Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-10

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Az senator Edmunds closed, Charles Sum-
ner sprang to bis feet and said 10 his impas
stoned way:
"Mr President, eau not forbcar return
ing my thanks to the Senator from Vermont
for the noble utterancc that we have heard
from him. lie has reminded you OF the
true principle on which you are to pass. lie
has held up before you the dignity of the oc.
casion an has rallied the Senate to its duty.
thank him. am grateful TO the Senator
for the speech he has made"
The bill was finally passed, however, but
it was vetoed by the President and failed TO
pass over the veto and it was not until ten
years later that Colorado became q State.
During the second session of the Thirty-ninth
Congress, it may be added, on motion Of Sen
| ator Edmunds an amendment was added to
| the bill Tor the admission Of Colorado prJvid-
| ing that "this act shall take effect with the
fundamental and perpetual condition that
within said State of Colorado there shall be
no abridgment or denial of the exercise of
the elective franchise or of any other right TO
any person by reason of race or color, except
|
Senator Edmunds opposed the admission of
| Nebraska on similar grounds, and proposed
an amendment to the bill providing for its
admission similar TO that just given in the
case of Colorado. The bill was finally pass
al aud r,,;mo,,,,, ,oco,,o Iou +, er;,, or
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a veto by President johnson.
During this session, also, Senator Edmunds
reported and advocated the celebrated Tenure
OF Office bill. This bill provided, in brief,
that every person holding any civil office
to which he was appointed by and with
inc ADVICE ana consent u INC SENATE SNAIL Dc
eh'i.'cu 10 ''oiu sucn ol'ice un',' Il succ's sof
snaii oc hPpo'h'cu ny 'ho ircs'ucn' WIN thc
"u''cc al" c""son' vi '"o "cha'e' Inc WI
was passed. was 'c.oco Ny irc''ucn' ooh'l-
so"' anu was paSsc" o'c' 'hc 'c'o' III "u'
'oca''hs 'io o.'i 'e"a''' i.''''uuus 'ooh .no
n'shes' s'o"n'' auu sho"eu eoHo'us''c'' 'l'l
'n' "e''"'' was vi '"' s'e"'''' "'i"'S anu
was nv ue'''o0 'o' p'.''s"n purposes i''
sa'u Nv 'no coic'us'ono vi an ciaoofa'c sPeecn
no aum ,.iii mnicn w. nte en nae
/ when il shall he co,nposed Of majority of
democrats as they do as it is now consti.
tuted. We are not legisla,inp for men. This
is Government of laws, not Of men.
Govornr'on, 70 lie ,rne or;ninaai ,hnn-v o 'n
to preserve u this body. which MIR. Madison.
one of the authors OF the Constitution, dcclar-
eu 70 DC 'nt gtea. ahcnor Oh the Government;
which nrac,icollv Il has hccn strinneJn
VII" ,r,' ' ~. - ;.
Inc SESSIONS Vi .ic rort'e'u congress mark
a memorable epoch IN the history OF our
country. A desperate battle was fought be-
,woer tho ;,as,ionists amt ,he sound NANCY
WV '"N ''N
men, President johnson severed himself
from his old party connections, cut up all
so,,s of ,,oor on,;cs and wos f,o,,v inn.
'O''' 49, ""''a'' "N'' ""' Nn"'' -"
pe'cheu anu WAS, aiter sehsa'iohai ttiai'
acquitted. Important anu tar-reachln9
measures for the reconstruction of the South
!, crn STATES were discussed In Congress- and III,
ooho ~ tho ,,;sous.;or r,,,.d al o,., ,,o
.'"o vi ."' "''N '''''" '0''.u "'' o''' '''
land. First a' to the question OF the inan
ces.
n, Julv % 1917 Senator Edm,,ds i,,r,
,a, .s,,,,,ss IT. A.. ,,,,'s 49,,
uuccu 'thoiu'lon p'o'iu'HS 'h'l TIC pun
lie debt Of the United States except in tne
cases where in tho law authorizing the sam,
other provisions were cxprssly made, ;s oy
| In, 4, oo;, or tic oor,vo,er, ami III. f,;,h ="
lug u W." " ''' '4', '"'0'' "'' '"0 $40" =,
the United States IS hereby pledged 10 II
payment accordingly" This resolution Son
| ator Eamupds subsequently dec. A. 1867 ad
'o 1880. ~ - ~ n,o., o,ah1r,,o ~,
'"e"'eu !" '"o Vi us ''os. s''oot"'o "D'
EXHAUSTIVE aisu'he"'s ino 4'o'''o" =
ie'uo nus n'" 'o"s D''" '''''o' ou' az u"
'''hc !, "a' D"o vi ,"1 ms .n''' r' Ar.
most n''''' 'roa.eu VI '"o o"y ~, NJ w., So,'
'T1 80
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