New-York tribune., 1870-01-14
XLIsT CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.

om,ttces various bills from the House, among others
mn relative TO the Dcs Mones River in Iowa. which, on
motion OF Mr. HARLAN, was taken mp aud passed
RELIEF FOR J. ROSS BROWNE .,.,.u -,
Mr. WILLIAMS tRcp.. Oregon) presented petition OF
Ross Browne, late Minister 30 China, representing 'at
Nv reason of extraordinary expenses connected with the
office during the nine months IL was held 10y NM ne hau
subjected TO loss OF about S2oOO ana ASKING io
relief .... .-,,.
Mr.. CAMERON Rep PENN presented peuuon Irom
number Of survivors Of the war Of 1872 asking recog
milton OF their services. The youngest OF tuo ~.
patriotism should recognized by the usual pensions
Mr. FhNION rep ~ hesen'GG for the
erection Of public building for the acGommoIaIIoh oi
pOstolce courts &C. in the , CRY !,s Gf A9S9y 4XE N
ices and Posi- Roads reported with amendments
iont resolution decarat0ry and amendatoy OF the ACT
NJ uy 81 s6S 10 provide for American line OF steam
ships between New.York and Europe
AZ amended joint resolution directs The
the company named the act for the eonersnes o. G
sp S1Ss % T~eeEiy between YeuYo and Liverpool according
% The 9s p and 5,S % 90 S S oas s year sp SIX month. from
Of toe contract The Pos0aee Department to pay 81
transportation Of the mails new section added which pro.
indirectly. interested in sny contract aodeT th. act
Mr KELLOGG tRep. La introduced bill granting
lands aid. in the construction OF railroad from the
r granting right of way and sections Of public land
per mile aid In the construction ot railroad ana tele-
graph line from Marshall Texas, to san Diego California,
with branches and connection. The bills were referred to
the COmnitte on Public Lands.
Mr.. ABBOTT REP, ;. g presented similar peuuons
regarding points IN North Carolina.
Bills INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Mr.. HOWARD Bepr MichJ-A bil TO prevent Iile col'
lection OF taxes on property exempt from tax
Mr.. THANER Rep Nehl-A BIZ to ana ID u the con eo'ruC I
.hold Dakota Territory -
Mr. DRAKE lRe,, MOI called up the resolution TO
amend the rules Of Tie Senate so as 10 require the con
Jcrt,on ~ indian treaties in the open Senate. He
said the subject had previously been discussed IN the
Senate and Difference TO Its Importance 10 the inter
esi Of he country definite action should be taken
o.,
rcgure that all for the acquisition OF territory OF
foreign governments be also considered in open session
lie believed that recent events shown the necessity
Tor informing the country through the publc press ot
the governing the senae's action in the accept
aucc or rejection such treaties The publc press CON
tanned Information that negotiations had been prose
cuted for the purchase OF large area OF territory OF
foreign government, and money taken without any ap
preparation 20 That end and so lar as ne Knew without
sanction of law from the Uuled states treasury lor te
payment Of the purchase IL also appeared that the
people % the territory thus sought to he acquired were
IN stat. of civil war; and having obtained the consent
~ but the parties 10 might be necessary Tor the
United STATES 20 defend by force OF arms the possession
Mr. BEHKE said he understood the Senator from
Indiana MI PratO desired TO address the Senate this
morning upon another subject ana he asked lhat Ine
resolution Die over for the present which request was
NIr PRATT Rep, IndJ then delivered an argument IN
support u fuc m giving 10 state Courts concurrent Ju-
or toyr. on ay,1ie rivers above tie ebb and flow Of
the tide The bl extends to state Courts admiralty ju-
-dictou How exercised by Federal Courts as remedy
ior harJsups now imposed upon hugants
THE VIRGINIA BILL.
