The New York herald., 1870-01-22

MARKS made by Mir. Sumner In the course
sae s,,oiacs discussion s on precious evening upon
upon an alleged agreement TO vote upon the
virginia bin on the previous Monday. Notwith-
standing oI the agreement was Identical with ns
own Lhe senator from MASSACHUSETTS, went on TO ex-
bavs mat any sucn @
notlVes IN assuming the position ne had TAKEN Pre-
vious 10 TINS hat senator had asserted tnat certain
ioyaslS vi virginia had knocked at the door or the
yuaicafy Committee, asking to be heard and 70 set
fortn the condition OF things tnat State. Yet the
untruthiuiness OF this ana similar statements was
shown hy u messenger aJ the door OF the commit
zee, wac SAID no such persons, sngly or together,
nad approached the door at any time and,
the assertions OF Mr.. Sumner that any
Senator not only insisted upon the correctness OF
what ne had asserted, but actually afterwards IN
CURED !as ,l. SHOWN Dy the report whether he MIR.
IrumpuD Olu not aumlt he had been In errorY After
an explanation by each Of the members OF the Ju-
dietary COMMITTEE tnat Senator still insisted upon
tue correctness Of what he had said, refusing to
aomt corrections. The character OF one Charles II.
Porter, with whom that Senator had held consulta-
lions In the Senate representative OF the loyal
people OF virginia, and for whom he claimed the
privileges OF the noor was shown by the published
report VI trial Of tnat person by court martal for
The language referred to- uttered during the
war; was that its author .w0pd rather live under
OF Abraham Lincoln that the United States govern
nent was huinDug," and expressions OF that tenor
Mr. lrumDull continued III further exposition OF the
alleged untruthiuiness and injustice OF assertions
from the same source remarking that he proposed
to strip from one VINO could descend to the use OF
such lmpudent assertions ali his elf-assumed lnfa
hbity lie uetenaed the Judiciary Committee from
ali lmputatons upon their actions aud vindlcated
the patriotism and loyalty OF Governor Walker. who
had been openly denounced In the Senate by AIR.
Sumner as traitor. In regard TO the recent election
IN Virginia, the assertion that 1t was huge fraud
was denied by the report OF General Canby alter a
careful investigation Yet the Senator from Massa.
chusetts had assorted and repeated the charge and
SAID tnat It eoud not te denied, even alter an
plicit rcfutatlon by more tnan one Sen.
at0r. Sach was the enrontery to which from
day to day the Senate had been subjected.
In answer to the imputaion upon his own action he
quoted from the records oi the Senate show that
republican Senators mad voted, with but one eXcap-
ton, Tor the OIL for the more efficient government
OF the rebel states which conferred the rght OF SUI
frage Oh coiored men throughout the South. That
exception Was the Senator from Massachusetts, (Mr.
SumnerL Upon the passage or the Dill submit the
fifteenth amendment TO the States the same thing
was repeated that Senator refusing vote for Il for
tue same reason tnat governed MS action in the
OF Legislation which was required mad not been
blindly adopted by the rest OF The republican
Senators. IL the Senator's assurance and eifrontery
was such tnat he could not resist his Inclination =
assam others ne must gird his armor about him lest
1t be stripped OF and expose him to the American
people AZ an impracticable obstacle In the way OF
legislation.
Inc CHAIR suggested that the personal application
OF the word ellrontery was not strictly In accord
ance with the rules Of parliamentary order
Mr.. TRUMBULL dsclaimed purpose TO violate
any Tule Ol OTUer nut TEI1luOeu chair that
limit might be allowed, inasmuch as his remarks
had been denounced AZ preposterous and absurd
and the charge made that he was attempting TO lm-
pose upon the senate. lie said he well recOllected
the day when the Senator from MaSsac husetts was
subjected to the assaults OF Southern Senators be-
Snging M 70 tae then dominant party; and feared
oil those domncering slave masters. The Senator
was the peer OF those who assaulted him; but his
attack upon the character OF loyal Governor OF q
State was upon party who could not reply.
