Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-05-25
The Passage Of the Recon
struction Amendment.

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We give below the full vote upon tn
passage of the reconstruction ancntlmen
in the House. 1t will be seen that man,
Republicans desired to omit or modify tn
third section, but We're prevented by TIL
action of the Democrats. who adopted tn
same policy that they did upon the DistIic
OF Columbia suffrage bill, viz, to make i
As Gsistasteful as possible to the more icon
sentative" Republicans in the hope of caus
ing a serious division in the party. The,
reckonea without their host however. as il
the other case. The Republicans voted il
a solid hody for the amendment. Their
was no division among them when it came
to the final vote--and noble one it was
l2s yeas to 81 nays-truly strong indica
ton to President johnson of the real sentl
ment of the country-for that vote is tru'
index of the feeling and temper ofthe loya
people ofthe country, and they will sustain
their representatives i'll the stand they have
taken that rebels are not to have voice IL
this government until they give proper
guarantees for the future. Even Mr.. Ray
mond of New York dared not go counter &c
what he well knows to be the overwhelming
public sentiment of the North. lie voteo
square for the amendment. and directly Il
gainst the President. The following is al
abstract Vi TIE diiltllutlicit DIS I'aSSS"'
Sec. [. No State shall make or enforce
any law abridging the privileges or immu'
mites of citizens of the United States. or de
nv to any person within its limits the equal
protection of the laws.
Sec. 2. All the inhabitants of the several
States. excluding indians not taxed, shall Dc
counted for representation in Congress ON
in cases where the elective franchise Is deill-
ed.to any race or class. except for REBEL
ion or other crime the enumeration shall De
proportionately restricted.
Sec. 3. Until the 4th Of July, 1870. all
peseons who voluntarily adhered to the
late instruction, giving it aid or comfort,
shall he excluded from the right to vote for
members of Congress and for electors for
President and Vice President of the United
States.
Sec. 4 provides that neither the United
States nor any State shall assume or pay
any debt or obligations incurred IN support
Of the late rebellion, or any claim for COM
reusation for losses of involuntary service
or labor (slayes).
Sec. gives to Congress the power to en-
fierce these provisions.
A correspondent gives the following ac-
count Of the voting:
lie uSin1Iu Ol MI. StSpueuS toi TN PiS
viOus question was not acceptable to many
Republicans. who desired to amend the pro-
posed amendment by striking out the third
section, but the Democrats practiced the
same tactics that they did when universal
suffrage was carried in the House instead Of
qualified suffrage united with the
radical Republicans, and the previous ques-
ton was seconded by a vote OF "a ayes to
20 nays.
Mf.Speaker Colfax then put the question
s.Shall the main question he now put p
This was decided in the affirmative by
union of the radical Republicans and Dem
ocrats as follows:
Yeas--Allison, Arnes, Anderson. Banks, Baxter,
Bidweli, Boutwell,, Broomwcll, Broomaii Gambler
Clarke of Ohio. Cihrk of Kansas, Cobb, Conking
Cook, Defrses, Dixon, briggs, Dumont, Eckiey'
Esgleston, E.dIidse. Eliot Gfider' ef'nne..'
Harding of Ka., Harding OF III Harris, Hart
Highly, Holmes, Hooper, llotcekiss, hubbard Q:
Iowa, Aabbrrd Of New York, lngtrsoii, Jnlan'
Kelley, kelso, Kerr, Lawrence OF ONO, lie Dioha,
Loan, Lynch, Marston, McCissg, McCuiioeh, Nc
Indoe, Mercer, Morrill,. Mou.on, Nioack. Y Neu'
orth, Paine, Patte:s son, Pcrham, fike, frice'
Riee of Maine. Ritter, Rogers Ross, Eosseou,
SAWYER, Schenck scofeld She.!abarger, Spauld-
ing, starr, Stevens, F. Thomas, J. L. Thomas
Thornton, Trowb.idge, Epson, Washburn OF III.
Welker, Wilson Of Iowa, Wilson Oh Pa, Wihdom
and oodbridge-st.
