Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-17
rrr CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
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TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
-. MENT. -
Our Representative in Congress, H. g..
Worthing,on, having announced yester-
day, by telegraph, the fact that the Con-
stitptional Amendment abolishing slavery
had passed both Houses of Congress,
Governor Blasdel Immediately transmitted
to both Houses of our State Legislature
the following message: 'IsIt{
STATE OF NEVADA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
CARSON CITY, Feb. 10, 1855.
To the Honorable, tho Senate Of the State Of
NerGda:
have just received dispatch from the
Hon. II. G. Worthington, Representa-
tive in Congress, announcing the adoption
of the Constitutional amendments by
Congress. Those amendments, as adopted
by Congress, have heretofore been pub
lished in the various newspapers of the
country. This announcement suppose,
simply signifies that the President has
given his approval to the action of Con-
gress; and it only remains for three
fourths OF the States of the Union, through
their respective Legislatures, or Conven-
tons called specially for that purpose, to
ratify the Act of Congress, in order to nd
the nation of the curse of slavery. I
would respectfully request that the Legis-
lature of Nevada take immediate steps to
ratify the amendments as passed by Con-
gress. Nothing, am persuaded, would
give greater satisfaction to the great ma
jority of our constituents than to have
Nevada enjoy the proud distinction Of
being the first State to move in the great
scheme of rendering this nation truly q
nation of freemen. ...... r...shrs.
Very respectfully submitted,
COS HENRY g. BLAsDEL, Governor.
In the Senate, Mr.. Sumner, from the
Committee on Federal Relations, reported
the following concurrent resolution:
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United
States has, by the requisite (two-third)
vote, adopted the subjoined:
Be &c resolrsd, By the Senate aud HousS
Of Representatives of the United States OF
1rnerica in Congress assembled, ttoo-thirds
of both Houses eo'Icuring, That the follow
ing Article be proposed to the Legislatures
Of the several States, as an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States,
which, when. ratified by three-fourths OF
said Legislatures, shall be valid to all in
tents and purposes, as part Of the said
Constitution, namely: 90.
Naskha-
involuntary servitude, except as punish
ment for crime whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall exist with
in the United States, or any place subject
to their jurisdiction.
SEC. Q. Congress shall have full power
to enforce this Article by appropriate
legislation.
Therefore, be it resolred BY the Senate and
assembly of the State of Nepada. That the
State of Nevada does hereby ratify and
confirm the amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States, as proposed to
be made by the above Article Is, Sec
tons and 2, of Constitutional amend
ments.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
1 NhAhLES A. OUANAht
NJ. D. DARRowE
LEWIS DoRAN.
Upon the adoption of the resolutions,
the vote was-ayes l5-noes las fol-
lows: 90
Ayes-Messrs. Clagett, Doran, Haines,
Rutchins, Hobart Ives, James, Kellogg,
Lambert, Larowe, Seely, Slingerland,
Sumner, Thompson and Winton-l5.
Noes-Mr. PROCTOR. ass ..~
The resolutions were then transmitted
to the Assembly and passed that body by
the following vote: -. -'t ~.
Ayes-Messrs. Bearss, Beck, Brown,
Bolan, Bien, Bishop, Bond, Cary, Cutter,
benson, Dunn, Epstein, Greedy, Hinckley,
Hawkins, Haskell, Lee, Myrick, May
hugh, McKeeby, Nichols, Parker, Patten,
Rosenblatt, Rigby, Small, Shackleford,
Sine, Smith, Toombs. Walter, Wellington,
Young, Mr.. Speaker-S4. tpIi ~
Noes-Mr. st. Clair.
Mr.. Speaker declared the resolutions
passed, and ordered returned to the
Senate. -.-. ..-..-,-s %. ...
Concurrent resolution requesting the
Governor to telegraph resolutions endors-
ing the proposed Constitutional amend
ments to the organic Act of the United
States, was received from the Senate with
out message, as follows: .a -.-..
Rules suspended, read and unani-
mously adopted and ordered returned to
the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Young, the House
adjourned at 2:45 P. n, in honor of the
event. .....-rr
The Speaker (Mr. fozer) said that he
had been requested to state that an in
formal meeting would be held this even
ing in the Assembly Chamber, to COM
memorate the passage of the above resolu-
lions.
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