New-York tribune., 1870-05-23


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WASHINGTON, May, q, 1870.
On last Monday the Senate took up the
Fifteenth Amendment b reported by Mr. Stewart from
the Committee the Judiciary Early in the afternoon
of that day Mr. Stewart stated that he should ask the
Senate not TO adjourn until the bill finally disposed
Of 1t was soon found that this was utterly Inn
possible. The bill covered such variety Of subjects,
80 susceptible to criticism and the debate took such
wide range thai Mr.. Stewart was compelled to yield,
and 30 1t went day by day. until at O'Clock on Friday
afternoon the end seemed nearer than on Monday.
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine becoming very impatient, and
declared he wouh give way no longer. and A.
| Appropriation bills must be proceeded win on
| Monday tomorrow It then determined 70 H'
it out, unless the minority would agree to some
ment TO take the vote Saturday. The senate accoru
ingy rcassembled at u O'Clock, ana nad no iurter
amendments been offered, 1t Is probable tnas tne p
would have then been perfected and Senators enaoeo
to go home at respectable hour. But there was no
such good luck in store either for the Senators or the
weary reporters. Amendment after amendment was
made until great bundle lay upon the Clerks desk.
The vice-President seeing how things were gong ana
probably thinking his home duties required MS at
| tendance, put q substitute In the chair ana
departed. Just before midnight Mr. Stewart
made q proposition to adjourn, with the under
standing that the final vote be taken AT CLOCK
Saturday. Every apparently agreed TO th s. ana
there was great rush for hats and canes when MT.
Casserly put in objection. Shortly after nc Withdrew
the objection but Mr. Stewart had in the meantime got
his ire aroused and curty declined to renew his oer
All then saw there was to be night It, and made their
arrangements accordingly. Messrs Turnbull, Cameron,
and several Others who live within stones throw OF
the CAPITOL and who could be easily summoned If their
votes were necessary, went home to bed The tactics
determined upon by the majority were to preserve
golden silence" and vote, and, leaving enough
for watch and ward, the rest snugly ensconced
themselves in the sofas, or went INTO the
retiring rooms to chat and smoke. Tn that
small band Of Democrats, under the lead OF Thurman
cired up oins for the contest Their leader did
wonders Always full of dash and quick at repartee, he
fairly exceed himself Not through the long vigs
of that night did his eyeds droop but on his feet
almost constantly he fought inch by inch the multifa
rous proposons OF the BILL and forcble and inge-
nious were his arguments that more than once tho
friends OF the bill compelled to forego their resol
ton and answer him. And the hours wore on the gal
leres deserted except by few Of those hOuseess wan
derers to whom all night session Is grateful god
send and who enjoying the unwonted luxury OF
nap on cushioned benches. On the hoor the
scene was one worthy Of painter. Eight Democrats
sat there stiff in their seats glaring with lynx eyes, the
venerable Messrs Davis and Vckers, with the weight OF
seventy Winters pressing their fragile forms, as
many Republicans, watching and being watched, while
on every sofa lay the prostrate figure Of digned
and sumbering Senator. From out the retiring rooms
great clouds of tobacco smoke the chink OF glasses
and loud conversation, which sometimes drowned the
strains of Democratic eloquence 1t could not DC SAID
that those eight grim warriors "fibustered or that
they fought like guerras, but rather as traned
| band Of regulars and under the lead OF the
adrot paramentarian Thurman, it must be confessed
that they fought we'll Seizng every opportunity OF
attack that was presented and aiming at every un-
guarded point the representatives OF the majority were
constantly obliged to send for their reserves 1t was no
doubt rather irritating to those who taking 1t so
easy i'm the retiring listening to OF Mr. Nyes
refined Stories to be called off just as the point was
coming in and it was certainly anything but pleasant to
those settling themselves for good nap to be
constantly reused up to vote. Sometimes it required two
| or three to call sleeper from his dreams,
| and more than ludicrous incident occurred.
once Mr. Reves when not entirely awake, created con-
| siderable amusement lin which he himself joined) by
answering first "aye and then nay for several times,
before he ascertaned the right side OF the question AT
four O'clock when the morning began to dawn, Mr. Sum-
ner who always votes against evening sessions, but,
unlike some Others never fails to be at his post when
one is held unben much from his characteristic dig
nifty as stretch his legs sofa, but he took good
care that the rowsy god should not him, and con-
tinued as he had during the night Mr.. Stewards
| most efficient ally in checkmating the moves
| OF the Democrats. At this time speech,
| extraordinary in every way, was made by Mr. Hamilton
of Texas. His bitter denunciations OF the entire South
ern people were pleasantly diversified, and the effect
somewhat heightened by echoes Of approval from the two
Michigan Senators and Mr. Nye, and when he sat down
Mr. Chandler went to his seat and gave him reg'
lar bear hug" telling him that he was man after his
own heart" and intimating that his statements are
borne out by the facts great pity that Congress
had not kept all of those States under military govern
i az tO 4 Democrats
talking TO themselves reply being to any Of
their arguments except OF the Republicans, under
the lead Of Mr. Chandler calling out Question question:
The Senate bill finally adopted, and most of the
amendments that offered tackled on to 1t, and 1t was
then passed at o'clock, the session having lasted with
the recess hours 19hour The debate will occupy
seyera pages Of The Globe The bill goes to the
House for concurrence and it doubtful what will
be done by that body Many thinking Republicans pre-
fer the House BILL and Of the opinion that 1t covered
everything So much added to the Senate
bin that no one could tell the shape 1t was in. Repub
lcan Senator although voting for it, styled 1t "a mass
OF incon gruous absurdtes" OF the Judiciary Commit
| tee by whom II reported, but two members have
spoken one word in its favor-Messr Stewart and Car
penter and the final passage, there were 81 Repub
can Senators who either absent or did not vote
| In the House, yesterday, the bill giving A. Q. Ross
oo for the past and future by the navy OF his
vention for using hot and steam for offensive and
defensive purposes and bill reported from the Com
mitee on Foreign Affairs to pay the full salary Of A. p
Hoycy Minister to Peru, passed The same Com
mee reported adversely on the bill to increase the salary
of the Minister to China bill providing for the re-
moval Of remains Of Gen. Alexander Asboth and Gen.
william steadman, and their burial at Arlington,
| was passed. Several bills authorizing certain
| naval officers to accept presents and decora-
| tions from foreign governments were passed.
The bill allow damages to the owners of the steamer
Monitor fired into by the Damo Of Nagato, In July 1894
was laid on the table, The contested of Newsham