The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-14


which the people Of the whole country were inte-
rested. The election held in the District on this
subject was illegal and without sanction Of law.
Those who were in favor of negro suffrage kept
away from the polls, and hence those who were
/ against II had the election all TO themselves Inc
colored people of the District had ehown them.
selves loyal and Intelligent; they had furnished
more men than the white inhabitants for the army;
In onoIusion, Mr. Lane said the constitnuonal
amendment was the brazen serpent to whlcn tine
southern people must look and be neaIeu. ~ .hey
rejected that, they would never be admitted oy
his vote TO repfesentation until they accepted
worse conditions than were contained IN tne
Mr. SUMNER, OF Massa CHI husetts, stated that ne
had already voted against striking out the word
male from the bill, and ne shoula Vote against tne
By his vote yesterday he did not intend to express
any opinion on the question whether women
ab0uld vote not. That great question which
now for the first time has found it's way into the
Senate Chamber he (Sumner) deliberately handed
over to the future, by which it would be settled
just so soon as the women in any considerable
numbers insisted that that IL should be setuedi 1t
depended upon them alone. When they choose to
ask for it they will have It,
MIR. Sumner then gave his reasons for voting
against Mr.. Dixon's amendment The example
set by Congress now was TO be followed by the
people of the dsoTganized States. As Congress
votes now so will they vote hereafter. II an
educational standard is set mp it will be followed
throughout the south. The votes of the black
loyalists needed now. In the District Of Co-
lumbia Congress was beginning the great work OF
reconstruction on which the Union was to be har-
The question was then taken on Mr.. Dixon's
now entitled 10 vote shall be allowed to vote here
after unless he shall be able TO read and write his
The yeas and nays were demanded.
Ytas-bessrs. Anthony, Buokalew, Dixon, Doolit
tle, Eogg, Foster, Hendricks, Nesmith, Patterson,
Nays MSssrs, brown, Csttell, Chandler, ,oOnqsss,
lingluysep, Grimes, HsTris, Henderson; Howard,
land Pomeroy. Ra@seS. RosS sSuisbury' shsrmsS,
ssPrs que Stewart Sumner Trumbuil, Van Winkle'
Absent CT not voIns- -Messrs Orasin, Fowler, Guth
Mr. YGTES, Of Illinois, said he had paired with
Mr.. johnson, of Maryland. He would have voted
in the negative and Johnson in the Affirmative
tions, the first Furnishing those VINO offered bribe
at an election: the second pGnishing those who
accepted 1t. For offering brbe the punishment is
$1,000 fine or two years Imprisonment, or both.
For accepting bri6e the punishment is one years
imprisonment and distran chisement thereafter.
The amendment was adopted.
The question was then upon adopting the bill
reported by the committee as substitute for the
bill referred to at the last session.
Various verbal amendments were then offered
and adopted, after which the bill was passed by
yeas 49, nays 10, as follows
Yeas Messrs Anthony, Brown, Oattell, Chandler,
Conness, Creswen, Edmunds FEES enden, Fcgg, Free
Howe, Khkwood, Lane, MORAN, Morrill,, Poland,
W5s %ey Wsn sT
DSe FGsts Ssm pSsUf SUron Ps
teTson. Ridale; saul bury sRG Van Winkle1ls ELS,
absent paired as in the former vote.
absent or not ySiing5 GrSSsn Fowler Guth-
So the bill was passed. As passed 1t is as fol-
lows:
section l. That from and after the passage of this
act each and every male person. excepting paupers
and persons uncer guardianship, of the age OF
twenty -one years and upwards, who has not been
convicted of any infamous crime or offence, and
excepting persons who may have voluntarily given
aid and comfort TO the rebels in the late rebellon
and who shall have been born naturalized IN the
United States, and who shall have resided in the
said District for the period of one year. and in the
Td nrn
three months next preceding any election therein,
shall be entitled to the elective franchise, and shall
be deemed elector and entitled to vote at any
election In said District, without any distinction on
| account of color or race. .
Section q That any person whose duty 1t snail
be 10 receive votes at any election within the Dis
trict of Columbia, who shall wilfuly refuse to re-
ceive, who shall wiltully reject the vote of any
person emitted to such right under this act shall
be liable to an action of tort by the person Injured
and shall be liable, on indictment and conviction,
| if such act was done knowingly, to fine not eX-
ceecng five thousand dollars, or to imprisonment
for term not exceeding one year in the jail OF
| said District or to both.
Section 3. That IL any person or persons shall
wilfuly interrupt or disturb any such elector in
the exercise of such franchise he or they shall be
| deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and on convic-
tion thereof shall be fined in any sum not 10 eX-
ceed one thousand dollars or be imprisoned in the
! Jail in said District for a period not to exceed
thirty days. both, at the discretion of the court
Section A. That it shall be the duty of the several
courts having criminal jurisdiction in said DIS
trIc to give this act in special charge to the grand
! jury at the commencement of each term of court
\ next preceding the holding or any general city
| election in said District
Section s. That the Mayors and Aldermen of
the cities OF washington and Georgetown respect
lively, or before the first day OF March, in each
tar shall prepare list of the persons they judge
to be qualified TO vote in the several wards OF said
cities in any election, and said mayors and alder
men shall be in open session TO receive evidence
of the qualification of persons claiming the right
to vote in any election therein, and for correcting
said list, two days in each year. not exceeding
five days prior to the annual election for the choice
of city officers giving previous notice OF the time
! snch session QeWsnaDer
| prin ted in said District.
Section 6. That on or before the first day OF
March the mayors and aldermen Of said cities shall
post up list of voters thus prepared, in one or
more public places in said cities, at least ten days
| prior 10 said annual election.
Section T. That the officers presiding at any cleo
ton shall keep and use the check list herein re-
CURED at the polls during the election OF ali Of
hcers, and vote shall be received unless delv-
siding officers has had opportunity to be satisfied
OF his identity and shall find his name on the list
and shall mark it, and ascertain that his vote is
| single.
| Sections and are those added on motion of Mr..
| WILSON, to prevent and punish bribery at elec-
| tions,
The bill now goes to the House for the action OF
that body.
On motion of Mr.. FEssENDEN the Deficiency
bill passed by the House taken up, ordered to
De printed, and referred to the Finance COMMITTEES
On motion of Mr.. WADE, the Senate, at p. NJ,
adjourned.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. DONNELl4Y of Minnesota, introduced bill
to reoTganize the Department of Agriculture. Or
dered to be prn and referred to the Committee on
Agriculture. The bill provides that within twenty
days after its passage the President SHALL with the
| advice and consent of the Senate, appoint Com
| missioner and Assistant Commissioner of the Ag-
| ricultural Department. 1t also provides for q
Bureau of Mines and Mining, subject to the control
Of the Commissioner. 1t regulates the purchase OF
seeds and plants in foreign countries, and provides
that one third of all such purchases shall be dis
tri6nted by the department and the remainder dis,