Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-04-12
of Congressional Proceedings.

,5Hihah'iA VI OUuS 81 coSio1ldI L EOCeculhSS
Powell Clayton nas been sworn in a
Senator from Arkansas.
The Senate has passed a defcienc7
bill with amendments, appropriatin.
5000, 900 for life saving purposes on tn
coast of New Jersey; also one appro
priating 100000 for army buildings a
Fort Leavenworth.
The event of Mondays session wa
the speech of Senator Sumner in sup
port of his resolutions declaring thu
use of the navy in support of the Baes
Government during the negotiations O.
the treaty of annexation an unwarrant
able exercise of the war power The
galleries were crowded with spectators
and all available space upon the floor
of the Senate was filed by privileged
persons. Sumner called for the
reading of his resolutions, and
then submitted an additional one
declaring that whatever may be the
title by an unratitied treaty, after the
failure of the Senate to ratify that
treaty all pretext of title to the terri
tory has ceased, SO that government
is in all respects a stranger to the terri
tory without excuse or apology for
any interference against it's enemies,
and therefore any belligerent act on
the coast of San Domingo, after the
failure of the Dominican treaty in
the Senate, is an unauthorized violence,
utterly without support in law or rea-
son, and proceeding directly from that
kingly prerogative which is disavowed
by the Constitution of the United
States. The speech in support of these
resolutions was listened to with closest
attention throughout, and occupied
some three hours. At it's conclusion
short speeches were made in re-
ply by Senators Morton and Howe.
The debate on Summers San Domln-
go resolutions was continued in the Sen
ate on Tuesday and Wednesday by
Howe, Frelinghuysen and Morton in
opposition, and Schurz in support of
them. The debate was closed by Har-
Ian in support of the administration
and against the resolutions, which, at
the conclusion of his speech, he moved
to lay on the table Sumner endeavored
to get the floor to reply, but Harlan in
sisted upon an immediate vote upon
the motion. Sumner thought he had a
right to close the debate, but the
Vice President decided not un-
less Harlan withdrew his motion,
which he refused to do The clerk,
then, amid much confusion, proceeded
to call the roll, and the vote stood,
yeas 80, nays 16, twelve Democrats and
four Republicans, Patterson, Robert
son, Schurz and Sumner, voting no.
The following were absent or did not
vote: Messrs Bayard, Caldwell, Car
penter, Fenton, Ferry of Connecticut,
Flanagan, Lewis, Logan, Morrill, OF
Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Scott, Spen-
Ger, Upton, Vickers and Wilson. Bay
ard and Carpenter were paired off, the
majority of the others would probably
have voted no.
The select committee in the House on
the Presidents message relating to the
outrages in the South has reported a
bill to enforce the provisions of the
14th amendment to the Constitution OF
the United States. It provides that
any person who shall subject or cause
to be subjected, under cover of State
law or regulation, any person over
whom the United States has jurisdic-
tioD, to the deprivation Of any rights
or privileges accorded such person by
the national constitution, shall be liable
to the person so injured in suit for
civil damage, to be prosecuted in the
United States district courts, any
law or regulation of the states
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Any conspiracy of two Or more
persons to commit murder, robbery, ar
son, larceny, perjury, assault, or to
resist the officers of the law in the dis
charge of their duty, either as principals
or accessories, shall subject the persons
so combining to a penalty not exceed
ing 0,000, or Imprisonment not ex-
ceedlug ten years, or both, in the dis
cretion of the court and if any of the
parties to such actually commit the
crime of murder, he shall, upon con
viction. suffer death. Any ofense
under this act commenced in one dis
trict and continued in others may be
tried in either. In cases of conspiracies
against the peace and good order
Of society, and the lives and prop
erty of individuals, the President is
authorized, if he deem it necessary
to use the military power to suppress
the same, and restore order, ever
though the State authorities may not
call upon him for aid. The President
is also empowered, in case said conspi
racies assume such magnitude as tc
prevent the ordinary process of law
and the local authorities connive at the
outrages, and show no disposition tc
maintain the laws, to suspend the writ
of habeas corpus and declare martha
law. This provision is to remain il
force only until June 1st, 1872. This
does not repeal any former act, excep
so far as it may be in conflict with it
The bill has been debated from day
to day since its introduction, and little
else has been DONE
THE following standing committee
have been appointed in the House:
On Accounts-Messrs. Burlington
Sawyer, Harris of Massachusetts,, Arch
er and Lewis.
Printing -Messrs. Beatty, Elliott
Roberts and Price.
The House has passed the Senate
bill granting Phoebe Schofeld, pen
sion of eighty dollars per month from
June 5th, 1867, she being at that time
one hundred years old and widow o
a Revolutionary soldier.
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