Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-18
Associated Press Report.
XXXIXth Congress.
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WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE House laid
on the table the bill 70 incorporate the Ma
tional Protective Homestead Company, by
l20 against 80 votes.
Mr.. LONGYEAR offered resolution,
which was adopted, directing the Secretary
of the Treasury to inform the House with
what States, if any, deposits, of public
moneys were made under the thirteenth
and fourteenth sections OF the act to regulate
the disposal of public moneys, approved
June %, 1885, together with the dates and
amount Of such deposits, respectively; and
whether the same, or if any, h6T mitch, still
remain so deposited, and with what States
respectively.
Mr.. BLAINE presented the credentials of
tory Of Hrfiz0hs, Hf WHO was qualified and took
his seat.
Mr.. ASHLEY, of Ohio, presented the pc
tition Of Mr.. Poston, contesHhg that seat.
Mr.. SCHENCK offered a resolution and
asked immediate action on it, requesting the
Secretary of War to suspend the sale Of gov
ernmeut buildings and other property at
Point Lookout, Maryland. He explained
that Point Lookout was a point of land on
the Maryland side where the Potomac river
flows into theChesapeake Bay. There were
800 or 400 acres on which were buildings,
previous to the war occupied in cot1nection
with that watering place. During the war
these buildings were taken for hospital pur-
poses, and the government established there
depot for prisoners. The buildings were
worth only comparatively small sum,
but that the government had expended
perhaps $l5O,0OO for the construction Of
other buildings and improvements. The
Secretary of War had advertised the sale Of
this property and furniture to take place To-
morrow. In the meantime patriotic lady
had secured the title to the real estate and
proposed to preset it as a donation to the
national Military and Naval Asylum as a
home for soldiers and sailors, provided the
government will also give its property to
the same association. The subject only came
before the Committee on Military Affairs this
morning, and as time was desired to further
investigate the subject, the above resolution
was introduced. The resolution was then
agreed to.
member elect from Colorado, was allowed
the privilege of the floor until the pending
case shall be decided.
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa, with view to
full understanding, proposed that at half-past
three O'Clock tomorrow the House take
vote 10 recommend TO the Committee on
Judiciary the bill extending suffrage in the
District of Columbis. Although not approV-
ing, he accepted it as part OF the motion
10 recommit the amendment proposed by
Mr. Hale in the character of instructions.
Mr.. C0NKLING, rising to an explana-
ton, said a resolution introduced by him on
the 18th inst, proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, had
been so mangled by errors in the printing
as to make nonsense OF it; he therefore
wished to say that the purpose of the amend
ment was not at all to restrict the basis of
representation to citizens. The word per-
sons disposed Of that question.
The sole purpose of the amendment was
to get rid of the present injustice and in
equality Of representation arising from the
fact that four millions of people have no
political rights, and are not represented IN
| Congress, and the entire Objects to propose
a move to adjust the representation so that
whenever in any State the elective fran
chise shall be denied or abridged on ac-
count of race or color all persons of such
race or color shall be excluded from the
| basis of representation.
Mr.. BLAINE said unless he was mista-
ken the resolution read the "whole number
of citizens of the United States"
Mr.. CONKLING said that the term
should be "persons," although the resolu-
ton read "citizen."
The House resumed the consideration OF
the bill to extend suffrage in the District OF
dinances on the subject, the word white.
Mr.. DARLING, of New York, beliVed
that the Negro had right to life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness, and yet he
believed that before they conferred upon
them the political right of suffrage as con-
templated by the bill under consideration,
they should seek to elevate their social con-
dition and lift them up from the depth of
degradation and ignorance IN which many
of them are kept by the receding waves OF
the sea of rebellion. There was PROPOSE
ton before the House to create commits
sion for the government of this city, and IN
order to give an opportunity Of maturing
bill for that purpose and presenting 1t to the
consideration of the House, he moved that
the measure under discussion be postponed
until the Ist Tuesday in April.
Mr.. HALE addressed the House IN favor
of extending suffrage to all without regard
| to race or color, who can read the COnstltu-
| ton of the United States, who are assessed
| for and pay taxes on real estate property, to
those who have served in and have been
honorabiy discharged from the military and
naval service of the United States, and to
exclude from the right of suffrage those who
| bore arms against the United States IN the
late rebellion, or given to it aid or comfort
He denied that this is exclusively the white
mans Government. 1t was founded IN behalf
of man, without regard to race or color.
| Mr.. THAYER said in his remarks: To
pass this bill was clearly within the scope
Of the constitutional power. The question
to be solved was its consistency with jus
tiee, and itwas demanded by the people Of
| the United States. In advocating the bill
he held that equal and impartial justice was
the first duty Of the nation.