Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
THIHTY-EIaHTH ooHonnss

SENATE.
TUESDAY, MAY ~, 1884,

Mr. W huo reported, from tno COmmlttoo on
Territories, q Joint resolution TO amend the
charter Of the city OF Washington. He asked
| that It be taken up, as 1t related to voters In
| this city, and the election wss approaching.
Mr.. johnson inquired what was the differ
ence between this and the present lAwl
Mr.. Wade said 1t simply provided for the
deficiencies in the present laws as regards reg
istration. AT present voters could not be reg
istered after certain period, some months at
times, prior TO the election, and by this bill
they could be registered up to and including
the day Of election.
Mr.. johnson said there should be some con-
Venient period fred wheroat the registration
should cease prior to the day OF election. This
was absolutely necessary. It might be only
three or fiye. days.
Mr.. Wade said he had no objection to such
an amendment.
After passing the Joint resolution to its sec.
ond reading, 1t was laid over. II Is as followsi
THAT In case any person shall oiIer and
claim the right 10 vote at any election held In
the city OF Washington whoso name is not
registered, his name shall be registered by the
| commissioners OF election upon the terms and
conditions following, viz; He shall take an
oath as follows; You do solennly swear that
you will true answer make 10 such questions
as shall be asked you touching your qualIhca-
tions as an elector at this poll, so help you
God;' or an affirmation to the sams effect;
which oath or Affirmation, II he be unable to
understand tho English language, may be in.
terpreted to him BY one Of the commissioners.
or an interpreter, sworn by a commissioner,
which interpreter shall also interpret his ans
wer to the commissioners.
"If in his answers, on oath, he shall state
positively that he has resided In the city one
year next preceding the day Of said election,
designating particularly the place OF his resi-
dence, and that he possesses the other quAlIf-
pFa al ft,rt
qualified elector OF the city, not candidate
for any office at that election, shall take an
oath before said commissioners, which any
one OF them may administer, that he Is well
acquainted with such applicant; that he is, in
fact, a resident In the city, and has been one
year next previous 10 such election, and that he
(qualined elector) has good reason 70 believe,
and does believe, that all the statements OF such
applicant are true, the mmlssioners shall cause
his name 10 be registered by their clerk and shall
then receive the vote OF said applicant; or II said
applicant shall present the AfddAVit Of himself
and qualified elector, duly certified by Any
Justice Of the peace In and for the county OF
Washington, District OF Columbia, which shall
satisfy the commissioners that the applicant
has been a resident Of the city one year next
preceding the day OF such election, and that he
is otherwise q qualified elector, the commits
sloners may cause the appllcant's name to be
registered as hereinbefore provided, and they
shall then receive his Yotej and II said appll-
cant or such qualified elector shall In said mat
ter wilfully make any false statement, he shall
be deemed guilty OF perjury, and, on conVic-
tlon, be subject to the pains and penalties
thereof"
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House, when We last heard from the
Capitol, was engaged on the amendments to tho
National Bank bill.
A LOVELY sHAcEsHnR.-Among the letters
In the rebel mail recently captured by the de-
tectiVcs OF Col. Woolley, Provost Marshal Of
Baltimore, was one, which We copy below,
from the daughter OF a clergyman well known
In the Methodist Conferences Of Baltimore.
What sweet, gentle creature she muSt be
"To the Yankee scoundrel into whose hands
this letter may fall / pray may como taste Of
Southern steel and lead at an early date; or,
falling Of that, wish for him private apart
ment In company with one Of his esteemed
'cullered bredren' In arms, at ono Of the seV-
eral places OF entertainment provided by our
generous Government for accommodating
Yankee niggers-the black and white, viz the
Libby, Belle Island, or Castle Thunder would
answer, and ! would ask the privilege OF re-
freshing his senses occasionally by the be-
stoWal Of fragrant bouquet, to be eulled from
the choicest bed OF young onions in or near
Richmond city. In such locality a nno op-
portunity for meditation on ths past would be
given. He would dream Of the heAlthful sI-
ercise we gave the Hesslan VAndAls In making
time into Washington at the first Manassas,
&c. Now, my Yankee friend, would you not
like to have me provided for in that desirable
abode, the Old CApitoll' Hoping you may
receive In the coming campaign as many
Southern bullets as your worthless cArcass can
conveniently accommodate, and trusting you
feel repaid for the reading of this, remain,
with a soul full Of hate for Jou, your Richmond
correspondent, A. =. HHNKLH."