Mr. SUMNER, Tep.l OF Mass, replied that the Sena-
tor from Illinois ran into the region Of personality.
for himself, he would not be drawn aside from the
strctest discussion OF questions raised BY that Sena
tor. lie would ask how that Senator became
critic OF himself? DID not the Senate know that
from the rrst day the proposition was introduced
coiored race down to It's final triumph the Senator
mad been It's persistent enemy. When called upon
TO consider the case OF Georgia was not bis unreeat.
OF the ku klux Klan he willing to see the state
handed over TO that influence When Just House
United States-the senator threw over that
criminal Cru the protection OF hls vote. Upon
expelled from office so that reconstruction might
have free course the freedmen protected and tue
ku klux Kan driven out, the Senator found a
technical argument In favor OF the criminal Mr.
Sumner continued In a similar strain. Referring to
the charge that upon the passage or the great ea-
sure relating TO the rights or the colOred people
he had declined to vote for the measure, lie ex-
planned that he was absent from the chamber on
uCCouHt Oh idtikue unueSb, IHOugu the Dill ulu
not, In his opinion, furnish to the freedmen sufl-
cient measures or protection. He was compelled
to leave the chamber after midnight, and did not
absent himself IN order to avoid recording vote
nutng L. continuance OF his remarks Mr.. Sum-
ner was reminded Dy tue Chair that III applying to
another Senator the language che poured OUT his
venom, l." ne had violated Parliamentary decorum
Mr.. SUMNER disclalmed any improper intention
and continued, quoting from letters OF correspon-
deuce ana speeches, purportDg 10 nave been made
by Governor walker, 10 show the Revolutionary IN
tent and disioyal sympathies OF the people OF vlr
gina.
Upon the conclusion OF Mr.. Summers remarks tho
CHAIR stated the question 10 be upon the pending
amendment Of Mr.. Drake to admit Virginia upon
fundamental conditions by prohibiting any change
or amendment OF the State constitution to deprive
citzeus OF the right to vote under the same VINO
are now entitled 10 vote except IN punishment for
crime but permitting any alteration IN the constiJu-
tOn prospective in It's effects In regard 70 time and
place OF residence OF voters.
Mr.. ScHURz, treD) OF Mo-, moved to insert In the
amendment the words, 't0r hold Ofice,n SO as to
prevent exclusion from ONCE hereafter BY change
Of the state constitution Of any person now allowed
to hold Otficc.
The Senate proceeded to vote in accordance with
the previous arrangements. The amendment OF MIR.
Schurz was rejected by yeas 23, nays 81.
Mr.. McCREEHY, toem.} or KY, announced that he
had pared OF upon all votes on Virginia with Ar.
A vote was then taken on the amendment Of Mr.
Drake. when 1t was adopted BY yeas 81, nays 49, as
1Ollows:-
ss' SSsss
pr1 h.%', ann Kcs Robertson Spencer SUMNER rhays
sAYshes.rs Baysrd, Carpenter Cassery, Cole. Conk.
ril Of Me-, Norton Nys. Ross salisbury, Sawyer, Scs
Vickers Warner, Wiley and Williams a.
Mr. DRAKE, Tep.) OF MO-, moved to further amend
by imposing further fundamental conditions that IL
shall never be lawful for said State to deprive any
citizen or the United states on account OF race,
color or previous condition Of aervtude OF the right
to hold ONCE under the constitution ana laws OF said
state, or upon any such ground to require OF him
any other qualification Tor once than such as are re-
Qured OF all other citizens.
The amendment was adopted by yeas ao-nays 20,
as folows:-
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, Foreman, Brownlow, BuckinahAm
Chandler, Drake, Edmunds, Gilbert HAmlin Harlan, HAr
Mor,an n.barn ope nosE Mcponsd, h9 Of w.
koberson Schurz. Spencer Sumner, Thaysr Wilson and
fAtcs-S0.
NAYs--20
Mr. WILSON moved, as an amendment to impose
further fundamental condition that the constitu-
tion shall never be SO amended changed as 70
deprive any citizen OF the United States OF the
school, rights and privileges secured by the c0nsti.
tuition or SAID state.
The amendment was adopted by yeas 81, nays %,
the only difference from the previous vote being
Ia Anf onh