Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-30
VOL. XX--NO. 1875.

| the quesuOn OF negro sduraSe IN that re-
port?"
| Mr. ashley Because could not gel
it. Is not that fair"
In conclusion Mr.. ASHLEY appealed to
the House to press this and other measures
| reported by the Committee on Reconstruc-
| ton.
Mr.. L 4THAM then addressed the House
in reference to the disqualifying bill report
| ed by the Committee on Reconstruction.
AT the conclusion of his speech on motion
of Mr.. STEVENS further consideration OF
the bill was postponed until tomorrow.
| MI. STEVENS called up q motion to re-
consider the vote by which an amendment
was adopted to the Senate bill to ineorpo-
rate the District of Columbia Canal and
Sewerage Company.
On motion Of Mr.. THOMAS the motion
was postponed till Friday next
After the morning hour, Mr.. 0NEILL
presented the memorial of the Philadelphis
Board of Trade, urging favorable action Of
Congress upon a-bill now before the Senate
relative to appointments to the Naval
Academy, and especially upon that section
which directs q selection of naval cadets to
be made from deserving and qualified naval
] apprentices who have served not less than
one year in that capacity.
Mr.. DEFREES, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, made an adverse
report in reference to an amendment Of the
National Bank act Laid on the table.
Mr.. DODGE, of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported back the bill for the relief
Of Hiram Paulding, Rear Admiral IN the
United States Navy. Referred to Committee
of the Whole.
The House at four o'clock adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. LANE, of Kansas, introduced a bill
to donate public lands to the several States,
which may provide Agricultural Colleges
for the education OF persons Of African de-
scent, which was referred to the Committee
on Public Lands.
The bill to grant the Winona and ST.
Peters Railroad the right to bridge the Mis-
sissippi was taken M.
The Reconstruction Resolution was taken
up. Question was taken upon Mr.. Johnson's
amendment to strike out the third section,
which disfranchises late rebels till 1870.
Mr.. JOHNSON demanded yeas and nays,
and the third section was stricken out by
unanimous vote.
Mr.. HOWARD rose to offer several
amendments to the pending Reconstruction
resolutions. They are as follows:
To insert at the beginning Of the first sec
tion the words call persons born in the
United States, and subject to the jurisdic-
ton thereof, are citizens of the United
States, and of the State wherein they re-
side"
Section two apportioDs the rspresenta-
tives according to the voters, disfrsnehised
rebels excepted.
Section three being stricken out, the |
following is proposed in lieu of it: 1" No |
person shall be a.Senator or Representative |
in Congress, or elector of President and |
Vice President, or hold any office, civil or |
military, under the United States, or any |
State, who having previously taken an oath |
as member Of Congress, or officer of the |
United States, or as member of any State |
Legislature, or as an elective or judicial of /
fcer of any State to support the constitu- |
tion of the United States, and shall have |
engaged in insurrection or rebellion against |
the same or have given aid and comfort TO |
the enemies thereof, but Congress may by |
a vote of two-thirds Of each House remove |
such disability.
The other sections are substantially as
before.
Mr.. SALISBURY said this was the first |
notice the minority had received of the re-
suit Of the caucus to be held by the ma
jority. He therefore moved that the amend
ment be printed and the subject postponed
till tomorrow.
On motion ofMr. FESSENDEN this order
was entered and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. SUMNER submitted the following
amendment intended to be proposed as q
substitute for the bill to provide for restor-
ing to the States lately in insurrection their
political rights: that when any State lately |
in rebellion shall have ratified the foregoing |
amendment, and shall have modified its |
constitution and laws in conformity there
with, and shall have further provided |
that there shall be no denial of the elective |
franchise to citizens of the United States |
because of race or color, and that all such |
persons shall elect according to law the |
Senators and Representatives from such /
State, and if found duly elected and quali-
fed, may, after taking the required oath Of |
office, be admitted into Congress as such; |
provided that nothing in this section shall |
be 50 construed as to require the disfran7
ehisement of suy loyal person who is now |
allowed TO vote.
Mr.. SUMNER introduced bill to enforce |
the amendment to the Constitution abolish. |
ing slavery aud securing the elective fran |
chise to the colored people. 1t provides |
that every citizen of whatsoever race or
color shall have the right to Vn.5 at all cleo |
tions, all laws to the contrary to be void. |
The railroad resolution was taken up and |
amended so as to allow compensation Tor
mails and troops. Adopted.
Mr.. CRESSWELL moved his amend-
ment yesterday in the Committee Of the
Whole, be taksn up, which provides that
Congress shall have the power to amend,
annul or repeal this act at any time, and i
was agreed to.
The bill as amended, after discussion BY
Messrs. SHERMAN, C0WAN, CONNER,
JOHNSON and DAVIS was passed.
Adjourned.