, 1866-06-08
LATER PROM THE EAST.
oup1IrD FROM rHE DAILf onEooNIAN
Datss % Nav som.


WEST PoIST, N. Y, May 29.-Lieut. Gens,.,
Winfield Scott died this morning at half past ~
O'Clock.
WAsHNaroS, May 29.-The Senate, BY upo,;
nous vote of 43 ayes, struck out the Sd secI;o.
of the constitutional amendment, when HowarS
offered a substitute as agreed to in caucus. q,
follows. No person shall be Senator or Renre
sentative in Congress, or elector for Presiden,
and Vice President, or hold any office, civil ~
military, under the United States, or under anv
State, who having previously taken an oath 4,
member Of any State Legislature or an executiv.
or judicial officer of any State, to SUPPORT In
Constitution of the United States, shall have or
gagged in insurrection or rebellion against tbo
same, or given aid and comfort to the enemies
thereof; but Congress may, by vote of two. thrds
of each house, remove such disability Howard
also proposed an amendmentto the first section
by substituting the words, "born in the Upited
States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof
are citizens of the United States wherein thew
reside He also proposed to amend the second
section SO as to apportiOn representation accer
ding to voters. .Mr. Salisbury said tais uas ths
first notice the minority had received of the re
suit of the caucus held by the majority He
therefore moved that the amendment be printed
and that the subject be postponed till to-mor.
row. On motion of Mr.. Fessenden, this order
was entered. Mr. Sumner substituted a bill for
the enabling act which provides that when any
State lately in rebellion shall have ratified tbe
foregoing amendment, and shall have modified
its Cons stitution and laws in conformity there
with, and shall have further provided that ther,
shall be no denial of the elective franchise 10
citizens of the United States because of race and
color, aud that all persons shall be equal before
the law, the Senators and Representatives from,
such States as are found duly qualified may, af
ter having taken the required oath of Office, be
admitted into Congress as such; provided that
nothing in this section shall be so construed "a
to require the diSfranchisement of the man who
is now allowed to vote.
The House passed Elliott's bill reported last
week continuing the Freemen's Bureau for three
years. Mr.. Sumner also introduced a bill to EN-
force the article in the Constitution abolishing
slavery by securing the elective franchise to col.
ored citizens. 1t Itprovides that every citizen, of
whatever race or color, shall have the right to
vote at all elections; State laws to the contrary
shall be void
CHICAGO, June 1.-The Fenians invaded Can.
ada last night crossing Niagara river fodt mile;
below Buffalo, about l 500 strong and were to
to-day entrenching themselves to resist attack
They are commanded by Col. Ii! r. Stags aud
Col. . Neil, the latter from Nashville, Tenn
This Fenidn army OF invasion is under the ausp-
ces Of Roberts and in defiance of the Organizer
Stephens, whose counsels they reject.
Dispatches from Toronto represent active mil
ittry preparations to punish the invaders The
Canadian Government has taken pC5sessJn o.
the railroads anStteleEraph, and having large
force Of well organized militia at command be-
sides regular troops, will make short work o.
this invasion.
wssA1yGroy, May 29-Ths Tj5uae's special
says the Constitutional amendment as revised
by the caucus and reported in the Senate yes
terday, received a unanimous vote, aud will re-
ceive a vote Of at least "a senator's, while at
mos. there can be but IA against it. The pros
poets Are that it VIII be acted upon in two o.
three days a, there viii he no speech on th-
Union side. It is looked upon with much favor
in the House by all leading Union men, ami will
be adopted by solid vote as soon as it passes
TIE Senate.