Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-08
FOrty-SsCOnd Congress
WASHINGTON, February z.
SECOND SESSION

| SENATE.
Senator Scott presented a petition
signed by many Irish citizens against
free trade.
Senator Conkling, in a personal
statement, had read an editorial from
the Chicago Tribune, charging that
in the debate on the resolution for
final adjournment he disturbed the
senate by loud cries of "Questionw
"QuestiOn !"- and afterward had them
excluded from the Globe report. He
had read by the clerk note from an
official reporter, denying that he
[COnkling1 had interfered with
the report, and stating that nothing
had been Intentionally omitted by
the reporters.
Senator Hamlin, who was also
charged by the Tribune with having
suppressed his suggestion that the
senate should sing Old Hundred be-
fore voting on the anne endment by
| Senator Sumner, said he had made
the sugges ion as a rebuke, Senator
Sumner having made motion which
he though a bit Of legislative bum
cOmbe.
Senator Sumner said this remark
was no worse than the original sug-
gestiOn.
Senator Sherman, from the finance
committee, reported, without amend
ment, the house bill extending the
privileges OF the act of July IA, 1870,
to the port of Toledo, Ohio; also, the
house bill authorizing the transfer
from one car or vessel TO another of
goods in bonded transportation, under
tho raunIotiOpG ~ tho OF fho
treasury.
Senator Sherman, from the same
committee, reported adversely on the
bills raising the salaries OF clerks in
the executive departments, and au-
thOriZing the purchase OF the secured
obligations OF the Real Estate bank of
Virginia.
Senator Scott, from the committee |
on claims, reported bill for the relief |
Of the United States Express COM
pany, replacing United States bonds |
destroyed by fire.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Pcmeroy providing for the appoint
ment Of commission on the subject |
OF intemperance.
Senator Edmunds from the commit
tee on appropriations reported, with
amendments, the annual pension bill,
which was passed. 1t apprOpriates
over thirty million dollars.
Senator Chandler offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee of inVes-
tigaGlon and retrenchment be directed to
Inquire whether any United States sens
tor has received money under the cover
Of counsel fees or otherwise from the
treasury of the United States in violstion
OF law, and TO report the result Of their in
qulry IS esrly as practicable.
At the expiration of the morning
hour the amnesty bill was taken up.
The pending question was on Senator
Carpenters substitute for Senator
Summers supplementary civil rights
bill.
Senator Sumner called attention to
the difference between the substitute
and the original, and urged the senate
to adopt the latter as it was more
and complete than the
SnnatOr Ferry Connecticut said
that for three hours he had been try
ing to get a vote of the senate for the
removal of political disabilities, and
now when the time had come when a
bill for that purpose might be passed,
an attempt was made to assassinate it
by proposing amendments which were
not only not germain to the bill but in
fact its deadliest enemies The bill,
If hampered by either of these amend
ments, must surely fail.
Senator COnkling asked why he
Senator Ferry thought the bill, IL 80
must fail?
SanQtnr Earrxr ranIfod That kba 49,, | 4
5titutiOn of the house between the
two political parties was such that the
bill could not pass If encumbered
with these amendments.
Senator COnkling said the house
had already passed this bill, and it
would not require two-third vote to
concur in any amendment that might !
be made by the senate, and, said he, i
s the senator from Connecticut au-
-horizsd to say, or prepared to be-
ieve, that with the working majority
Of the party to which he and l belong, .
n the house, a proper bill insuring
'ivtl rights will fail Of a majority
vote?
Senator Ferry-I don't agree with
he senator from New York TConk-
ingl as to parliamentary rules. do
lOt believe that this amendment, if
adopted here, can become law with
)ut twO-thirds vote of the house,
)ut II am in error in this respect l
Iay further do believe that, as the
louse of representatives is consti- l.,
tued, a majority vote cannot be
obtained for the amendment )
by the senator from Massa-
,husetts. The senator 1Conkling1
lsks whether proper bill for secur- 4
ng civil rights cannot pass the house?
That is very different question. The A
OF the senator from Mas.
achusetts Sumnerl is not a proper
Iill to secure civil rights. 1t strikes v
ioWn the very bulWark of civil
lights throughout the country. 1t
axes away the foundation principle
IN which our federal system rests, by
triking at the principle of local self =
government the most fatal blow it has
,ver received.
Senator Carpenters substitute was 4
hen rejected-yeas II, nays 35. e
Senator John Sherman moved to .
trike ont the seventh section OF Sena- a
or Summers bill, which would repeal
III laws, wheth State or national, -
which discriminate against race or
,olOr by the use of the word "white."
After some discussion, Senator
sumner, at the request of the friends
4 the bill, consented that the section
hOuld be stricken out.
Senator Harlan objected to striking
ut the section without vote.
Without reaching vote, the SEN
te went into executive session, and
oon afterwards adjourned.