The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-17
Congressional Summary.


SENATE-The bin granting public lands
in Alabama, - the Decatur and Aberdeen
Railroad, was passed. The bill granting
lands to ali In the con> truction Of a Raj
road from the Western boundary OF Min
nesota, TO Winnepeg, British America,
was also passed. Ali pending business
enforcing the Fifteenth Amendment was
takenup. Several amendments and addi-
providing fer writs OF quo 10oTTG1to
against persons holding office who are in=
eligible under the Fourtee nth Amendment
and imposing fiue and imprisonment for
holding office in violation OF said ameAd-
ment, and forever d1sQuallifyiDg the Of
fender from holding once under the U. :.
Glviug to all persons within the jurisd c
ton OF the U. S., Indians not taxed excep-
ted, the same rights in every State ard
sue, give evidence and to full and equal
benefits OF all laws and proceedings or the
security of person and property, as en-
joyed by white citizens. Also, TO be sub
ject to ike PAINS. pc laItieS, taxes, licenses
aud exactiOns of every kind, an none
other No tax or charge TO be mposed Ivy
any State upon persons migrating the eto.
The bill to enforce the Fifteenth Amend
ment was discussed at great length and
especially by the latter, who made an ex-
haustive but rather sophis:tcal review of
the objections to the bill. Ferry moved TO
amend by riking out the section to en-
force the Fourteenth Amendment. Nor
ton opposed the amendment, as he did not
clans of the South who haG brought
ABOUT the war to share in our
political rights. The proposition.
| Justice, and it would be cruelty to the
| cauuLry. There seemed to be a des re to
| dlvest rebellion of every feature of crim-
| fnality, and to regard il as mere a Sec
| tional controversy, or an unpleas1u tness.
1t was now proposed to relieve the old
| conciIiation, but the Senate NJ ight as well
! expect to conciliate nest of rattlesnakes.
| Morton proceeded at length, in one of his
| AGAINST
| the policy of permitting the men who de
| vastated the country 10 aid In governing
| plying 10 a remark by Ferry, that the ma
| tiona. flag was now hOnored in every
part OF the country. SAID tnat the men
| whom it was now proposed to relieve.
| would l. es er honor the flag. He W as pres
| ent last year, at the state Fair in Georgia.
| when the committee having charge of
| arrangements refused TO hoist a flag.
| For himself, he would say that h9 never
| would consent thatsany participant IN the
| or take part in the government until he
| had given evidence of returning loyalty.
| The policy Of Cancellation would sacrifice
the Union men of the South to conciliato
rebels. 2ne proposition was TO ignore the
\ condition OF th1Egs in the Sc nth. and 10
| shut our eyes to the truth. The only safe
courAe to pursue was to recognize the
| truth and TO deal with the enemies of aw
| and order in the South as Justice requ, red.
Warner thought that The best interests OF
the South could be secured by the ascen-
dency of the Republican party and that
/
| cans of the South were convinced
that political disabilities were hlndrance
to the success of the party. Williams in
| ouired Wheth er they were not constantly
cIamoring for military force in he South
10 protect loyal men fTom the diSloy al
He wouid ask the Senator if he had not
insisted upon an increase of the United
States Army to afford protection in the
South. Warner replied That he did, and
| went on to show that the political dlsabil'
tiles of the Southern people was the rea!
cause of the difficulty. At 0:20 the Sen
ate went Into executive session. Ad'
journed.
HoUsE.-BilIs were introduced, incIud
ing one to prevent cruelty to animals
while being transported by railroad, etc
to modify the qualifications of marshal.
| women. Crebs, of Ills, introduced a bill
to authorize the constr uction of bridge
across the Ohio River a. Metropolis
| Many other bills were introduced iucIud
ing one to prevent the determination o
fuT-beariDg animals, In Alaska; to pro
ing Indian ou.ragei, oa the ives ern anC
southwestern frontier. Cyx offered a res
oIution instructiDg the Recon . strqetioI u, %
general amnesty, ana moved the prevlou
question. The House refused TO seconS
z the previo IS question. 81 to- 78. Schenck
Z fr. m the Committee on Ways nd Means
/ | reported g bill TO reduce he 1nterna
: taxes, and made exp anatiors to tn,
House. The total amount of reduction a
1t proposed is S33, ,9o6.7l6. BE moved Lha
the bill be printed and committed to tn
I COnmt ON Ways and Means, with au
: thorIty to report at any time. Amer a pro
tracted discussion upon tt order of busi
p | ness, Schenck's motion was adopted
| Schenck also submitted a resolution to ex
g | pedile the consideration of the Tariff bill
which after some discussion was agree
to. A m .tion TO go intOSCOnRAitJee of IN
Whole, provoked discussion after whicl
theimotion to postpone all prior orders un
til after the appropriation bills are dlsposet
| of, thus virtually post ponIng the tari1
| bill indefinitely, which was agreed to
yeas 92 nays 75 Bingham moved to sus
pend the ru. .es in order that he might re
| port from the judiciary Committee an
| | have passed the bill to enforce the righ
of citizens of the United States to vote i
the several states of the Union, who hsV
hitherto been denied that right on accom-
of race and color. or previous condition q
servitude. Randall moved to adjourn