Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-13
Summary Of Congressional Proceedings.

Powell Clayton has been sworn in as
Senator from Arkansas.
The Senate has passed deficiency
bill with amendments apl ropriating
5000, 900 for life saving purros on the
coast of New Jersey; also one appro-
priating 800, 900 for army buildings at
Fort Leavenworth.
The event of Mondays session was
the speech of Senator Sumner in 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 filed by privileged
persons. Sumner called for the
reading of his resolutions, and
then submitted an additional one
declaring that whatever may be the
title by an unrati6ed treaty, after the
failure of the Senate to ratify that
treaty all pretext 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 its enemies,
and therefore any belEgerent 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 real
son, and proceeding directly from that
kingly prerogative which is disavowed
by the Constitution Of the United
States. The speech in support of these
resolutions was listened to with closest
attention throughout, and occupied
some three hours. At it's 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
Senate on Tuesday and Wednesday by
Howe, Frelinghuysen and Morton in
opposition, and Schurz in support of
them. The debate was closed by Har-
Ian in support of the administration
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 16, twelve Democrats and four
Republicans, Patterson, Robertson,
Schurz and Sumner, voting no. The
II oh Il Il 10 .
Messrs. Bayard, Caldwell, Carpenter,
Fenton, Ferry of Connecticut, Flana-
gan, Lewis, Logan, Morrill, of Maine,
Morrill, of Vermont, Scott, Spencer,
Upton, Vickers and Wilson. Bayard
and Carpenter were paired off, the ma
jority of the others would probably
have voted no.
The select committee in the House on
the Presidents message relating to the
outrages in the south, has reported a
bill to enforce the provisions of the
14th amendment to the Constitution Of
the United States 1t provides that
any person who shall subject or cause
to be subjected under cover of state
law or regulation, any person over
whom the United States has jurisdic-
/ ton, to the deprivation of any rights
or privileges accorded such person by
| the national constitu ion, shall be liable
to the person so injured in a suit for
civil damage, to be prosecuted in the
United States district courts, any
law or regulation of the states
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Any conspiracy of two or more
persons to commit murder, robbery,
arson, larceny, perjury, assault, or to
resist the officers of the law in the
discharge of their duty either as prin-
cipals or accessories, shall subject the
persons so combining to penalty not
exceeding so, 600, or Imprisonment not
exceeding ten years, or both, in the
discretion of the court; and if any OF
the parties to such actually commit the
crime of murder, he shall, upon con-
viction, suffer death. Any offense under
this act commenced in one district and
continued in others may be tried in
either. In case of conspiracies
against the peace and good order
of society, and the lives and prop
erty of individuals, the President is
authorized, if he deem it necessary,
to use the military power to suppress
the same, and restore order, even
though the State authorities may not
call upon him for aid. The President
is also empowered, in case said conspi-
racies assume such magnitude as to
prevent the ordinary process of law
and the local authorities connive at the
outrages, and show no disposition to
maintain the laws, to suspend the
writ of,habeas corpus and declare mar
tial law. This provision is to remain in
force only until June LIST, 1872. This
does not repeal any former act, except
SO far as it may be in conflict with it.