Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
Passage of the CiVn Rights Bin
by the Senate.
Seven Republicans Vote Against
the Iniquity.
Passage of. the BayOnet Bill by
the House.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Vice Pres
ident appointed as committee under the
resolution to examine the several branches
Of the civil service during the recess,
Messrs. Allison, Boutwell,, CoDkling, Mer-
rimoR and Eaton.
The credentials of George F. Edmunds,
Senator from Vermont, were presented.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, called up the
resolution requesting the President to in
stitute inquiries as to the proper place for
the establishment of the branch mint at
some point in the Western States or the
Mississippi valley, and report at the com
mencement Of the next session OF Con-
gress. Agreed to.
The consideration of the Civil Rights
bill was resumed. Mr.. Carpenter, Of Wis
cOnsin, said after thoroughly considering
the bill, he would be compelled to vote
against it, but he was not willing to record
his vote against the measure supported by so
many Of bis associates in the Senate, with
out giving his reasons for doing so. He
then spoke at length against the bill, and
was listened to throughout with the great
est attention, both by those on the floor and
in the galleries. He concluded as follows:
81 can understand how an orator, like
the Senator from Indiana, could influence
the passions of a popular assembly aud
rally it TO the support Of the provisions of
the bill, but l confess my establishment
and my sOrrow that he can carry along
with him the highest court Of the land,
the Senate Of the United States, and pass
this bill throughout all the forms of enact
ment. / am conSOled however by the con-
fidenee that if it shall become a Law, the
judicial courts will intervene to vindic2te
the Constitution
At the conclusion of Mr.. Carpenters
speech, brief collOquy took place between
him and Mr.. Morton, the latter repeating
his argument of yesterday, that the exclu-
sion of cOlored men from the jury box was
a denial of the rights and privileges guaran-
teed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
After long debate, vote was taken on
Mr.. Humans amendment to amend the
section in regard to Jurors, so it should not
apply to State courts, and it was rejected
yeas 20, nays 40. Messrs. Carpenter,
Ferry of Connecticut, Hamilton of Texas,
Schurz, Sprague and Upton voted with the
Democrats in the affirmative.
The bill was finally reported to the Sen
ate, and no amendments have been made
upon its third reading.
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fore he had concluded, the half hour allow
ed him to close the debate expired.
The bill was then read a third time and
pasSed-yeas SO, nays 26-as follows:
Y eaS-MesSrs. AlcOrn. Allison, Anthony,
Foreman, Boutwell,, Cameron, Chandler,
Clayton, COnkling, COnover, Cragin, Ed
mundS, Ferry Of Michigan, Flanagan, Ere
linghuysen, Harvey, Howe, Ingall, Jones,
I ETse.hnT NT,rvrn a
ton, Oglesby, Patterson, Pease, Pratt,
Ramsey, Robertson, Sargent, Scott, Sher-
man, Spencer, Stewart, WaShburn, West,
Window and Wright-SS.
Nays-AleSsrs. Bayard, Bogy, Carpenter,
Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton, Ferry Of
Connecticut, GOldthwaite, Gordon, Hager,
Hamilton of Texas, Hamilton of Maryland,
Kelly, Lewis, McCreeTy, MerrimOn, Nor
wood, Ransom, salisbury, Schurz, Sprague,
Stevenson, Stockton, Thurman and Upton
Pc.
The Republicans voting with the Demo
Gratis against the bill are MeSsrs. Carpen-
ter, Ferry of Connecticut, Hamilton Of
Texas, Lewis Of Virginia, Schurz, Sprague
and TiptOn-7.
Not VOting-Messrs. BrOwnlow, Dorsey,
FentOn (Lib.), Gilbert, Hamlin, Hitchcock,
Johnston, dem }, of Virginia, Morrill,, Of
Maine, Wadleigh, Of New HamPshire-9,
all Republicans but one.
After the passage Of the Civil Rights bill,
the tax and tariff bill was taken up, with
the understanding that it should be pro-
ceeded with at 7:30 this evening.
The floor was then yielded to Mr.. Ferry,
Of Connecticut, who delivered a eugoly up
on the late Senator Buckingham, and the
Senate took a recess til half past seven.
Night Session.
Upon Resembling, Mr.. Morrill,, Of Yer
mont, who had charge of the tax and tariff
bill, yielded the floor to Mr.. Ramsey, who
called up the annual post route bill, and it
was passed.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee Of Con-
ference on the bill to reduce and fix the
Adiutant Generals Department Of the
army, made a report, which was agreed to.
After an executive session, the Senate ad-
jOurned till Monday, when the tariff bill
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