Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-29

bill and the Presidents message, Mr. CohA-
ling asked unanimous consent to have the
subject made the special order for FRIDAY
and that that ths vote be taken then VIII
out debate.
Mr.. Merrimon-l object.
Mr.. Conkling-Well, We know now on
which side he is On-Who proposes to de-
bate a bad bill.
Mr.. Anthony suggested that the bill De
taken up, and the Senators could agree 10
have a vote taken as SION rs the Ssnator
from North Carolina (Merrimon) finished
his speech.
Mr.. Sargent said if the Senator (Merri-
mon) spoke, other Senators on the opposite
side would reserve the right to reply 10
what he might say.
Mr.. Tipton thought the Senate of the
limited States had never exhibited such
feeling as that exhibited on this occasions
1t was feeling OF
Absolute Terror
for fear debate might spring up on the
Presidential veto. A wonderful solicittde
was shown by the great, intrepid, I'M
shaken party. He had never seen the
speech written by Mr.. Sumner, which had
been referred to, Dui, from what had been
said. it was to be understood that there
was something false in that speech. He
held such confidence in the undonbted In
tegrity of the man who wrote it, (the Sem
ate. too, had that confidence yesterday,
that he would believe every word in 1t as
truth which might I've sworn to. Mr.. Sum-
her wrote the spe8cli as the truth, but
friends advised him not to. delivef it, aud
he Welded to them. Massachusetts would
endorse it to-day as the truth, from one end
to the other and commend the mercy that.
saved the men of that day from the pro.
mitigation Of this truth.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Wright's
motion TO Law aside the Louisiana bill and
take ui the finanee bill. with the Presi-
dents message, and it was agreed to
yeas S5, nays p
The Vote.
The chair ahnbuuced that the finance
bill was before the Senate and the question
was: should it pass notwithstanding the
Presidents objections. Upon this question
the constitution required that the vote
should be taken by yeas and nays. No one
taking the floor the roll was called and the
vote resulted as follows; yeas, 81; nays, 30.
Yeas. Allison, Boy, BorenAi, Cameron,
Carpenter, Clay OOn, COiiOseT, DtilhlS, DOf-
sew. Ferry. < Michigan,) Goldthwaite, Cor
don, Hawey, Hitchcock, ingalls,, Johnston,
Lewis. Logan, McCreeIy, MerrimOn,
Mitchell Norwood. Oglesby, Patterson
I'ease. Pratt, Ramsey. Robertson, Spencer,
sprague, Upton, West, Nindoin. and
Wright; Total 80,
NAYS, Anthony, Bayafd, boutwell,, Buck
ingham, Chandler, COnkling, Crasih,
Dawes. Edmunds, Fenton, Ferry, (COnnec-
ticut), Flan1igan, Frelinehuysen, Gilbert,
Hogan, Hamilton (AIaryland), Hamilton,
| CTexasl, Hamlin, Howe, Jones, Kelley,
Morrill,, tferirOnt1; Sargesntj Scott, .Slte-a
man, Stevenson, Stewart, Stockton, Thur
man. II. Woodleigh. Total 80.
TwO-thirIls not voting in the affirmative,
the bill was lost Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine,
who would have voted against the bill, an
nounccd that he was paired with Mr.. Nor
ton, who would ltSte voted FOR 1t; Mr..
Ransom, who also would have voted for the
bill, said that he would not vote, but would
pair himself with Mr.. SchurZ, who was alb
sent and who was opposed to the bill.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved to take up the
civil rights bill.
On motion of Mr.. Borman, the Senate
wtnt into executive session and soon after
| adjourned.