New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-24


stitution 90 as prohibit any State from Withholding
tie elective franchise ON account Of color.
ADJoURNNxNr.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
CBNSUS.TAKIH0.
IN motion ~ NJ GprxvvIr Il was resolvad
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90, ~ YsS 90: ND rsro,s h. III, =, othsrx;ss '->
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=. STATE MoHrs. .
MI. HENDERSON onered eeries OF RESOLUTIONS. de
ciaring tnat the Constati9n ana the wcIs
ordained and established tne people ana not oy tne
States ID their novouai cnafacer therefore, tue doc
rine OF State Rights strikes at the foundation OF al
government no state or States can by the
or laws secede OF Withdraw from the Union; by such
the over the territory revern 70 the united
States all the territory OF Texas ought, under such
rules and regulations Congress may prescribe TO be
apart TO the Of the colored people OF the United
States the welfare OF both races demands that the
coored people should be set apart from the whites
The resolutions were committed to the Committee on
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
Tho House proceeded the consideration Of the pro-
States in relation the appOHionmeut Of Represents.
tives and direct taxes.
Mr.. JRScKEs suggested that the amendment said
Of land, or the payment Of tax There would be no
discrimination on account OF color In that States jet
the basis OF representation would BIO the same.
Mr.. STEVENS replied no matter whether the State
cut out white or black the representation would be
diminished to that extent.
Mr.. FARNswoRTH-But suppose the black man does
Mr.. SrEyESs~Then the amendment operates.
Asacs or Coolies in California and Oregon. and those
who are going into Nevada and the Territories ex
cludedi
Mr. STEVENS replied that be understood that Asiatcs
are excluded BY the laws of California on account Of
this extent would be curtailed OF Representation,
Mr.. BROOKS asked why exclude the Indiani ID he
not a man OF colort
clnded nv The Prostitution --' NV
Al, Rpnnvo ~Itnt vhy not ,,.,rd. tbeu,
NJ WY no th snd hay. thai,
Gr' BRooxs@Why mot embrace them an while Won
are making liberal Constellation
Mr.. STEvEss-We have mot done 90 because the gen.
tleman ard his friends would make tbiectiop,
demand for his previous question: as Le desired to offer
an amendment
Mr.. sTEvEss-I cannot DO it, and insist on the previ
Gus question.
Mr.. BAKER Nl., In q persuasive tone)-I appeal
earnestly and kindly to the gentleman fou Peunsylva.
mia TO yield the floor for q very few minutes. ZAP.
plause.
Mr. sTEypys--The gentleman n too polite cannot
do it, uaughterl
Mr. BAKER-I whether Il ID entirely proper to
put through an amendment to the Constitution and
fuse word Of debate or one moment 70 raise an OBJ
Mr. STEvRxs-I have only suggested what have
thought t our duty to do II the amendment s to pass
the House. have only submitted the question TO the
refusing to sustain the demand for the previous ques
ton.
Mr.. BAKER-Why not allow hVe or ten minutes
debatei
Mr.. SrEvESs-n ID not for me 70 say submit tne
question 70 the House. think we ougns 70 pass TINS
Joint resolution today; ,,,,, .,.. ..,. ex a,
Mr. FaRSsw9Rth-tv tnss nsye tne i've hss g.
not allowed then hope the House VIII vote down the
previous lussuon' ,u> NO.. ...,.a.s
MI BEohmELL SiLCnent . are nos ss. ~ .S
there Enlargement ABOUT tue Interpretation Oh the
resolution.
MT. SIEvENs-l HiIi give we gens'eman III rarn''
worm an oppoItunMJ 70 move ven a s, uspso.
"a MI min o 1Isnsb,er' i" 'A''A '''' es'''
Mr.. CHASLER-l propose an smenamens Two
minutes.
Calls OF order rom zoo hepaphcan siae; -,,s,
ton on this side Of the House that withdraw the de-
mand and leave the question to the House.
MI BLAINE lMe., SAID that, navos oris,nsy Pro,
n,onost,on vas the redraft and substance he
penunS -, wnr, on The ms,er before the yo,e was
tasan he 9esreS 70 resrm bis assertion in regard
~ S cct NJ the snysge basis "A bet weep the Statee
Al NswYork and PenDsvyapia Attempted 10 be con.
srted Yesterday by the gentleman from NewYork
fMr. Conklinrl lie stated, on the authority Of
The eminent Chairman Of the Committee Of
Wava and Means fMr. MorrilD. that il would
Give net eain OF 1--WE members to New.
Yort and the tables submitted by the gentleman from
NewYort himself net gain Of four. That was
anonoh not M dean AZ 4 Well nor 40 wide AZ church
S~or Int enonoh certainly. for PeunsyIyapia. But
h,,s tSs ~snteman from SewYorf adduced fscts an.
narsn,iy IN surnort of the suffrage basis he was cor.
pa nv ~. r.nSn~ msssure resembps in
,h;. sssnect bs vsterman in Pierims Progress, who
'.n. 81. .;nr nv rowing earnestly one Wsy while
wv ,o. Al; Inpt,ng ths other M Blaine stated
tnat aho'ne S,rJ IN The fact that the moment
are apportioned among the States in
ny nav thew win necessarily be distributed within