The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-09

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when the federal authorities interfered n
the quarrels ot the party Of which Sena.
tor MORTON was so distinguished an or.
nament, and settled them by force of arms
MIR. M0RToN-There were some distur.
Dances In Louisiana last fall and during
the winter, but / believe the authors 81
them have now Joined the ranks OF Sena.
tor BAYARD's friends.
MIR. BAYARD-lfthe Senator means that
my answer Is that he must be very igno.
rant OF what my political affiliations arc
and very reckless Ia bis charges.
Mr.. MOTION, II we arc 10 infer any.
thing from the Senator's remarks 1t Is that
those who have gone into this Liberal
movement are not his political friends.
We know what hopes have been held out
10 those who went to Cincinnati, that the
Democrats would father their little enter.
prise and adopt their candidate. The
Senator from Delaware now disclaims
that, but we shall know better in few
weeks what the Democrats will be, and
MIR. BAYARD, tho Senator from Indiana,
will probably be wiseI three weeks
hence than he Is now. By that time he
may know what the position OF the great
Democratic party, for which make no
pretense 10 speak Is, and what that great
organization intends to do Tor the benefit
oi this country. But he cannot know It
Until tho accredited representatives Of the
party have spoken. Perhaps he will
have learned too by that time to appreci.
ate the motives Of q political opponent,
whose object in legislating Is not that the
laws shall be made TO benefit by lndircc-
tion or otherwise the party to which he is
attached, but that the laws shall be made
so that they shall conserve the liberties OF
all the people, whether they are his politi.
cal opponents or political friends.
MIR. BLAIR opposed the bill, and with
relation to the New Orleans troubles of
1858 said it was well to know that the
riot would not have occurred but for the
action oil the Secretary Of War in sup.
pressing q telegram sent by the military
commander ut New Orleans notifying
the President that o riot was imminent,
and there were many who believed that
the telegram was suppressed with the
design OF letting the riot occur and max.
ing use OF 1t as a pretext for harsh meas.
ures contemplated at that time by tie
party in power.
At the expiration oil the morning hour,
the bill went over.
The unfinished business Of the post.
office appropriation bill cahe up.
The amendment offered by Mr.. NYE,
yesterday, and the pending amendment
were agreed to, and the bill then passed.
On motion the vote on the bill fixing
the time for elections in Washington and
Idaho Territories, was reconsidered, and
the bill passed.
Mr. STEWART moved to take up the
Goat Island bill, and have it read to.mor-
row.
Without acting on the motion, the
Senate on motion Of Mr.. Brooks, took up
the House general amnesty bill, and he
addressed the Senate In favor Of It.
MIR. SUMNER moved to strike out all
after the enacting clause, and insert the
supplemental civil rights bill.
Mr.. FERRY, OF Conn, raised the point
that the motion was not in order.
The VICE PRESIDENT decided that it
was in order
Mr.. TRuMBULL appealed from tho de.
cision Of the Chair.
Atler q long discussion on the question
of order, on motion Of Mr.. CARPENTER,
the appeal was laid on the table.
Mr.. MORTON moved TO amend so as 10
provide that before any person shall be
entitled TO the benefit Of the act he shall
swear that he is not and has not been at
any time within two years proceeding the
passage Of this act member OF either the
Invisible Empire of America, the White
Brotherhood, Or Constitutional Union
Guards, nor any branch Of tho Ku-Klux
Klau.
Mr. HILL moved TO amend the bill so as
to grant universal amnesty.
Mr.. SHERMAN advocated the adoption
Of Mr.. SUMMERS substitute for the amnes.
ty bill, for the purpose Of giving the House
an opportunity for fair vote on the ques.
tion oil civil rights, and said he believed
that If that question was out oil the way
general amnesty bill would pass the Sen.
ate by three fourths vote. He thought,
however, that there was very little chance
Of the amnesty bill passing the Senateun.
til the House should have an opportunity
TO vote on the civil rights bill.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said that when he had
heard one Of the earliest and most jealous
advocates Of prescription, call up and ad-
vocate the amnesty bill this morning, he
had hailed It as sign that the time had
come at last, when all political disabilities
were TO be removed, but he now saw that
he was mistaken, and that this amnesty
bill like Its predecessors, was to be tam
pered with, and killed off by indirection.
Mr.. SHERMAN said that both the civil
rights and amnesty bills were necessary
to produce peace and harmony through.
out the country.
MIR. STEWART expressed the opinion
that the policy Of exclusion was unwise
and that 1t had operated as great obsta.
Gle to the success OF reconstruction. He
therefore favored the passage OF tho am.
nesty bill and opposed Mr.. SUMMERS
amendment.
Mr.. FOREMAN said there were some
things in the civil rights bill that he favor.
ed, but he certainly would not vote 70
substitute 1t for the amnesty bill.
Mr.. MORTON withdrew his amendment
and an agreement was made that general
debate on the bill and amendments shall
terminate at o'clock tomorrow and that
tho bill shall be put to vote.