The New York herald., 1865-02-02
Ratifieation ResoIuiA 'ns Introduced In tho
Senate and Assembly.
The Amendment Ratified b, the Maryland
House Of DeiegateA.
sAluTEs IN HONOR OF THE EVENT
The Emancipation Question In the
Kentucky Legislature,
Sc, &C., sc.

Our Washington Correspondence.
m WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1893
The intelligence has been flashed the wires srs III
Of the passage the constitutional amendment The fao9
that has been approved BY twothirds Of the members
Of the House Of has been borne on hs
wings Of lightning 70 all parts Of the country The Eass
and tho West from the Atlantic to the PaciAc have
ceived the tdings The deed is done whether b fos
veal for few years ago, and It Is but fsw,
the finger Of pointed at ab0itionis To-day
the national Legislature has decreed that slavery shan
bc abolished throughout the land They have declared
that the organic act OF the nation the charter OF or
rights citizens the highest law Of the land bequeaahs1
to us by Washington and his copatriots shan
hereafter prevent slavery within the d0mnions e
the United States This is progress in direction
Time will tell whether it s forward backwards Con-
gress has done all that has TO do In the PREMISES bus
before becomes part and parcel Of the constutioA
sof-bcfore 1t is binding and take effect II has 70 b
approved the people at the ballot box The action q
Congress to-day has to be submitted to the people, the
Of all power, and then accepted or rejected
The event is an important Those who witnessed
the scene in the House day will see Its like again
1t was universally known that the vote would b
taken o-day The galleries, therefore, commenced
filling up at an early hour in the morn
ing Long before the hour was reached for
taking the vote every nook and corner was filled
Some half dozen speeches were made which wearie4
many who had reached the Capitol at an early hour
number left but their places were more than filled ~
those who were constantly arriving Wherever there
was standing in the galleries the space was oocu
pied. The reporters gallery also nearly fed y
edes who were unable to seats standing room
elsewhere On the floor of the House was also an ints
resting scene. Many seats which have been empty
during of the session were occupied 1t was only
on the democratic side that seats and
desks unoccupied There chairs once filled BY mea
now in rebellion against the government which stood -
silent monitors as If in rebuke Of their former occa-
pants A large number Of prominent politicians
from different sections Of the country wandered around
the cloak ROOM which seemed TO indicate thae
the floor was free to everybody. State ON
cias and members OF Congress, Senators, Cabinet ON
cias and judges, oil minaled together, maniesting
deep interest in the Of the hour Senaon-I WIN
grave for that Is not title that can b appeA
to many OF those who the Senatorial mantle =
washngton-were constantly passing back and for u b.
tween the Senate and House. to be psent when
the vote was taken There Postmaster Dcnniston,
with his straight FORM long locks tnged with gray
moving about with apparently light heart There va
the Secretary Of Finance Mr. Fessenden, wearing aa
anxions face and looking as though m ghty weighs
Chase with countcnance full OF hope apparently
concerned In regard 70 Of the hour but N
aity as deeply any person present Around
this locality gathered public mon Of nos
as well as many yet unknown TO fame, forming an ints
resting group.
The republican side Of the House appeared somewhat
agitaed Mr.. Ashley Of Ohio, being the person recog-
nzed as leader and mouthpcce Of the party thin
question: groups OF members constantly gathering
~ oaaf vrry fpw N
proach his seat and there would be close examination
Of list the abs carefully noted and the changes
from the democratic side counted On several occasions
deep anxiety manifested Il was nrst agreed thas
the should be taken at three O'Clock The debate
saS the oor and desired further time 70 con-
cude. The republicans clamorcd for vote, and the
democrats persisted in not being cut OF Mr. Ashley
finally yielded and consented that the vote should b
taken at hafpast three postponed half An
hour This appeared 10 arouse the anger q
around MI Asheys seat There was Thad Stevens, gos
up full lighting trim from his waist up shaking bis
finger at Mr. Ashley for giving way and reading him
lecture Stevens face looked fire. while Ashley's was
rs red n fresh OF beef Other members cried "Ar.
Speaker let us have the vote and were determined,
nals GHs'V Yielded stevens taxing his seal. but evidently
with good grace.
on the democratic side there considerable comno
ton George H Pendeton was constantly passing around
among the members in consultation with them, and
seemed pay his special attention TO those democrats
who II said would cast their votes for the amend
ment There was Harris Of Mar land with the muscles
Of his face twtchng and looking daggers towards the
republican side Tho movements everywhere indicated
that momentous events were about taking place
Half past three arrived. An effort was made on the
democrat side 10 postpone the vote to another day
Almost every republican member jumped 10 his feet and
the of No, no; vote, vote" rng through the halt
Al length the calling OF the roll commenced The nrss
motion was to lay on the tablo The democrats, wNn
one or exceptions voted for this and solid againss
the rcpub cans. The republicans being majority the
motion to table was lost Then came the qu son OF rc-
considering of last year. by which the vote was
this democrats voted nearly solid mss
reconsidering Al this stage there was no indication by
the vote that the amendment was really 10 pass On me
motion reconsider the majority lacked some three votes
necessary pass the amendment or two-thirds OF all
present Then came tho vote the nna passage Per-
feet silence 70, the rs mc ,c.nGo anS response ors
by one the democrats changed front there
was an expression OF Joy on the republican
side Boldly and like fully realizing the Important
stop, did Gsnson, Radford Nelson Steele ROLLINS Yea
man. English and others respond TO their names ~ w.
WEIGHED carefully tho subject taken their position after
mature deberation and were ready 70 take ne ccnse
qucnces II was an important step In & taxing s sns Gs
responding in the affirmative, however, they only od
that which MANY Others ON the democratic side wanted
to do but had not the courage, the heart 70 say aye
The roll was concluded. The honoreo names were ~
recded hereafter 10 be handed down In company with
those who rs recorded their names LOT noDe nsru
Long before Was announce .ns a. lhcn% @ 2.
rany the result that their JOY was only being pent
up ready 70 burst forth the moment that the result was
rp,norncsd The eharp Of the Speakers voice
snon heard Announcing the vote: In louder, deeper
ana heavier tone than usual with him, Speaker Colfax
announced-,'Havng received twoshird voss, The
amendment has passed"
Then came wild scenc the Hoor Of the House Re
publcan members waved their hats and cheercd, the
galleries took up the cry handkerchicfs waved In she
air cheers echoed through the halls and All dignity OF
the occasion seemed 70 be forgotten Members were
dancing pulling each other around and performing AZ
sanncr ef antics Among the most amusing was tho
scene between Mr. Brandcgce and Mr. spauiding. They
went through shaking Of hands, huggng each other an
other wild demonstrations, finally closing up With rap
turous kissing
The democrats during all this sat in sucn silence evi-
IDENTIFY dspusted at the lack OF dignity the 1oo even
those who voted for the amendmeOs feeling that hs re-
publicans disgrscng hemselyss Il was certainly
IN bad taste II was triumph well worth rejoicing over
but let that rejoicing let the jubilee be postponed snS
held IN some other place betting than the House
Of Representatives The booming Of cannon was sooA
heard in honor OF the event
Among the members the republican sde who nay .
Iabored 2caousy for tis result deserve more eeu
than Messrs Ashley, Of Ohio and Augustus Fraok, ot
New York There u always certain amount a work 70
be performed the passage of all such imporan.
tons IL is necessary that somo person shai s'e Nas
every person thor side el the Question y ~ os' o's