, 1874-05-23

schools Of tho people, bit would also inturo tho
schools for tho co!orod people throughout tho
land. It did not stop with the schools, blt Ok
ovorywhoro, tho groat object being to enforce
co1npanionship nnd association. He wnB horry
to Hay that llo believed this measure originated
from hostility aud luminosity towards those PEG
ylo with a,. whom ,o9, tho peoplo ,,, q franz tno
,fdesiro to concillato cotored voters
twas monsuro to bind these vo:ers by irrc-
vorsble bonds to the Republican party. Rather
than sto mixod schools in tlle State OF Delaware.
atroy tho school system, hocauso aucl, schools
would 10 tho injury Of tho poor. II the partY
to which ho belonged should becomo tho domi-
nant party again, and he shonid be IN tho halls
Of GGEfs ono Fl tho aMet ~ n'tn o. h
Mr.. MElli1A1ON aai1 tho decroe ct the ma
jority that tho Senate should ait this hlll out
was monstroue mud insulting to the souato;
TINT Tho body had a'rsasly boon III session toll
aud. a-half hours, and many Senators wore On.
gagged an hour on oom1Ditteea thiR morning. Yet
this dcBpotic majority, by virtuo Of q decreo of
tho cauols, decided that 1t must be sit out. suGh
action was virtuRl suppression OF fteo Hpeoehs
That majority said to him, It he wanted to speak
haua.od. lIe appealed to the Sonate to got n
d better humor, to become moro Senatorial ana.
therefore, ut $50 p. n., ile moved tint tho son-
ato adjourn. Lost--yoas, III; nays, 31-a atf'oE
pArkY fOtG,
Mr. KELLY opposed tho bill.
nIr. FREL1NIlGYsEN Haid while he vas ont
b. few minutes ago, tho bonator from North Car-
oIfna (AIorrfmotD criticized with some severity
,ha action of tho majority IL deciding to 81 to t
Senator hardly iust,led iu 80 doing III view Of
the fact that it was his own Buggostion that TO-
tlay should DO given to those opposed to tue nlll'
and a voto be takon ct 6 o'clock, which agreo-
mont had not been adhered to-.
Mr. A1ERRIalON .aid he had violatod no rule.
What passed botweon himself and tho Senator
from Now JerHoy [Fre!inghuyson) yesterday
privately could not bind auy SENATOR as the ma
1ority hero had forced him to speak tonight.
although ho WAS exhausted. He intended to
proceed quietly to Hublnit bis remarka, anu
would take hiB time. Ho would give bis friends
OIL the other hido notice now, that, aftor COLI
Guiding hs speech, tho minority would see who
eould eoud take s the the responsblity. naagbtor:
He then spoke Of tho constitutions!
powora ct tho Government. but before ho had
proceeded far-noticing that khere wore but
three Senators on tho Republican sido Of me
Chamber, said 40 tho majority had colnpellea
him to proceed with Ills argument Tonight, ho
Thought it as little as they could do, to keep
thoir seatB, md hoar what he lad to say: as he
had great deal Of truth Which hc dosirod to
pour into their minds. He aaw thero was no
quorum present. ana would be glad to ylold Sae
floor to motion to adjourn.
Mr. RANSOM moved to adjourn, and tho
Chair {atewart) decided tho motion lost: lsey-
oral vo,ceh on tho Democrat Bide, "The yeas
a1r. Dierrimon having taken. his seat, Mr..
| CONKLING called for acquisition on the bill.
hlr. MERRIAlON-h1r. lreadout, I think
have tho floor but, as I said before. livery much
deaire the Senate to hear mo.
Mr.. IIAnILIN--Well, Mr. President, whom q
Senator gets through ho sits down.
Mr.. MEnn1MON-Weu don't want to speak
to empty annta.
Mr.. HAMLIN-I a,n afraid you will not hare
much else to speak to tonight.