The amendment Of Mr WILSON (Rep., MassJ having
been withdrawn, the senate voted on the amendment
offered 10y Dir. DEAAI.' winch was iejected-AeaS' IL
Ir EDNUNDs Rep, VIZ renewed his amendment
providing that before the measure into effect each
member and officer Of the Legislature shall subscribe to
- do senar swear ha, have taken oath
nemrr Cou.rys, officer Of the United States member Of any
@ ,a, toa,taton states ard aeasrd engaged in
re against the same or that such person sbal take
40 o, ' i ~ & 1osI v srf Co1r-el In TIE event ofthe
npr oa-a, and alrr an Of failure the oath
Offending b neglect shall be deemed to have been vacated
ME TI,UMBULL Rep., ID said the object OF the
amendment was 70 still further delay the admission OF
Virginia because II specified that before the pending
Din, If passed, could go into effect, the oath prescribed
must Gc taken any oAcer chose 70 eIlse 10 take tne
OATH that single refusal would prevent the operation oi
,oD pdrfgtcly lie deprecated this resort to indirect
for the accomplishment OF that which the oppO-
neus oi Virginia would not undertake TO do openly Why
was It, asked, that devised TO prevent
Virguias Testorauoni When was this reconstruction
question to have ends Congress had the physical
bt the tb o the nation having been pledged that upon
the compliance with certain conditions Virginia should
be admitted the question for the Senate was now one OF
Mr. SHERMAN REP, Ohio said he would favor the
admission of any unrecOnstructed State which complied
with the conditions imposed by Congress.
3 Mr. THURMAN Dem Ohio said that all the represen-
taons thus far made TO the Senate were to the effect
that the members Of the present Legislature were ent
tied 10 seats under the Fourteenth Amendment and there
being evidence to the contrary the necessity for the
Mr, TDMUNDs remarked that the judiciary Commit
had informed the Senate as to the natnTe OF he
evidence upon which they based their report OF the D
the admission Of Virginia. nor given any indication OF
informed that the Committee declined to hear evidence
the point that members OF the Legislature were dlS
MT TRUMBULL disclamed any knowledge that such
an offer ever had been made to the Committee memo
rial containing the most surprising statements had been
read M open senate at tue oa '.o ne -,
Massachusetts, and 1t was likely that the class OF
persons who had insinuated themselves INTO he conn
denoe OF that Senator and spurring him on with
suggestions might not have been permitted to take up
Of Tho
any facts had been offered by any BODY the COMMITTEE
would have been happy 70 o. Teeeys M frh 1S the of
the ausou TO himself that he was acting upon the sug'
Mr. TRuMBULL replied that ii was sufficient for him
90 know that person not member OF the Senate or
House had frequently occupied Of late the seat of the
Senator Nevada Nye next TO that OF The senator
NJ sIJMNFR said that person was Charles II. Porter
member eject to the House from Richmond District OF
Virginia. VINO had the night TO the moor tat was
given TO Gov. Walker Of Virginia, who was also now
caioouy here ensued between Senators SUMNER and
TRIMBILI marked with some bitterness during which
fb latter read the proceedings OF the court martial In
fbe Department Of Virginia. which tried and found guilty
OF drunkenness and using reasonaDe language toward
the limited states Government Charles H. Porter OF
that State He remarked that II the senator from ssa
chusetts who claimed TO represent Loyalty par e1ce
ience had selected this individual sample OF the pure
and yrtuous loyalty Of Virginia, his claim to the leader
chip Of that class OF people ought not 70 oe Geeu'
Mir SUMNER retorted that while pretending 10 ignore
personalities. Mr.. Trumbul was ever Wiling 10 follow
6is avn incinatiOns IL that respect For himself ne
had supposed that the Senator was capaDe OF Dehg IN
uenced by but he could not longer entertain te
nnpostioD but would award him all the merit OF the
lttacK upon one who could reply the floor OF
the Senate. The tenderness whlcn that Senalor nag
shown for the remnants OF the Rebellion and ms refusal
10 a IN the reconstruction policy, only showed him 10
the Wayward course he had seen NJ 10 pursue
since the initiation Of that policy.
Mr. TRUMBULL replied that his record as Chalrmanof
the Judiciary Committee, from which the reconstruction
measures originated in the Senate had been reported,
vndcated the sincerity OF his support OF those measures
for the Senator from Massachusetts 10
assume DC the special champion Of the loyal people
and the cOlored people, and 10 make charges against
Others but whether those assumptions and charges were