ot declare it so? Why not, when you send out
this military police through the lately rebellious States, send with it
that impressive declaration?"

--Mr. Schenck of Ohio earnestly urged that before calling the previous
question, Mr. Stevens would allow a vote upon the amendment offered by
Mr. Blaine. Mr. Stevens declined, and a motion by Mr. Blaine to refer
the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to report back
the amendment, was defeated by _ayes_ 69, _noes_ 94. The bill was
then passed by a vote of 109 to 55. The Republicans who voted against
it were Baker of Illinois, Banks of Massachusetts, Davis of New York,
Defrees of Indiana, Dodge of New York, Kuykendall of Illinois, Loan of
Missouri, Randall of Kentucky, Francis Thomas and John L. Thomas, jun.,
of Maryland.

The bill reached the Senate on the 13th of February. On the 14th Mr.
Williams of Oregon gave notice that he would offer an amendment, which
was almost literally the same as that offered by Mr. Blaine in the
House, but fearing that it might obstruct the passage of the bill he
withdrew it. Mr. Reverdy Johnson of Maryland renewed it, with the
remark that if it should be adopted it would make the bill very much
less objectionable than it then was, and upon the amendment debate
proceeded.

Mr. Stewart of Nevada warmly sustained the amendment, regretting that
the senator from Oregon had changed his mind with regard to it. Mr.
Stewart said that the history of military bills was that they were
always temporary in the beginning. "But suppose the President of the
United States approved it, or the next President, if you please, should
like the bill, and should veto your measure repealing it, or suppose a
bare majority in either House of Congress should like it, then you
could not repeal it. It may be years after you desire to get rid of it
before you can. I say, when you use the military for temporary
purposes you should give the people of the South a chance to comply
with all the requirements which you propose to make. If in the Blaine
Amendment, as it is called, there are not sufficient guarantees, not
enough conditions, then put in more and make it sufficient."

--Mr. Henderson of Missouri said, "If I understand the extent and scope
of this bill, it will simply to give the sanction of Congress to
military administration in the Southern States by the President. If
there is any thing else in it, I desire to have it understood now,
befor