 1las r. e.
The aetrioe for the present nscat year, ~hses
~As F1f1e 1Hy xrx,xrpr ELI.
TIE MDntslppi bill Nxs taken up, The qsea-
tton va slated 70 be upon thb anennneat o. ne ne
sd Fl 90 duota itsslSR ias sne sd snple M
TO admit tie Stats ~ representation Tne blu gate
rte 10 lengthy dt.cusa,on npon tne POLICY 81 isn-
M.sis1 Thuas6L1 r ;6 i ?se1sfS SG1kF1S and STEWART
fs'o!sd nsoo1 represe aaa s.st,
purtLR tie aisc1.elon Ar. 81 EWAHf oosreesed
I niaala;en Cit What hs aad ~as m!aeare-
q IL e desaa or ias
Fluta n,:L he ssl4 IN hs CONTROVERSY with The
Senator from Illinois {Truno9Il> taas Simmer had
Reconstruction set 1t 1855 cobfeErt1K Suffrage
nnen tbe col11ed faoe In.t assuMpton. Ar-
ssws1 el.9s,, -: ssfososea = ~. ssexs
u WITCH II epI .rea ttat ih1 provision rtte7ed
q in tie oa,s o. Zoe lsn qf rso,u'
date d oa0 "a rhcs s II. 3a@1sr Rsi1t e.,nsa ~
10 aaye psopcted The measure IoF the nsst un1e
hoped hu tsunnes'.) explanation OF An attempt
to apprupslaie to hlfHasH credit Belonging 10
ALp;ber NoQl1 include 6otce satisfactory reason
3or NJ ta.luse o. refusal TO vote fas taa o.ll
submitting The Flteen1h AuetdEens 10 the
A1. SUMNER submitted ard had rcxd por.
ttot ot the tp.cch coApsa1ntd Il By The seaaLat
fftlD Nevada, AID Claimed tnat bis aastrt.on had
ssn s ssesea besn sepa
tna. his Claim was as to It's mere origin, but inat
i Ie!ased 10 tne maturity oi he measure. He
tsfa ntssnfes OF nf fseonur1s,aon ~ 'ne ,cxs:ssaa
vnica he nad i Mtroduced aSd aisocatcd at yaIt-
out silEes, III having for lner object the est4o-
Rnu .rpafsas Suffrage. IN coEc:ustoa be claimed
That a. esrlJ ~ February -, 1sca he had p.opoaed
n he Senate 70 require coIe1eo suassge % ~ ne
ut. s. snERaAS uss seaied the history Of tho intla1
| Of RI Rerus;iesn seas,s:, va led, % xa'ea xsss
Iltrtta - auesaosa ,ta,1 Of ,dEssense, w1a q
sTterc tho sepa:e, Atd Gsrrtd uuon unisersal
The Only question being ns 10 the mantcr IL xaIc3
It Fes 10 te cur13to on otd tits neipg settled rae
reyort Of @ the ; ,, committee va vas aaop:ca By tne
tseuent, passca bs the Senate. lie believed sne
St na.or from Massachusetts Was amocg the nras
ss sq.ts 70 =; IT, to- sss;n gsssy Of
vote, aud Nhy that Senator stou!d EoT deem 1t
| nctese.rJ to occup- on hour Of time to prpee
II at which could lot 1t Denied. he did dot u4det
III. SUMNER sld he had onlJ replied 10 the at
tsgk ot tts SEps,c1 hon St1a1a-
,acs nut seas lie ntsscs Id besa I coz
| neIced by Mi. Sumner. In proof OF hin Assertion
he rexd m extract from the recent Epesch o. that
OF binteii. for having deserted 70 lhc DEMOCRATS
urou tic questions Of Virginia and Atss:saippL II
WIS Idle 70 tall to the Senator from Masascausct:s
n mn p n ilf nay q
auned to te tbe r1tnc,pa, OF the se1ate, AID was
the only nan Fho could lecture the stuA'e up2n
d ned The stiemps oi 20 grand. % expansive,
sEu 20 Impractical tnecr1st TO read him out OF
r5 tie eaaor a. h1Peu
himself 10 bare been the suhjccs Of an at.ack It
wonln 20 before the country to look at the record
OF Debates and 1eaIn the Truth. The sane records
would slEo aEpK that the mAn Who would read
HIN tsteas out II the party, had not been to
ary considerable extent the aHtaos Of the sAsoses
which BAD tete1yed or received the approval OF
TIE Senate He ofgea at souae length ipat IN The
matter or the Fifteenth Amendment apt othet
legislation, be bad Et0sd With the Is-p:htc n Ma
}as,' 9e: Sns NJ Sumner n@' 0pp'zss ''''s s'' ~
Nj. DRAKE said that he had Only one remark
to n-als upon tho discussion to-day. AID that was
/ &c express what he iho1Eht mas the geEetsl o3il.
