Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-25
CONGREsSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Forty-Firs, cenErs- second Session.
TUESDAY, Mar et, isD. Y +.

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TUESDAY, Mar 81, ig,p.
Mr. res,, a.ts5 y Ssesi,; Ak, ~, 49,,
citizens % The Dominican Rcpnbiir, protestin,
against - anuexafl1h 10 lhe Unlfed States
but as the petition was from citixUns Of /
foreign country n required unanlmoua conseu
% allow IL reception, and Mr.. Pcmeroy Oh
mIttce on Finance lolht foioiutlon 10 hnthoriz,
tho Importation Of ishjtoeraths for exhibition
al the Cleveland national exhibition Of 1870,
free Of duty which was raraed. ft
Mr. Pike offered resolution requesting the
President e eommumcate q copy of The dis
United States Minister 10 Brazil, relative "a
commercial lntnreonrso between tl,e United
States and South America. Adopted. '.71i
Mr., Harlan called mp the hIn 70 provide for
the sale OF the Osage Indian landa, and spoke
In advocacy OF the bill. 40 D ~
Mr.. IL. defended his course N thla connoc-
ton, and also the ComInjtlce on Indian AZ
fairs for reporting tbls bllI Hg denied thu,
IL wae breaking any faith with The Indiana,
and also argued that the statements Of Mr..
Morrill,, q Maine, on tut subject were NOT
horne out BY the facts. iliii .d5 > ~ 1872
When NJ Harlan concluded, ~ p IN, che
legislative, executive. aud Judicial Approprln-
ton bin Nrae proceeded wlth, and considerable
debate occnffcd on the amehdIhent npbrupri-
which, a. i6srequestoi NJ. asstiIii u hsIS as
who ll9dshsrge Of the blu, Mr.. Sherman With,
Mr.. Drake ofefcdah amendment intended
70 prevent any paItiolpantln The late rebellion
who has born pardoued BY fie President nom
proseoutinN any suit IN tho Court Of Cinima
or from Obtaining the nmOtmt % ally award
which fhhy have been uiade % him, iesiI
On motion Of Ml. RaIaenoy ne apprapfiar
art from th6 ctahuiit ~ 81 eSfiies eleci IN the
fifteenth arnendaiant IN, 70 mako the report,
Mr., 8. having stated II WA very irnnOftauf
that the fcpoftehbpid ~ disJidsed Of to-ulRhf,
and tho bill become a law Tomorrow 10 order
10 be operative at the Virginia election, which
takes place on Thursday, facts having come
70 bis knowledge In connuctldn With that cleo
ton Which made thI4 the moro imperative
Mr., Stewart from the committee ol CONFER
once, then made fhc report and explained
what had been done. The third section had
been amended 40 that any, jhl8e, hlspeeior or
other officers OF election who shall WRONG
full" refuse 70 receive, r,els,er, Sc, tie
word "wrongfuily's being adddd u atlfcf tdtl
lions 10 make the bin hArmonlouA lsndict-
ment" had been struck Out M eer.Alh places
aud prosecution" inserted, &c, uic Intent
Deing 10 provide that where nnOffence againat
this &c! y made Infamous, Il shall be punished
by Indictment and whore tho offence 4 not
Infamous, by Indictment or otherwise. y !.
Section thirteen Il 40 amended rs 10 strike
out all after tho words 'elinli be- where they
occur the second time, and Insert Unnecessary
TO aid In tho execution Of Judicial processes
Issued under this act In section sixteen the
word "emlgrating" ls struck out whereIt o..
ours and "immlgrating- Inserted. Alter sec
tion twenty, which relates 10 registration, two
Tdditional sections are inserted, which have
Teferehea 70 Tho evidence 10 be nseds section
twenty h amended 90 IS 70 provide that any
registration made under the laws Of State
snail be considered TO by registration within
gested by the fact thai 10 many OF the State
State elections are held at the same times as
the elections for members Of Congress are
held, and ono registration has, OF course, done
for both. The two additional sections are
Intended to simplify the matter OF ,eyidence,
80 that when there has been unlawful regis.
tratlon or unlawful voting the burden Of proof
shall not be on the Government Section
twenty-one, now mAdc sectlnn twenty-three
has been redrawn so a. 10 make Il apply 10 a
specific case where party has been deprived
Of an Office by the exclusion OF the ballots of
count OF race, color or previous condition Of
aeryltudc.
