The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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Mr. KsrcHsn rsp.l OF ~ ", presented . petition OF
the officers the the Hundred and SEVENTY seventh
regiment Of New York Volunteers asking ths, said resi
meni DO included In the schedule Of thoso regiments
deserving aud entitled TO receive boun,es from he
government, which was referred 70 the Committee
Military Affairs.
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W. MIin, (rep) Of Pa introduced bill giving pen.
sons to certain soldiers In the with Great Britain
isl2 allowing them eight dollars per month from the Let
Of April 1894 which referred 70 the commiit,.
Invalid Pens,oua
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Nr Nmisn also introduced = bill granting bountss "
those who entered the service 1891 and Ise2 pu,
down the rebellion which referred to the Committee
ON Military Anairs
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Tho House then resumed tho consideration of the Joint
resolution proposing amendment 10 the consultation
tho United States relation to the apportonment 81
representation and direct 'sxes
Mr. LAwrrscT trsp) Of Ohio moved 20 rccornun the
resolution 10 the Committee Reconstruction, with In
sctons 70 report 40 amendment 70 the constitution o.
tho United States which shall nrst apportion direc,
the States according 20 tho property Ia eseh
aud which shall second arporon representation smons
male vo,erp who shsl be citizens of The Uniied
staies Mr. lawrence proceeded 10 explain hs1D,ropo
ritton. The present mOdo ~ apporuOnpf dfrct tsrs
and representation unjust and although the result
OF oofnpromise " wrong principle and unequal IN
re practical results BY hs amendment they would
make the voters each state precisely equal. II was
not proposed 10 withhold suffrage from any clsae u
people The amendment did not design to ointsfcrc WITH
the right OF any say who shall who shall not
be- voters He wished voter Ia south Carolina 10
count A. one Ohio for the purpose Of repreen.
taion The crowning merit of hls smenfmeni
perfect representative democracy for al tho purposes of
rere-c ntaiion every voter being equally potential In
our councils The original bass OF representation
three nfhs of the slaves of the South having ceased
mode itself should pas away Place not ias
labor bat on property, which wss the true basis Of
braion
Mr. saruss,serp, rep of Ohio, opposed the re.o-
mon because contemplated provides, and, In eject,
snthorsrs the States 70 wholly disfrnD~hiss entire
of people, and ths too WHISTLER that race be white
biscs ssson Celtic Csncassn, and Without ressfd
the number prt Jtion 20 the entire populaon of
the satea II dssl1 l1stion In The only great snf free
republic that n permissible and night deny W these
races OF men all their political rights and that pr
misibe 70 make them hswsrr of wood ard drawers ~
vatsr and mudss u scisy provided only you a. nos
20 have thess disrsnrhiset represented IN
your government The moral teaching onesds the ssnss
ciplss of government and n ntnscslly ontust ~
bens inserted IN The Constitution and being psnice
~ ohsr clauses tbsreby oobsirvss these ohsr eksss
and lets down and rep>ss the tree pr ana s~nss 81 ne
eonssitution.
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