Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-12-21

lie IIin Oi tie SufiIagc bill iyr tie DIS
;rict e Columbia is in it first section:
Sec }. That from and after the rasslge o.
th IS act, each and every male person, excepting
psupcrt and persons under gusriisnship. Of the
age Of Il years and upward, who has lot been
convicted Of any Infamous crime or offence, and
excepting persons who may have voluntarily
given aid aud comfort 10 the rebels in the late
rebellion, aad who shall have been born OF
naturalizcd IN the United States. sn1 shall have
resided in the said District for the period Of onc
year, and in the ward or district IN which he
shall offer 10 vote three months next preceding
sny election therein, shall be entitled to the
elective franchise, and shall he deemed an elector
and entitled 10 vote at any election IN said Dis
trict, without any distinction Oh account u
col-- or race.
An effort ty Senator Dixon to attach an
educational te-t failed. 1t was advocated by
Senators Foster ard Cowan. and opposed by
Senators Wilson, Sumner ami o;bcrs, on the
gi.upd tlat j; would retard the education Of
tls black : making it an object to keep
them from learning how to read anl write
Tie sU,Eomont Was lost by vote Of II 70
81 Bo.l ia Vermont Senator's voted
ag.irsi It, Inc hil! passed 'le sena'e'y IN
ici.y"hs.''-s'
Ycas-Mgssls. Au,Lcuy, Brown, Caueli.
JLaui er. CONFESS. Clsssweii, Elmuuds, te-
ssr8,n. F5zg. Frduahuysen, Grimes, Harris.
Henderson; Howard, Hove hrkvood; Lane
Mgsril Morgan. Poland, Pomorcy, Ramsay,
R.ss. sheraau, Slmgue, Stewart, sumner,
Trumbull. Wade, Wiley, Nilliams, Wilson.
DiEca, poo'irle, Foster, Hendricks, Nesili'n.
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IN tf,.sIf.,. tint .r, 5!.-...rt.,. e. su gE.c
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incapable ed ic--lrE lihce under TIE United
States f.r q wear after such r.i,ciilu. To-
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During the .as' TX months q -.1ss q, me
me.uest mel whom CD ever overlooked IN
making mou. lad totn appointed TO Office, and
were nov awaiting rejection or confirmation by
the Senate lie had no doubt that great many
OF them would be rejected, but II the President
we're allowed 10 aTpuut them 60 Cny other othce
he would reward them cll. The very fact O.
their raccertsuce of of5se was evidence that they
we're too mean TO hold it anl dishonest TO ue
trusted with it. and that lor icls, ere year
thev should hold 70 cfice
Mr.. Hale opposed the alle-lment lie was