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pubicanS, who have been repudiatei by their
constituencies. What may be its fate in the
Senate will be known when this REACHES our
readers We cannot tell at the present writing
further than the Democrats have determined
, to defeat il if possible and the better TO DO so
/ they have made but little hgh, against the
Civil Rights iniquity, outstanding all their
strength for this occasion. We fear the worst
but hope for the best
SENATE.
/ WEDNESDAY After the dispatch Of the usual
batch of unimpor;ant business, the bill for the
admission of Colorado State Was taken up.
This measure has been repeatedly before Com
gress and has passed first one House and then
the other, but latteEly has failed 10 pass both
branches. Once during the administration OF
Mr.. Johnson il passed both Houses but ne We
toed il as he had no idea of .utteu-borough
States being brought in simply for the pur-
pose OF swelling the Republican majority in
the Senate. Mr.. Hitchcock Rep, of Neb
said that while the census Of 1870 showed that
the Territory had only 10, 900 population the
Committee on Territories. from all the inior-
nation il could obtain, felt satisfied il contain
Cd population of nearly lao, 600. Certainly
a most extraordinary increase true. but here
the committee got their information from We
are not told. After discussion over some OF
the details of the bill, especially that portion
Of il requiring the Constitution to secure civil
rights regardless of color, &c. and after an
amendment that the election to ratify or reject
the Constitution shall bc held in July 1916, the
bill WAS passed. yeas -, nays H.
The hill for the admission of New Mexico was
then taken up and after being similarly amend
ed. was also passed. yeas 81, nays II. \ pref
" good day 5 work that. TO make two States ,
So thought the Senate, and adjourned
THURSDAY After the expiration ofthe morn
ing hour the bill to regulate the mode of count
ing the Electoral votes was taken up and long
discussion cnsued but it was like the handle OF
n jug-all on one side--by the Democrats
The measure finally, at 80 2. NJ, was adopt
ed--ycas -, NAYS 20 This bill provides that
hereafter no Electoral vote shall lie rejected ex-
cept by the separate action of both Houses -
Under the 22d rule, which is hereby repealed,
whenever objection was made to the counting OF
any electoral vote by a member Of either House,
il required the concurrent action of both Houses
to count the same. The new rule reyerSes the
old one. On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the
Civil Rights bill Was then taken up. when he
proposed that debate should 90 on the bill
and no vote should be taken until two O clock
or Saturday. This was agreed TO and the SEN
ate adjourned.
FRIDAY.-After the morning hour the Civil
Rights bill was taken up. Mr.. Thurman moy-
cd so to amend as to exclude the operation of the
Congress had no power to prescribe the quail
fCations OF juror. in these courts The bill
was debated by Messrs. Thurman, Morton,
Boutwell, and Merrimon, and Mr.. Norwood of
Ga, who spoke at length. The Senate then
took Il recess until 100 =. NJ, when it was
further addressed in opposition to the bill BY
Mr.. Norwood and Mr.. Bayard, and adjourned
SATuRDAY.-The Civil Rights bill was taken
ed it, and his speech was most able argu-
ment to prove the unconstitutionality of the
bill Mr.. Dennis, the silent member from this
State, opened his mouth and protested against
the passage of the bill, when Mr.. Hamilton ad-
dressed the Senate At length in a most master
" speech against the bill. The amendment of
Mr.. Thurman was then rejected and Mr. Ed
munds closed the debate by making the usual
attack on the Democratic party, after which
the bill was passed by yeas SO, nays &c. An
eulogy was then delivered by Mr.. Ferry upon
his late colleague, Mr.. Buckingham, and ad-
dresses by other members when the Senate ad-
iourned.
MoNDAY.-To-day, after the expiration of
the morning hour, the Force bill was taken up
and read the first time, against the earnest pro-
tests of Messrs. Thurman, Bayard and Iamil-
ton, who insisted that it ought to have been
read during the morning hour and would have
to go over until Tuesday, but of course the
Vice President decided against them. So the
bill was read for the first time. Under the rules
of this body bill must be read three times and
each time on a separate day before it can be
brought to vote. Therefore, unless the ma
jority by some means are able to change or
abrogate this rule, this odious bill cannot be
put upon its passage until Wednesday, and as
there is no rule limiting the time for debate in
the Senate the Democratic Senators will be
able easily to occupy the remaining twenty
four hours of the session in debate and thus
talk the infamous thing to death This is the
plan agreed upon and doutless will tie carried
out. The Tariff bill, which had passed the
House, was then taken up, and outside of Mr.
Morton and such extreme Administration Sena-
tors found no supporters. The Democrats
assaulted it vigorousl y-all taking decided
ground in favor of cutting down expenditures
and in opposition to further taxation. Mr..
Hamilton Of this State Tas particularly decid-
cd in his opposition. Mr, Sherman rep, OIL