Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-03-16
xxxlxTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. March 0.
FIRST SESSION.

President and Vice President directly by
the people and for one term only. The bill
extending the time for the withdrawal OF
goods from public stores was taken up;
the question is on reconsdering the vote by
which the bill was passed.
Mr. SpragUie opposed it.
bill was Introduced regulating the
salaries of the Judges of the Supreme
Court of the District of columbia. Re-
fesrcd to the Judiciary Committee.
At the expiration Of the morning hour
the bill was made the special order for
half-past twelve o'clock on Monday.
The Constitutional amendment on the
subject of representation was then taken
up.
Mr. Fessendcn spoke at length in its favor,
regarding the accomplishment of negro
suffrage by indrection as far better than
by force.
Mr. Sumner replied. characterizing the
amendment as two-sided The Senator
from Maine sees in it only the limitation of
political power of the South. while he
(Sumner) sees in it the distranchiscment of
the race.
Mr. Wilson made few remarks.
The question was then stated to be on
the adoption of Mr. IcnderSons amend
ment to substitute for the pending amcnd-
ment the following words. NO state III
presenting the qualifications requisite Tor
electors therein. shall discriminate against
any person on account of race or Color.
1t was rejected-yeas 10; nays 81.
The Joint resolutions heretofore offered
by Mr. Sumner as Il substitute for the pro-
position of the committee was reiected-lS
against 81
Mr. Yates offered the following as Il
substitute for the Committees proposition:
That n, State or Territory of the United
States shall. by any Constitutional law or
other regulation whatever. in force. or
hereafter to be adopted. making or enforc-
ing in any way. or in any mannerrccogniz-
ING any distinction between citizens OF the
United States. or any State or Territory ON
account of race or color. or the previous
condition of slavery-and hereafter all
citizens without distinction OF race OF col
or. shall be protected in the full enjoy
ment and exercise of all their civil and
political rights, including the right of
suffrage
Mr. Clark moved to amend the above by
adding the following: provided. that
whenever the elective iranshise shall be
abridged in any State. or the election of
Reprcst ntatives to Congress. or othor Off
GERS. State or National on account of race
or color. or descent or previous condition
of servitude, or by any provisions of the
law not equally applicable to all laceS and
descent; all persons of such race, color or
descent or condition, shall be excluded
from the basis of representation. as pre-
scribed in the second section of the first
article of the Constitution"
Mr. Clark amendment was adopted-26
against 20.
Mr. Yates's amendment was rejected
against IS.
Mr. Davis offered an amendment to make
the proposition of the Committee that it be
submitted to the Legislatures OF the several
States next hereafter TO be chosen. Re
jected-l2 against 81.
Mr. Sumner moved to amend the Com
mittee's proposition by insertin" a proyiso
that there shall be no denial of the elective
franchise on account of color. Rejccted-
s against IS.
Mr. Sumner moved to amend the PROPOSE
tlon of the Committee by inserting That
all persons denied representation shall be
exempt from taxation of all kinds. Re
jected.
The question was then taken on the pro
position of the Committee. Mr. Clark hav-
ing withdrawn his amendment. and the
Joint resolution as it came from the House
was lost, there not being two-thirds in its
favor. The vote was Is followS:-
Ieas-Anthony. Chandler. Clark. Con-
ness. Cragin. Creswell. FesSenden. Foster.
of Indiana. McDougal. Morgan. Morrill,,
Nye. Poland. Ramsay. sherman. Spra%ue.
Trumbnll. Wade. Williams. Wilson-25.
Nays-Brown. Buckalew. Cowan. Davis.
Dixon. Doolittle, Guthrie. Henderson.
Aendricl>S, johnson. Lane. of Kansas. Ne
smith, Norton, Pomeroy. Riddle. Saul>-
bury. Stewart. Stockton. Sumner. Van
Wrinkle. Wiley, Yates-22.
The chair announced that the joint re-
solution. having received less than Two
thirds of the votes. had failed.
Mr. Henderson moved Il reconsideration
of the vote. which prevailed.
This brought the joint resolution again
before the Senate. and Mr. Doolittle offered
the following amendment: That the fol-
lowing articles be proposed TO the legisla-
ture of the several States as amendments
10 the Constitution of the United States,
which. when ratified by three-fourths of
said Legislatures. shall be valid as Il part
of id Constitution, viz. after the census
be taken in 1870. and each succeeding
census, representatives shall be apportion-
ed among the several States which may be
iccluded within this Union according to
the number in each State OF male electors
over u years of age. qualified by laws
thereof to choose members of the most
numerous branch of it Legislature, and
direct taxes shall be apportioncd among
the several States according TO the value
of the real and taxable property situated
in each State. not belonging to the State or
United States
The further consideration of the subject
was postponed to Thursday. e4p
Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
An amendment substituting the word
.swheae YER for wherever. in The Revenue
act of June 30 1864. was passed.
A resolution was adopted that the Secre-
tary of War report how many volunteers.
whose term of service have expired. are
retained. and why the 2Sth Illinois regi-
ment is still detained III Brownsville.
The civil right bill was taken up.
Mr. Bingham opposed it.
Mr. Wilson made the concluding speech
\ motion to table the bill was lost. The
vote was then taken on the amendment
which was rejected.
The bill was finally recomnitted-yea'
50. nays 20.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on tine Reciprocity bill.
After discussion OF the bill had closed
an amendment was adopted increasing THE
duty on fish as follows Salmon, s. PEI
barrel; shad, 81 30; mackel-i. 81 whel
valued at SO per barrel. and 81 when vain
ed higher; herring, picked or salt - Pc
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