Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
BayOnet Election Bill Passes Senate.
SENATE.

SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 14.-At the expira
ton of the morning hour, the bill to amend
the enforcement act came up as unfinished
business. The pending question was OIL
Mr.. Trumbull's amendment adding the
amnesty bill.
Mr.. Morton opposed the amendment be-
cause if adopted it would probably kill the
bill.
Mr.. Edmunds warned the friends of the
enforcement bill that if they should vote to
amend it by adding the amnesty bill, the
friends of amnesty would probably attempt
then to strike out the original bill and keep
the amnesty bill.
After some discussion, Mr.. Trumbull
moved to amend the pending amendment
by adding the supplemental civil rights
bill. [Laughter.1 Mr.. Trumbul said he
would vote against the amendment him.
SELF but be offered it for the purpose of
discovering who were its real friends, and
who were merely using it as a means Of
defeating amnesty.
MIR. Sumner said he, too, would vote
against the amendment, because il was
moved with evil intent. [Lsughter.l
Mr.. Carpenter said he was against all
amendments, and in favor of the enforce
ment of the bill.
Mr.. Morton said he had shown by his
votes from time to time that he was a
friend Of the civil rights bill, but when as
now Il was moved by one Of its enemies
and for the purpose avowed, he WoHld vote
against it.
The amendment was rejected, yeas 9,
neys so.
Ill, Alcorn protested against lacking am
nesty on 20 any other bill.
The vote to ado the amnesty bill was re-
jected, yeas %, nays rs.
Mr.. Sumner then offered his ei7n rights
bill as an amendment.
Mr.. Foreman moved to strike out all re-
lating to schools, benevolent institutions
and cemeteries.
After debate Messrs. Hsmlin and Sher-
man appealed to Mr.. Sumner to withdraw
the amendment, and he withdrew it.
Mr.. Morton, offered an amendment pro-
viding that in cities Of twenty thousand in
habitants or more, the supervisors of cleo
ton provided for in the bill shall receive
compensation. Agreed to.
Nh CasSerly, moved an amendment re-
ducing the fees of supervisors or deputy
marshals, 80 per cent. Lost.
Presidential Messages.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
a message from the President, recommend
ing legislation for the protection of immi-
grants, also message transmitting cores
pondence in relation to the persecution in
Roumanis.
Mr.. Casserly offered an amendment to
the enforcement bill providing that the ap-
pointments of supervisors and deputy mar
shals under the act shall be made only in
writing and on the written recommends
ton of not less than two voters of the pre-
cinct. Lost.
Mr.. Casserly offered an amendment pro-
viding that no supervisor or deputy mar
shall appointed under the act shall have au-
thority to call out troops OF alilitary.
Lost.
MIR. Casserly offered an amendment pro-
yiding that no person shall be appointed
supervisor who is not qualified voter in
the district or precinct for which he is APP
pointed, or deputy marshal who is not
qualified voter where he resides. Agreed to.
The bill was then passed by vote Of Sc
to u.
On motion of Mr.. Scott, the Senate then
took up the bill to extend until
March 4, 1873,
the time within which the President
may suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
The bill was laid aside, and the Senate
took up the report of the committee Of con-
ference on the deficiency bill. The ques-
ton of concurring in the report was discuss
ed until half-past four, when the Senate