The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-21
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WAsHNG7oS, Jan. lS-The house To-
dav. contrary 10 general anticipation
and the supposed declared purpose OF
the csucus. passed the oil, without any
amendment. to enforce universal suf-
frsge in this District by q vote OF ITO TO
6fty two. The motion to lsy the whole
subject on the table, received forty SIX
votes. including the Kentucky and
MARYLAND delegations, with the single
exception of Ex-Governor Thomas.
A motion, made by Mr.. Darling, OF
New York, 10 postpone 1t unul March,
received but thirtyIour votes. MessTs-
Raymond and Darling, Of New York
Stillwell, of Indiana, and Smith, OF
Iowa, voted with other Representatives,
in its favor. Most of the Democrats
voted against any postponement d
question then reverted in favor OF
structing the Committee on judiciary
to report a bill for qualified suffrage.
That was lost by a vote OF hlt5-t"o
against lis. Messrs. Banks, Blow,
Brandagee, Conkling, Davis, DeArees'
Delano' Eggleston, Hooper, kasson,
Moorehead, Raymond, Price, OF Massa-
| ehusetts. Schenck, and VanHorn, OF
Missouri. and other Representatives,
voted in favor of il, and with nearly sll
OF the Democrats against it. The OBJ
iect of the latter being to force a bill,
| of the most radical character, to 3 hnal
vote. Had these Representatives, II
favor of qualified suffrage, been sup
ported by the Democratic vote, the bill,
which finally passed, might have been
modified to that effect
The vote on the bill which simply
strikes u the word white" from all
laws in force in this District, was then
taken up and passed, on the vote
already given
Those who voted finally with the
Democrats against the bill are Ander-
SOD, of Missouri; Ashley, Of NeTsds
Benjamin, OF Missouri; Fsrquhar, o.
Indiana; Henderson, Of Oregon; Hill, o.
Indiana; Hubbard, of West Virginia
Kuykendall, of illinois, Latham, o
West Virginia Phelps, Of Maryland
Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky; Still
well, of Indiana; John L. Thomas, o.
Maryland: Van Horn, of Missouri snc
Randall, of Kentucky.
Spec al Dispatch TO the Cincinnati Enquirer.
WAsH1NeToS, D. G., Jan. lS.-The dis
cussion of the suffrage bill in the Hous'
was ended to-day, and the bill passe'
amid the most intense excitement
Votes were then taken on the motion
TO Law on the table This was almos
strictly a party vote. Next on the mC
ton 10 postpone, when the conservs
tiyes voted with the extreme radicals
as they did on the succeeding PROPOSE
ton to recommit with instructions {
E amend by prescribing property an
E educational qualifications. Both thes
motions were defeated, and the que
ton of indiscriminate negro suffrage
the District was brought to 8 squsr
r issue
, When the final vote was taken men
bers left their sests and stood knotte
in groups, listening intently to ever
e vote, or standing by their desks pa
with excitement And when the resu
was announced the irrepressible negT
in the gallery greeted it sith tumulrI
Gus applause, for which the Speake
: mildly reprimanded the House instea
: Of clearing the galleries The suspens
being ended, the members left the ha
without waiting to adjourn.
John Van Buren, was on the floor
the House to-day. He spoke encours.
z ingly of the situation, and hoped Il
-s suffrage bill would pass and get befoI
e the President
1t is probable that the suffrage bi
will not pass the Senate in It's pre-
eng form unless the Conservatives for,
the majority, as they did in the Hous
Mr. Raymond's vote to-day, and NJ
Doolitties speech yesterday, seem
It indicate that they will not indorse Il
Presidents policy in regard to negroG