New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-09
XLIsT CONGRESS-3D SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. 1871.

amendment OF the House TO the resolution authorizing
an appropriation to pay the expenses Of the Senate Com
mitteo 10 investigate the alleged Southern ourages was
concurred in.
Mr. SUMNER O2ep, Mass.) presented n memorial from
the Reformed Leagues of Philadelphia consolidating he
said the old guard of the aboltoniss in that city," In
favor Of legislation by Congress to protect the colored
peope Of South from outrages Referred to Select
Committee ON southern Outrages
MIR TRUMBULL rep, Ill) from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported avorablv joint resolution prescTb
ing the oath To be taken by H. H. NJ Miller Senator elect
from Georgia providing for the same form OF oath ad
mnsered to the other Senator from Georgia uil) and
members of the House who had been under disaDli-
ties.
on motion Of Mr.. SCOTT Gep., PENN an addition OF
two members was made to the select committee on the
Condition Of the Southern States and the Committee
were authorized to sit during the session and report from
time To time.
Mr. BLAIR Dem Mol introduced bill to grant to the
remaining undspOsed of, for the benefit of the Pubic
school Fund OF that state Referred the Committee
on Education and Labor. ~
Mr. ANTHONY rep, R. - introduced bill to punish
bribery at Presidential elections. Referred
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT REJECTED BY OREGON
Mr. WILLIAMS Qep, Oregon) presented and had rsad
tcenth Amendment IL denies the right OF congress 10
interfere with suffrage in that State, and charges tDat
the amendment is being forced upon the states by ala OF
Mr. WILLIAMS said the resolution an indication
of tie position To be assumed and the issues TO he raised
by the Democratic party in the next Presidential cleo
ton The maintenance or overthrow OF all the consul
tutonal amendments and the reconstruction OF laws IN
voviug a return to the condition of anarchy by the Re
bron to be the great absorbing question OF that
MIR THURMAN Dem. Ohio desired to say. for the
benefit of his friend (wiiams that was the intention
between now and the next Presidential election Judg-
ing from the past it altogether probable that the
Democrats Of Oregon would stand with their brethren
throughout the country upon that platform; II us
friend Williamsl would wait until that platform was
made he would know where the Democratic party STOOL
MI FLANAGAN rep, Texas moved to refer the
resolution to the Special Investigating committee ON
Southern Outrages He said IL showed that there were
men in the North well in the South who were not
ready 10 indOrse and adhere TO the laws ot the Union,
and he would like to extend the present investigation TO
include all such persons. whether North or Sonth. ..
Mr. FLANAGAN subsequently withdrew ms mOuOn 10
allow Mr.. WILLIAMS to move to lay the SUBJECT on INC
table. which motion was agreed to. A., ,,o,,,,o, ~,
czons of lewiston New York praying for the passage
Of bill to secure the cheap IanPoration5 OF bread,
sufs from the West TO the seaboard at uniform rates
throughout the year Referred to the Committee on
Mir POOL Rep.. n c. presented a remonstrance from
qualified electors OF the lid Congress District Of North
Carolina against the removal Of the disabilities Of sena-
tor elect Vance and Representative elet WaddeL he
requested as the paper was short, that IT be read
ofdephSRS Union men in North Carolina Their evil political
rights establishing them Of terrorism and intimidation
Mr. THURMAN Dem, Ohio (who had inspected the
paper the SecretaTys desk) called attention TO the
that many of the signatures we're III the same hand
writing and had evidently been written by the same
person This true of whole page or signatures
nearly half OF another and so on He hoped an inquiry
wOud be made by the Committee to which the remon-
STRANGE was referred into the validity of the signatures
. Mr. POOL said he did not know any OF the sighcrs lie
only knew that those who had written 10 him IN con
necon with the paper gentlemen OF respect bity
and high character and were incapable OF bchS ples
10 any proceeding like that indicated by the Senator
from Ohio Prior to the il criminal TO teach a
black in the South 10 read and write ana colored
men i'm pctitionng Congress compelled To intrus
the signing their To others II party standing
Icy authorized bls name to be put down tat signature
was Just valid any other He Ndr POOP regretted
TO say that it also true that large number OF wie
neonie of North Carolina could neither read nor write.
lie did not think there was anything wrong about the
petition He based his opinion upon the character oil his
Mr. THURMAN denied having charged any imposition
Mr. POOL inquired of the Chair whether it would be in
order 20 refer the paper to tie Committee Disabilities,
with instructions TO report upon the genuneness OF the
The VICE-PREsIDENT replied affrmatiyely.
