New-York tribune., 1871-04-12
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. April IL, lo7l'
REVISING THE REVENUE LAWS.

Mr. SHERMAN Rep., Ohio) offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Th. the comuitte. on nanc. hereby instructed daring the
e propose sash to rtpens
he ntsn tsIs and The duties on imported goOds in f and
such that the aggregate .oss sIs 5 % TC @ and p the 1
expenditures Of the sia'Lsd WITH the mses en
burden upon the people
Mr.. CAssERLY Dem CALI asked to have the reso-
luton lie over until tomorrow.
Mr. COLE (Rep., Cali hoped the Committee would In
cude in their examination repeal Of the Income Tax
did not suppose there would be any objection TO tue
MT SHERMAN said the resolution represented the
views OF every member Of the Finance Committee Ine
Income Tax he thought, was already covered by it. 1t
would give the Committee jurisdiction OF sDecI VIII
which they would naturally be charged at the next
Mr. CAssERLY did not think there would be any any, OBJ
lection to the resolution but he desired To nave uh o
morrow TO consider It, The resolution was aceoruhsV
laid over.
The General Amnesty bill, passed yesterday by the
House. wac received from that body, read twice. ana
gave notice that he would ask the Senate to take up the
bill before this session Of Congress ended .,. ,.o.
Mr.. EDMUNDs (Rep, Vt)-Then give notlee that
'D Mr.. ROBERTSON replied that he intended to see
whether there was majority or tho senate uSpoSeu
TRe resolution to admit Messrs Blodeett and Cold
EDMUSDs laid on the table-Yeas, 10; Nays, II.
MR. CoNKLrNo RISES TO EXPLAIN -.
Mr. CONKLING Rep., N ", obtaining leave TO make
personal explanation caused to be read the Washing
ton dispatch In The NEwYoRK TRIBgSE OF SatHrdSy
aud the dongs and votes in the Executive session OF the
Senate, and then made the following statement
The same journal OF the two preceding days puoshe9
Washington dispatches touching the same suteet WHICH
also widely incorrect and which gave speeehes
session viii not detan the Senate by reading them.
Were these reports Gy sSyw II them to pass In
silence did the other day when newspaper statea
that TO s Ss 81 NE
call attention them, however, on account OF their gen
closure of the Executive Of the Senate and
therefore cannot as explicitly & ss w9nld' faC, snSw
The rule however makes invioae only what does occur
~ s Acts SAat sce aqfs and
thus related did not take place. and also that tue voe
This perhaps far the rule viii permit me to CO.
wish were at liberty TO state ahirmatveIy what was
relied on information mistaken will be glad to make
note Of this denial now made in the hearing VI the SENATE
The Ku.Klux hill was then taken up, and Mr.. Ed
MUNDs Hep, VI explained that the amendments re-
To enlarge the scope Of the BILL but to perfect IT, SO as to
stand the test of the courts while making more sps
OF hdbeas corpus from June ls2 to the end OF ne next
regular session OF Congress Was asHen et on 70 xnre
at the time indicated, the minority might be nIDuster-
ing to prevent an extension OF tne Ife m
1t passed the House, though he himself preferred more
Mr. AMEs Rep MlssJ spoke in yerlhcation Of his
statement OF the condition Of his state and in reply to
certain remarks by Mr. Blair which he regarded as per-
Mr.. STOCKTON (Dem;, CALI delivered long argument
In review OF what he called the revolutionary ana ul-
constitutional 1" features Of the bill.
Mr.. TRUMBULL (Rep., Ill., opposed the amendments
eported from the judiciary Committee, making the
bin obnoxious to the objection made 10 1t in the House,
that went to the extent Of Furnishing persons for yo
atng State laws without any reference TO the Constt
ton or laws OF the United States He did not think that
even the Senator from Vermont (hr. Edmunds)
would assume that Congress should pass gen
eraI criminal code for the States OF the Unon
He denied that the XVIII Amendment conferred
any rights OF citizenship not contained originally In the
CONSTITUTIONS While that amendment enabled Congress
10 protect a citizen from discrimination against ms
rights by state, 1t did not allow Congress to exercise
police power to the destruction OF state authority
When the NatonaI Government took 10 Itself the entre
protection Of the Individual citizen OF the state IN his
and property there would be an end 10 the state
Eoyernmen resulting In unwse change In our gov
ernmenta system He then criticised each OF the amend
mens and alluded TO the danger 10 be apprehended IN
unnecessary unusabe suspensions OF the writ OF
hdbeds corpus 80, A., -. -..o 81,
iourned.