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Forty.Second Congressional Session
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perate tone in which they had spoken thus
far, and the government in a dignifed man
ner would maintain our position in reference
to the treaty.
Mr.. Morton suggested that Mr.. Edmund 8
should modify his resolution SO as to ask for
information respecting the complaint made
by the British government against the case
submitted by the government OF the United
States. The resolution as it stood assumed
that there was an intention to revoke the
treaty, whereas neither the Queen nor her
Premiers speech intinated any. such inten-
tons, but merely spoke of demonstrating
against tho case presented by the United
States.
Mr.. Edmunds accepted the system and
modified the resolution, but objected to its
reference. 1t was an ordinary resolution of
inquiry, such as it had never been the Gus
tom to refer TO a committee, and he should
fee Unreasonable humiliation if the Senatt
should resort to reference for fear doing
something to I'M ure the feelings of Great
Britain. The way to preserve peace between
nations was to have candor and frankne :; the
way to make was to have concealment and
intrigue, and he hoped the Senate would
adopt this resolution. u
Mr.. Sherman thought the proper course for
US was to pursue the even tenure of our way,
crate terms and there stand. If political ex-
element on the subject should arise in Great
Britain we need not notice it, but leave them
10 settle it in their own wsy. The agitation
would subside in due time. He did not be.
lieve the government or people Of Great
Britain would dare in the presence of the
civilized world to revoke the treaty. The
public sentiment of the world would not per-
init them.
Mr.. Patterson was sorry to hear such in
temperate language from the Senator from
Ohio.
Mr.. Hamlin said there were occasions when
silence was the highest wisdom, and he
thought that the brief debate which had oc-
Cured showed this was such an occasion
Upon this question silence was Statesman
ship. Believing that the United States stood
in an impregnable position on this question,
and not having heard that any official COM
munication had been received in reference to
it he thought it unwise to agitate it in any
way for the present.
Mr.. Edmund's-Does the Senator believe
that it would be offensive to the British gov
eminent for the Senate to ask the President
if he has any information on the subject?
Mr.. Hamlin-No sir, do not think that
would be offensive, but think that it would
show distrust of the high position we occupy.
Mr.. Edmund's-Oh no.
Mr.. Hamlin-Well l move to lay the reso-
luton on the table.
Mr.. Thurman asked Mr.. Hamln to with
draw his motion for moment. but Mr.. Robert
son called for the regular order and the reso-
luton went over, and the Senate resumed
the consideration of the amnesty bill.
The question was on substituting "ci,izen"
for person in the 9Th section.
Mr.. Cole advocated it because it would ex-
clude Cinnamon,
Mr.. Nye took the same ground and argued
that the recent treaty with China forbade the
naturalization of Cinnamon.
Mr.. Sumner said that it merely provided
that no one could claim to be naturaiizsd un-
der or by the treaty.
Mr.. Nye insisted upon his own view.
Mr.. Carpenter said that the meaning of the
treaty provision was very plain. He knew
that it was wrong to intimate that any Sena-
tor was actuated by personal motives, but
every one familiar with the recent poetry,
knew that there was bitter luminosity be-
tween the Nye family and Cinnamon.
The amendment was lost-l5 to 81.
Mr.. Cole offered another amendment pro-
viding that this act was not to be construed
to alter the naturalization laws. Lost-l5
to "a.
MIR. Corbett moved to insert a proviso that
the OIL was mt 10 Ue CONSTRUCT 10 autUOElZe
the naturalization of Chinese.
MIR. Stevenson was astonished at Mr..
Sherman's voting to place. the peaceful
Cinnamon on the Pacific coast ct the mercy
of their enemies in the jury box, when he
had declared by his previous votes that me-
groes at the South, who are ignorant, super
stitious, and utterly unconscious that there
is God, were fit TO act as jurors.
Mr.. Upton protested against Mr. Summers
supplementary civil rights bill as uncalled
for and clearly subversve of the rights of
State governments. He read an extract from
the protests of Governor Gary of Pennsyl-
vania and Gov. Palmer of Illinois, against
the federal military interference in the affairs
of the States, and said that their language
applied with just as much force to the usHr-
patton proposed in this bill. Under the ex-
citement Of the war period this usurpation
had been tolerated, but he warned the Senate
that when the States should all have been
restored to their places in the Union, the
people would demand that all this usurpation
legislation should be swept away, and if nee
essary enforce it at the point of the bayonet.
He also quoted the Christian Union in con-
domination Of the military interfering in the
Louisiana muddle, and the Atlantic Monthly
against military men as statesmen.
Mr.. Corbett's amendment was then re-
JecteQ-lZ 10 %.
Mr.. Vickers moved to strike out the first
section of Mr.. Summers bill. Lost.
Mr.. Robertson appealed to this Senate to
pass the amnesty bill without amendment.
The question was then taken on MIR. Sum-
ner's amendment to the supplementary civil
rights bill, and it was adopted by the follow
ing vote: Yeas %, nays %.
The Vice President announced that there
was tie, and said that while he did not APP
prove of all the provisions of the amendment
he would vote in the affirmative, so the
amendment was agreed to.
The Vice President directed the door
keepers to remove all persons manifesting APP
proval or disapproval, but none were re-
moved.
Mr.. Sawyer moved to strike out the ex.
ceptions from the amnesty bill.
Mr.. Chandler asked whether it would be in
order to move to strike out the rest of the
bill except Mr.. Summers civil rights bill.
Mr.. Edmunds said that this would make it
not an amnesty bill, but a bill providing that
certain persons guilty of perjury in addition
to treason shall DO entitled to hold office and
exercise the powers Of government in those
States. For instance, it would admit three