New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-10
WASHINGTON.
AMNESTY AGAIN DEFEATED

AMNESTY AGAIN DEFEAiED'
CIvih RIGHTS CONFLICTING WITH AMN rs NJ
now THE FALSE FRIENDS OF A"ND''A ~
EEATED IHE MEASURE.
TeY rBLs0RAPH TO THR TRiBuNEl
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Senate repeated
So-day tho farce of defeating the Amnesty ana ClVh
Rights bs SO successfully enacted last Winter In udg
ing Of the course pursued by leading Senators In this
Kilkenny legislative fight one fact should not be lost
sight Of the Amnesty bill has more than twothirds OF
the senate 81 favor would be passed day in
I'VE minstos. IL Mr. Sumner, supported by bare
majority, did not insist attaching to 1t his Civil
Rights Sfs believed by all of the Democrats and re-
specialize minority of the Republicans to be unconsttu
onsi sr unnecessary, while the latter standing Alone
has ear majority of at least half dozen In its favor
Wc e Republicans, in caucus, arranged tho order OF
business for the remainder of the present session. at least
OF the Senators present were ostensby In
favor OF the CivR lights bill, and yet despite Mr. sum-
Rcrls request, action on the Amnesty bill was
proFIded for, while provision made for taking
up the Civil Rights bill. The only conclu-
sssn that can be reached, therefore, is that
The men who led in the contest for the civil
Rights BILL except Mr. Sumner, who Is probably true
friend of both measures, care nothing Tor Mr. sum-
pet that they may use 1t to defeat
amnesty. Some of them indeed who now speak loudest
for the bill, voted in the Judiciary Committee Of
the last Congress 20 table II, because they
believed Il to be unconstitutional But anybody was
n favor of either both bills ard hoped last Winter 70
gain support for either by uniting them the experience
Of the first attempt must have taught him that nste"u
Of Strengthening either measure, such course weakened
both for while either able to stand alone, united
both fell. The only conclusion that can be reached
therefore Senators who voted 10 unite the
bills intended TO defeat or both of them while those
who voted to keep them separate wished to pass
both
nobody could blame Mr. Sumner, when the Amnesty
bill came up yesterday, for moving his bill as subst
tute for the Republican caucus had slapped that meas
ure in the face and though the majority pretended to
favor At he could not get IL before the Senate in any
o,her way But the wsest would have been TO
have allowed square vote to be taken on TINS mOton
IA IL was carried the Civil Rights bill would nave Oeeh out
NJ the Way and Administration majority would nave
been ged either 10 have passed the Amnesty on or
tSen the fun responsibility Of defeating it. But, by
what is tonight by many considered mseaRd, mr.
by adding the Amnesty bill This gave an opportunity
10 unite bills the thing that was TO DO guarded
AGAINST and 1t was carried by vote OF 80 10 H. SeVea
aucndInents which In the end did not affect the bill
were then offered and voted upon when Mr.. IruInpun
on this was te29 TO 29-and the vote OF Vice President
COax in the negative, announced amid CONSIDER
had been called upon to decide TINS Question: question:
and before the close OF the session ne AGAIN
Lad The casting vote on similar iii mo mo
When the vote came to be taken ON the united
bids in the Committee of the Whole 1t was lost by
majority of one but they were immediately reunited py
d he vote Mr.. Colfax voting IN the affirmative This
reached, twothrds OF the senate was
to pa it, count stood 30 Yeas to ~ Nays VI Tue
Liberal Republicans, Messrs. Acorn, Ferry OF Con,
uectlcut Hamilton of Texas Logan, Upton ana IruinDu
voted ia the negative, believing the Sumner Dill 10 DC
Nr. Fenton voted in the airmatlVe
o. tie Administration Republicans, MI Foreman was
opposed TO provisions OF the sumner DILL ana MI
Wright cOud for the Amnesty bill This action
makes 1t certain that no General Amnesty Dill WI" pass
Congress-