The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-17
IN CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES.
T'hirt,eth Congress---First Session.
MONDAY, MAY IS, 1915.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal having been read
MONEYS ADVANCED roR VOLUNTEERS

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The purpose of having the bill 10 refund money for ex
penses incurred, and subsistence transportation fur
nshed for the use OF volunteers during the present
before being mustered and received the service of
the United States, taken from the Committee of the
Whole on the state OF the Union, and put upon its pas
sage; which motion was agreed to-
The rules therefore suspended, and the said bill
was considered by the House.
Mr.. HARALSON said this bill was a proposition to
revive and extend the Joint resolution OF last year,
to embrace towns countless corporations, &C. which NAV
have furnished supplies 10 volunteers The bill had been
made to conform nearly possible TO the views OF the
House developed in debate upon the subject and, as
he apprehended further necessity for proracting the
discussion, he would move the previous question
The demand for the previous question was then sec.
onded by the House, and under lis operation, the bill
successfully ordered TO be engrossed and then put
upon its passage, and carried. II is as follows:
BILL TO refund money for expenses incurred subsst
transportation furnished for the of volunteers
during the present war, before being mustered and re-
ceved into the service of the United States
enacted by the Senate and Honse Of Representa- Of
the United States Of Aieriea IN Congress assembled, That
the provisions of the Joint resolution approved March
third, eighteen hundred and forty-seven entitled "A
volunteers and furnished them transportation during the
before being mustered and received into the
extended embrace all of expenses heretofore
Incurred in organizing subssng and transporting volun
the service of the United States for the present war,
whether by States counties, corporations, or individuals
Prouided horeue That proof shall be made, the salts
faction of the Secretary OF War. of the thus
the troops Aforesaid
SEC q Ind be ii further enacted, That sutIi
cien refund said incurred be- and the
hereby, appropriated, of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated
CHARTER OF THE CITY WASHINGTON.
Mr. CHAPMAN moved suspension of the rules for
the purpose of having the bill to continue amend,
and alter the charter OF the city of Washington, taken
from the calendar of the Committee OF the Whole on the
state of the Union and put upon ITS passage to-day
which motion was agreed To-
The bill having been read
Mr.. SIMS moved the previous question. which was
seconded; and the main question being ordered upon the
engrossment OF the BILL the yeas and nays taken,
and resulted-yeas 49, nays SO.
So the bill ordered to be engrossed and read third
Mr.. MEADE moved to reconsider the vote just taken,
to enable HIM TO apply an amendment by way OF an adj
donal section, which he read, providing that the said
act shall take effect and be in force until the people
of the District shall have sgnied their assent thereto
The election to take place under the present charter the
vote to be examined by the mayor, and the result an
nounced by the chief justice.
Mr. CHAPMAN said the people of the District had
already voted upon this BILL and every clause of had
the District of Columbia had been officially informed
of the result of this election. They were informed not
only that throughout the District was this large majority
in favor of the BILL but that the people of this city were
unanimously in favor OF It,
Mr.. MEADE asked in what form the people voted
Mr. CHAPMAN replied, that it was submitted to the
people and adopted in all its parts, section by section.
He moved to lay the motion to reconsider the table
Mr.. HENLEY understood the mOuOn 10 reconsider 10
be a privilege motion; but the gentleman from Virginia
[Mr. MEApE] had made the motion for particular pur
pose He desired to reconsideration for another
purpose strike out from the bill the property quali
cation for voters and inquired whether his motion to
that effect to reconsider without specification, could
not be also entertained!
The SPEAKER replied that but motion to recon-
slider in order
The motion to reconsider was then laid on the table
and, under the force of the previous question: the bill
was read third time, and passed.
Mr.. HENLEY moved reconsideration of the vote by
which the bill passed.
Mr. CHAPMAN moved to lay the motion to recon-
slider on the table.
Mr. HENLEY. am very much obliged to the gen.
eman for his effort to put gag upon u.s. and prevent
word being said against most Objectionable and odious
feature of this bill suppose can say that much with
Mr. CHAPMAN. Far be it from me to attempt to
prevent the gentleman from expressing his views upon
the bill On the contrary shall take great pleasure in
hearing him, if the gentleman desires to speak
Mr.. HENLEY Ohe motion to lay on the table being
should not know he DESTROYS of beng heard, when
he had made every effort in his power to get the floor
der motions to lay the table and demands for the pre-
vous question, by which the House had been gagged
The bill he said, contained one feature which, 10 his
constituents, was the most odious feature of law be-
cause restriction upon the liberty of when
he is approaching the ballot-boX. 1t restriction
upon mans rights to say to him, Because you not
possessed of property you shall not be entitled to cast
your vote at the balot-box. This property qualification
was the most' odious feature that any bill could have
IA voice-the bill has no such eaurel 1t is said here
that the bill has such feature Let me read from it,
and if it does not require qualification to that
man must not only hold property, but he must have
been assessed and paid taxes upon it. Mr. Fl. then read
from the sixth section of the BILL as follows:
Tha every free white male citizen Of the United States
who shall have attained the oil tWentyonc years, and
shall have resided in the city Of Washington year i'm
medatey preceding the day OF election, and shall be
den OF the ward in which he shall offer vote and shall
have been returned the books OF the corporation
the year ending the thryrst OF December preceding
the day of election, subject schooax
persons who shall have been convicted OF Infamous
crme and who shall have paid the school taxes, and all
personal property, due from him, shall be entitled
for mayor, members OF the board Of ademen," Nc
There is the provision of the bill of which the gentle
man my right says II contains no property qualica-
ton. / have pointed out the provision and now lay it
before the country; and if it is not property qualification
then | do not understand the force of language | am
willing to put it on that ground, and desire Congress to
pronounce upon it, Under this provision an individual
must not only hold property but he must have paid
upon II before he can be permitted to vote.
Mr. McLANE, who had been referred to as saving that
there property qualification in the bill, said he
provision referred to be taken as part of the
proof of citizenship, well nducement to the pay
men of lawful taxes upon property Should not taxes
be assessed and paid
Mr. HENLEY. ask the gentleman from MARYLAND
if the citizen must not be assessed for his school be-
fore he vote
Mr.. McLANE. | am talking about property qualif- |
cation, which the gentleman has announced is contained
in the bill deny it; and when point is put to him,
and the attention of the House is called to it, he turns
round and asks this singular question about schools
Mr.. HENLEY. Let the gentleman answer my ques-
ton. I'll answer his.
Mr.. McLANE. Mr.. Speaker, if the gentleman came