Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-08

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Sfs,rt The proceedings To tie >yus,c eh.c
terminated in tbe passage NJ th. Bin simiar.
Tszas. ca "Wednesday. were 1T high .rt,r...
Senator >nerman had the matter q getting Tor
l4rl the bin in charge Several bills suI re-c
.ati.ns on the calendar were passed Over ug5-
hi, motion, until resolution Of Mr. Thurman
calling for Information in regard to the Terca'
case vas reached. On this Mr. Thurman As4
the floor, but was interrupted by Mr. Shermln
making motion to Jay his resolution over s.s8
In answer to Au inquiry of Mr. Thurman, the
I Yice-presiIeut decided that Nr Sherman could
take the floor from him 70 make his motion.
From this decision Mr.. Thurman appealed. aud
the Nice-Presiient, refusing 70 allow any debate
On the appeal, considerable excitement and con-
fusion ensuel. Mr.. Trumbull sni other Sens
tors asserted that the ruling Of the chair was
most extraordinary. The Nics-Presiieut replied
that be vas acting under the new rule Several
Senators wished 10 make suggestions. but Nj
Sherman called them 10 order on the appeal
The Chair was sustained hy = 10 T. While
the struggle was going on the morning hour had
expired, which brought the case Of Gen. Ames
before tie Senute Mr. Sherman. who, in
Parliamentary struggle is hard 90 beat. was
Immediately on his feet with a motion To post
p0ne This greatly enragel Mr. T-umbull who
had been inWsrdly chatug for some time He
accused Mr.. Sherman Of gross di-cour;esv u the
judiciary Committee, and complained Of the in
dignity offered TO him and bis Committee by the
presumption Of Mr. Sherman. Those who anti
cipateI that Mr.. Sherman would reply in the
same strain were disappointed. When he got
up, beyond the cold, determined glitter of bis
eye there was no indication II unusual feeling
lie 1isclaimed any intention Of diScourtesv, de
clinei to enter into any personal controversy
with the Senator from Illinois, and asserted that
he vas not to be deferred from his duty, that
the object Of getting the Texas bill up was to pass
it in order to have the Fifteenth Amendment pro
claimed
At this point an incident occurred, described
rs follows by the Tri5uHe's correspondent:
The remarkable Mr.. Vickers Of MARYLAND, who
was entitled to the floor on the Anes case, wss
recognized by the Nice-President, sui immedi-
ately to the dismay Of the friends Of Texas, IN
folded long roll of manuscript. cleared biz
throat. called for glass Of water, and was about
to enter on three-bours' discourse Mr.. Sher-
man appealed to him to give way, that his mo-
ton might be put. Mr.. Vckers did not know
wha; to DO. He had it in his power to put the
Texas bill over until tomorrow. He looked AZ
his colleague, Hamilton, on the right, and BAY
ard on the left, who in turn told him to - Give
way and - Don't give way, 3" while Thurman
and Cssserly, from behind, called, - Don't do
it, - - Don't do it, He sat down, and he stood
up. He rolled up his manuscript, and unrolled |
1t, bu; finally his old-school courtesy prevailed,
and, bowing gracefully to Mr. Sherman, subsid /
ed. From the previous votes it was evident that
a vast majority Of the Senste were with Mr..
Sherman, and his last motion 70 postpone was
80 to 10 the Judiciary Committee was DISCHARGED 4
from the consideration Of the Texas bill. which .
brought that subject imnediatey before the
Senate. This was too much for the equanimitv
IF Mr. rrumbuli, who withdrew to one of the re-
firing rooms, anil did not resume hi. seat dur
ug the Legislative session. The bill was then
read. The proyis1 tia, this act shall not
Affect any manner the conditions and guaran-
lee upou which Texas was originally admitted, -
vas struck Out, aud the bill was passe, its
Eh0le consideration occupying not more than FIVE
minutes The vote on It's passage was AZ 10 l.
he Democrats only in the negative. Messrs.
Rice and Stewart we're the only members Of the
judiciary Committee who voted for the bill. the
'ther members of the committee present. Messrs.
,onkling and Carpenter, refusing to answer to
heir names. 1t Was noticed that the two Con-
Iecticut Senators voted steadily throughout the
ontest with the Judiciary Committee, they
holding the opinion that, were the Fifteenth
amendment proclaimed to-day, it would not be
n time to affect the Connecticut election.