Mr. POOL then made motion to that effect.
Mr. WARNER Q}ep, Ala) thought IL new rule 10 re-
quirc Senator to prove every signature to petition
hama who under 80 years Of Democratic rule, had been
unable 90 read write, were to he excluded from pet
oning Congress unless they exccueda power OF att0r-
ncy 10 somebody TO sign their names.
| Mr. THURMAN replied that the fling about Demo
cratic rule might pass for what it worth The record
of the Democracy would show that they had been in IA
vor of education If the authenticity of signatures To
cent and would question the statement, but the
senator North Carolina PooD, would not under
take 10 say his knowledge that these individuals
had authorized their signatures.
Mir FOREMAN Gep., W. Val spoke of the Impractical
biity of verifying 500 signatures as proposed.
MI ABBOTT rep, N ca had no dOubt Of the validity
of the signatures and recognized among henthe names
Of many respectable Republicans III the section OF cOun
try in which hc resided.
lures to the rcmOnstrancc) said lie among them the
yenerated name of ST. John the Evangelist daughter
lie could sec nothing in the principles practices
modern Radicals the reconstructed States Of the South
10 warrant the belief that they had succeeded in enlist
inc i'm their ranks the Apostle Peace Love and Mercy
Mr. ABBOTT explained the Scrptura names, ike
that referred TO- were in common use among the coOred
people OF the South.
At this point the morning hour expired, and the sub
iect went over till the next morning hour.
Messrs. Cole sumner and stockton were appointed rs
the senate Conference Committee the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation Dill.
The unfinished business, the bill TO pay Mrs. Shelby for
cotton taken for the Of the United States forces
postponed, and on motion Of Mr.. PATTERSON Uep.,
n HI the Chairman OF the Committee on the District OF
Columbia the day assigned to the consideration OF
business reported from the Committee. number Of
MIXED SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLrMBIA.
The bill regulate the organization and conduct Of
the public schools III the District OF Columbia was taken
4 motion by Mr. PATTERSON to strike ont the sixth
section which prohibits any distinction on account OF
race color previous condition Of servtudc IN the adj
mission OF children TO the schools or in the mode OF edu
cation treatment gave rise TO long discussion upon
the expedency and prOpriety OF establishing mixed
schools in the District.
Mr.. PATTERSON rep, N. H. said it was thought
best for the Of the schools not to compel the
mixing of the but TO leave the question TO be set
tied by the school authorities.
Mr.. SUMNER Rep.. Mass) remarked that the prin-
ciple of equality between the vital TO the
sience OF the school system The admission OF coored
people TO the cars and their other privileges had not
resulted in harm to any one and he was now for extend
ing those rights TO their children
Mr.. CARPENTER Rep., Wis., held that no more reason
existed for discrimination IN color IN common schools
be followed by that Of the other.
Mr.. THURMAN Dem, Ohio argued that the effect Of
social equality would be the destruction of the school
system He endcayOred TO show the folly Of attempting
To obliterate national prejudiccs by legislation and
claimed that the pretended friends Of the coOred men,
In continually antagOnzing him with the white were
preparing the way for the gradual extinction OF the
former. .
MI. REVEIS rep, Miss) opposed any determination
between white and cOOred pupils He said he had found
the prejudice against color in this country To be very
great and he sometimes feared IL the increase.
There was no TO Justify IT, therefore was Wicked
and 1t was the duty OF the nation to discourage
it, simply because 1t was wicked and not
had no better friend than himself. while
he demanded fair treatment for the coored people; he
would have no harm done to the white race, and he
would even abandon the Republican party II u went
into any measures really damaging to the white
He went on to deny that the practical tendency OF