Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-06

brewer unlawful to institute. make, 0fdain
y establish In the eAid 6esee any Law. statute,
ct. ordinance, rule, or regulation. or 70 en-
orce, or 10 aotempe TO ehforce The same
hat there shall be no discrimination what
,ver In civil rights end immunttiss among
be inhabitants OF ssid States ON account Of
,olor, rsce or descent, or . previous ON
iition Of slavery Of involuntary sefvitude,
but al the inhabitants, without regard ~
color, race, or descent or any previous con
iilion Of slavery or involuntary servi
Jude, shall have the same right to
make and enforce contracts to sue
by parties, and give evidence in al courts
and cases, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell
and convey rsal estate and personai proper
". and to have the full and equal benefit Of
Ill laws and proceedings for the protection
Of persons and property, and shall be sub
ject 70 the same punlshmenes am penalties
and to none other. That the right Of voting
tor President and Vice President III tn.
United States, for members Of Congress and |
for the members OF the State Legislatures
shall be granted by the several States - the
following classes Of persons Of African lie
cent: All males Of the age OF II years and
upwards, who have been duly enlisted anu
mustered into service in the army or navy
Of the United States and who pay tax on
real or personal property, and all males o.
like age v no are able to read the Consfitu
tuition OF the United States, and possesses
the qualifications required by the cOnstitu
ton of the said State not inconsistent there
with. Further, no payment shall ever DC
demanded by the State or the United States
for or AN account Of any debt contracted or
secured in aid of the rebellion against the
United States.
Resolotd, That the provisions Of this joint
resolution shall take effect SO soon as either
Of said States for and by its legislatures shall
| by solemn act declare the assent OF the
said State to the conditions therein described
which conditions shall be in said act declar-
ed forever irreparabe under any circum
| stanc, whatever.
Mr.. Conness asked that the Senate pro
coed to the consideration VI the bill to ex-
tend the time for the withdrawal of goods
from public stores and bonded warehouses
Mr. Fessendcn said the morning hour was
about TO expire and he would feel it his duty
to call up the constitutional amendment 81
the subject of representation. On this tn.
Senator from Delaware, Mr.. Salisbury, has
the floor, but he understood he did not wisi
to speak until to morrow, and if any othe
Senator wishes to speak on the subject h
would proceed now.
Mr. Pomeroy said there were other Sen
ators who desired to speak.
. Mr.. Conness hoped the amendment woul'
not he taken up for short time until IN
) bin he had mentioned was disposed Of
Mr. Fessenden said he had no objection
provided there would be no lengthy debate
Mr. Conness said there was no dispositio
to debate the bill which he desired to ca
p up, unless the Senator from Rhode lslant
Mr. Spraguc, wished 10 debate it, lie hope
!, ! it would be brought to vote.
:. Mr.. Spraguc sad he considered it his dut
. to fight this measure step by step, under
, circumstances and upon every occasion. an
:. to analyze it with any measure that mgt
> be before the Senate He would take occi
sion to express his disarprobaton OF 1t ;
;, often as it was presented to the Senat
p New reasons for opposing it have occurrt
;. this very day. He did not mean that the
reasons should be forgotten. He would tai
up all the time that he had IDEAS to EXPIRES
> or memory to remember, at all times wht
:. the bill was UP, whether it was this NOR
~ ing or at any other time lie hoped an a
/. tempt would not he made 10 press 1t to
70 vote in the five minutes remaining OF II
: morning hour
- Mr. CONFESS said it was not fair that Il
=. Senator from Rhode Islani, after he had o
cupicd so much time endeavOring 10 preve
!; the Senate from coming to vote. He vi
a astonished at the position taken by hii
j. He (Mr. Sprague) ought OF to be concern'
in the bill after he had discharged his du
vi in opposing it in several spl cches. lie hope
is vote would now be taken.
i've The morning hour having expired, Il
President pro tenn, said the special ord
which was the proposition to amend Il
Constitution on the subject of represen
l.. ton, was before the Senate.
~ Mr. Conness asked the pos,ponement
a, the special order to permit vote to
81 taken on the bill to extend the time for Il
=, withdrawal of goods from public stores al
i. bonded warehouses.
:. The proposed amendment to the Cons
=. tuition was taken up.
Mr. Pomeroy took the floor and discuss
n at much length the question of slavery al
y its Influence upon American institution.
) After Mr.. Pomeroy's speech, further CO
"a sheraton of the pendnr proposition WI
" on motion Of Mr.. Fessenden, postpone
n until one O'Clock tomorrow.
L. MI Wilson called up the joint rcsolutit
y, to pay Miss Clara Barton $4,000 for scare
;, ing for missing soldiers of the army, and I
tie further prosecution of the same.
Mr. Trumbul, of Ills, called for the rca
ing of the rep ri on this subject.
IL read, showing the expenses incurred by Nj
~ Barton in the publication oil lists of ram
III ofmissing soldiers, obtaining information
~ regard to the same, &c.
N Mr. Wilson said Miss Barton has spe
several thousand dollars and bad exhaust
her means in the work, and was unable
lproceea further in her investigation un
nc she received money to pay the neccssa
~ clerk hire.
n Mr.. Grimes said he had examined I'll
p case AMI was able to state that the wo
" performed by Miss Barton was lahorio
ne and was performed faithfully and we
l. Wherever the name OF missing soldier "
&c handed to her, she prosecuted uiiee
search FOR him among returned Union rri
| oners and others at Annapolis, and h
"a means were exhausted In this work, and
81 was the universal sentiment of those fam
Z lar with what she had done, that the appr
priation asked tor was quite reasonable.
10 The resolution was unanimously passc
Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, introduced b
to alnenfl the act to provide FIR the repor
nl of the Supreme Court, which was reterre
n To t. e Committee on judiciary 1t exten.
4 the time for the publication of reports
eight months instead Of six
e On motion of Mr.. Doolittic, the hill
= grant ceitan lands TO the Winnebapo Il
+ dams in Nebraska, was taken upand passe
N On motion of Mr. Brown. the bill to r
imhurse the State of Missouri for eXpens,
\. incurred in enrolling, equippng. subsislir
u and paying the militia of that State, SIM
n August st, 1861 was taken up It pr
! vides for the appointment OF a commissio
r. to ascertain the amount 10 be expended e
4 the purpose named The Secretary of II
n Treasury shall pay amount when properl
re certified. l, appropria'es SG,675,G00.
n Mr.. Hendricks inquired ifthere was an,
l. thing particular In expen'cs of Nilsson
y to make it an exception from other State
J. Mr. Prown, was not aware the conditio
r which troops from other States were callf
r into service in Missouri The militia ",
$ a part of the United States troops beside
IS the finance Of Missouri were in such 90,
a diiion that the money was sadly needed /
e keep the State Government in operation
2 Mr. Fcsseden said he would not saw an,
Il thing for or against the bill itself. i,
l thong lit the hour of the day at which il -,
&c called up was too late for the Senate to na,
e upon bill involving an expenditure ofoy,
six millions ct dollars. He moved an OK,
cutive session, which was held, and the So,
q AZ arnv far ndiosnrmsnoct