The true northerner., 1871-04-07
Summary of Congressional Proceedings.

Senator from Arkansas.
The Senate has passed deficiency
bill with amendments, appropriating
5000, 900 for life saving purposes on the
coast of New Jersey; also one appro-
priating 100000 for army buildings at
Fort Leavenworth
The event of Mondays session was
the speech of Senator Sumner III sup
port of his resolutions declaring the
use of the navy in support of the Baez
Government during the negotiations of
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 filled by privileged
persons. Sumner called for the
reading of his resolutions, and
then submitted an additional one
declaring that whatever may he the
title by an unratified treaty, after the
failure of the Senate to ratify that
treaty all pretcxt OF title to the terri
tory has ceased, SO that government
is IN all respects 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 prcrOgative which is disavowed
by the Constitution of the United
States. The speech i'll support of these
al ttt ltct tn wit al
attention throughout, and occupied
some three hours. At its conclusion
short speeches were made in re
ply by Senators Morton and Howe.
The debate on Summers San Domin-
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 iii 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 I'M
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 Is, 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, ol
Maine, Morrill, Of Vermont, Scott, Spen
Ger, Upton, Nickers and Wilson. Bay
ard and Carpenter were paired off, tin,
majority of the others would probably
! have voted no.
The select committee in the House OF
| the Presidents message relating to the
OutraGes in the South has reported 9
bill to cuforcc the provisions of the
18th amendment to the Constitution o
the United States. 1t provides tina
any person who shall subject or caus,
to be subjected, under cover of Stat,
law or regulation, any person owe
whom the United States has iurisdic
ton, to the deprivation of any right
or privileges accorded such person b.,
the national constitution, shall be liabl
to the person So injured in suit 70
civil damage, to be prosecuted in tin,
United States district courts, an,
law or regulation of the state
to the contrary Notwithstanding
Any conspiracy of two or NOR
persons to commit murder, robbery, al
son, larceny, perjury, assault, or t.
resist the officers of the law in the dis
charge of their duty, either as principal
or accessories, shall subject the person
SO combining to Il penalty not exceed
ing $4,000, or Imprisonment not ex
ceediug ten years, or both, in the dis
cretiOn of the court md if any of tn
parties to such actually commit tn
crime Of murder, he shall, upon con
viction suffer death. Any ot1ens
under this act commenced in one dis
trict and continued in others may b
tried i'll either. In cases of conspiracie
, against the peace and good orde
OF society, and the lives and prop
erty of individuals, the President
, authorized, # he deem it ncccssar,
) to use the military power to suppress
the same, and restore order, eve
though the State authorities may nc
call upon him for aid. The Presiden
is also empowered, i'll case said conspl
racies assume such magnitude as t
: prevent the ordinary process of la
and the local authorities connive at tn
outrages, and show no disposition t
, maintain the laws, to suspend the wri
of habeas corpus and declare martia
law. This provision is to remain i
{ force only until June 1st, 1872. Thi
does not repeal any former act, excer
, so far as it may be in conflict with il
The bill has been debated from da
to day since its introduction, and littl
else has been done.
| The following standing committee
, have been appointed in the House:
On Accounts-Mcssrs. Burlington
t Sawyer, Harris of Massachusetts,, Arcl
er and Lewis.
, Printing-Messrs. Beatty, Elliot
{ Roberts and Price.
+ THE House has passed the Senat
+ bill granting Phoebe Schofield, a PEI
sion of eighty dollars per month frol
June 5th, 1867, she being at that tim