The New York herald., 1871-12-21

to the position OF Senator or Member OF the House
under the United States or any State. which per-
son was at the time OF such election or appolni-
ment ineligible 10 the position.
Mr. EDNUNDs-That IL right
Mr. STEWART. rep) OF New, was glad tnat the
time had come when there was to be generai ~. ~.
wished TO nave The blll passed su stanllaliy as II
had come from the House. without adullg iur
exceptions, although he mad no oDJecti0ns 10 All.
MOTIONS amendment.
Mr.. sUaNER SAID nc believed in being just before
we We're generous to ihe reoeis oi tne 40 SOU y; ne
the colOred race ana, therefore, ne oHefeu rs an
amendment tue supplementary sivn k.shis M oii .
that TINS great and carefully CONSIDERED measure
would not be oyeriad with amendments, but would
be passed as 1t came from the House. The people OF
Georgia were rejoicing to-day over the admission OF
their senator yesterday, ana the passage or tnS bill
would add to their rejoicing. AS to the amendment
OF MI. Sumner he hoped II would nos be pressed.
because IL would inevitably give rise 10 debate aud
1t had better stand alone ana be passed rejected
on It's own merits lie lMr. HilU believed the mea-
sure 10 be lmpracticable as he would endeav0r to
show at the proper time.
length the question OF equal rights lor cOtorcd Per-
sons IN hotels and pubic schools and conveyances.
MIR. MORTON modified his amendment 30 as TO
apply only to members Of Congress and United
States eillcers.
Mr.. EDAUNps. at halfpast three p NJ, moved to
60 into executive session. Lost
MI. TRUMBULL, Tep.l OF H., appealed to Messrs
Morton aud Summer not to pless Their amendments.
II anything practical was TO be done this year IN
the way Of removing disabilities II could be done
only by passing this bul as " came from The House,
and ne urged the senate not TO adjourn untl the
Mr. ALcoRE, irep.) OF Miss, sad that if the bin
was 10 be amended as proposed his interest IN II
was 10 o great extent gone. lie Appealed 10 Mr.
Sumner not to press his amendiIenL because It
would embarrass the pending bill ana Also because
to measure regarding tw0-tMrus vote. lie de-
manded the passage Of the bill as an act Of justice
sentative OF ali classes ana coors. for he was not
one OF those who occupied ms present position be-
cause OF the exclusion Of others he would not
hold Office on such terms.
MIR. SCOTT. lrepl OF Pa, chairman OF the Ku KluX
Committee, said he would vote Ior the bill because
II would place the government IN position where
II could reasonably mold The Southern people TO q
more strict obedience OF the law. he mad now
reached u po:nl wnere he would almost lie willlag
10 vote for universal amnesty, because he thou mt
snat, regarding the few ex-rebes now excepted, II
the southern people should be foolish enough 10
eject them TO public of1ces 1t would only make the
spirit OF rebellion more oiOus than 1t Is at present
II Jefferson Davis should be elected again TO the
TO have him there than the Southern people could.
MIR. MORTON thought MS amendment necessary in
take vote without discussing IL.
Mr. WILSON. rep.) OF Mass, said he would prefer
TO yote ior the b,ll as II came from tie House. lie
would vote for II not as natter OF expediency. not
as means OF quletlng the ku Klux, NOT as matter
OF justice to the south, uut smoly as q matter OF
mercy. He tlli no. hate ana lie Lever nau hated
the South or any section OF the country, Dut
the longer he lived the more the wicked
ness @ Of me rebellion grew upon him.
me1t. because the attention OF the senate had been
directed TO IT. aud he hoped IL would soon he taken
up and passed; but he pre.erred tnat 1t should not
be tacEed Oh 10 the pending bill.
Mr.. THURMAN. tdem) OF ONO, said that Mr.
Morton's amenlmen. would have n elect, because
1t merely provided that the bil should not attempt
what IL cOald not do III any case-validaie an elec-
ton that was in Itself Invalid.
Mr. SIBERIAN, (rep.i Of ohio, proposed that tho
debate should cease at four O'CLOCK 10 morrow, and
the vote BE- then taken on the bll and amendments,
which was agreed TO.
The Senate, tncn a. twenty minutes to Ave O'Clock.
went Into executive session, and soon afterwards
adjourned.