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and pay taxes on real or personal property
within this District
Mr.. Hale declined to accept OF the modihca-
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, briefly stated his obiec-
tons TO the instructions, saying, IL would be
observed, II the House should send them TO the
committee, II would be a vote depriving of the
right OF suffrage even some loyal white men,
who do not come within the specific qualifica-
tions for voting.
The House struck from the instructions the
property qualification clause, and then refused
70 recommit the bill to the Committee on the
judiciary with the remainder of the instruc-
MIR. Darling modified his motion so as 70
postpone the consideration OF the bill till the
m nrst tuesday IL March. This was disagreed
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, when he heretofore
reported this bill from the Committee on the
Judiciary, at the same time moved that it be
MIR. Hale of New York, had moved, as an
amendment to the motion, that the bill be re-
committed for amendment so as to extend the
sunrage In the District to all persons coming
within either of the following classes, irre-
spectlye OF caste or color, but subject only to
existing provisions and qualifications, TO wit:
fHst, tnose who can read the Constitution of
the United States second, those who are as
sessed for and pay taxes on real or personal
property within this District; third, those who
nave served in and been honorably discharged
from the military or ma val service Of the United
States, and to restrict sucthright of suffrage 10
the classes named, and to include proper pro-
NiSiOhs t2SiuuluS lIOlI TlRnt OF suffrage
those who have borne arms against the United
States during the late rebellion, or given aid or
comfort TO said rebellion.
The House then voted on the bill as original
ly introduced by Mr. Kelley, of Penpsylyania
and reported back by Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa
from the Committee on the Judiciary, without
amendment, and which is as follows:
BE AZ enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentGtires Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That from all laws and
parts OF laws prescribing the qualifications Of
Hoe int ffaa nsut, OIL.
bia the word 'white" be, and the same is here
by, stricken out, and that from and after the
passage OF this act 20 person shall be disquali-
ned from voting at any election held in the
sad District on account of color.
Sec. 2 And be IL further enacted, That all acts
OF Congress and all laws Of the State of Mary
of the cities of Washington and Georgetown
inconsistent with the provisions OF this act are
hereby repealed and annuIled.
The bin was passed-yeas, 1l6; nays, 4-as
follows:
PeGs-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Ashley
OF Ohio, Baker, Baldwin, Banks. Barker, Bax-
ter, Beaman, Bdwell, Bingham, Blaine, Blow,
Boutwell,, Brandegee, Bromwell, BroomaIl,
auckland, Bundy, Clarke of Ohio, Clarke of
Kansas, Cobb, Conkling, Cook, Collum, Dar-
ling, Davis, Dawes, Defrees, DeIano, Deming,
Dixon, Donnelly, briggs, Eckley, Eggleston,
Eliot, Farnsworth, Ferry, Garfield, Grinneil,
Griswold, Hale, Harding of Ill, Hart, HAYES
HHigSy, Holmes, Hooper, Hubbard of Iowa,
burd, Humphrey Jas, Ingersoll, Jencks, Ju-
liam. Kasson, Kelley, Kelso, Ketcham, Lafiin,
Lawrence OF Pa, Lawrence of Ohio, Loan,
Longyear, Lynch, Marston, Marvin, McClurg
Mercur, Miller, Moorhead, Morrill,, Morris,
houlton. Myers, ONeill, Orth, Paine, Patter-
son, Perham, Pike, Plants, Pomeroy, Price
Raymond, Rice of Mass, Rice of Me- Rollins
Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, ,Shellabarger Sloan
Spalding. Starr, Stevens, Thayer, Thomas F.
Trowbridge, Upson, Van Aernam, Van Horn
OF n: Y, Ward, Warner, Washburne of Ill
Washburn of Mass, Welker, Wentworth, Will
liams, Wilson of Iowa, Wilson ofPa, Window,
Woodtrdge-Il6.
Ndys.-Messrs. Aneona, Anderson, Ashley of
Nevada, Benjamin, Bergen, Boyer, Brooks,
Chanler, Dawson, Denison, Eldridge, Far
anhaT, Finek, Glossbrenner, GoodEeaE, Gri-
Hubbard Of W Va, Hubbell of N. Y, jas. NJ.
Humphrey, johnson, Jones, Kerr, kuyken-
dali, Latham, LIE Blond, Marshall, Mccall
Tough, Mckee, Niblack, Nicholson, NoelI,
Phelps, Radford, Randall Of Pa, Randall OF
KY, Ritter, Rogers, Ross, Shanklin, Sitgreaves,
Smith, Stillwell, Strouse, TabeI, Taylor, Thorn
ton, Trim ble, Van Horn of No, VOORHEES,, Win
field-54.
When the result of the vote was announced
applause followed from the floor and the gall
leries.
The House then adjourned.
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