, 1866-01-24

tfn init frd
fseds df,sna ,haa ths coiore reon,e .nnr9 hp ~
isszsa te Tie Committee On Reeonstlaetion. asf' 10
n,,no.cs T., 70 ths tse eons'netaoa g! Y.
n}sed s,.tes IL reaon to ~ of rcn ta
.,ianohIr ah,1, .nat ahe amenamen
CsYo1Ina fas ins,ansr oa
Of lily ANS q oi Ind o. psstns Of ;s1 aSe5t
s statc ye he basis Of co wonld b
Mr. STEVENS replied tha. no .nattes sbc,he,
The state cut out While or b!scI, representation
| Iii. FARMS IS ORTl-Tpt sQppose the hlacl
n,an does not oun real estatea
Al. sTEyENs-Then ihe amendment operates.
COO AsIaics, or Coolies, in California md Orrenn.
and those cong Into Nevada and the Ter1itorse.
arc excluded.
tho Atiaics are e5s]pded by The iaws Of TaItnrns
lore hst Stale 10 e9tent Nou be
MI. BROUKs; arLed uty exclude the 1nff,sn. I,
be NOT a nan Of color! 1'NA1' -
Nj. STEVENS replied: Indians not taxed ar.
Nj. BRoOKs-Dut Why no. include them.
Mr. .sTEyENS-They xrp 1I1hsl. and ;aye th~fr
OF n separate go.e4nmtnis. -'~ >'1-' "
you are making ubefaj constitQtony
Iii. STEVENS-We have moi done % became
the gentleman ard bis friends would n1ake obfec-
Ile .aieed his voice III behalf Of the fifteen million.
OF his countsyn omen the raIest and brightest DOR
tiou Of our ceatiop- and aeked yhy they arc 10 be
from al1 voting. Why not recognize them ss rnti
tied to presentation:
III: STEVENS replied the amendment did not
III sLoAS, of VII, W. ukea Nr, Stevens Ia with.
draw his demand for bis previous QuestaMa. a. be
desired TO Offer an amendment.
=. G1. BAEER, of III TN ! sus@,s @ shetAer IL is su.
tfrel proper 10 put throneh al amendment to lie
constit1tion:sn Eera.t ! reEd d deeate, o. one
aca1psf thi. cou,se. 'I'0-1' fAo'<'''
III. STEVEN>. haye only ancres.ed yhst I
thought It cur duty to d., II tie amendment IL 10
lion to the nouse. -'''-'.''0'' @'>e 4>-'
1be demand. ''' - 11->~ "''''''Ne"
posed the Constitutional amendment. be W,thed
10 tay few words, and also rafirta lii Assertion
IN regard 10 the suffrage bast. as between New
IL Of h: eaiaoas Chaa.zasn Of the commistee % On
NaJE md Means, faIr. Nor1n). that It would give
~ net ,.S,ns Ss,n Of r,9 Or @embsfs 70 New York.
4 net Gnin q 1ont: That was enough. Another
t objection to TIE tuaIase basis would be found in
pozt,oaed among The states ,n that way they viii
neeefeafsis &c @ltnl1 the states on the
fss T. M ha:'s et5ats Of locality Is At ones started
feetion might he ersstez 1haa thai of anothes: d.
spoks ps fnnhe5 II n tupnost otthe amendment and
sbon1d moi qns smeae tSsscires '9sa 4ol rheaa Ss
one :erk 70 &c. n unfair advantage Of the other.
a. Ar. poNhEt1i tpoke II t1rH q fhe resolu-
tyftem Of the country. 1t would reduce the rpfe-
eentAtion tn Congress to 6aeie OF perfect equality.
men had no yoise IN the GoscFnacnt. other mea
,her. An oppressed rare shor'a ~. ..s ha ren,r.
sente6 by ihelr bppressorr. md Il Va
mocley IL say that maots ensmv
~ S,eE s nso e dhs
he tIscIs being sleTed TO- to yoie' w. r1.inea
he negroes soie. lie did pot be,eys M d lila " The Ia
I'D vague izenne. Ths sn1ica.hy to The 9ecro % was
sSd 70 1,s III Ss
Dtred taIes shon1d be aceosdina 10 IL ss1essed
properly ap.rt from representation. '''@ @~~S>1
for agtaiion, ior DO een;,eman ooajd tes1e ihst
an amendment of this character could become The
s. 'ps ae sh.9 o. ne
30 sa,es n lie tnion, eSsepns those I Isorssents
on this door, and the rcnfletnan Ine,r thst fhe
Freziden. recognized 81 States, and that il VAS
them 10 mske sai,d m amensment to II ihe He
Constitution, vhieh The Gentlemen EneW It w, in.
poreible 10 obtain for he ameniment now nnIer
s The L. q e.
ihe object ol. This proposition wzs ari.auon. Ii
was IN appeal from Ibis Honse to What was known
oranp % nea a. ae Il, nena t
AIntIc 1mmIsralont which By means Of connec.
Ton With our Steamers wa about 10 pouf forih in
m1ehiy masses On the Paciac coast, 10 abor and 10
NE. STEVENS remarked that he had already
said that the State pf Caiifvgpla excluded them.
and Therefore thew would moi be conuted IN tbe
hanfs NJ