The New York herald., 1879-02-06

constitution aud we might have possibly ue iacto
President. As Governor OF the State OF Arkansas he
had recommended legislation to carry out the pur-
poses of the Thirteenth. Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments. Those laws were adopted ana en-
forced and there was not in Arkansas to-day
who would deny of these amendments; but when
he called ON say the amendments valid he
must say why he Thought they were valid. He would
vote for the substitute of Mr. Morgan with his (Mr
Garland's) amendment; Without that amendment
he would not vote for the substitute nor the resolu
tions Of the Senator from Vermont
The amendment was rejected.
Mr. CAMERON. (rep) OF Pa, at haltpast three moved
that the Senate proceed to the consideration of ex
ecutive business. Rejected-yeas 20. nays 30-Mr.
Gratis in the affirmative and the republicans voting in
the negative.
Mr.. JONES, (dem.) OF Fla, referred brehy to the
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments.
and then said there question of far more i'm
ans S 'ae Of Ss Test
law. He spoke of the injustice of that law and said
the war ended in 1868. Everybody who had any
thing to do with 1t had been pardoned yet this un-
Just test oath clause was retained. What he desired
to secure was impartial jury trials throughout the
Oath law any judge could pack jury. He would not
say it had been done. but strange things had hap
pened
Mr.. MORGAN of Alabama. said he would assert on
the floor of the Senate that packing Of ures had been
done in the south. systematically and persistently
In conclusion. Mr.. JONES' of Florida, deprecated
partisan legislation, and said account of it our
country was bleeding aesrated ana ramplsa mnaer
checked by the Vice President.)
REMARKS OF Mr.. HILL
Mr.. HILL, tdem.) of Ga. said that this discussion
had developed the fact that I'll accepted the Thir-
teenth. Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments. The
democrats accepted them and obeyed them. Ho
trusted now his friends on the other side Of the
chamber would not go home and tell their people
that the democrats did not accept them. He did not
think any good could from this discussion. and
he thought it time to close 1t now and with 1t close
the door on the war. He moved that the pending
resolutions and amendments be postponed until tho
9th day of March next.
SPEECH OF MR. EpMuNps
Mr.. EDMUNDs said the whole matter was just this:
that while the political party to which his friend
Mr. HilD belonged voted against the Thirteenth.
Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments they now de-
clared them valid. These amendments had been
adopted although every State having demo-
cratic legislature had refused to agree to hem and
some legislatures. which afterward became demo-
by the previous legislature. There had never been
any Legislation to carry out any OF these amendments
which did not meet with the opposition OF the demo-
cratic party and II that party shond be consistent
to it's opinions, come into power, all these amend
ments and laws enforce them would be swept from
the statute books. Under the State laws in
ton wrong tyranny oppression fraud had entered
into the election of members of the other branch of
Congress. and the Senate should act promptly to
rect these evils The real difficulty that the DEM
ocratc party professed to do as South Carolina
sisted upon in 1929 and that that there should
be left to the supreme of the States the oppor
tunity practically to nulfy
Mr.. HEREFORD. dem) of w. Va. said the people of
this country were expecting something else at the
hands of Congress than discussion of this abstract
question. Congress was here to legislate. to give
the people bread and butter. and not here to lay
down platforms for one political party or another.
He moved that the resolutions be indefinitely post
poned.
Mr. EpMuNps said that when any law was proposed
to carry out the constitutional amendments the
Senators the other side always said it too
early, it too late it too something. They
all in for the constitutional amendments. but
not-in for putting their names on record.
After some further discussion the Chair (NIr.
Mr. Hereford embraced that of Mr.. HILL which was
to postpone the matter until March 8, after the ex
piration Of the present Congress.
The motion OF Mr. Hereford was rejected-yeas Is,
nays 80, as follows:-
YEAsvMe.srs Beck Butler. Coke. pavi: of West VIZ
Nancy Ransom, salisbury. vocrhees and @ithersr5
NAYs-Messrs anthony, Bailey Bayard. Burnside,
ss;ss aSrs%%; IIs%;Is Hss q
Kellogg heraa
Randolph Rollins, Saunders spencer Teller, Wallace and
Pairs on political questions announced as fol-
lows:-Messrs. Allison. Dawes, Chaffee. Patterson.
