The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-23
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enforcement bill, and the naturaliza
ton bills, authorizing the presence oI
the military at the election polls IL
New York and other States.
In the course of further debate
Messrs. Sumner and Edmunds be.
came involved in personal contro
versy, which terminated with Mr.
Summers admission that, when, al
the last session, he became satisfied
that he could not support the treaty
he ought TO have communicated that
| fact to the President, and he regret
ted not having done 80.
Mr.. Edmunds retorted that If full
justice was done the Senator from
! Massachusetts,, his language to day Ia
regard to the President would have
received much more severe comment
than it had; but all the Senator's cal
umnies had fallen to the ground.
Mr.. Sumner protes ed that he had
uttered no ealumnies, and that the
object Of his friend was only to make
mischief.
Mr.. Thurman urged the amendment
\ to provide for an inquiry ss 10 any
/ attempt of a foreign power to obtain
/ possession Of Dominica. Lost.
At o'clock Mr.. Casserly proceed
ed to deliver a general resume Of the
whole controversy, but without pro-
ceeding far, yielded to personal ap.
/ peals TO allow a vote to be taken.
The resolution then passed-ayes,
81; nays, g. Tue vote was as follows !:
/ Ayes-Abbott. Ames, BrownloW,
4 Carpenter, Chandler, Cole, ConkliDg,
I Corbett, Crsgin, Edmunds, Flanagan,
III ,miIton. Fox, Hamlin, Howe. How
ell, Morton, Nye, Osborn, POmeroy,
| Pool, Ramsey. Revels, Ross, Sawy er,
Scott, Thur nan, Stewart, Thayer,
Warner, Wiley and WIlliams-31.
Nays s-Messrs CasseTly, McCreeTy,
Morrill,, of Vermont, Patterson,
Schurz. Stockton, Sumner, Sherman
and Tipton-9.
Messrs. Howard and Lewis, who
would have voted in the Affirmative,
were placed, with Messrs. Bayard
and Johnston. in the negative.
The Senate, at 6:45 a. NJ, adjourned
until IL o'elosk. E
At few minutes past IL O'Clock,
| the Senate went into executive ses-
sion, the only business previously
transacted being the reception of the
credentials OF Mr.. d L. Jewett, ap-
pointed by the Governor of Missouri.
to I'll temporarily, the vacancy caused
by Mr.. Drake resignation. The Gre
dentials were presented by Mr..
Schurz. and upon being read, Mr..
| Jewette qualified, and took his seat.
At O'Clock, the open session of
| the Senate was resumed, and the Sen
ate, on mot on of Mr.. Lewis, took up
the House bill relieving political dis
abilIues from certain citizens of Vir-
ginia-
Mr.. Trumbull moved, as an amend
ment, the am esty bill reported at the
| last session from the Select Commit
lee on Disabilities in the Senate.
A message from the House was re-
ceived announcing the deoease of
Hon. VIM. SDythe, late Representa-
tive from Iowa.
After a eulogy by Mr.. Harlan and
| the adoption of customary resolutions,
the Senste adjourned at 80 P N. un-
til January 4th.
HOUSE. ......... WAsHINGToN, Dec. ..
The House met in Committee of
i the Whole, Mr. Stevenson in the
Chair, for a general debate oa the
/ Presidents annual message.
The bill regulating the rates OF
duty on sugar, which passed the Sen
ate yesterday, was signed By the
/ Speaker, and sent to the President for
| his approval and signature.
Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, addressed
| the House with q eulogy on the peo-
| pie of the South, and advocating the
| principle of universal amnesty.
! Mr.. Porter. of Virginia, Mr.. Booker
and Mr.. Barry, spoke in favor of uni
versal amnesty.
The House, at half past two, ad
| iourned till the fourth of January,
Echenck OOnflrmrd-ExecutlVe Nom
/ iRatiOnS-HiscolIan
ulatlOns- AppOiBtmeBts- Russian
Apples.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The Sen
ate to. day confirmed the nomination
of Robert O. Schenck, of Ohio. Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary of the United States to Grea
Britain.
The Senate, in executive session
confirmed the following nominations;
Postmasters WIN. II. Hostetter
New London, Ohio; VIM. w. Corbett
Laramie, Wyoming; j. 0. Brazers
Santa Cruz, California.
Oonsuls-William L. Long, at Gas
saua; jasper Smith, at FeiDchal; o
G. Saattoon, at Honolulu; Benjamin
! +. Farnham, at Bombay; William III
Vesey, at Nice; William 7. Wright
Santos. Brazil.
A. II. Sanders, Register at Helena
= I 10
Republican. Kansas; Oscar Roos. Re
: ceiver at Taylors, Falls, Minnesota.
The President was visited to-day
by many Senators and Representative
/. and congratulated upon the passage o
i the San Domingo resolution By the
Senate. He said in reply that he be
; lievsd the annexation policy was wise
: and prudent. and thought it woul'
gain strength as the facts becam
) koown.
Yesterday the President transmit
ted a message to the Senate askiDi
tbs return of the nomination o
, Blanchard as Postmaster at New Or
: leans In place of Lowell, the presen
= incumbent. Some conversation too
? place as TO the position Of the latter
, who was suspended, 10 case the nomi
a nation should be withdrawn. Sew
q eral similar cases arc before the Sen
3 ate, ard in order to fix q preceden
T the nomination was rejected to-dsy
q aud q resolution passed declaring j
t, substance that under the Tenure {
. Ofhoe Bill, in case Of the rejection {
o a new nominee. the old ineumbeT
J. remains without fling a new bond.
ot Such has been the demand fC
grafts of the Russian apples late
IS sent to the Department Of Agrieu
n ture from the Imperial B ltanic GA
2 den ct Sc. Petersburg, Russia, th
70 they are now wholly exhausted.
ie is useless, therefore, to make furtbl
p application for them this season.
the climate of the Northern State
particularly, they will doubtless pro-
i a valuable acquisition to fruit gro'
ers.
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