The Portland daily press., 1872-02-06
LxIID CONGREss-.sECOND SESSION
SENATE.

w AShiNGTONy Ecp O.-lut CItucutldiS VI
Senator elect Ransom of North Carolina, were
referred to the Election Committee.
A petition against the abolition OF the rice
duty was presented but Mr.. Kellogg stating
that it had just been received by telegraph from
Louisiana, reference to the Finance Committee
was not granted.
Mr.. Pomeroy reported bill relative to the
homestead settlers burned out in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Michigan, with an amendment,
allowing them one year from the passage of the
stead lands.
Mr.. Sherman submitted the following amend
ment to Senate rule "a: Petitions and memoir
ials other than the memorials of State Legis-
lature shall hereafter be presented to the Score
tary and shall be entered in the journal, and
shall be referred as disposed of as the Senator
presenting them may direct.
Mr.. MortOn's resolution introduced to-day
was as follows:
RESOLVED, That the cheap manufacture of
Bessemer steel for rails and other purposes to
which such steel may be applied, is an object of
national Importance i 1 st VS. Hle
THE AMNESTY BILL.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
Mr.. Robertson Of South Carolina, moved to
lay the pending bill on the table and take up
the amnesty bill passed by the House. Lost, 20
to 49, --.-- .. -.r
Mr.. Carpenter offered a substitute for Mr..
Summers pending amendment to the supple
mentary civil rights bill, providing whoever be-
ing corporation or natural person and owner,
or in charge of any public inn or any place of
public amusement or entertainment for which
license from any legal authority is required, or
of any lines of stage coaches, railroads or other
means for public carriage of passengers kor
freight, or any amnesty or other benevolent in
stitution, or any public school supported at the
public expense or by endowment for public use,
shall make any distinction as to admission or
accommodation therein of any citizen of the
United States because of race, color, nationali-
ty or previous condition of servitude, shall,
upon conviction thereof be fined not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000 for each offence; to
be recovered, one half for the use of the United
States and one half for the use of the complain
ant.
Mr.. Carpenter said the difference between
this and Mr.. Summers bill was in two points,
first the substitute omitted all reference to
churches, and second, it based the right of fed
eral interference upon the fact that institutions
were supported at public expense and not as
Mr.. Summers bill did, upon the mere fact of
Incorporation. e
Mr.. Norwood of Georgia, argued against Mr..
Summers amendment as unconstitutional and
calculated to nullify the laws of several States
prohibiting the intermarriage of blacks and
whites. He thought Mr.. Carpenters substitute
also unconstitutional, and would base his vote
against both amendments on that ground.
Mr.. Wilson said he would vote for Mr.. Sum-
ners amendment just because it went so far
and in the clearest and most positive manner
made all distinctions on account of color lille
gal in the United States. The question of in
termarriage, raised by Mr.. Norwood, had been
settled in Massachusetts, thirty years ago. That
State had repealed the law on the subject Mt
that time and all the predictions of the dread
full results to follow had signally failed
At this point the debate was monopolized by
Messrs. Carpenter and Sumner, the only merit
of which was that it was witty. AT 4.30 the
Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
A large number of bills were introduced,
which were the ing:-Providing satisfac-
ton for French spoliation claims; relative to
the Massachusetts fisheries; for the improve
ment of the Providence river; abolishing the
Freedmen's Bureau.
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill removing po-
litical disabilities from all persons included in
the following classes:-All persons who took
the oath to support tho Constitution of the
United States as postmasters or clerks to post
masters, United States marshals and deputy
and assistant United States marshals, Judges
of Probate, and Judges of other Courts of in
ferior jurisdiction in any State, and clerks or
other officers of such Court, clerk and registers
of Equity Courts and masters and examiners
in chancery, sheritfs and deputy sheriffs, JUS
tees OF the peace, all municipal officers, in
Guiding the mayor, aldermen and other officers
OF any city, town and village, constables and
who were by law elected to office previous to
the rebellion, and whose general duties were
restricted to the city, county, town, village or
parish for which they were elected; provided
that the benefit of the act shall not extend to
any persons, although included in the forego-
ing classes, who resigned their seats as mem
beers of Congress, or who resigned as officers of
the army or navy and afterwards joined the re-
bellion as members of a convention in any
State which adopted such ordinance
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remove disabilities from but those who were al
ready included in the bill that had passed the
House.
Mr.. Randall replied that it did not relieve
nearly as many; that it only applied to small
officials in towns, villages and countless that it
was entirely unobjectionable, and relieved only
those who could have had no agency in promot-
ing secession.
Mr.. Eldridge, of Wisconsin-It seems to me
that it is Objectionable in the proviso.
Mr.. Conger, of Michigan-Does it provide
for making applications for relief?
Mr.. Randall-lt does not, but have no OPP
lection to an amendment to that effect. l
want public affairs in the South run by intelli-
gent people, and by people who were really
dragged into the rebellion.
Mr.. Sargent, of California, offered proviso
requiring the persons relieved to take the oath
of allegiance to the United States before the
Clerk of the United States District Court in
which they reside.
The amendment was agreed to and the bill
passed without the yeas and nays
Mr.. Shellabarger, of Ohio, from the Com
mittee on Commerce, reported a bill for the ap-
pointment of one agent and three assistants
agents to be charged with the seal fisheries
Alaska. Passed.
Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts, from the Com
Elittee on Foreign Affairs, reported bill to
carry into effect the provisions of the late treaty
with Great Britain relating to fisheries. Its
consideration was assigned to the third Tuesday
in March.
A movement was made for fresh draw for
seats, and after various episodes and much con-
fusion the malcontents carried their point a
motion to lay the whole subject ON the table be-
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