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70 Tue urSt secuOn OF tue House genera
amnesty bill.
Mr.. NYE moved to amend the amend
ment by adding the second section, re
qulrlng that before any person can TAX,
the benefit OF the amnesty he must swea
that he has not for two years had an,
connection with any Ku.Klux organiza
ton. Adopted. Yeas 90; nays 2i. :
Mr.. FOREMAN stated that although h,
was In favor Of amnesty, he would no
vote to put 1t upon this bill, as was no
germane to the subject
Mr.. TRUMBULL said the Senate now
had before 1t the amnesty bill as passed
by the House, and he called on the irlendG
Of the measure to stand by It. The coun.
try, he said, could no longer be deceived
BY these professions in favor OF amnesty
The bill should DO added to the pending
measure. He would move his civil rightS
bill as q further ramendment. Laughter.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said he knew Of nc
civil rights bill pending. The title was a
mlsnomer. The bill was for the estab,
lishment, not of civil rights but social
equality.
hlr. SUMNER said he would let the
col0rcd men answer.
Mr.. TRUMBELL read from speech by
Fred. Douglass, disclalming on the parI
Of the colored people any desire for social
equality, so.called. Mr.. TRUMBuLL said
he would let another colored man answer
MIR. SUMMERS colored man then read
from o speech by Professor Lapgston au
ayowal that the civil rights bill was de.
signed as a measure Of obtaining the
social equality. Laughter Mr.. Sum,
NER said that Langston had assured him
that this was an Incorrect report ofhis
remarks Laughter. No further action
was taken on the bill or amendments.
Mr.. COLE, from the Conference Com.
mittee on the deficiency appropriation
bill, made a report.
Mr.. SHERMAN, one Of the conferees on
the part of the Senate, said he had dis.
sented from the report because,of his op.
position to the clause substituted BY the
House by Mr.. MoRRILL's (ot VT amend.
ment, and he recommended that the
Senate non.concur. He then read Mr..
MoRRILL's amendment.
Mr.. COLE said that the clause inserted
by the House, providing for the payment
OF the owners ot cotton seized at the
South, would not require more than $780,
600. ,.
Pending the discussion on the report,
the Senate took recess until 7:30 P. n.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate reassembled at T:3O.
Mr.. CRAGIN, Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, called up the follow
ing bills, which were passed: Granting a
pension Of $4,000 per annum 10 the widow
Of Admiral Farragut; fixing the rank of
Professor Of Mathematics In the navy; for
the relief Of the widow Of Charles II.
Pendleton, late OF the navy; granting ten
years additional service on the active list
10 Lieutenant Commander W. B. Gushing
for the capture ofthe rebel ram Albemarle:
House bill authorizing the nomination
and appointment to the retired list of the
navy Of certain volunteers on the active
list OF tho navy, who arc disabled In con.
sequence Of wounds received during the
late war; authorizing that corrections be
made in errors in tho prize lists for the
relief Of the officers and crew of the
United States steamer ViCksburg; to pay
Chas. W. Whitney $4,000 for the en-
largement of the iron clad battery Keokuk,
to bein full Of all claims; to pay the heirs
OF Geo. G. Bestor, Of Peoria, $l26, 900 for
tho construction Of on. iron. clad steam
battery in 1868. and for the relief OF the
children Of H. Buzman, deceased.
The bill referring to Court claims; the
claim Of Mrs. Admiral Dahlgreen, ad-
ministratrix ol Rear Admiral Dahlgreen
for the use by the United States OF Dahl.
green gun and riaed projectiles was call.
ed up by Mr.. STOCKTON, and a long dis.
cussion ensued uponit
Mr.. LOGAN taking the ground that the
United States should not compensate any
Of It's citizens for the use of any Of their
inventions. After which in the absence
of quorum the Senate adjourned.