The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-03-17

to determine on the plan of reorganization
and requiring Joint Committee ON recon
struction to report n law by which States
may be organized.
pomeroy, of kansns, made a long speech
in favor of universal suffrage.
The House Committee On the Pacifc Rail.
ruad has reported a bill granting lands Ia mid
the construction of n railroad and telegraph
from the Central Pacific Railroad in Califor-
mia 10 Portland, Oregon, or to the navigable
waters of the Columbia, in Oregon. The
grant is twenty sections per mile for one
hundred miles northward, and for one hun
dred miles southwark from the line between
California and Oregon, and ten sections per
mile for the balance OF the line
Both Houses of Congress have passed n resolu-
ton com pleting the transfer of Berkeley and JEFF
fcrson counties from Old Virginia to West Virgin
in. Meanwhile the Richmond Legislature has up.
pointed Commissioners 10 visit the Wheeling Leg
~isiatprc in behalf Of re-union. or Mt least 10 endeaf-
or to negotiate for the assumption Of part OF fhe
old State debt.
March 9.-The Senate linda six hours session
on the Constitutional Amendm nut Iing tic basis
of representation. Mr.. Fesscnden cfssed Ahe de-
bate in one If the most scA,hing reviews Of the
late speeches made, and which WINS listened 10 In
the Senate. received with keen relish on the door
and IN the galleries. He held up the scholarly at
%tainmeuts Of the Massachusetts Senator in o mpar-
ison with what seems 10 be practical legislation,
with n lively strain Of ridieule. He spoke fer two
hours defending the Reconstruction COMMITTEES
frnin the charge of representing this as "a party
measure, or attempting to do indirectly what could
not be done directly, saying it was wise legislation
IA dral with facts. He also denied that the pro-
pesed amendment was any compromises with hu-
man rights, saying no preferred the Judgment of
aine-tenths OF those with whom he usually acted,
the almost unanimous voice OF the loyal press and
people, to that of Mr.. Sumner. So long as he had
tie former with him, he could get along without
tha latter.
! ment as twe-sidcd The senator from Maine sees
+ in II only the limitation Of the political power Of
! the South, while he tsumncTl saw In IL The dis
Reimbursement Of n radical.
= Ar. Wilson made u few remarks stating that
! he WINS in favor of Mr., Hendersoe's proposition
t 10 substitute for the pending amendment. the fol-
5 lowing words M State in prescribing the quail
Ii~iieations for electors therein. shall discriminate
p against any person on account Of race or color y
which was rejected. Yeas, 10; noes, 81. The
yeas were AIessrs Brnwn, Chandler. Clark, Hem
derson. Howe. PomerOs, Sumner. Wade. Wilson.
The substitute heretofore offered by Mr., sum
ner establishing universal suffrage by Congress
; with the penal amendment, was ost-yea s /;
| noes SO. The yeas were Brown, Chandler, Howe,
pomeroy. Sumner. Wade. Wilson and Yates.
A Nv HAAA RhNaN0 ~ "a q ~ HAl
whenever the Elective franchise shall be abridged
! in any State ON account of race. calor, descent, OF
a previous condition of servitade, by any Law moi
equally applicable 10 all races and NIL persoi :,
Q such excluded persons shall be excluded from the
! basis Of representation, was adopted. Yeas 25
> noes 30.
Davis offered an amendment, 10 have the nrop-
%osition Submitted 10 the legislatures hereafter 70 be
chosen. which was rejected-i2 ayes. 30 noes.
1 Simmer moved Ia amend by inserting that all
- -. Ill = -
from taxation Of all kinds, which was rejected BY
1 or 5 majority. Other propositions were moved
= but voted down. not so much on their general mer.
} its as because the Senate was determined TO vote
on the main question, unembarrassed by side Is
1 sues. This vote was reached al a quarter before
six p. ", on the passage of the amendment as il
II came from the House, Mr.. Clark having with.
