Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

| Nats against any Psrson on aecoun, OF color ~
Mr.. Henderson made a few remarks, IN No
eonrte OF which he said the Hrislature u IA
s'pEi would railfy the ahDN wI-h.n twenty
I icnr hours after Us passage in Congress
Mr. sumner 20 viii Massachusetts, anu 20
| vii every ioSS State. fLaughtsr1
,.I. ~ ar .a. nSsrseHs amendment was re.ec.e&-
I 1he next question WAS on ne following joia:
| soirtloh OF MI. Sumner, offered a. sab.ti-
| u lvf ne proposition Of the COMMITTEES:
ust IN all the States lately declared Al na IN
| rebellion there shall be no oliraT,lv sT.Sf,e
| ,hcN, SSste, or monopoly Invested win, nee.
| nA fftrileges and powers, and there stzlI n,
~ uei Iai OF T'Snts civil or political on Rcceuar
OF color or race; but ali persons shall be- GO Isi
n'loie me law, W heiheT in the court room o. a.
the ballot box. And this S.atute r,ai, a., -
suancJ of the Constitution shan la me s,,,,l,
law OF the land. any thing in The conSiifut5,, ~
| laws OF any such State 20 the Contrary No.:
" fh>iandlnR.
Mr. Summers amendment Was rejee.ed-vea,..
| {; nays, 80 ''
Yoas-Messrs. Brown, Chandler, Howe.
Pomeroy, Sumner. Wade, Wilson. and Yagas
| Mr.. Yates offered The following a. a sLb>..-
tuiC for the committees pl opOsition.
| That no State or Territory OF the United
StStes shall by any constitution, law, pr other
| regulation whatever, heretofore IN force or
hereafter 10 be- adopted, making or en- forcing
IN any way or in any manner recognizing anv
dlstIr ctloB between citizens OF tho initial
States or any State or Territory on account o.
race or color or previous condition OF slavery,
ana hereafter all citizens without distinction
A
| enjoyment and exercise OF all their civil AMI
political rights, including the right of 50 frage
Mr.. Clark moved 10 amend the above by ad-
ding the following proyiso: Prorioea, That
wherever the elective franchise sbau Ia
abridged in any State IN the election OF -enra-
sentauves OF Congress or other OH eers, State
or national on account Of race, color, descent.
or previous condition OF seryitude. or by any
prONIsIcn % Law not equally applicable 20 an
races and descanis. ali persons OF such race,
descent, OF condition shall be excluded from
aE sl..a. IN -
second section Of the first article OF the Const-
tuition.
Mr.. Clark's amendment was sdop.ed-yeas.
%; nays 2U.
Mr.. Yates amendment as amended by Mr..
Clark was rejected. Yeas, .: Gays. 3S
1cas-MessTs. Brown, Chandler Pomeroy
sumner, Wade, Williams. and Yates
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment 70 make the
proposition Of the committee be submitted 70
the Legislatures Of the several States BeSt
hereafter to be chosen. Rejected: yeas, .;
nays, 81.
Mr. Sumner moved 10 amend tho committees
proposition by inserting proyiso that there
shall be no denial of the elective franchise on
account OF color. Rejected. yeas, :: nays, 3.
Mr.. Sumner moved tn amend the proposition
Of the committee by inserting that all persons
denied representation shall be exempt from
taxation of all kind. Re jectcd.
The question was then taken upon the prep
ositIon of the committee, Mr.. Clark having
withdrawn his amendment given above
The Joint resolution as It came from the
House II as follows:
seatirss Of the United States Cf America ia con-
greSS assembled, (two-tbirds Of both Honsas
conc curring,) That the following article be pro-
posed TO the Legisls u:r- ~ the several states
as an amendment 'H ,4- Constitution of The
United States, W. ah .H -atiiied by three
fcurths of said La .sia..s- shall be valid as
part OF sand Cons .rf. N'z:
Article -. Repre- f-.INrs shall be amor
toned among the sew. al States which may he
included within this Union, according 20 their
respective numbers, counting the whole num-
Der OF persons IN each Statf. pZcluQlug In
diIGs not taxed FroridSd, That whenever fhe
elective franchise shall be denied or abridged
in any State sn account of race or color, all
persons therein Of such race or color shall bs
excluded from the basis OF such represen tation
The vote on the above was as follows:
TsGS - Messrs. Anthony, Chandler, CLARK
COnness, Cragin, Cresweil, Fessenden, Foster,
Grimes, Harris, Howe, kirkwoOd, Lane of
Ind, McDougsll, Morgan, Morrill,, Nye, Po-
Wade, W illiams and Wilson,
AGyE-Messrs. Brown, Buckalew, Cowan,
DAVIS, Dixon, Doolittle, Guthrie, Henderson,
Hendricks, johnson Lane Of Kansas. NesmIth.
Norton, POmrroy, RiddIe-sSaulsbury, Stew
arr, stockton; Sumner, Van Winkle, Wiley
The Chair anpounced that the ,oint resoIn-
uon having received less than q two-thlTds
vote, had failed.
Mr. Henderson moved a reconsideration Of
ci the above vote: which motion prevailed
This brought the lolnt resolution again Ds-
iVrt lie Senate, ana
Mr. DochIlle offered The following amend
ment
That the following articles be proposed 20 The
Legislatures Of the Sc yeral States as AN amend
ment 10 the Constitution of the United states,
which, when ratified by three -fourths OF said
Legislatures, shall be valid as part Of said Con-
Sutut!On:
After the census to be taken in the year
eighteen hundred and seventy, and each sue
ceeding census, Representatives shall be ap-
pCTtioned among the several States which may
be included within the Union according TO the
number in each state Of male electors over
twenty one years OF age. qualified by the lava
thereof 10 choose members of the most numer-
Gus branch OF its Legislature: and direct taxes
shall be apportloned among the several States
according TO the value OF the real and per-
sonal taxable property situate in each State,
not belonging TO the State or TO the United
States"
At q O'Clock, on motion OF Mr.. Fessenden. the
further consideration of the question was post
pcned 10 Thursday.
Ino .-C.l..c ,nen ad djourned TO Monday,
HoUsE.-At the conclusion of Mr. Sheiia-
barger's address on the ball for the protection ot
all persons in the United States IN their civil
rights, yesterday
Mr.. Eldrdge: OF Wisconsin, moved thar the
whole subject be laid upon the table, which
question was decided in the negative-yeas,
80; nays, liz.
The House then voted on the Instructions NJ
MIR. Bingham namely: sIrike out from the first
section the words, ''and there shall be no dis
elimination in civil rights or immunities among
citizens of the United States on account OF race
color, or previous condition OF slavery" and
also strike out all parts of SAID bill relating 70
penalties, and which authorizes Criminal tro-
ceeGDgs, and in lieu thereof 10 give all citizens
injured by denial or violation OF their rights
secured or protected by this act action IN the
United States Courts with double costs in an
cases OF recovery, without regard 20 the
amount of damages and secure 10 such per-
sons the privilege Of the writ OF Labsas coTpVs
These instructions were disagreed to-yeas,
81; nays, ia.
The House then voted on the motion 10 re-
commit the bill 10 the Committee on the Judi-
ciary' ana the question was determined in The
afiTmauye-yeas, -: nays, %.
i RoCBLEs IN GEORGIA-4Frdys Estsosrs
HktteS and -Negr0es.-late despatches from Ma
con, Ia, are 10 the effect that in the ARRAY in
Stewart county, Ga, the negroes on Jack Cal-
bert's plantation seem 70 have ?cted wholly On