New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-15
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VOI0 OF % 10 Id, ouO V4Sou0eoV W tu0
close Of the morning hour, when it went
over.
The Hawaiian treaty resumed.
Mr.. Norwood, Of Georgis. concluded his
speech. In conclusion, he said the effect of
this bill would be to give to the Hawaiian
islands Q bonus Of $l.000.000 . year, and
would increase the difficulties in the way
of their being acquired by the United
States. He argued that the Chinese upon
the islands were increasing, the coolie labor
was increasing, and suppose the United
get q race Of Chinese, coolies and half
breeds. The people Of his section were
more interested IN the defeat of this bill
than oil Of the ULited States. Besides, to
take the duty of of rice would be to dimin-
iah its price below the cost of production
in this country, and 100000 people were
dependent upon the production OF rico in
South Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana. and
the interest Of all these people would be in
Mr.. Iorril, of Vermont, spoke against
the treaty. Mr.. Logan, Of Illinois, sup-
ported it. Mr.. Boutwell,, Of Massachusetts,,
also.
NJ. Gordon, of Georgia, said it was his
purpose to have spoken on this bill ct some
length, but he was physically unable to do
60. He protested against the passage Of .
law 70 carry into effect treety 20 partial
in it, operation and 90 unjust TO number
One objection existed against this measure
10 . natter Of ploicy. and another metter
of principle. 1t aimed death blow ct the
interests of one section Of this country,
wss Of doubtful constitutional propriety,
and therefore ehould be rejected. He knew
the Southern rice and sugar planters, and NO
people on the continent wsfe more capable
of eef- f-sacrifcing patriotism than they were.
They were in favor Of FREQ trade, but was it
Dropoeod TO single ont Of I'll our produc-
tions those two upon which they solely de-
pendeds It was not just, and, begging the
pardon of tho overwhelming msjority OF
this Senate, which thought proper to force
upon his section the measure, he must say
il was not consistent with that equality
guaranteed not only BY the constitutions,
nut by the formation Of the American
Union. Much less was it just to try this ex-
tude of war had been made poorer tkaP any
other people ever were before.
After further argument he moved to post
pone the bill to the second Tueeday in No
vember. Rejected. :,
The bill was then read third time and
passed. Yeas, q, nays, II, g follows:
Yeas-Alison, Anthony, Boutwell,, Burn
side, cameron OF WleCOn0l0. C0T1StlauCy.
Crsgip, Dawes, Eaton, Ferry, Frelinghuy-
sen, Harvey, Jones of Nevada, Kelly, Ker-
nan, Logan, Mcdonald, Mcmillan, Mitchell,
Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Randolph,
Sargent, Salisbury, Spencer, Stevenson,
Wsdleigh and Windom-29.
Nsys-Bogy, Booth, Cooper. Cockrell,
Davis, Jones Of Florida, Key, Morrill,. Nor
wood yPatterson, West and Whyte-l2.
Messrs. Edmunds, Robertson, Gordon,
McCreezy and Withers, Who also would
have voted against the bill, were paired
with Messrs. Conkling, Hitchcock, Barnum,
Wright and Clayton, who would have voted
for it.
Mr.. Spencer offered resolution propos-
ing that committee investigate the elec.
ti0n in Alabama.
Several Senators objected and it went
Midnight.-The Senate has been engaged
all the night in discussing tho proposed
amendment to the constitution prohibiting
the appropriation Of money for the support
of seCtarian schools.
Both houses in eeeeiOn.
In the House the Indian appropriation
bill, reported by the conference, vas
adopted.
Henry Watterson, member from Ken
tucky, was seated.
7 The post route bill, amended BY the
Senate to restore fast mails, and franking
privileges, was referred to the Committee
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