The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-20


Of three hours. He said thatpublic meetings
had been held in Washington, and Congress
instructed as TO its duty. At one Of these
meetings member of the Senate harangued
the crowd, declaring the Bingham amend
ment atrocious, and that having been accus-
toned during the war to reconnoitre the lines
Of the enemy, be had reconnoitred the Senate,
and could predict the certain defeat of the
amendment; that the radical column had been
reinforced by the Senator from Mississippi
(Ames) and two votes from Texas. Had this
person approached these Senators before their
admission and ascertained how their votes
would be cast upon the bill?
Mr.. Trumbull went on to denounce the
species of electioneering resorted to in re-
gard to a measure of legislation deserving of
calm and patient consideration.
Mr.. Trumbulls closing remarks we're fol-
lowed by applause in the galleries, which the
Chair promptly suppressed.
At twenty minutes past eleven o'clock p.
M. the Senate proceeded to vote upon the
pending amendment TO strike out the Bingham
provision and insert proviso extending the
term of the Legislature until 1872.
Mr.. Pomeroy moved to amend Mr. Wilson's
amendment by substituting therefor his
amendment declaring the existing government
of Georgia provisional, constituting it the
Third Military District, and providing
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Mr. Pomeroy's substitute was agreed to
yeas, 35 nays, "a.
Cameron, Gilbert, and Chandler, against the
amendment, were paired off with Bayard
Vickers, and Conkling, in favor of it.
The question then being on inserting the
amendment of Mr.. Williams, amended by Mr..
Pomeroy, in place of the Bingham amend
ment in the bill, involving the striking ont of
t1a lotf "a x,aJ ~,
matively-yeas, SO; nays %.
The bill was therefore amended as pro-
posed.
Mr.. Wilson moved to postpone the consi-
deration of the bill indefinitely. Lost-yeas,
%; nays, 80.
Mr.. Nye congratulated the Democratic side
upon having voted solidly to put Georgia back
under military rule.
Mr.. Drake offered an amendment authoriz-
ing the President to suppress domestic vio-
lence, to suspend the writ of habeas corpus,
and to make municipalities responsible in
damages for injuries to persons or property
within their limits and not suppressed by
them. Rejected-yeas, 80; nays, 81.
Mr.. Drake renewed the amendment, omit
ting the part relative to the suspension of
the writ of habeas corpus within the limits of
municipalities. Adopted-yeas, 80; nays, 26.
Messrs. Trumbull and Edmunds expressed
Jne opinion tnaC tne suspension OF the writ
was included, and Mr.. Edmunds moved to
add the words, that nothing in this act shall
be construed to authorize such suspension"
Rejected-yeas, 20; nays, 80.
Mr.. Pomeroy offered an amendment re-
pealing certain laws so as to permit the
organization and calling into service the
militia of the State of Georgia.
Agreed to by party vote-yeas, As;
nays, o.
The bill was then read third time and
passed-yeas, 27; nays %, as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Bucking-
ham, Carpenter, Cole, Corbett, Cragin, Ed
munds, Ferry, Hamlin, Howe, Kellogg, Nor
rill (Me. }, Morrill, (Vt.) }, Patterson, Pomeroy,
Pool, Pratt, Ross, Sawyer, Schurz, Scott,
Sherman, Upton, Trumbull, Warner, and
Willey-27.
Nays-Messrs. Boreman, Chandler, Drake,
Fenton, Flanagan, Fowler, Hamilton (Texas),
Harris, Howard, Howell, Mcdonald, Morton,
Nye, Osborn, Ramsey, Revels, Rice, Spencer,
Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Trumbul, Will
liams, Wilson, and Yates-25.
At quarter past 2 the Senate adjourned.