J. drawn his amendment, there being only a differ
enee of phraseology. The vote stood, IS ayes TO
~ noes, not two-lhirds. The following were th,
ayes;
Y Anthony. Chandler, Clark, CONFESS, Cragin
Howe, kirkwpoa, Lane. Of Indiana, McDuugall
Morgan, Morrill,, Nye, Poland. Ramsey, Sherman
> Sprague, Trumbull, Wood. Williams aud Wilson
The noes were Brown, Buckalcw, Cowan, Davis
!, Dixon, Doolittle. Guthrie, Henderson,, Hendricks
! Lane Of Kansas, Ncsmith. Norton, Pomeroy, Rid
Q lie, Salisbury, Stewart, of Stockton, Van Wrinkle
$ Wiley aad Yates. Foote, Howard and Wrigh
were absent.
Il Inc ChaIr announced the Joint resolution hay
|. ing received less than two-thirds vote. had failed
Henderson Immediately moved 10 reconsider th,
vote, which was carried, the object being now. til,
proposition had failed. to see If some argnmen
eonld not be effected on one of the Numerous prop
ositions fixing the basis of representation on quail
o fed electors.
r Messrs. D~oolittle. Stewart. CONFESS and Sher
!. man. proposed amendments TO this effect. and tn
Senate got into a general wrAngle, and it becom
ing apparant that nothing could be settled tonight
u Mr.. Fessenden moved that the whole subject b.
postponed until next Thursday, which was agree,
to by general consent, and the Senate adjourne,
Il until next Monday.
a Dooiittle's amendment provides that after TIL
i census of 1870, aud each succeeding census, tn,
representatives shall be appointed by the severn
= States which may be included within the Union
according to the number in each State of NAL
electors over tweniy7one years Of age, qualified b,
Il the laws thereof, to choose members of the mos
e numerous branch of the Legislature and direc
taxes shall be apportioned among the several State
according to the real and taxable property in each
The House resumed tho consideration of tn
! Senate bill TO protect all persons in their civil rights
Bingham. of Ohio, spoke against the bill a. be
d ing, in some respects, unconstitutional
n schellaberger, of Ohio, spoke five minutes in II
favor.
Eldridge. of Wisconsin. moved to Law the Who'll
subject on the table. which was lost, ayes 80, noe
lis. Pending the rgument an amendment wa
u offered by Bingham, to strike out everything pena
lAin th4hll, and in lieu thereof, that all citizens o
Ii fehN Enited States injured by = denial or vioiatiol
/. LOT any of their rights, shall be secured and protect
! ed in tho right of action in the United States courts
with double costs in all cases of recovery, with
2 ont regard to the amount of damage inflicted
which was rejected-ayes 81, noes III. The vot
was then taken on the motion to recommit to th
it Judiciary committee, which Mr.. Wilson desires
Withdrawn, but could not. The previous question
having been ordered, the bill was
- ayes ", noos 20.
!. Raymond asked when the Ways and Mean
Committee would report on the subject If inferno
revenue, and Morrill, replied that the committe hai
n hoped to report ere this, and would do so at n
early day, embracing tax on cotton and incomes
with var Gus reductions n the latter.
The House then went into committee Of the Who'll
! on the bill regulating trade with the British prov
II inces.
March lin the Senate, Mr.. Grimes oTerer
the memorial of the Iowa Legislature, asking 70
!, the speedy trial of JEFF. Davis, which was ~referre
to tho Judiciary Committee.
| In the House, Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, offered
10 resolution that the Library Committee inquire int
the expedency of purchasing the portrait of Josh
ua r. Giddings, now on oxidation in the Capitol
Mr.. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, demanded tho aye
and noes, with the following result-ayes, IS
noes, So.
Mr.. Garfield has been instructed by the Way
lie and Means to report in part the change
in revenue law already agreed on. The tax on in
, comes has been fixed at 5 per cent on oil over 81,
coo. The tax on schedule has been thrown of
exceut on billiard tables and oarria0es worth ove