National Republican., 1874-05-21
WEDNESDAY, MAY d
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SENATE.
Mr.-WRIGHT, from the Committee Of Confer
'ence on the bill to facilitate the expectation O
distilled spirits, submitted a report, which wa
laid over and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. BUCKINGHAM, from Committee on In
dian Affairs reported the bill to authorize tn
Secretary of the Interior to pay s1oo 900 out Of tn
proceeds OF the sale OF lands known as the Chero
kee strip to the Cherokee nation.
Mr.. JOHNSTON called up bill to authoriz
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to construct
lateral branch Iato the District Of Columbia, ant
to change the location of its depot. He said thu
object Of the bill was to bring the MetropolitaI
branch and the Washington branch together out
side OF the city, SO that they eLter the city b.
one common line, and also to remove the depO
hero one square back from the Capitol.
MIR. STEWART said much injury had already
been done to the city by allowing the indiscrimi
pate laying OF railroad tracks. He favored M
more Legislation this subject until commission
OF engineers was appointed to settle upon thu
proper location Of tracks in the city for all tht
railroads Before very long time provision would
have to be made for these railroads coming in
pither under or over the ground The Baltimore
md Ohio railroad now crossed Massachusetts
avenue, and he did not believe this would be per
mltted for five years longer.
Mr.. MORRILL,, of VT, said he had fo7 somt
time been trying to effect an amicahle arrange
ment by which ali the steam railroads could have
abundant facilities in the city, and he did not YET
despair Of efecting that arrangement. There wa:
more and Potomac depot must be removed from
ats present location and at whatever cost. He
hoped that engagements could be made to accom-
asked now that the pending bill go over until to-
morrow, so that he could examine its provisions.
Tho bill was then laid over until tomorrow.
Mr. SCOTT, from the Committee Claims,
reported adversely on House joint resolution di-
recting the Commissioner Of Claims to send to
Congress without delay the claims decided prior
to April 9, lST4
Also, from the ssme committee, adversely on
the bill introduced by Mr.; WEST, to provide for
the settlement Of claims Of loyal persons against
the United States occurring during the late re-
belllun, and for other purposes. BOth bills were
On motion Of Mr. WADLEIGH, the Secretary
of War was directed TO communicate to the Sen
Rto copies Of all documents on file in his Depart
meut in relation TO the claim of Norman Wizard.
MIR. LOGAN, from the Committee on Military
Affairs. reported bill for the promotion Of Capt.
Wm. Myers to the rank of major in the Quarter
Mr. INGALLS, called up bill to enable the
Secretary of the Interior TO make final settlement
with the Po;tawatainio lndisns OF Michigan and
Indiana. under treaty stipuIations existing with
them, which was discussed at some length and
then passed.
Affairs, rep0rted bill cOnferriug exclusive juris-
-diction over Indian reservations upon United
States courts and for the punishment Of crimes
committed by ami against Indians.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
Mr.. FRELINGHUYSEN moved to take up
the civil rights bill.
MeSsrs. STOCKTON and SALISBURY ap-
pealei to the majority not to take up the BILL uD-
I'll MeSsrs. BAYARD, STEVENSON and others,
who desired TO speak on IL, were able to be present
SSQp division. o majority voted to take up the
bin, when Mr.. SALISBURY called for the ayes
and noes He said he wanted 1t to go on the record
that the dominant party in the Senate, which de-
termined the whole mode Of business in caucus,
refused to grant the courtesy to absent members
10 express their views On an important subject.
Mr.. HAMLIN said he was very glad to have an
opportunity to put his vote on the record in the
affirmative to take mp bill that had been de-
The motion to take up was then carried by ayes 81
noes ia strict party vote.
Mr. FLANAGAN then addressed the Senate
at considerable length in favor Of the civil rights
bill.
Mr. PRATT read an argument in favor of the
bill, and justified the severe penalties which 1t
provided He said that the bill did not compel
mixed schools where the colored people were nu-
opposition to the bill was founded entirely on pre-
judice and It's passage would annihilate that pre-
judice
Mr.. THURMAN said the bill was grossly un.
constitutional. 1t did not commend Itself, ne was
satisfied, to at least one half OF those who would
vote for it, and the only object of its passage was
10 retain the eight hundred thousand negro votes
which were vitality essential TO the Republican
party. He pointed out at some length what he
considered constitutional objections to the bill.
He predicted that the passage of the bill would
result in destroying the entire common school
system of the South. whereby one million oolored
children in the South would be deprived Of edu-
cation.
On motion Of Mr.. EDMUNDS, the Senate con-
Cured in the House concurrent resolution to ad-
iourn sine die on June u
: MeSsrs. SARGENT, MORRILL, OF Me-, and DAVIS
were appointed a committee Of conference on the
naval appropriation bill.
The Senate then, without further action, went
into executive session, and then adjourned