Mr. hlERRlMoN-Iw want. to spoak to the Ben
Mr. CONKLING (who occupied scat nt tho
Clerlts desk)-I suggest to tho Senator that, 1t
| ho wants to speak to tho Senator from Maine.
| he retire to the cloak-room, as that Senator
has been spending tho evening there. Laugh
Slr. MEnR1fON--I equally desire to speak to
| the Senator from Now York, and hare no right
| to speak in tho cloaR-room.
Mr.. CoNKIING-1 havo been here al the
Mr. MERR1MoN resumed his argument. Attos
| speaking fifteen minuteB IN regard to the formR-
| tIon OF tho Constitution an1 noticing but few
Senators present, ho sa!d ho believed tho sonato
| had gono to Hloap agaiu.
| a1r. KELLY moved that the Senate proceed
to tho consideration Of executive busintss Lost.
| 1Cries Of Question, question from the Re.
Tho CHAIR (carpenter) nnntffncod that the
question WAS upon tho motion Of Mr. Thur1naI
| to tsike out the second section Of tho bill.
hLr. NfERRIAlON sail he would only yield the
Hour for u motion for executive session.
Mr. EDWARDS demanded the reading Of tht
fourth rulo, which forbids my Senator speaking
| twice on tho Hame subject. 1t hnviug been read
the CHAIR decided tho Senator Morrinon coule
! not proceed.
IL. MEI,n1MoN inquired II TINT wa the pras
I tice OF the Senate.
The CIIAIIEI'ho practice Of the Senate in ttt
| daytime. whon aenators are in good huInor, j.
to lot things run loose but after u o'clock it il
] TO enforce tho rules more rlgidly.
| Mr. MEKR1AION then moved = vorbal amend
hut tho Chair rule1 that it was al tho same de-
bate, and said that tho Senator had aEeadY
spoken twice.
Mr.. EDWARDS moved thrt tho Senator from
North Carolina (A1errimon} haSo loayo to coll
Mr.. MERRlMON thou resumed his argument
| At twonty minutes before u o'clock there
| being about twelve Senators present, Mr. HAM
ILTON (Ald.) ifose to a question OF order, Stat
| ing that there was no quorum present.
lilo CHAIR (DoronlanD overruled tho point.
| upon tho ground that it could not bo made while
| q beuator was speaking.
Mr.. MEnRIMoN resumed, and said be VA
| not speaking for Dunoonibo, but to aid in the
solemn judgment Of thia question. II he could
| not be heard here ho could be heard by the
American people, mud ho would appeal to that
| high tribunal.
At 1850 o'clock o. m. Mr. MI5RnIhION yielded ia
t Mr. STOCKTON for q motion TINT when tho
Souate adjourned today 1t be to meet OIL Mon.
day morning at II O'Clock. LoBt-yoas Il, nays
| 49,.
Mr.. MEnnIMON resuming, said IL this bill
should paBs, oil appropriate title for It would
be ~ bill for armed contlicta and riotH through
| out tho South"
WASHINGTON, May 2s-3 a. m.-No prospects
| Of vote in the Senate for an hour or two. Mr..
| hiERKIAfON finished his ron,arks aud Mr..
HAMILTON, Of Maryland, is now speaking
! against the bill.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WAR oLA1MH.
1Ir. LAWRENCE, from the Committee on
| War Claims, reported u bill making approprie.
tionB for tho payment Of tie claims reported aud
allowed by the Commissioners Of ClnimH under
tho act Of March 8, 1871. He stated that the bill
allowed over 1000 different claims, aggrogatins
eB76,274. He moved to BtriKe out Of Tie bill the
| item Of 545, ,l91 to William Bailey, Of Rapids
pariah, Ln., for cotton taAen and destroyed. Ao
argued that the proofs were against Bailey'a
| loyalty, le having sold cotton to tho Confoder-
| ates iu the carly part OF tie war.
Mr. HAZELT0N another membpr OF tho Com