The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-14

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soiossd man wosld sssto il that ths1s vsss . Sppsrs-
mites eiven them toleaEn = Sse1 o. uyte ~ esa1.
suffrage b. uiissssa and iswssd y - acsauys y a
s. s 6 ss r. !. si:s e ~. &:
amsndmsnt a Mr.. Dxon h taouehs Ia esct of thai
amendment would y sooA H az not fAvor inssl.
pss sncs propssisiss hs xss Il favor 81 n hs
Northwest he had fcund . great many men who were
not sDe 70 read who wsfs s cute i1tSsssnt hs ~
formed by mngllg with others But this was not true
Of the negro This District who had just from the
farm who bad never heard question IN Law Or politics
MI LANE, (rsp.) Of Iud., briefly explained Why he
aould vote for the h and against the on
from Of the governed and that the colored
people were part OF the governed. kss Il
voted against striking out the word male" from the
bill and he should vote against the pending amendment,
ana both for the same ~ Ss vote
whether women should vote or not. That great ques.
tisn which for the first time has found IT'S way
handed oyer to tho uturc BY which It would be settled
just sg0n AZ the women In any considerable numbers
insisted that IL should be settled depends upon them
it. Mr. sumner then gave bis reasons for vonE against
Mr. Dixon's amendment. The example set by ConTress
now
States As Congr s votes now, viii they vote
after II an educational standard Is set will be fol-
lowed throughout the South The Yates OF the slack
Congress beginning the great work Of reconsrucon
on which the Union Was TO be harmouized. ss. q
The question was then taken on Mr. Dixon's amend
add proviso that no person not entitled
70 shall be allowed 70 vote hereafter unless he snail
be able to read and write his name ~ @
The yeas and nays were demanded ST. fH1 l.t4 ss
YxAs-Messrs Anthony, Rnckaew, Dixon. DcctsIe rogs
Foster. Hendricks. Nesmh. Patterson, Riddle and VIII
NAYs-Messrs. Brown Csttel Chandler Conness Cowan.
Cresweu, Davis, Edmunds 1esssnden,, Frslnghayssa'
Ians Morgan Morrill, Norton, Fciand Po%sroy, Ramsay
FSa sn Ssn &i and
AssaSr 1s Nor T cr.sn Fowler Guthrie
Mr. YATES said he had paired with Mr. johnson. He
would have voted in the negative and Mr. Johnson in
the affirmative. N8N@ s@
the first Furnishing those who offered bride az an elec
ton the second furnishing those who accepted IT, For
Offering brbe the punishment Is 600 fne or two
years Imprisonment both; Tor accepting bride the
punishment is one years imprisonment and disfran-
chsement thereafter The amendment was adopted.
ported by the committee substitute for the bill
referred to at the last session Various verbal amend
bill vas passed By yeas "a, nays is - ioiiows
s Sa,
Lame Mo Morgan Fcmsrcy Ramsey Rose
sprasIe StswaI SUMNER Trumbn Wade VIII
NAYs-Msssrs Buckalcw, Cowan Davis, Dixon Dooltte,
s sosist and Van wnses
Messrs. Yates and johnson. the former being absent
Ass,sT y0yssNsssrs cgsGn Fowler Guthrie
So the bill was passed AS IL was passed II reads as
SECTION l. That from and after tho passage OF this
who mas not been convicted Of any crime
nd e an
and who have ed said Id
% Sne s 70 s ws5d OF az s
ton therein shah Be entitled the eective Franchise and
ton IN said district without any distinction on account OF
votes At any election within he district Of coass Who
the vote o any person entitled 70 such right Under this ac
shall be liable % an action Of tort by the person nured
done knowingly. % One not exceeding five thousand
Year. Il tSe jan q said district s = b oti 10
SIG Tina. 4 any psrssH q persons hs way inter
fr.nelse. Is Or ihey shall e deemed guilty q msds
@ cd ssa s. sS m y
the jan said a-trie. for period % exceed thirty days
Sac That shall be the duty Of The several courts hay
Ing os h 9a rana . 4 s 70 ss s S ~
each term OF the court next preceding the holding OF an
SIC g. Tha, the Mayors ana Aldermen Of tho cities Of
Washington and Georgetown respectively before the
they judge 70 be qualified 70 the several wards
OF sald ciecuon, Sfd Mayors ana Aldermen
shall be in open session to receive evidence OF the quas
ton OF claiming the right " in any eecton
therein and for ecing said list year.
exceeding I've days prior TO the annual election for the
choice Of city officers giving previous notice of the time and
place OF each session In some newspaper printed IN d DIS
trict
$50 That before the ls day Of March the Mayors
and Aldermen Of said cities shall list OF voters
thus prepared In more public places In said cities
specvey ~ least ten days prior 10 said annual election
src q That the officers presiding at any election shall
the check list herein required
ing the eecuon Of all officers and no vote shall be received
unless delivered by the voter and until the
presiding officer has had opportunity be satisfied Of his
Identity and shall find his name the Hat and mark It. and
ascertain that his vote IL single.
Sections eight and nine were those added on motion
OF Mr. WILSON, 10 prevent and punish bribery eectionA
The bill now goes 10 the House for the action Of that
body
THE DEFICIENCY MI M
On motion OF Mr FEsssSDEs, lrep) Of Ne, the de-
clcncy bill passed by the House taken up, ordered
to be printed and referred TO the Fnance Committee
AnyorRysEyT.
On motion of Mr. wADz, the senate "A nvsP NJ, ad
journed.
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