Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-09

VOL. XX---NO. 1876.


, act 50 as to allow the issuance Of pensiol
to date from the discharge of the soldier
sailor where application has been MAJ
within two years Of the discharge.
The bill 10 establish an educational q
partment in Washington was taken up.
The report from the Reconstruction Con
mittee was presented and ordered printe
The Conference Committee on the FORTH
cation bill recommended an appropriate
of 900 for Fort Popham, on the Kennebs
river, Me. The amendment was concurre
in. 81 -
Among the private bills introduced Wa
one for the relief of Mrs. Syphat, descendar
OF the slave Of Washington, whose land ha
been confscated with the Gusts estate. z
MIR. THAYER reported back to the Sen
ste the bill to grant lands in csliforniG {
Jose Dominiquez 8
On motion OF Mr.. MORRILL, it wa
ordered that the proceedings tomorrow b.
confined to debate as if in Committee 0
the Whole on the Presidents annual mes
cage. a ~ :
A reconsideration Of the vote rejecting
the bill to establish department of edu
cation was moved. Adjourned.
SENATE. .
The Senate, on assembling, postponed all
| ton resolutions at ten minutes past tweIy.
O'Clock, the object being TO come to a vote
upon It itt0-day. The pending question was ths
| following substitute for the second section
offered by Mr.. WILLIAMS:
Representatives shall be apportioned
among the several States according to then
respective numbers, counting the whols
number of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed but whenever the righi
to vote at any election held under the Con
stitution and laws Of the United States, OF
of any State, is denied to any of the male
Inhabitants of such States being twenty-one
years Of age and citizens of the United
States, or in any way abridged except for
participation in rebellion or other crime,
the basis Of representation therein shall be
reduced in the proportion which the num-
Der of such male citizens shall bear to the
whole number of male citizens twenty-ons
years Of age in such State" - -
I Mr.. JOHNSON opposed the amendment
on the ground of the redute ed number of
electors. Thepurpose was to give franchise
to black men. -.t
The Senator from Massachusetts, Sumner
and others with him, contended that Con-
gress had right to regulate the franchise
which he denied. Il belonged to the States.
1t would reduce the number of representa-
tlves one and perhaps two in South Caro-
lima. The Northeastern States would lose
nothing by it, but it would disfranchise
the best men of the Sauth.
Mr.. MCDOUGALL also spoke against the
bill. He believed there was as much re-
gret in the South to-day as in the North for
the error of the war. There was no such
thing as reconstruction. There might be
He was in favor Of imme-
diate Union without any conditions.
Mr.. HENDERSON stated at length the
reasons which should influence him to cast
his vote for the joint resolution.
Mr.. YATES said his view was that suf-
Grsge accrued to the negro by the abolition
of slavery. Universal suffrage was the on
ly remedy for the South. The resolution
was not quite strong enough, but he ap-
proved it.
Mr.. FE5sENDEN read the written re-
port sent here with Mr.. johnson, on behalf
Of the minority of the Committee and gave
notice that he would avail himself at as
early day as possible of the opportunity
10 present the minority report.
The question was then taken on the
of Mr.. WILLIAMS.
g Mr.. WILLIAMS modified his amendment
by striking out the words, "held under the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
Or ofany State" and inserting in lieu there I
Of and for the election of President"
Mr.. HOWARD moved to amend the origi-
nal bill of Mr.. Williams, of n. Y, by in
serting after the words cor any State" and
before the words sis denied" the words "for
Of the most numerous branch Of
the Legislature" Disagreed to.
Mr.. HOWARD moved to slrike out of the
ID section the words or in any way
abridged" Disagreed to.
Mr.. CLARK presented the following as
substitute for the fourth and fifth sections
The validity Of the public debt Of the
United States authorized by law, including
the debt incurred for the payment of boun-
ties or pensions for services in supprsssing
the instruction or the rebellion shall not
be questioned, but neither the United States
Or any State shall assume or pay any debt
incurred in aid of the insurrection against
The United States, or any claim for the loss
Or emancipation Of any slave, but all such
debts, obligations and claims shall be held
illegal and void. Agreed to.
Mr.. FESSENDEN moved to insert in the
first section after the word "born" the word
u naturalized" Agreed to.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE then submitted an
the effect ofwhieh was that the
several sections ofthe constitutional amend
ment might be voted upon by State Legis-
latures as separate propositions. Disagreed
TO.
Mr. DAVIS moved to amend by inelud-
ing in debts guaranteed by the 4th section
bounties to loyal owners Of slaves, as pro-
vided by act Of Congress. Disagreed to.
Mr.. MCDOUGALL moved to postpone
the consideration of the subject until Tues
day next. Disagreed to.
Mr.. JOHNSON moved to strike out in 1st
section the words make or enforce any law
which shall abIidge the privilege or immu-
mites Of the United States, which was dis
agreed to.
The joint resolution was then put upon
its passage;
Yeas-Anthony, Chandler, Clark, Con-
ness, Cragin, Cresswell, Edmunds, Fessen-
den, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Hend rson,
Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane, (Indisna,)
Lane, (Ksnsas,) Morgan, Morrill,, Nye,
Pollard, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman,
Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Trumb bull, Wade,
Wiley, Williams, Wilson and Yates-33.
Nays-Cowsn, Davis, Doolittie, Guthrie,
johnson, McDougall, Norton,
Riddell, Salisbury and Van Winkle-l1.
Absent-Brown, Dixon, Nesmith and
Wright.
The chair CAir. POAIEROY) decided that
than two-thlrds VUte had Pussed the Sen
ate.
On motion of Mr. HARRIS it was voted
that when the Senate lsdjourn it be to meet
on Monday. --
As amended in the Senate and sent back
to the House for concurrence and amend
ment, the Joint resolution is as follows:
"Joint Resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
States, passed by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, 23d -
both Houses eoncurring that the following
article be proposed to the Legislatures of the
several States as an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of tho United States, which, when
ratified by three fourths of the said Legis-
latures, shall be valid as part of the Consti-
tuition, namely:
Section /. All persons born or naturalized
in the United States and subject to the juris-
dictien thereof are citizens of the United
States and Of the State wherein they reside.
No State shall make and enfore any laws
which shall abridge the privileges or i'm
munities of the citizens of the United
States, nor shall any State deprive any
person of life, liberty or property without
due process of law, nor deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal protection
Of the laws.
Section 2. Representatives shall be ap-
portioned among the several States accord
ing to their respective numbers, counting
the whole number of prisons in each State,
except Indians not taxed; but whenever
the right to vote at any election for electors
of President and Vice President, or for
United States Representatives in Congress,
so1 4ffsr ha ma m