New-York tribune., 1871-03-23
XLJID C,0NGRESS-tst Session
ANOTHER ADJoUR. NMENr REVOLUTION TABLED
IN THE SENATE PASSAGE OF TIE ANTHONY
RESOLUTION WITH THE SENATE AMENDMENT
CoNFfRvATtoN Or TIE NATURALIZATION
TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN.

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Tn tfe senate to doy the fourth Housc r 'oution of
adonrunent WIS laid upon the table ~ the hide Of tho
ee which have preceded it, Ten Repu,hoat Senators
voted against The motion 10 lay on the table, nd several
who were present IN tie Chamber, or badlIIrpOsely
Withdrawn including one of the NcwYork t8tors did
not vote at all some ltiic discussion tOOk place in
reference 10 the Of Mr. Bodgeit OF Geirga and
MI Goldthwatc OF Alabama, and an effort wa made TO
secure the adoption Of the report admitting em. Mr.
Hi however f. 80 much opposed to having ir. Blod-
gett for q colleague, and indicated much d osiins to
talk about H. that the subject laid over ror more
convenient period Mr anthony resolution, rcscrbing
the order Of business at this session. taken mp
little before O'Clock, and, under the agre fment, the
voting ON II and NIL amendments was to; begin at
o'clock and be proceeded with without furt er debate
The two principal speakers In the hour acIed for dis
cusson were sfessrs Pool and Lair. Tie rcmarkB of
the former were IN couchdtory vein. He favored
general removal of disabilities but nevertheless, he
urged that IN rest Of peace and good government
Congress Should devise some means oi protecting
the citizens in the south II nothing done before
adjournment he believed that next session IT would DO
absolutely necessary 70 proclaim martial law over the
whole South Mr. Blair usual unspa Y. IN dcnun-
citation Of the party which he has aIondoh'd, ana IL
formed the scratc that the Democrats and d-ah cted
Renublicars in the House could prevent The enactment
Of any legislation for the South. n rather eh-
citing passage occurred between him and bF.
outrages in North Carolina were committed
l,y Republicaus. The question first taken on Mr.
shermans amendment, providing that the O 10 DC re-
ported by the judiciary Committee shan also he con
sdcred at this session. This amendment was CONSIDERED
necessary for the that several Of tie Republican
Senators held that n was not contemplated Lave action
on the bin before the next session Tho Senator alluded
to- MessIs. Conkng, Hil, Logan, Ri ertsol, and Stew
art declined voting the amendment; ard Mcs Cald-
well, Upton, Tumbuu, and Window voted against it.
II was carried. 81 to l8. Then Mr. Trumhu moved to
also allow the consideration Of the iii to repeal tho
duty on coal. Amendments to consider the Salt
and Tea end Coffee bills mado to this. with
the evident intention OF loading t down, and 10 was
finally rejected by 3 to g. An amendment 10 corsidertbe
Income Tax Repeal bill failed by tic vote. the Vice
President who twice before come to ls rescue, not
feeling inclined TO vote this OCCASION The s'auon
of Mr. Anthony was then adopted by vote Of G TO 49,
the Republicans in the negative beng Sumner Ilp'on
Trumbun and Windom. The Yeas and Nays were called
at least twenty times the different amendments, and
the result of the votes watched with LueL interest
by the crowded galleries Tie foor was filed with MEM
bers Of the House. The large majority by which the reso
luton passed, with Mr.. sheImans ameEdnsnt "a re-
garded as hopeful indication, by the friends OF peace
In the South that something Will at last be done TO bring
order ont OF anarchy. The resolution OF Mr.. Sherman.
nstlucng the judiciary Committee to bring IN bl TO
secure 10 the citizens tho rights guaranteed them, then
came up. Ar Scott entitled to the floor on this, buf
before he had fairly begun bis remarks he gave way for
an Executive session, and the Senate adjourned.
Tie Senate, in Executive session lay, confirmed The
Naturalization Treaty made by Mr. Motley with the
British Government. BY this treaty, Gr@t Britain
acknowledges tie right OF Eer subjects TO rcnounce tler
egancc and become citizens of the United States, and
reciprocal provisions made fer confogrng natural
izaiOn upon Americans who may Wish u become sub
jccts OF Great Britain.
Several cuator express regret tonight that the prop
o,tion made by 1lr Frelinguysen, to include the
sdcraon OF measure for the better collection OF
the internal revenue was not included IN the subjects to
be considered this session, though very few aect tobe
lcve that Cen Pleasontons Revenue Police plan Is at all
feasible. They say that when the Commissioners OF In
Revenue inform Congress that the Government Is
losing 500 100000 year through lack OF power to enforce
the laws Congress ought at least TO invest gate the mat
ter and find out II the assertion Is true. Congress- 10 Is
argued, has right to 60 away and leave a ques-
ton Of so grave importance in doubt. Some
members OF the House are strongly IN favor
OF tie passage of General Amnesty bill, with proyso
that 1t shall take effect in any Southern State until
tie President convinced that order prevails there and
that the laws enforced They think that such meas
this would do much to correct the present troubles.
The argument is that the outrages are committed by
Wild young who thing they ayenging the wrongs
Of the old Rebel leaders, whom they consider martyrs
The leaders themselves i'm most wink at them but
il the removal Of the disabilities under which the leaders
labor made to depend the restoration Of order.
riong outrage would only proOng the time before
which such removal would take place, and
the President could extort from The South
ern people pledge TO preserve order before
he issucd his proclamation Mr.. Stevenson Of Ohio in
troduced bill Of this Kind Monday, aud there is
thought to be some prospect that such measure may be
agreed a compromise. The opponents Of tho plan
claim that the assertion that the Outrages TO ayenge
the punishment Of late Rebels is untrue and assert that
they are tho result Of hatred Some of the Repub
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forward their new New Hampshire under the call Of
States tomorrow and that they will get before the House
some measures that may I'LL up the morning hour for
several days.
failure to understand the exactmeaning Of the Sem
ate caucus agreement 10 action on the ku-kux out
RACES in the South necesstatod the amendment 10 the
Anthony resolution agreed TO to-day, and the vote upon
IL is generally REGARDED by Senator's as indicative OF
disposition after the food OF talk shall hare been
haustcd, TO attempt legislation. When this time
will come 1t is as yet impossible to say
for Senators were so much interested in the
question that they spent much OF the Executive session
in discussing it, but failed in two separate attempts to
fix time for taking vote There is no doubt that the
Judiciary Committee WILL in the end, be called for
Jnl. Mr. Trumbull announced. to-day that that Com
mitee will be unable TO agree upon any measure Dut
other members Of the Committee say that ~ assertion
was premature, only four members OF thCCOmm'tee
were present when the subject was consdereu
and that they then stood two IN favor 10 t"o usA'1
bill But, II the Judiciary Committee should report tha'
they were unable TO agree upon any bill. then il Is the
general opinion that the Senate will probably take up
some bill that may be introduced, and amend It ih'o
shape Several senators, the other hand, announce
their belief to-day that the debate is protraeed WIN
no hope and little If any purpose OF adopting egsaon
upon the subject Not single Senator uey
assert, can he found who VIII say
that he believes that any bill for tho
suppression OF the KuKlux disorders can be passed
through both Houses this session FOR whi't many arc
constantly repeating that something ought to be done