The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-29
Civil Rights Bill in the Senate.
LIVELY sGlRNusH BETWEEN SUMNER AND
EDMUNDs.


EDMUNDs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Aspecial to New York paper says that
on Tuesday quite a breeze sprang up in the
Senate when the stately Sumner, in fine
oratorical pronunciamcnto, brought up his
" darling wish, as he termed the bill sup
Elementary to the civil rights bill, and he
went over his theme with fervid, unique
and rhetorical espousal closing his apostro-
phe with an indignant objection to the ref
crcnce of the bill to the judiciary commit
tee, who had already reported twice adj
yer ely oft Mr.. Ferry of Connecticut,
Messrs Edmunds, Stewart, Frclnghuyscn
and Morrill, of Maine, stoutly advocated
the reference, and during the course OF
heroic they aroused Mr.. Sumner from his
bas;ing and easily reclining attitude into
the appearance of a grand African lion,
shaking his manc ,uriously and roaring
Messrs Edmunds and Morrill,, of Maine,
supcrbly vindicatcl themselves from the
charges made by Mr.. Sumner, Of hos
tility to the BILL until Mr.. Fro
linyhuysen, after a short consultation had
with him by the cycry-rcady manager, Mr.
Conklng, poured oil on the troubled wa
tcrs by avowing that he had always voted
for civil rights, and if the bill was referred
to the judiciary committee, Of which he
was member, he would guarantee it
would be reported in two weeks at furth-
est,and on this Mr. Sumner qllcted down and
accepted the proposition 10 refer, with the
understanding thus given him by Mr. Ere
linghuyscn, and the bill vas accordingly
referred. The object Of this is 10 revise
the fourth section so that it will stand the
test III matters pertaining to the cmpannel-
ing of jurors, and he sustained by the
courts within the line Of strong constitu-
tional safeguards The south was heard in
the person of Mr. salisbury, who strongly
objected to the whole proposition. and as
in the House, it will he found, when
it comes up for debate, that the
colored individual in the wood
pile will create considerable excitement
among those who want him kept there, and
do not want him developed into an impor-
tune, ful-grown wood sawyer. Summers
wrath and the stately flinging back Of his
aspersions by the plucliy Morrill, and the
calm, deliberate Edmunds were much en-
joycd by the senate and galleries rs IA fine
piece of parliamentary conflict, which was
crowned when Morrill,. of Maine, going
back in his record, said tauntngly that he
antedated Mr.. Sumner in his advocacy of
civil rights, All round it appears that
| poor Mr.. Sumner. who has fathcred so
much of the republican party, is disowned,
not admitted to caucus, and by reason of
| his course as to Grant and the liberal party,
| driven out of his estate like King
Lear. 1t makes one feel sad to sec men OF
his own party and kidney turn on him
cruelty and numerically, as they do but
he bears it philosophcally and may yet
ride the storm unhlrmcd. salisbury was
pommeled neatly by Edmunds, instancng
slavery practices, in response to an appeal
of the former in behalf of the white slaves
of New England.
Mr. Sumner subsequently spoke briefly
on his bill to provide for the election of the
President of the United States by vote di-
rect of the people without the intervention
of the electoral college, which he hoped to
supcrscdc Mr.. Morton stated that the
committee on privileges and elections had a
similar measure under consideration and
the bill was thcreupon referred to that
committee.
Mr. Edmunds gave notice that after to-
morrow, or as soon thereafter as possible
he would move 10 take up the bankrupt
hill