Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-24

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I combe. He had asked the gent this morn
ing to be consistent, and alluded to tn,
Asiatic emigration, which by means of con
necil2n with our steamers, was about to pou
forth in mighty masses on the Pacific coas
to labor and to cultivate the soil. i
Mr.. STEVENS remarked that be had al
ready said that the State Of California ex
J cluded them and therefore they would no
be counted in the basis of representation
Mr.. BROOKS observed that Oregon, Cali.
fornia and Nevada were to be deprived O.
representation, and was not an Indian OF
well asa negro a man and a brother tt
this he received no answer. He raised his
voice in behalf of the 5000, 900 of his
country women, the rarest and brightest
portion of creation and asked why they are
to be deprived of representation. They are
excluded from all voting. Why not reco0-
nize them as entitled to representation.
Mr.. STEVENS said that the amendment
/ did NOT say they shall'not vote. ~.
Mr.! ORTIZ, of Indiana, said that in the
constitutional amendment he had heretofore
offered he proposed to base representation
on suffrage alone. The amendment now uu-
der consideration did not embrace that prin-
ciple but was in his opinion most mischiev-
Gus. His object was that each vote should
count equally, ,and in Massachusetts, it should
not be greater than in Indiana and South
i Carolina. The difference between Masss-
ehusetts and Indina arose from the fact that
1 in Indiana the cOlored race was excluded
from suffrage, while in Massachusetts the
eolored men vote with the exception ofthose
who cannot read. While Indiana hasa pre-
Judice against color, Massachusetts has
prejudice against ignorance. While Indiana
excludes the black man from voting she does
not ask he shall be represented, but Massa-
ehusetts does ask that he shall be represent
| ed. The amendment that he proposed was
that representation shall be proportioned
among the several States with regard to the
number Of male citizens 81 years Of age,
having qualifications TO vote for the most
numerous branch Of the legislature. ai
Mr.. FARNSWORTH said that whatever
law they might pass it must be SO hedged
about by guards and protection and be 50
plain and clear that wayfaring. man,
though fool need not err therein. They
had adopted Constitutional amendment
that slavery should not exist, but have
found that in the South those made free
are being reduced to slavery again for every
petty offence. Cunning rebels had evaded
the law by which the shackles of every man
were removed. Il seemed to him that the
pending proposition was not SO clear IS it
ought to be. The Southern States might de-
prive the negroes of the right Of suffrage by
requiring property qualification, or If edu-
cation was required, by passing a law ex-
cluding them from the schools, thus pre-
venting the negro from possessing the re-
CURED qualification. By no act of his, even
BY duplication, would he say State has a
right 10 disfranchise the negro. 1t was un-
just and the principle Of the Republican
government perverted it. The people who
sent them to this House were more radical
than were themselves
In reply to q question asked by Mr..
Smith, he said that in his opinion the
States which have been in rebellion are not
necessary to ratify an amendment to the
Constitution.
Mr.. SMITH eontrovorted this view, hold
ing that all States being in the Union it
required three-fourth of them to ratify a
Constitutional amendment.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH asked, if the South
ern States were in rebellion for ten years
If these States were still in the Union why
don't their Senators take their seats.
Mr.. SMITH-Because ysu will not let
them. 5
Mr.. FARNSWoRTH concluded by saying
they took up their hats and walked off and
might, if here, do the same to-day.
Mr.. BAKER, of nlineis, mentioned his
objections 10 the resolution. 1t failed to
g6Easgh fRd hx fRa mode to
corresponding with the measures of suffrage
on which it rested under its operation.
Three contingencies arise:
lst. A gwen State may enact universal
suffrage. In that case the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
States was all right.
I'd. Such State might deny or abridge the
elective franchise on account of race or
color, and in that case the amendment
would operate to exclude from the basis of
representation all persons of all races and
colors and thus effect the amendment.
Sd. Such State might deny or abridge the
elective franchise on some other aceonnt as
property or intelligence. In that case a
very large number of people were disfran-
ehlsed, yet under the operation of the amend
ment they would all be counted in. the basis
OF representation, which would be unjust in
its leaving obnoxious things standing in the
way OF our system which it was the object
OF the amendment to extirpate.
Alter further discussion regarding the ex-
clusion OF members connected with the late
rebellion, Mr.. Lindton moved that the House
go into committee of the whole on the state
OF the Union, and that the debate therein be
restricted to twenty minutes to each speaker.
Mr.. STEVENS objected.
Mr.. LAWRENCE,of Ohio, moved the reso-
luton be recommitted with instructions to
amend lst, to apportiOn direct taxation
among the States according to the property |
IN each, and I'd, to apportiOn representation |
among the States on the basis Of adult male |
voters who may be citizens of the United |
Mr.. WAsHBURNE, Of H., objected, and |
the House then adjourned.
SENATE.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations:
Leonard Holmes,o Washington Territory,
to be United States District Attorney for
that Territory.
George W. Chamberlain, Of Illinois, to be
nlted States District Attorney for the Dis
trlct OF Colorado Territory. gr
blackstone Mcdonnell. of Tennessee, to be
nlted States Marshal for the Eastern Dis
trlct OF Tennessee. -a- s-i
Captain Thornton A jenkins, United
States Navy, to be Chief of the Bureau Of
Navigation.
Surgeon P. H. Howitz, United States NAVY,
o be Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery.
John A. BolIes, of Massachusetts, to be
solicitor and Naval Judge Advocate Gene
al. ..
Mr. GRIMES, of Iowa, introduced a bill
o amend the act for the relief of seamen and
'thers on books of vessels lost or wrecked at
ea, which allows compensation to officers
4 the navy and marine corps for personal
heets lost IN action with an enemy, not to
one month sea payg giuR Rr1gi5sd Hg 6sfd that
ilso provides that the bounty money paid
0 any seamen or marine enlisting In the
rmy by State or United States, shall be. ;
ledncted from his prize money. j
MI. WILSON, from the COMMITTEES on
Military Affairs, reported without essential r
amendment, the bill introduced BY him to !
estrIct expenses of collecting soldiers :
lalms against the government. /;
Mr.. SUMNER gave notice of the follow =
ng amendment to be proposed to the bill !,
Or the admission Of Colorado as a proviso. =
roVided that this aet shall not take effect :
xcept upon fundamental conditions: There y
pan be no denial Of elective franchise or n
otner right on account of color or race. N
.Is,fsons shall be equal before law,and the n
re OF tAe State by a solemn public act =,
iS,.,Se p.as;JaSe tins assent of the State to this =
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shall take effect, &c. Joint resof6Sssooh resof6S On
| Ar. DIXON, Of Connes +;
Of an ptended amendmeS, gave notice NJ
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