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Show SBNATK, The credentials of Hansom, senator ; elect from North Carolina were presented present-ed and referred. Chandler presented a memorial from ithe Jlichignn lumber men, against the Chicago relief bill. Kellogg presented a petition from tho leading men of the rieo interest in Lou-siana, Lou-siana, against tho abolition of the tax on rico. Jioberlson moved lo table tho ponding pond-ing bill and take up the lost amneity bill passed by the house; lost, 22 yeas 33 nays. Carpenter introduced a substitute for Sumner's amendment to the civil rights bill, conferring upon tho colored race nil civil rights, but excluding churches i -from being compuliorily opened to them. It led to a lively debato, in the course of which Sumner called Carpenter's Carpen-ter's bill an emasculated, feeble thing, and his own ono strong and healthy. Ho held that Carpenter's substitute showed disregard and disrespect for tho declaration of independence in general, and particularly of this amendment. Carpenter replied, intimating that Sumner Sum-ner rated the declaration of independence independ-ence higher than tho constitution, and defended his tCarpenter'E) amendment as a measure of justice which did not ' infringo on the constitution. After a short executive session the ' senate adjourned. |
