Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-18
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
STNATF-After our report closed

SENATE-After our report closed
Nr FTelinghuy-Cn Followed Mr.. Sumner on
the general amnesty bill; and in reference 10
the civil rights bill, he said it WAS a most i'm
pOftant matter IL affected almost every public
and private institution. IL invoked the exer-
else Of a most delicate power by the general
government, and if the Senate was really
serious in considering it. he was surprised that
attempt had been made 10 perfect II He
also surprise that the mover of this amend
uet,' had not suI mitted IL when a majority vote
vu'rid have suffice to pass il, instead OF bring
in e Onward ut this time, when 1t must get a
tW. thirds vote. Under the bill as now offered
lt v,u't not he permitted Tor a railroad com
!-Hy Ca hsya separate car for ladies and gem
t.ehrn. or ter an iunkeeper to exclude any
p, Is0n hO N ght be in a state of intONicatiOn
sr have a .o<thSome disease, of improper
n,r-al character. Tie also had other objections.
lr many parts Of the country tire cOOred people
h-' church, of their own, built from their own
hard earnings, and under the bill II would be
permitted for white persons to come In and take
control OF Their churches.
NIP -uu-iuu.,i TO state other objections, and
suggested alterations in the phraseology OF the
bin tO mttr his views. He further said that the
penalties prov ided were too severe. He also
pressed The u niou that it was perhaps tending
too much toward Capitalization in the general
government. He thrU iwelt upon the enOrmity
OF the Grim OF the rebellion, and thought IL
m Sht be b. -. probably. 10 keep exfant, at least
Tor this gem ration. the slight mark OF punish
Tlent indicsft q Nv the imposition OF legal ami
political disabilities upon the leaders of the
rebellion. He also threw out the idea that the
thought that Congress would ever render that
amendment a Hultity. Hence he thought it was
best at least To retain the exceptions in the bill.
He then said that he would vote for the bill
~ now stood, that he was Influenced in soma
degree in this by the wishes of the President,
whom he defended from tie charge OF Mr.. sum
Eor. that he had evinced any GOODNESS ON the
subject Of equal rights to the cOlOred citizen.
lie then reviewed the policy OF President Grant,
expressing his hearty APPRECIATION OF 1t, ami
ealOgizing the patriotism and ability OF the
President.
The Senate then. without further action, at
. T.. M, adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
MIR. SnapP (ll.l asked unanimous consent to
introduce resolution Teciting that a cOnclaVe OF
seven men had presented a so-called report re-
commencing that the President adopt set of
thirteen rules, which had been drawn up by this
sO-Called commission, and declaring il not ex-
pedcnt that the resolutions be adopted; that the
said resolutions 10 not meet the approval of the
House, nor dO we believe they meet the approval
OF the people of the country.
Mr. Barry Miss objected, and the resolution
Mir. Maynard, CTenn.) from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported a bill to admit free OF
duty, fer ore year, certain achinery for the use
Oi the sulphur Mining Company of Louisiana,
and also machinery for grinding and polishing
plate glass for the same period. Passed
ON motion OF Mr. Dawes, the House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the Presidents
Message.
Mr. SnapP (IIl.) offered the preamble and res
q utiOn TO which objection had been IN ,de in the
House, and proceeded to speak upon the subject
OF civil service reform lie reviewed the rec
CTmendatiOn~ of the ''sO-called commission
ContendIng that they were anti-repubii can in
i"Im, and antagonistic 10 the interests Of the
people. He claimed that the Offices belonged to
The successful party, and thar, IN order to
tain itself, party required the offices. He read
from the report OF the committee that To allow
the people Ito elect their pOStnsssters would be
an evil Practice and since that a convention
had been called u meet in Philadelphia in June.
al which there were to be 400 delegates. To
save the expense OF this convention, and to save
the expense of the election, let this commission
OF seven elect President and Vice President;
for, IN the language of their report, to allow the
PEOPLE TO elect their president would be ali evil
practice. lLaughter.l
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Poland W. rising tO a personal explana-
ton, had read from the DIdy Patriot para
graph rejecting upon him for the introduction
"t resolution IN relation to the reference of
resolutions to committees, calling upon the
HcStl> ct departments, for executive informs-
tion. The article charged that Mr.. Poland had
not offered the resolution upon his own notion
tUt that he was induced TO do 80 to cover up an
alleged fraud on the Post Office Department
Mr. Poland said that he offered this resolution
upon his own motion, and without consultation
with any one in the House, or out of 1t. He had
motive in doing so but to stop these wholesale
calls IN which members indulgod in for EJecu-
tive Information. lie had no purpose OF aiding
to cover MP corruption. He would not do 80 uu-
der any circumstances. He desired that each
CORRUPT official should be exposed, especially if
he was 4 republican; for, il the republican party
vas TO be continued in favor, he wanted pure
parry. 10 must commend itself to the people
aud 10 10 that all frauds must be ferretei out
Ia Vs. alss charged in the article which had been
read hat lac had been influenced TO this action by
Mr.. Barlow, a mail contractor, who was his
- MIR. Poiand's) psrSsnal friend. With regard to
this, Mr.. Poland desired 10 say that Mr.. Barlow
was only casual acquaintance. who lived in
Vermont, at least tW hundred miles travel, by
the nearest route, from where Mr.. Poland lived.
How much claim Mr.. Barlow had upon him TO
ask him to ale III covering up a fraud, would be
shown when he stated that Barlow was now en-
gagged ia a very bitter legal controversy in Yer
mont, and he Mr.. POland) was the counsel OF
BarlOw's adversary, and was doing all he could
defeat him.
After further debate. the Committee of the
Whole rose, and the House, at $40 p. m. ad-
iOuTned.