Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.


evils complained of, especially seizures
were .grievous and ought be promptly cor
rected.
MIR. Trumbull presented similar memo
rial from merchants of Chicago. He fully
eoncurred in Mr.. Carpenters remarks, but
thought Congress ought do more than
correct the evils arising from seizures.
Mr.. Fenton called attention to the fact
that the memorials also embraced appoint
ments and removals from Office.
MIR. Edmunds reminded the Senate that
there was another side of the question of
seizures. The government in protecting
importers must give its officers the right to
make seizures.
Mr.. Hamlin took the same view.
Mr.. Anthony presented a similar memori-
al. In response to a question of Mr.. Morrill,,
OF Vermont, as to the manner of obtaining
signatures, Mr.. Anthony replied that a
young man had told him that he had re-
ceiyed SO much day for carrying the me-
mortal around, getting signatures.
The Chinese Mail.
Mr.. Sumner reported favorably bill
establishing semi-monthly mail service on
the Chinese route with d0lble subsidy.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman a bill was
passed authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to redeem three millions per
month of the three per cent certificates.
OJIbaway.
Mr.. Foreman, from the Committee on
Territories, reported Mr.. Ramsey's bill to
establish the Territory of Ojibaway, with
an amendment changing the name of the pro-
posed Territory to Pembina. 1t is to con-
sist of that portion of Dakota lying north of
the 10th parallel.
Mr.. Sumner introduced a bill to prevent
any increase of the debt of the District of
Columbia.
Chicago Relief.
On motion Of Mr.. Trumbull, the bill to
amend the records Of the United States
Courts in the Northern District of Illinois,
destroyed by fire,] passed. The bill re-
quires nine weeks notice to non-residents
by newspaper publication.
Mr.. Logan moved to take up the motion
to reconsider the vote on the Chicago relief
bill, but Mr.. Carpenter announcing that he
wished to speak upon it, MIR. Logan did not
press the motion.
The Amnesty Bill
was then taken up. Mr.. Ferry, of Con-
necticut, spoke in opposition to Mr.. Sum-
ner's pending amendment, (the supplement
tary civil rights billy He thought the pro-
vision to guard against denial of the rights
by inns or common carriers, was unneces-
sary, because any citizen can recover in a
civil suit on such cases. The bill proposed
also to control and regulate public schools
He warned the Senate that the people would
not submit to Federal interference with
their schools.
Mr.. Ferry continued; But, after all, the
great objection to the bill was the principle
on which it had been justified in the Senate.
That principle was that by the adoption of
the three most recent constitutional amend
ments our old system ofgevernment has been
subverted. Senators might attempt to stop
short Of this, but their reasoning necessarily
led to giving the Federal Government COM
plete and unlimited authority to take the
place of the State governments and enact
laws for the protection of all the rights,
privileges and immunites of citizens which
are now protected by State laws. If these
three amendments of the Constitution
meant all that Mr.. Sumnerand the support
ers of this bill argued for them, God help
us, for the foundations of Civil Liberty
were stricken away from under us, and our
fail was
Only q Question of Time.
Mr.. Kelly argued against the Sumner
as unnecessary for the protec-
ton of the rights to which it relates; as
likely to cause great hardships in its appli-
cation, and as unconstitutional.
Mr.. Sumner withdrew his consent given
yesterday to striking out of the 9TH section
repeating or annulling all laws discrimina-
ting against any person on the ground of
color.
The pending motion to strike out this sec
ton was lost. Yeas %, nays 80.
drumming the Churches"
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved to strike out
all reference to churches.
Mr.. Trumbull said he would vote against
this and every other amendment to Summers
bill in order to make it as obnoxious as
possible and thereby secure its rejection.
He was in favor of amnesty and against all
designed like this one to de-
feat the pending amnesty bill.
Mr.. Sumner said he could not consent to
the amendment proposed by Mr.. Freling-
huysen. This supplementary civil rights
bill was simply proposition to apply to all
associations the great princi-
pies of our government, and he thought it
IS necessary that it should apply to churches
as 10 other corporations.
Mr.. Thurman said that as be had no hope
Of the bill being so changed as to enable
him to vote for it, he took no interest in
0erfecting it, and would therefore vote
against all amendments.
T. - H. E A.
with a hope it would be
by leaving out the churches,
although he thought it ought to apply to |
hem too.
Mr.. Wilson said he would voteafor this |
for the same reason-to |
the civil rights bill.
Mr.. Trumbull reminded Mr.. Wilson that |
ne had promised to vote against all amend |
nents to the amnesty bill.
Mr.. Wilson replied: That promise was
made before Christmas, when the friends |
If amnesty hoped to get it passed before |
he holiday recess.
Mr.. Hamlin said he would vote for the !
amendment for the purpose of strengthen
NC the other parts Of Mr.. Summers bill.
Mr.. Anthony said the amendment must |
)e made if the bill was to have his vote, |
because he would never vote to put the |
irst law upon the statute book which would |
interfere with religion. He would never |
-ote for a law to punish any church for |
losing its doors against any person for any |
eason, good or bad. That was matter |
which concerned only the members of that
.hurch, and with which the law had no |
light whatever to interfere.
Mr.. Carpenter said he would vote for this |
and if it prevailed, would move
mother, to strike out the fourth section, |
the right of colored men to set as
IrOrs.
Mr.. Corbett took the same position as
Gr. Anthony.
Mr.. Morton argued that the general pro-
isiOn prohibiting discrimination against
ny one on the ground of color prohibits
olored men as jurors, and denounced the
avs excluding men from the jury box as
he worst kind Of class legislation.
Mr.. Vickers moved to strike out all re-
ating to schools, and argued that the reason
Or emitting church and cemeteries from the
ill applied with equal force to schools.
The Frelinghuysen amendment was then
SO; nays, %.
Mr.. Carpenter moved to strike out the
)urth section in relation TO iurOrS Lost |