Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-14
Debate in the Senate on the Manipula-
tlOn OF the BalIOt-BOx by Gov
ernment Officials.
Important Amendment Of Senator Cas-
Serly, Of CalifOrnia--A Dig at
President Grant.
YindictiVe AssaiIment Of Greeley by
YOOrhees-Has Belmont been In
Washington Lately!
Spunky Members Of Congress who Don't
Care for the People, Backed up as
they are by the World.
Voorhees, Serves Up FOur-Year-Old Hash
Very COld-Keep Your Eye on Him.
The New Movement.
wAsHINeToN, May IS.

IN THE SENATE.
A bill was passed creating an addi-
tional land district in Kansas.
Senator Pratt called up the bill to in
crease the per cent. of pensions to SOL
dieTs and sailors who have lost both eyes
or both hands or were otherwise totally
disabled, and stated that it would cause
an increase in the annual expenditures
of about six million dollars. The bill
was passed.
Senator SchurZ obtained leave to make
a personal statement, and said: L see it
stated in several papers of my State that
when the vote was taken ON the am
nesty bill, was not present in the Sen
ate, and that several questions connect
ed with that bill might have been de-
cided otherwise by my vote. | wish to
say that ] was absent on account of
sickness, and that / had taken the pre-
caution, in order not to lose my vote, to
secure a pair-off with Senator Nye.
A conference committee was appoint
ed ON the disagreeing amendments of
the House to the bill for refunding taxes
on bonded spirits lost by fire or other
casualties.
The bill in relation to the Dakota
Southern Railroad Company passed.
At the expiration of the morning
hour, the Senate resumed the considera-
ton of the bill to amend the enforce
ment act.
Senator Casserly offered substitute
for the portion of his pending amend
ment providing that it shall be unlaw-
full for any civil, military or naval Of1i-
Ger of the United States, or any person
connected with the service, to attempt to
exercise, directly or Indirectly, undue
influence or control over voters, or to
that end to distribute ballots marked in
any way for the purpose of ascertaining
how voters have voted, or to use any
means to destroy or impair the secrecy
of the ballot, and providing severe pen
alties for a violation of this law.
Senator Casserly offered an amend
ment that no officer in the employ of
the Federal government shall, in any
way, have anything to do with cleo
tions. He supported his amendment
by stating that the government officials
connected with the navy-yard at Mare
Island exercised an undue influence in
most outrageous manner. At the
last State election the employees of the
navy-yard were compelled to walk up
to the polls like cattle, their tick
cts numbered by numbers, their
names ON the payroll, their obligation
to vote that prepared ticket; these
are connected directly with their daily
bread, and all this under the eyes of the
government officials, and of course,
with their full knowledge; it is to pre-
vent this occurrence and such scenes in
the future that / have offered the second
section. Casserly then advocated the
first section, his pending amendment,
fOrbidding the use or presence of troops
at elections, unless when called for by
civil authorities to keep the peace, and
in this connection spoke at length, and
in severe condemnation of the presence
of troops at elections in New York City
and elsewhere.
Senator Cole replied; he said he
agreed with his colleague on condemn
ing whatever was wrong or unfair
in any manner in conducting elections
at Mare Island, but he believed
his colleague was mistaken in many Of
his statements. Senator Cele said fur
ther that the increased vote was ac-
counted for by the increased population
of the town Of Vallejo, which had be-
come an interval terminus OF. the Pacific
railroad, and had, therefore, grown very
rapidly.
Senator Stockton asked him how it
happened that the increase was all on
the Republican side?
Senator Cole said that was to be ac-
counted for by the conversion of the
people from the error of their ways.
He doubted, too, the correctness of SEN
atOr Casserly's statement that the cleo
ton was caTrird on under the direction
of government officials.
After a considerable debate between
Senators Casserly and Cole the Senate
went into Executive Session, and re-
mained therein until four o'clock, and
then went into open session.
Senator Casserly's amendment was
rejected-the first section by vote of
eighteen to thirty-one, and the second
by nineteen to thirty-one.
Senator Trumbull offered as an amend
ment the first section of the House gem
eral amnesty bill. .#.s Pass
Senator Nye moved to amend the
amendment by adding the second sec
ton, requiring that before any person
can take the benefit of amnestyhe must
swear he has not for two years had any
connection with the kuklux organiza-
tiOn. Adopted-yeas twenty-siX, nays
twenty-four. 81. Et..#
Senators Boreman and Scott stated
that although they were in favor of am
nesty they would not vote to put it upon
this bill, as it was not germain to the
subject.
. Senator Trumbull said the Senate now
had before it the amnesty bill as passed
by the House, and called on the friends of
the measure to stand by it. The country,
he said, could no longer be deceived by
these professions in favor of amnesty,
followed by votes against it.
Senator Summer gave notice that if
the amnesty bill should be added to the
pending measure. he would move his
civil rights bill as further amendment.
Laughter.
Senator Trumbull said he knew of no
civil rights bill pending. The title was
a misnomer. The bill was for the estab-
lishment, not Of civil rights, but Of social
equality.
Senator Summer said he would let the
colOred man answer Senator Trumbull,
and read from a speech by Fred Doug
lass, disclaiming on the part of the col
Ored people any desire for social equality,
so-ealled.
Senator Trumbul1 said he would let
another cOlored man answer Senator
Summers cOlored man. He then
read from speech by Professor
Langton an avOwal that the civil rights
bin was designed as a measure of OBJ
tanning social equality, Laughter.
Senator Sumner said that Professor
I4angstOn had assured him that this was
an incorrect report Of his remarks,
Laughter.
No further action was taken on the
bill or the amendment.
Senator. Cole from the Conference
Committee on the deficiency appropTia-
ton bill, made report ~
Senator Sherman, one of the Confer
ence Committee, on the part Of the Sem
ate, said that he had dissented from the
report because of his opposition to the
clause substituted by the House for Mr.
MorreIi's lYermont] amendment, and
he recommended that the Senate non.
concur. He then read from MorrelPs
amendment. ~
senator Cole said that the clause I'M
serted by the House pFogiding for the
payment of the owners of cotton seized
at tbs South, would not require more
than Eve hundred thousand dollars,
Pending the discussion on the report,
the Senate took a recess until half-past
seven O'Clock pm.
The Senate meet at half-past seven in
the evening, and transacted some busi-
Il Il nod