The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-28
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Mr., Wade, from the Committee on III,
District of Columbia, reported bill to re-
peal the act to retrocedc the county o
Alexandria to the State of Virginia. Tn,
object OF the bill Is to make Alexandria
partof the District Of Columbia.
| Mr, morrill, called up the Senate bin u
regulate the elective franchise IN the Dis.
trict of Columbia. NHH
II provides that every male person, ex.
cept paupers and persons under guardians
OF the age of twenty one years and MP
ward, who has not been convicted of any
Infamous crime, and who is citizen Of the
United states and has resided In the dis
trict for the term Of six months, shall he
entitled TO vote without distinction oi
color; any person whose duty II Is to re-
ceive votes and who shall refuse the vote
OF any person who Is qualified under this
act, shall be liable to fine not exceeding
SO,OOO or To Imprisonment not more than
one year, Or 10 both fine and imprson-
ment; any person who shall interfere IN
prevent qualified clcclor from voting,
snail nc guilty OF a misdemcanOr and be
liable to flne Of $1,000 aud imprisonment
Tor thirty days. registry Of voters Is
also provided for. t.'
Mr. Stewart moved 10 postpone the pres
eni ana all pending orders. and take up the
bill TO regulate the sale and occupation of
mineral lands, but subsequently, Withdrew
his motion.
Mr. Morrill's amendment as modified was
rejected by the following vote:
NeQs-Alessrs. Anthony, Cragin, Ed
munds, Fessenden, Foster, Harris, Kirk
wood, Morrill,, Poland, Pomeroy, sherman
rrnmbull, Wade, Williams, Willey--l5. !
Naya-Messrs. Brown, BlIckalew, Con-
ness, Davis, Grimes, Guthrie, Hendricks,
Howard, Howe, Morgan, Norton, Nyc,
Ramsey, Sprague, Stewart Sumner, Van
Wrinkle, Wilson, and Yates-l9
Hon. Il. B. Washburne's condition Is re-
ported 10 be about the same MS Yesterday.
Ills disorder Is congestion Of the liver, aud
though serious, u Is believed viii yield 10
skilliul treatment He is ut the residence
of General Grant
The unlyersal Suffrage Bnl which was
before The Senate to-day, is likely to be so
amended with resolutions that the author
OF u VIII scarcely recognise the original
Dill. final vote on 1t Is 10 be had to-
morrow, and IL Is generally expected that
the bill viii pass with mn educational test,
ana including u provision disfranchising
AL who participated or aided IN the rebel
lion. a. ~
The pressure from the banks throughout
the country for II reduction of taxation is
very strong, Most Of the members who are
opposed To granting relief, base their OPP
posltton upon the ground that for every
hundred thousand dollars taken off the
bank iaX some article win have to be taken
from the exempt list,
Information of reliable character hns
been received here to the effect that the
tennessee Legislature Is again to be
brought to dead lock In the approaching
extra session. IL Is understood that the
members who are opposed to the consti-
tutlohal amendment will refuse 60 appear
which will leave the General Assembly ut
least two members short ofaquorum.
The President has authorized the issue of
pardon to A. l.. Bledsoe who, in the
early part of the rebellion, occupied the
position OF Assistant Secretary of War in
the Confederate Cabinet.