New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-06

sFNATE WASHINGTON r0D' "
,,,o Woo. President laid before the senate VI.
credentials OF Ransom senaeOlec' ,h. were re
sraro,,ra and on motion Of Mr. MohloN' , r"es
e"foi,i"' o committee on Privileges and Elections
NJ CHANDIER Osep., Mich) presented several several no-
.,.,s trom the Michigan lumbermen against INC Chi
cage feGi I % REP La presented the petition OF
.hc heading representative of the rice lnleFest
sna assn n ' me lad inst received by telegraph and
moved its reference TO the Com eceS on en- the ground
that peton cannot be sent by telegraph ana il was
Dol 'eioiie ans INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
Mr. ANTHONY rep, r. l)-AmendatoiS " 'ne eh
'' Mr. MORRILL, rep, vt)-AmendnG the Patent and
Copyright act of July rs 1870 by striking our me worn
and Substituting citizen Of the United states CSC ro.
MT HARLAN Caep, Iowa)-Authorizing horse ran
way on Rock Island and 10 Davenport Iowa. - ,,o o,
MT KELLEY Dem, Oregon)-Amendatory "I tne CUT
Er eCHTBwELI rep KanJ-ReaunG to the publica-
PnbIc lands rep"rtcd the following hills without
amendment To extend the time for the sta,e ., 1oEe
SUPERIOR: 10 create two additional land districts III
Minnesota 10 rcestablish Monroe Lana Dsuw Tor col
islana: to continue force the grant 10
lege purposes also the bill relative 10 and Mich
settlers burned out IN MhhSsOS mem one wear from
the passage OF the act TO rebuild on All" oo'u''
Mr. PATTERSON rep, " H. from the committee nr on
the District Of Columbia, reported inc ilVa u,ashng
vidng for survey Of the harbor and river "' "''""e
Mr.. JOHN SHERMAN submitted the following as an
amendment 10 Senate Rule No. "A -t.,o ~,
Petitions and memorials other tban tne lneinT t The
State legislature shall hereafter oe duSe and shall
Secretary and shall he entered IN lhe o resentinc
he referred disposed Of as the senator p''''"'"'
PROTECTION TO STEEL MANrFACrURL d, 40
Mr.. MORTON Rep Ind offered ies9ai S a lI ne
would cali il up AZ early day and submit some remarks
on the superiority Of Indiana for making stse any on
The importance of improving the harbOr or Mlchlgsn
Gty Ind so rs bring the iron mines of Lake superior
INTO more direct communication win the eoa menus Vi
Iu.s,r rnp roSgu II
S,SsI gSc'' to Which such Steel may De 'p'
m ca nS mi d al ed R%sas Mr. RoBfRoS
(Rep c. moved 10 lay the pending bill on tue taoe'
and take the last Amnesty bill passed by the HOUSE
Lost, by 20 Yeas 10 S5 NAYS
Mr.. CARPENTER Rep Wis., offered a substitute iol
MI. Summers pending amendment Uhe supplementary
Civil Rights bib providing that whoever being cor
any pap1 rom Which license from any legal au
fhority is required Of any line of coaches, rail
road other means for the public carriage or passen
gers freight Of any cemetery or Other oeneNoet
Institution or any public school supported at public ex
pense by endowment for public use shall make any
of any citizen the United states because Of race color
nationality, or previous condition OF seryltude; snail
npOn conviction thereof be fined not less than $500 nor
g. 900 for each ofense-to be recoVered one
half for the use of the United states anu one na d io
of the complainant The second section pT9vufs
shat the complaint may ne prosecuted IN any circuit
TsdctiOn place where the ofense is alleged TO
nsSp SSRPFNTER said the difference between this
Mr. Summers bill was in two points First the suDsu-
omitted all reference TO churches; and second ~
The institutions supported at the public expense,
and not Mr. Summers bill did, upon the mere fact OF
Mr.. NORWOOD Dem, Ga.) argued against Mr. Sum
Ders amendment unconstitutional and calculated 70
nuhfy of several Of the States prohibiting the
interDarriage OF blacks and whites lie thought pr.
Carpenters substitute also unconstitutional and said he
would his vote against both amendments on that
ground ,,.,..,, -. .-o,,s ,-o.o ,or ~.
Summers amendment just because II went so far and in
the cearest and most positive manner MADE al dsthc
tons account of color illegal IN the United States;
The question OF intermarriage raised ny Mr. NORWOOD
ss a ss se sd en- Ser w the a
time and all the predictions Of the dreadful results that
been heard for Years about the superiority of the white
race and the marked aunant evidence to he
sso ,nat these had often been g
aSoIished az u4christan, iphumsn and undemoGrane
STsS sa @SeS States Could be trusted 70 choose
and sgs9apd rSra aSu The in m
1.-The different of men ;" he knew OF nut one race
Mr. XSTHoNY Rep, R - hoped that Mr.. Sumner
would accept MI Carpenter amenGment exempt ms
coored people all rights but he would not vote for
bill comforting or denying or in any way interfering
MI SUMNER Rep Mass) advocated his own bill, and
called Mr. Carpenters substitute an emasculated syn
onym: feeble where the original strong, and ncom
piete where the original was complete He objected es
vision enoTSng the admIsso3 OF eoo[ed citizens to tht
10 tjnrni.h Between the right TO testify and the right
So sit ar Juror He r sumne) cared not whether tht
night to sit juror political or civil right. Il
enough for him TO know it right 70 which al
entitled by the law OF nature and by the Con
sIItution Of interpreted by the Decar
alton of Independence. He saw that Senator Carpente
smiled he always smiled when the Declaration wa
Mr.. CARPENTER-"It was a smile of appreciation"
Mr. SUMNER" Very well; hut not content with strik
the cOlOred citizen in the Temple OF Justice the
senator sets ny distinction IN the church distinction
however in which lie Is not original for he has been an
iicpated 10y Petroleum v Nasty, who reports
bis cOncre gatiun sung certain this
HMM.
shan Nggers black tbs land possess
And an with up here
On 70 ny friends friend We rather guess
"Sr ask YOU il that is not the Senator's speech; do
cot know that need say any more"
Mr.. CARPENTER-"Oh yes; 60 right on
Mr.. SUMNER Will, as the Senator invites me. He
himself up here representative OF caste in the
christian Church and while espousing that cause pleads
ran point the origin Of the Senator's hest
refer 10 IT, but the Senator has introduced him
te The Senator has had all adequate idea of the
Declaration Of Independence" Laughter, especially
MT The Senator smiles; very well; have
enough in this chamber TO witness the vicssi
ludes of opinion on that great Magma Charta; ] have
deTded by others more than II ever by the
MI. CARPENTER-"I wish the Senator would state
when ever derided the Declaration of independence"
Mr.. sUMNER-"I am coming to that" Mr. Sumner
then quoted remarks made 10y Calhoun, ChOate and
Andrew johnson on the subject, and said that in a
principles forth in the Declaration the general
lies Of that revolutionary pTOnunciament0" He referred
Mr.. CARPENTER hope the reluctance is not on
M SUMNER" When the Senator spoke last on this
subject, however, IL was no longer revolutionary pro-
M CARPENTER-'' on. yes it is ! stand by that:
glory In that revolutionary proDunciamento, and all that
revolutionary history Of ours
MI SUMMERTIME senator says he glOres in II; then
let him give ii effect hope he went take II an
out in glory; hope he will that some Of Is
fused INTO human nghts