The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-22

lstng % proposals and contracts for the ranspor.
tauon oil tine mails and for other purposes, which
was referred TO the C0mmittee on Post Orices. The
bill makes IL misdemeanOr for any 10 refuse 70
enter into and perform q contract after receiving
the award therefor; declares that no bidder shall
bid. even after an award Is made to a
lower bidder until the contract snah nave
1ee S ses % ne NAV reject bs for
mail service winch shall appear 10 MN, upon IN
vesugation to be fraudulent or nclcous anu
among other provisions IL one that, after regular
bidder or contractor shall have failed either 10
enter into contract or 10 iulhl ms contract wnen
made the Postmaster General snail proceed TO con-
tract on the best 0btainable terms with any respOn-
stole party. whether bidder or not. for peri ormng
NORTON, THE DEPAULrNG POST OFFICE CLERK.
Mr. SAWYER, trep.) OF 5. g., offered resolution,
General TO inform the Senate what persons were
sureties In the Oicia bond OF Mr.. Norton, the late
he had given such bond and, il otherwise, VINO were
the suretes In the ofciai bond Of such Otner oficer
aaca Of sa% Seen or Inc n Cs con
suretles were severally bound; wnetner the amount
OF the hetalcatlon OF SAID Norton mas been repaid
INTO me treasury and, II otherwise, what steps, II
any, nave been taken TO secure said payment by
suits against said suretes or otherwise.
MAILING A SCANDAL.
explanation. lie called attention. to an article in
the CI'Of1icte or washington stating that the Ju-
ciary COMMITTEES had been for some days investt-
eating certain charges against him, and that the
and asked the chairman OF that committee mr..
TrumbullJ what information he nad upon the SUBJ
ject
Mr.. TRUMBULr, rep) Of H., replied that there
was no such investigation going on. and that he
mad never heard OF It before
THE ALABAMA SENAT0RsHIP.
M. Mt A. g. THURMAN. tdeni.l OF Ohio offered q reso-
luton to admit Mr.. Goldthwaite. OF Alabama to
seat In the senate pending the investigation by the
committee on Privileges and Elections OF his right
to the seat II was In accordance. ne said, with tho
uniform practice IN such cases TO admit Senator
u penang
investigation OF his claim.
Mr.. SHERMAN was opposed to admitting Mr. Cold
thwaie, because evidence had been laid before the
Senate that several OF the members OF the L6gis-
fraud and violence, and that others ineligible
to once unaer the fourteenth amendment
Pending the discussion the morning hour expired,
and the unfinished business,
THE HOUSE GENERAL AMNESTY BILL,
vdlng that the act should not he construed 10
validate the elections OF anybody TO ONCE under
OF mis- election ineligible BY law.
The amendment was rejected by the following
v0te:-
carpsn,er csandisr CLAYTON. Gcnii"s aor5s Edmunds
RI rs o Of m sch Morrill, sss
Pratt. sam'ey Rice Sawyer Scott Spencer Sumner, VIM
NArs,Mss AIsor9, B.ysrd Blair, cs::sry Cooper
Rsm.sn kso 90 Kelly
ss
the supplementary Civl Rights bill" then
order, because 1t was . measure which. II Il stood
alone could be passed BY majority vote, while tho
pending blu required two-thirls vote.
Mr.. fRUMBULL raised the point that the amend
ment was not IN order because It would require the
approval OF the President in order to become law.
GU the Presidents approval.
Both points were overruled BY the Chair.
Mr. SUMNER then addressed the Senate In favor OF
his amendment.
Mr. SAWYER, renl Of s g, opposed attaching =
urgent . measure Of puDlio policy that no dld not
want to have 1t embarrassed by any other measure,
great mistake IN tne ' reconstrncon Of the
Southern STATES was the mpoetion OF any political
disabilities and !. was que TO snas mistake tnst ms
was disgrace To the republican party ana scan
GAL TO the country before the civilized world the
rights seeking TO tack his amendment on 10 his
bill PVT the eolorcd people e the south they
tor:-.Give us amnesty nrst; we with be sure to geu
our rights sooner or later under your BILL"
Chair upon hts point OF ordcr. and the decision was
sustained-yeas 2S. nays 20.
Mr. Summers amendment was then rejected by
the following vote:-
YES Messrs. Ames, Anthony, Brownow; Eucknsham.
p:ay R.
sss Morrill, q Vermont Aoron Eyc. P.eIson, Pomeroy,
Mi .s. sss rice sherman s''h'' SIMMER West
Dss 81 RsSasy B bs. 81 :a
EEsDion Ferry Of Gonneccu5 H.TiI,on Of ssrysns nm
Norwood Pool. Robertson sausbury schas Scott.
Stevenson, Stewart, Thurman, Upton, rrumbul--S0
Mr. EDMUNDS offered an Amendment which would
exclude all members OF Congress, succeeding the
w., who participated IN the rebellion which
Mr.. PRATT trep.I OF Ind, oncred an amendments
providing that the removal OF disabilities should
not give the persons SO relieved, any status In
court which they do not now possess In asserting
claims against the United States. Rojected-ieaa
mr.. WILSON moved TO amend by striking out the
exceptions IN the bill, and excepting instead only
Congress who aided the rebellion, the Judges of the
Supreme Court OF the United States and heads OF
1850 ana 1851 who joined the rebellion. Lost-Yeas
> Mr.. MORTON offered. in dlnerent language, SUBJ
terdav and rejected this morning, and 1t was
adopted by vote Of 20 yeas TO % nays.
Mr. MORTON offered an amendment excluding
been, within twelve months members OF the Ku
Klux Khan. Lost-yeas q, nays rs.
Mr.. CONKLIN8 offered Substantially the Same
amendment offered by Mr. Pratt 1t was again re-
jecled-yeas q, nays b.
members OF the Ku Klux organization. Lost-yeas
the oil. having been considered in the Committee
OF the Whole, was reported TO tile senate, and thd
question was taken on concurring In the adoptloo
OF Mr. Morton's amendment adopted In the COM
mittcc.
The amendment was concurred in-yeas 20, nays
20
Mr. SUMNER again offered In the Senate his Sup
Elementary Civil Rights bill.
Mr.. KELLOGG opposed It. and urged the passage
Justice aud sound policy. The people OF the South
had naturally animated with the republican party.
but they were opposed TO IT now because II was
identified in their minds with laws that 0pDresa
them subject them to heavy and grinding taxation
and put them at the mercy OF loafcrs, thieves and
ME a. q. THURMAN denounced Mr.. Summers
amendment as proposing the most Migrant VIOLA
n.
posed.
Mr. ROBERTSON, trep.) Of 8. c., WISHED to call the
attention OF the country TO the fact that men who
hcralded themselves the friends OF amnesty mad
voted to trammel the bill with amendments.
Mr.. SAWYER was confident that this Congress
would very soon pass an ann esfy bill, ana he was
Wiling wait for II for the sake or getting prop.