The report docs not change any Of the es.
sential features Of the bill, but only makes IL
more harmonious.
Mr.. stockton, Of The minority OF tho con-
ItIentt htllu hltfutu tut
report, OF course no had not voted for the bill
originally, and although he thought the bill
had been improved, many features Of u were
unknown 10 scnntors, and he thought Il ought
TO be printed before action.
Mr.. Thurman, referring to NJ. stewarts
statement that he desired the bill passed to-
day, In order that Il might DO operative az
the Virginia election on Thursday, said that
was tho very reason why II should not be
urged. Il would be utterly impossible for the
people Of Virginia 20 know what the provl-
slons Of ths pm ysrs BY Tharsday and @ a
whose ,a proS az " did not know Even M h
iospotc Franey a lawwas publicly proclaimed
before II went Into operation.
Mr.. Drake Thought that for once the Sena-
tor from OhiOfMf Thurman was right and
that the bill ehould not he pushed through 80
as TO have Il operate before is provisions
could possibly be known. ~ Il
Mr. Edmnnds said there was no force In
this objection. Ivory day laws were passed
and went Into operation Immediately, and, Of
they were
Mr. sawyer said the people Of Virginia win
know that The things which were provided
against In this bill were wrong In themselves.
Mr.. Stockton said the additional sections
were Of the greatest Importance aud certainly
should be well eonaldered The whole hur-
den Of proof wua thrown upon party who
was charged with frnldnleIlt voting, and he
,hopght y next Y impossible for any man
who was 90 charged 70 proverbs innocence.
Mr. Sanlsbury said those sections which had
been added contained nov matter, matter
which had not been conaldered by either
House. and Il was certainly contrary 10 the
practice Of The Senate W allow aeonferenee.
committees such latituiel p iffi 7Ai NEtl
Mr. Thurman said man under charges Of
fraudulent voting, under this act now, could
not escape conviction, unless he gave up tbe
right 10 the secret ballot
M. Williams said some OF The Democratic
/ conventions Of the counties In Oregon had
Sobmnly resolved TO resist the exercise Of the
elective franchise by tho colored voters.
L Mr. Howard. Well, after this bill passes,
/ I hope they will try Il. ID gufHI 'ti
Mr. Bayard desired 10 make some general
remarks on this bill, and he should like 10
prepare hlmselt and hoped the Senate
would lot the bin be printed. Something was
due TO the dignity Of leghlatlon.
Mr. salisbury made the point OF order that
dis report oonialncd new matter, which had
not been considered by either House aud that
therefore the report could not be received.
Mr.. Casserly spoke nj length In opposition
10 acting on the bill until the new matter was
carefully considered. ...tsH
Mr.. Edmunds held that there was essentially
no new matter.
Mr.. stockton said he whole law Of the rules
af evidence was reversed by the new sections,
and no mana life or character was safe. He
could not sec how tho Senator from Vermont
could make such abatement
Mr.. Edmunds rose 20 reply, when he was
called 10 order by Mr.. Hamlln, who made the
point that he (Mr ~ had already twice
spoken on this subject, Mr. IIamlln stated
!, that the reason why he made the point was
that the senate had been kept here one whole
night on this BILL and he did not want Il 10
be kept another night. s1If'H II.-f
The Chair (Mr. Pomeroy) decided the polit
well tallon, and Mr.. Edmnnds resumeahls seat.
Finally, after further debate, tho Senate, Of
O'Clock p, M, adjourned, II being under
stood that the vote ON eoncurring In the ro-
port shall 30 taken a. O'clock Tomorrow.
H0USEO OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Paine, OF Wis, asked, but failed 10 OBJ
tain, leave W Introduce resolution calling
upOn tho President Of the United States for
hls opinion as 10 the proprlety OF returning 10
the Chinese and Japanese Governments The
funds known ~ the Indemnity fimdS.
Mr. Hale, Of Me-. introduced bill 10 reduce
Internal taxation; which was referred 10 the
Committee on Ways and Means.