Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tote on Amnesty Next Tuesday.
Report Of the Ku.KIux Committee
Startling Pension Developments.
One Fourth OF Them Fraudulent.
SENATE.

! WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-8Ir. Harlan pre-
sented a memorial of the Chectaw Indians
| protesting against the establishment of a
territorial Government In the Indian Terri
! tory.
Mr.. Sawyer pteaented resolution of the
South Carolina Legislature instructing their
Senators to vote for the supplementary sivil
rights bill.
Mr.. Freelinghuysen in presenting petit
tion in reference to the duty on cast steel,
spoke against any reduction or tie duty 1t
present.
South Sea Slavery.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill to prohibit
the importation of South Sea Islanders by
American citizens. He said that the slave
trade on these Islands had recently sprung
up,
Chicago Relief.
Mr.. Sawyer entered motion 10 recon-
slider the vote yesterday on the Chicago re-
lief bill.
Mr.. Logan moved for the immediate con-
sideration of the motion.
Mr.. Chandler said he had asked Mr..
Sawyer TO make the motion because its
passase will do great injury to his con-
stituents, the Michigan lumber merchants.
Amnesty.
Pending the discussion the amnesty bin
was taken ur. lfr. Logan asked TO have
It Temporarily laid aside.
Mr.. Hill said he now felt an increased in
terest in the amnesty bill, because there
was a vacancy on the Supreme bench of
Georgia and the Governor was anxiously
waiting the passage of this bill,which would
Pals ~f hn oh u 81,
State and give him wider choice in filing
the vacancy,
BumneF's Social Rights.
The amnesty bill was then taken up, and
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, addressed the Senate
at length in favor Of the bill, and in opposi-
ton to AIr. Summers amendment. He said
the very first step in the process of recon-
struction was necessarily amnesty, in order
to qualify those who were to take part in
the re-organized governments. The as
sumed disqualification made amnesty a
great civil, political and moral necessity at
the end sf war and in accordance with that
principle the question Of general amnesty
had been long ago settled. The question
now before the Senate was whether it would
pass bill granting amnesty not quite uni
versal, but SO nearly 80 az to put an end
was convinced that it would be wise to pass
this bill. He remarked that Mr.. Summers
amendment was unconstitutional and ought
to be rejected. This bill was an assertion
of the equal civil, political and social rights
Of all men in hotels, churches, schools,
theatres and everywhere. This was all well,
and he hoped the day would come when
we should be all so thoroughly imbued with
1,n ,ty,la e IL
christianity as to take all men, without dis
tinction of color to our firesides and bosoms;
but certainly it is not within the province Of
Congress to enforce them by direct legisla-
tion.
Mr.. Morrill, criticised in detail the pro-
visions Of Mr.. Summers bill, and argued
that Congress had no power to enact them
into law, except so far as they applied to
common carriers, and he warned the Senate
against dsregarding the constitutional line
desperation between the Federal and State
governments, upon the preservation ofWhich
the stability Of the Republic depended.
NJ. Flanagan followed. He was in favor
Of tNamnesty bill, and also of the amend
ment, but there were men at the South for
whose relief he would not vote, JEFF. Davis,
for instance. He criticised Horace Greeley
lot SOLDS Odll IOI LAWS, anu dililOunCeu Ills
own belief in the good old doctrine, that
Americans should rule America.
Finally the amnesty bill was postponed
and made the special order for Monday at
one o'clock. The final vote is not 10 be
taken until Tuesday.
a resolution to adjourn to Monday was
lost.
The appoItionmenL bill was taken up and
into nd
soon after adjourned.