Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-04-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
Especial to the Galveston News.l

w
man called up the resolution to ad.
nit Texas without awaiting tho
rcport of tho Judiciary Committee,
in n very earnest speech. Much
filibustcring followed, and Trumbull
tried to postpone the consideration
of tho matter, but failed, and the
House bill finally passed, the pro
vision that nothing in tho bill be
construed rs affecting the compact
of annexation being stricken out.
1t is Just reported back to the House
MS amended and will probably pass
this evening.
Debate on the rexas bill, etc.
WASHINGTON, March 29.--Pro.
cccdings In the Senate to-day ro.
garding Texas were very interest
inr. Sherman and Trumbull be-
came quito angry. The following
is the best report obtainablc tonight;
Everything on the calendar was
made to give way on motion OF
Sherman to take tho Texas matter
from the custody of tho Judiciary
Committee. Trumbull could sec no
necessity for this. The Georgia
bill and the case of Ames had both
been under discussion for several
days and should be disposed Of
1te did not see why tho Senator
from Ohio wished to take tho Texas
bill from tho hands Of tho Judiciary
Committee Sherman wns not to
be deferred from his duty by any
mere feeling of etiquette. There
were important reasons, both polit.
Ical and national, why Texas should
be admitted at once, 80 that the
Fifteenth Amendment should be
officially proclaimed, and this dis
turbing element removed from our
midst.
He wns surprised that tho Scna-
tor from Illinois should seek to OBJ.
struct the will of the majority of
the Senate, and that the majority
was anxious that the Texas bill
should be taken up. Trumbull
would like to know by what author
ity the Senator from Ohio assumed
to speak for the majority of this
body-ncvcr since he (TrumbulD
hpd been in The Senate, had such ali
net of gross discourtesy been per-
petratcd toward any committee OF
this body, as that perpetrated by
the Senator from Ohio yesterday,
after he, (Trumbnll) had assured
Mr.. Drake and the Senate that the
Committee would report upon the
Texas bill as soon rs the Senate
was ready to consider it. The ma
iority of the Senate had n consulta-
ton and the Texas matter had been
spoken of, but there was no indica-
tion that they desired to discharge
the Judiciary Committee from con-
sideration of the bill. Has the Sen.
ator from Ohio been around and
counted the Senate, that hc is justi-
fed in assuming thnt n majority
want to take up the Texas bill? The
Senator from Ohio wants to have
the Fifteenth Amendment proclaim
ed. If that Senator had stood by
me and sat out the GcorLia bill we
would have had that Amendment
proclaimed several days ago.
Sherman said his honorable friend
could not draw him into personal
controversy. 1t seemed TO be the
bent of his mind to get excited and
make personal remarks upon simple
oncstiocns of order. lie denied that
he had offered any indignity to the
| Judiciary Committee, and he would
not surrender his right no matter
what the Senator might say, and he
wished him to understand this, al
though he would certainly not
wrangle about it. The wish of the
majority of the Senate was as clear
ly apparent TO the Senator as to
him. and he must say that the
course of the Senator and OF the
Committee in resisting the desire
of the majority was most extraor.
dinary, when he remembered thai
four millions of people were to DC
invested with the privileges OF clti
zcnship. he could not stop for any
petty feeling OF etiquette.
After some further desultory dls
cussion, Mr.. Sherman's motion 7
postpone the case of Gen. Ames ant
ali other prior orders was carried
by AZ TO ls. The question was theI
taken on the motion OF sherman =
discharge the Judiciary Commute
from the further consideration :
the Texas bill, resulting ayes q
nays Is. -.
Afterward, in executive sessloI
the Senate passed House bill ALLOW
, inp Judge WatrOus, Of Texas, I