Nays-Aley, Ancona, ashley Of Nevada
Ashley Of Ohio, 8aher, Barker, Baldwin, sea
man, Benjamin, Bersin, Bingham, Blaine, p.ow'
Boyer, Buckland. Bundy. Cofroth. culiom Dari-
ing, .sDavis, Dawson, Dclano. Deming, Dodge,
Donnely, Farnsworth. Ferry, Finch, Garfield,
Glossbrenner, Goodyear, Griswolf, Henderson,
Hubbard of West Va Hubbeli of Ohio Hubbard,
J. NJ. Humphrey, Jenkes, kasson, ketchum,
Kuykeudall, Latin, Ls.ham. Lawrencs of Pa,
Longyear, Marshall, Mickey, McRusr. Miller,
Morebead, Myers, Newell, Phelps. Plonts, Rad
ford, Randall of Pen, Wm IL. Randall of
keutusky, Raymond. Rice of Mass Sitgreavcs
Smith, StillwelI, Strousc, Taber, Taylor. Thayer,
Tumble, Van Horn of y. Y. Van Horn of Mass,
Whaley, Williams. Winfield and Wrsht-t9.
The Speaker then put the vote on the
main question and the Clerk began To call
the roll This time there Was DIVISION
every man elected as a Republican cunning
squarely up to the work, no matter what
his personal opinions or predictions on
the third section might have hee1. Messrs.
Alley, Allison and Aines each responded
ave, Ancona feeby answered no, and so
the voting proceeded. Scores of tally
shots were marked hy Representatives, re-
porters and spectators, and there were bat
few absentces. When the Clerk called
Henry J. Raymond every one was attent-
i've to hear howihe would vote. for his hos
tility to the third section was well known,
and when lie responded aye there was a
round of applause on the floor aud in the
galleries. At last Edwin X. V. Wright
brought up the rear with his copperhead no,
and soon the result was annouuced-yeas
1913, nays 81. The follywins was the
ote:
Yeas-Allen, Allison, Dslos r. Ashley OF Ne
yada, James Ashley of Ohio, Ames, Anderson,
Baker. Baldwin, Banks, Barker, Baxter, Eeaman
Benjlmin, BidweIi, brigham, Blain, Blow, Bout
we'll. Brousll, bromwell, auckland, Bundy, X
Clarke Of Ohio, Sidney Clarke o: Kansas, Cobb
Conkling, Cook, Culiom, Darling. Davis, Dawes,
Defrses, Delano, Deming, Dodge, Doneily, briggs,
Dumont, Eckley, Eggleston, Elliot, Farnsworth
Ferry. Garfield. Grinnell. Griswoid, Harding o.
ILL.,. Hurt, Hayes, Henderson, Highly, Holmes
Hooper, Hotchkiss, Hubbard of Iowa, Hubbatd O
West Va. Hubbard Of ". Y, Hubbell of o.io,
Hurlburt, James Humphrey of n. Ingers9ll
Jenekes, julien, Kassou. Kelley, kelso, Ketch
um, Kuy kendall, Laughlin, Geo. v. Lawrence
William Lawrence, Loan, Longyear, Lynch. Mars
ton. McClurg, McIndoe, Mckee, MeRuer, Mercer
Miller, Morehead, Morrill,. Morris Mouiton
Myers, New Plants. Price, Randall of Ky. Ray
mopd. Rice Of Mass. Rice of Me Rollins. Sas yer
Schepck, schofeld. Shellabarger, Spaulding, ito
vens, stillweil. Thayer Francis Thomas of Mary
Iana, John L. Thomas Jr., Trowbridge, Epson
Van Aernan, Van iiornof Missouri, Van lIorr
ofNY. Ward. Warner. Washburne Of Mass.
Waehburn of Illinois, Washburn of Indians
Wentworth, Wilson OF Iowa, Wilson of Penn.
Window, Woodbridge, Walker. Williams. ant
the Speaker-Tot l, l2S.
Nays-Messrs. Ancona, Bergen, Boycc, ehand