The Portland daily press., 1872-05-09
XLIID CONGRESS..SECOND SESSION
SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, May Son motion of Mr..
| hamilton the Secretary of the Navy was re-
quested to furnish the Senate vita copies of the
report and maps of the survey of the Isthmus
Mr, Kellogg called up the bill providing
sna5 the Presidential election in Louisiana be
| neld the same day with the State election the
nrst Monday in November. The object was to
d; 81; the trouble and expense of two elections
| III IA succession. ~
MI: Morton said that an additional advantage
| would be that the Presidential election would
~. tne Deneflt of projections now provided by
Jaw 1or the State election. 4 y.
| Mr. Trumbull said that Mr. Morton's state
s shen. was the admission that the bill was de-
s;shed TO enable Congress to control by indrec-
t .ioh the Presidential election in violation Of
the constitution = EEET = :
MI. Morton denied that he had admitted any
ouoH thing and asked whether he wanted the
scenes OF 1868 in Louisiana renewed and
niesiuentlal election held under such circu M
TS.nces mat 1t could be controlled by the Kn-
MieA: Ii he did he might fifty oppose this bill
oue ~ ne was in favor of an honest election he
ooSut 10 support it. '''--ii u 4
A. the end of the morning hour Mr. Kelloggs
electlon bill went over.
Mr Wilson from the Committee on Military
fA an reported without amendment thenHouse
Dill authorizing the issue of 1000 rified breach
Uauers and ammunition to the authorities of
~. no1tana tor the defence of the settlers against
the Indians ''7'''''''
MI Nye's election bill for Washington and
nI"no territories was reconsidered and pass
The post-office appropriation bill was passed
%,sn Mr. Nye's amendment, pending yester-
MI. foreman called up the House general
amnesty bill and ADDRESSED the Senate.
MI. Summer moved to strike out all after the
enacting claused and insert the supplemental
civil rights bill ii
:. Mr. Ferry of Ct, raised point that the mo-
ton was not in order,
The Vlce-President decided it in order.
MI. Irumbull appealed from the decision of
was tabled. "ppo"i
Mr.. Morton moved to amend if so as to pro
ylde That before any person shall be edtitled to
the Deneht OF the act he shall swear he is not
ana mas not been at any time within two years
preceding the passage of the act, member of
any branch of the ku-Klux Khan.
MT. Hill moved to amend the bill so as to
grant universal amnesty.
Mr. Sherman advocated the adoption of Mr..
Summers bill as substitute for the amnesty
bill for the purpose of giving the House an OBJ
port9nity for a fair vote the question of civil
rights and said he believed that If that question
was out OF the way the general amnesty bill
would pass the Senate by three-fourths vote.
He thought, however, that there was very little
chance OF the amnesty bill passing the Senate
till the House should have an opportunity to
vote on the civil rights bill. II ia -
Foreman, one of the earliest and most Jealous
advocates of prescription, call up and advocate
the amnesty bill this morning. he hailed it as a
sign that the time had come for its passage,
but like its predecessors, it was to be tempered
with and killed off by indrection.
Mr.. Sherman said that both the civil rights
bill and amnesty bill were necessary in order to
produce peace and harmony throughout the
country & '9IS laiaI9ar-.13 's3H -l
Mr.. Stewart expressed the opinion that
policy of exclusion was unwise and that it had
operated as a great obstacle to the success of
reconstruction. He therefore favored the pas
sage of an amnesty bill and opposed Mr.. Sum
ners amendment.
Mr.. Foreman said there were some things in
the civil rights bill that he favored but he GER
tainly would not vote to substitute it for the
amnesty bill. wsEW
Mr.. Morton Withdrew his amendment An
agreement was made that the general debate on
bills and amendments terminate at 8 O'clock
tomorrow. Adjourned. sil ~ e@