The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-11
THE SCIENCE OF POLITICS.
THE NERITFD ExCOaItTION or THE
HON. CHARLEy SUMNER.

The Massachusetts Apostate's Tersivsrss-
tions-kccn shot from Senator Trum-
buil-Nierrimsnt In the House Cox
"Goins for" Gen. Butler" shoe Ply,
Dsu't Holder me-"
WAsursGroS. Feb. lS.--Mr. Ca,SpLra Rep.
Mich) reported q bill with amendments to recog.
nizc the marine hospital service II provides for
the collection from masters and owners OF two cents
ner day for each seaman on yessele of thc United
states arriving from foreign port, or registered.
enrolled or licensed vessels in the cosstinE trade,
who shall have been employed on such vessels since
they were last entered at any United states port.
All moneys so collected slal be paid into the Treas.
ury without reduction, ond BE- credited TO the Ms-
rine Hospital Fund. The Secretary Of the Treasury
IL authorized to nppoirt a supervising surgeon Of
the marine hospital service. 10 have general control
Of the disbursement fund at SALARY of is,0Oo per
annum md travelling erpcrSs.
Mr.. RANsKY REP, MinnA made On cfiur, to bring
before the senate the bin to abolish the frankinE
privilege, rcmmkins that he had been nstl ucted hy
the Postal Committee 10 urge it, immediate consid.
Grafton.
REItEY ToR THE NAVY TARps.
The bill making appropriations TO supply ded-
cicncies In the appropriations to the naval service
wss passed. Il places at tile deposs OF Navigation
and Constt ucton ard Rcpsir f3C0o,OcO, taken from
other bureaus, the expenditure Of the money to be
| IerhlSfu W IloNluns luI carrying tn AnC
work and paying the employees Of the bureaus for
which It was appropriated.
The Senate took up the bill for the
RESTORATION or MISSISSIPPI.
Tic question WIS stated by the Char TO be upon
the amendment Of the Committee TO strike from the
hill the preamble and all conditions. leaving the
simple proposition 10 admit the State TO Representa-
tion.
MIR. TRuSBrIL (Rer, ny stated that the Mis.i.-
.lppi bill which passed the House was an exac, copy
Of tie hill admitting Virginia. which contained
various conditions; hat the Judiciary Committee
now, - IN a former Gaze, were opposed to al i'm
position of COT diuou- They believed that union
could not long exist a- confederation Of unequal
States and therefore the Committee proposed, mas
much ~ oicll notification had been received Of the
ratification Of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments to the Constitution, to declare the state en-
| Mr. EDNrND- G'ep, Wy .aii that the same guar
anirrs OF repubiican liberty and social progress
Which had been msiatancd in the eaAe OF the other
| Mr. srsSsR 1Reu Mass) having claimed TO I've
the author OF the kccOnstruction acts cnnerrng the
| ballot upon the colorcd race, Mr.. STEWART Rep,
| New said that the claim wus unlounded, as was
shown by the oricial records OF the proceedings of
The House OF kepr,sentatiSCs b. which Il appeared
| that the provision referred TO oriansted IN the
| House on the iah OF February, isG7. where It Nss
offered by Mr. bin,ham of nhlo. This wis puor to
| the date on which Mr.. sumner claimed to have pro
posed tue measure Tor the hr.t time before a Cor
mittee Of the Seuate.
| Mr. StnNHR lr1i = narrative OF the rrgr ~ q
Reconsideration act. lie also isssiissi Ny Srr inr
| OF Nevada.
| Mr. STEWART deded the auerlp, of ., grand 30
expansive and 80 impfAcf ..l tE'srl-f 10 read him
| out OF tue party. Tie record. would $50 -hnS
that the msn who would rcsh 'um 4. .Ri' oc' ot
the partv had not been 90 auS considerable extent
the author Of the stautes ch had dcer, v " re.
| csiy't the approval u The senate lie Argued al
' some J. ngth. th.t ~ fhs rTtfrr - thc Fifteenth
| Amendment and Jthe- l.a- a... he he had stood
WIN he R,Ilbh-an msur y, while Mr.. srsNIs
| nod opro-ed thu-, messurss.
| MI tn RMAS Dem, Oluol said u wac n strange
rtv' toI iu Ihc countrY's history that the recon
sirucio Inc 'snre-, the mot Important ever acied
- r.l .ss had received form and purpose, not IN
tue aGlhorized constitutional body, but In the
! s.--ipn~ Ot u party caucus.
Mr TIT UNBvLL tRep., ll) sid he had no dis posi-
tiOn IN handy words With any Scnaor, but felt com
| prllcd 20 max" = per-Onnl statement. Some day
ago lie had replied, by Nay Oi correction to certain
| gro-s mi-stittm'nt by the senator from Mu--Achu
sctts (Mr. summer, WHO under the tcNt ot re
| Ply had reiterated tue charges which
l" ,ME liumnulp lad shown could
- t~ warranted ~ tne oncis record
lie .aid that senator sumner had Intentional,
-uu-lt 10 l'r'rt' ard nu-cu. true the Ian. axe u
| other senators, While his own Insertions would mo-
orhr t'e TO- ui -crltny. la conclu-un, ." charge
Mr Sumu,r With having on certain measures acist
IA alliance NIth the Democrats Of tine ~ruat, to d,
| feat the leg -la uu oi the Republican Ia ior.,. O..
| cause iIs own ''o"s had not been buuly accc.t,,
, | by h'- party ussuctIts-.
| Nr SUMNER had uny one word - s,y rs VIZ a
reply. The senator rom llur oi. reminded h'a ui
sick man moving on nu uneasy bed. Hu would thcr
| let linn lie.
, TuE AIN LINE RAILROAD.
MI CnIsDLER rep. MichJ reported rvor,bi,
| the hill to promote commerce among the state,
&C.. authorizing railways from the city OF Wa.hIr.
snd telegraph Ines from Washington 10 the two ls
| ter points.