The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-09

Mr.. Lawrence introduced amend
ments to the Constitution for that part
known as the Blaine School Amendments,
as follows:
ART. 10, SEC. 1.-No State shall make
any law respecting the establishment OF
religion, or prohibiting from the e1er'
else thereof.
SEC. 2.-No public property or money
raised by taxation from any public fund
or property in any State or place subject
10 The Legislative power Of Congress,
shall ever be given to or. be under the
control Of any religious sect or denomi'
nation. > = d,
SEC. 3.-Congress shall have the power
to enforce this article by appropriate
Legislation.
The amendments were referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The bill in reference TO 10 the recip.
rocity treaty with Canada was postponed
until next December,
SENATE.
RIVER AND uARBoR BILL.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary Of
War, enclosing letter from the Chief oil
Engineer Corps, demonstrating against.
the proposed amendment to the river
and harbor appropriation bill limiting
the availability OF the appropriations for
the Improvement OF the southwest pass
Of the Mississippi river. he expresses
the opinion that II the amendment should
be finally adopted it will stop the work
Of dredging and interfere. with the COM
merce Of New Orleans. Ordered printed
and laid on the table.
pEMBINA TERRITORY. Cd
Mr.. Hitchcock called up the Senate
bill to establish the Territory Of Penn.
bina, and to provide temporary govern.
ment there for the proposed new Terrific.
ry OF Dakota. After brief discussion
Mr.. Edwards moved to postpone its
further consideration till the first Mon
day In December next. Rejected-ayes
23, nays 90. The bill was then passed
ayes 81, nayes 10.
Mr.. Bogy entered n motion TO recon-
slider the vote by which the bill to estab.
lish the the territory Of Pemblua was
passed, and gave notice that he would
move 10 change the name to Algonquin.
The Senate then considered the SUBJ
jects on the calendar not objected to.
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the reports Of
the majority and minority Of the commit
tee which Investigated the circumstances
attending the late election in Mississippi,
and it was ordered that they be printed
in the Record and laid on the table.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on
Military affairs, reported adversely on
the bill to pardon deserters from the
army, and II was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. MoRroN's MucH.DIscrssED REsoLu.
TIoN.
The Senate then resumed the consider.
alton Of the resolution OF Mr.. Morton to
print 10000 extra copies OF the message
Of the President with accompanying
Ldocuments) in reference to the recent
troubles at Hamburg, s. G.
Mr.. Eaton continued his remarks from
the poirit where he suspended yesterday.
He said there was one thing over which
he felt rejoiced, and that was that no
Democratic Senator had yet found occa.
sion to attack the character OF either Of
the nominees Of the Republican party.
He recognized those nominees as gentle.
men Of highly respectable character and,
so far as he knew, highly respectable In
point Of ability. The candidate Of the
Democratic party for President stood
high before the people, and no words Of
his (Mr. Eatons) could elevate him In
the minds OF the people,. He had u word
10 say, however, in regard TO the Demo.
cratic nominee for Vice President, be-
cause he had been the object Of abuse on
this floor. The honorable Senator from
Vermont (Mr. Edmunds) had attempted
| 10 convince the Senate and the country,
not that there had been horrible out.
rage at Hamburg, but that the Demo.
cratic candidate for Vice President was
not honest, and that If elected he would
not honestly administer the laws OF the
United States. That was bold charge
Of the Senator, who had pointed TO
his books when he made 1t, and
said that he quoted from the record.
What record? The record OF tho votes
Of an honest man in this chamber? Were
the Senators from New York, Delaware
and other States to 60 10 the Senator
| from Vermont to find out what was
constitutional doctrine2 Had the distin.
guished Senator fed on anything which
makes him our Cesar?
Mr.. Eaton then sent to the clerks desk
and had read an extract from the speech
Of Mr.. Morton, delivered at Richmond,
Ind, September 20, 1856, to tho effect
that there should be period Of proba-
tion and preparation for freed slaves be.
fore they we're brought TO the exercise Of
political power; that they were not fit to
be lifted Immediately into political pow.
or, &c.
Resumiug his argument, he said that
the honorable Senator had changed his
opinion since then. Did anybody blame
him for it? Did anybody blame him for
the position he occupied ten or eleven
years ago? Certainly not. No honest
man could. Did anybody blame Hen.
bricks for the position he occupied ten or
eleven years ago? Certainly not. Hen.
bricks, when he voted against the consti.
tutional amendments, did not believe the
African race was capable Of self.govern.
ment; neither did the Senator from Indi.
ana at that time. Hendricks and Tllden
both said they accepted the amendments
to the Constitution. He argued that the
Democratic party in the North had
always been true to the Constitu.
tion, II any Republican Senator could
say the Republican party was true 10 the
Constitution from 1855 to 1865, let him
say go. The Senator from Vermont
(Edwards) had dwelt upon the word
SRebel." It seemed to be a sweet NOR.
sci for him to roll under his tongue.
The term "Rebel ought not to be howled
on this floor by anybody. Il was done
only to taunt the Republicans Of the South
ern States here. Il was to goad them
into some action which might not be
pleasant to the people Of the North. he
then referred to the argument Of Mr..
Edwards, in regard to the State Of Texas,
changing It's Constitution, and said the
people 81 . State had right 70 call
convention TO frame q new Conslitu.
tiou, When the people Of New York