:o1 OF Senators. that fer the Senate this WAS 8
! day Of degradation before The c01ntrT.
Nj. qhCRMhS, referring 10 the statement d
| his colleague tshttnnp,, raid It wns q ett2nge
revelation IN The countrya hstory that The rec ~
| s'1uc:inn measures the most Important ever en
acted ny Congress. had received FORM and prr
pose, not in m authorized constitutional body, pu
in lte1e, se*saons Of party carcus.
1sr. TiiUMDULL raid be mad no disposition 4
to make rerzcral stA!cmcnt Some daEs ago ht
+ had 1trlei BY Eay of eorrtction 70 ceEtnn gro.E
m1.h's,eEsn'a s, b the seoato,?Ton Mas'aenu.ett,
charges &hleh ae cTtanbul1 h4d sao1n coals
. nc. 10 = ~ar1aa.ei - tae omen, 1eeola. To-Day
. Ircm Sevsds, Mt: SUMMER had resd a1I ivic
IeStaseo the 1ansusgc !osrnesy nscd By him, a
. re- u 1ss @ ass ii
7TnSa e; Z ssea shs Il, sfsid e
! III: 1RUMBuLL Sid that lust before ii
: Errech Has oellstrcd in which this ,abgusee *
!. CURED. be hAd shown the Senate that b. did 70.
!. Tot The measure referred r.. and that not sh
!. now produced ihe record oi ayes md moss On Il
n en,es Rss't Of cts, a'a u 81
seieps matte. no d so vos He could ice
tnJ. II a':dltou, that there Is not aIslpxe rsct
ot vote nom ino beSinniss and M fu.shss, TO 70 b ii
custody, a Chairman OF The Judictksy CoMmi
tee, nas committed al recouatEucsson bills ps,u
9 could 1t Be aA!d be had ever been the petststea
& enemy Of reconstsuctions nc xas member {
n sSd e. e mosh r.
.he co:oted race a;the Soutn, and TINT the onl
sons us ,p.a q res tas ae9es 1St ~
, paper extfacts, euiogtstic ol Mr. Summers coafa
IN the late controEefsJ between himself sndtta
marked thahhe was content toput tte record Of b
votes IN The senate aR2tnat the unsupported decl
- rassoua 81 the Senator fto'n Massachusetts. r
y | ttrTtEg 10 the language uaed by ME. sumner, ID
I putting % him {Tfumbulp IN intenAIon to dece,Y
1te Senate In inc uatter Of IN agreement ZOE
I n6Ft4crff0f he 44in that AAN1fNf
3 language Of otter Senators, whtle nis own asse
q il coacIa.lan, he charged ,f. Tamni
the sspa,e y asse.. e. as = 1ss
Il publican majority, because ID own views had \
Is been nliEalI seesp,ed b h. paFt{ assos.s.e
.. bill, when before the aenate some ycss1 ago, {
u which oecAson the senator from Mssaae1ose'
81 soa1
favored that bill. beue5trE II would have bect
q nPs e hoge ss sn1' s'e w. On
M WAS opposed ID sha senate b sr: sumner
- Other Stnatats tnlktrE against Tine
=" Mi. SUMNER said he had o2ly one word to 8
Do BY Ha1 OF rrp1I. The Senator from 1lltnois
minded him Of hck nhn nuoft1z on An 1pea
=, the remark Of Nj. brake, relative to io-cayb
- custton, ha inquired whether the Senator tnten
Y ed 10 kllnde to hluasef. ....--..-....-
tended TO te perlonAL A d'scushion lke
present would degrade the Senate before I
=. | county.
s4 On motion OF Nj: THURMAN, the Senate
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
rusrAL BILL
HI. ROOTS Introduced bll to encourage
.na estaelishn cnt Of matl steamship lloc to In
III | tId Eblpa. and promote emigration from Eurt
/ 10 the Southern EtAt&6. RHi&fffd.