Edmunds. Sharon. Sargent, Chrstiancy. Dorsey. In
gals and Wadeigh with Messrs. McCreery, Barnum,
Eustis Dennis Thurman, Hereford, Johnston Jones
Of Florida, Mcpherson. Mcrrimon and whyte.
Mr. Mcpherson, dem) of n j., in announcing his
pair. stated he would have voted no.
Mr. EATON, (dem.) of Conn.,, moved to adjourn.
Reected--yeas 20. nays 3l-Messrs. Bayard and Ker-
nan voting with the republicans against adjourn
ment.
During colloquy between Mr.. Hoar. of Massa-
chusetts and Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, Mr.. Hoar in
qured IL the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Morgan)
would admit that these amendments could be wiped
Mr. MORGAN replied that he had no authority for
supposing that such an opinion was held by any man
on the democratic side OF the Chamber: certainly it
not his opinion.
Mr. EATON. of Connecticut, said in his judgment
there was not member of this Senate, either demo-
cratic republican, who held that joint resolution
could repeal part of the constitution.
Mr. GARLAND, of Arkansas. said. with all his detes.
taton for the birth of these amendments. he would
never that they should go out of the consti
tution by any joint resolution. He regarded them
now as children of the constitution just though
they had been incorporated in IL under article 8,
though to his mind they had not been.
Mr. HARRIS. tdem.) OF Tenn. said, as one member
to the cauld he onnsd oy
repealed by any joint resolution.
Mr. EATON. of Connecticut suggested to the Senator
from Arkansas Mr.. Garland) that he modify his
amendment as to read that. "waivng the ques
ton of their legal adoption the thirteenth, four
teenth and fifteenth amendments are valid, &c.
Mr. GARLAND refused to accept the amendment.
The amendment OF MIR. Garland was rejected-yeas
5, nays "a.
ment to the substitute of senator Morgan:
That the right Of the people pesceaby to assemble for the
or any,Hing else with the powers and duties
of the national govcrnmen Is an attribute OF national
by United states and within tho scope q tho
sovereignty Of the United States to protect by penal laws
Mr. MORGAN moved to adjourn. Rcjectcd-ycas
6. nays ~ No quorum voting. call OF the Senate
was ordered. and Ifty one Senators responded.
Introduction Of these rcsolutons and said the res"
lutons Of the Senator from Vermont (AIr. Emunds)
and his amendments were for the purpose Of placing
political opponents in false position. 1t
poor business and one in which lie would never
gage. 1t most unwise and unwarranted to waste
these hours of the session in this discussion.
The debate continued ut great length. Mr..
Morgans amendment and several others asserting
political principles were rejected.
ACTON ON THE RESOLUTIONS.
The question then being the resolutions. as
submitted BY Mr. Edmunds be demanded separate
vote each resolution. The first one agreed to
by a vote of yeas ~. nays II. as follows:
YEAs-Mcasrs. Anthony, Booth, Bruce. Burnside. Cam.
of Pennsylvania Cameron OF Wisconsin, Edmunds,
Ferry IIamiin, Hoar. Howe. Kellogg. kirkwood, Me-
MILAN Mitchell. Morre Ogcsby, Paddock, Plumb Iol-
lins. spencer. Teller aud windom-23
NAys-Messrs Bailey Bayaid. Beck. Cock roll, Coke,
Davis of West Virginia. Eaton, Garland Gordon Harris,
Hereford. iIill. Herman Lamar. Maxcy Morgan and
Voorhe.s-i7.
Mossrs. Allison. Dawes. Blaine. Saunders, Chaflce.
Conkng. Patterson, Christiancy, Dorsey. Matthews.
Jones Nevada, Sharon, Wadlcigh and Conover,
who would have voted in favor of the resolution.
were paired with Messrs. McCrcery. Barnum, Wal
lace, Butler. Eustis. Mcdonald, Dennis, Jones of
Florida. McPherson Thurman, Ransom, Salisbury,
whyte and withers. who would have voted in the