The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-26
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Mr.. WtLsoN repurtal the bin to lease Q
portion Of the Preside reservation TO Sar
Francisco for public park.
Mr.. CoLE asked lOr Immediate consid
Grafton Of the bill, but Mr.. HAMILTON OBJ
jected. The bill leases some sixteen hun
dred acres.
Mr. SAWYER altered his motion TO re
consider the vote Of yesterday on the Chi
MIR. WRIGHT introduced a bill in refer
ence to certain swamp lands In Iowa.
Mr.. EDMUNDs objected.
Mr.. WILSON introduced a bill to pro
hibit the deportation 0i the South Sc,
Islanders by American citizens, and sale
that the slave trade OF these Islands had
but recently sprung up.
MIR. LOGAN moved for the immediate
consideration OF Mr.. SAwYER's motion L
reconsider the Chicago relief bill. Passed
Mr., CHANDLER said lie had asked Mr.
SAWYER to make the motion because III
passage would do great injury TO lii
constituents and the Michigan lumber
merchants. . .g... ...
Pending the discussion the amnesty bill
was taken up.
Mr. LOGAN asked to have 1t temporarily
laid aside.
Mr. Hill said he now felt an increased
Interest In the amnesty bin, because there
was vacancy on The Supreme bench o
Georgia, and the Governor was anxiously
waiting the passage Of this bin, which
would relieve some Of the ablest jurists in
tho State and give him a medium chance
in filling the vacancy.
The amnesty bill was then taken up
and Mr.. MORIuIJ. OF Maine, addressed
the Senate ut length in favor OF the bill
and in opposition to SUMMERS amend.
mcnt, he said the very first step in the
process Of Reconstruction was necessarily
amnesty in order to qualify those
who were to take part in the reorganixed
government. The assumed disqualification
made amnesty great civil, political and
moral necessity at the end of the war, and
in accordance with State principle, the
question Of general amnesty had been long
ago settled The question now before the
Senate, WIS whether it would pass a bill
granting amnesty, not quite universal, but
so nearly so as TO put an end to special
legislation on the subject He was con.
vinCed it would be wise to pass this bill.
He remarked that Mr.. SUMMERS amend.
ment was unconstitutional, and ought ia
he rejected, This bill was an assertion OI
equal, civil, political and social rights Ia
all men, in hotels, churches, schools
theatres and everywhere. This was all
well, and he hoped the day would come
when we should be all so thoroughly
imbued with principles OF justice, human.
ity and christianity, as to take all men
without distinction of color, to our fire
sides and bosoms, but certainly it was
not within the province Of Congress to
enforce them by direct legislation.
Mr.. MORRILL, criticised in detail the
provisions of Mr.. SUMMERS bill and ar.
gued that Congress had no power 10 en-.
act them in law, except so far as they ap.
piled 10 common carriers, and he warned
the Senate against disregarding the con.
strual of the law oil separation between
Federal and Stale Governments, upon
the preservation Of which the stability
Of the Republican party depended.
Mr.. FLANAGAN followed He was in
favor Of the amnesty bill and also the
amendment, but there were persons at the
South for whose relief he would not vote
Jefferson Davis for instance. Hecrilicised
Horace Greeley for going bail for Davis
and announced his. beliefsin the good old
doctrine that Americans should rule
America.
Finally tho amnesty bill was postponed
and made the special order for Monday
next at / O'clock. The final vote will not
be taken until Tuesday.
Tho resolution TO adjourn till Monday
was lost, and the apportionment bill was
taken up. The Senate went into execu,
tive session and soon after adjourned.