The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-13
The --latest News.

Yesterday Mr. Roland presented Joint reso-
l luton to amend the Constitution by disqnal
I flying from voting or holding office, any per
sons wEo took part in the rebellion. Re
/ ferred to the Committee on Reconstruction.
blr. Henderson introduced a series OF TesO-
lutious declaring that Congress and not the
. Executive alone must decide whether the
insuTection has been suppressed in the
eleven States and that the Union is not re-
stored until the governments IN these States
are republican in form, and shall have been
established and recognized by the Federal
. Government: and that the Committed on
Reconstruction inquire into the expediency
for the reorganization and Te-estabHshment
Of the State governments i'll the seeding
States.
The resolutions We're ordered printed.
Mr. Merrill spoke in favor of the amend
ment. Mr.. Wilson approved the pending
measure, but opposed forcing universal sui
trage upon states by a positive law ana
maintained that Congress could not ny law
or joint resolution regulate suffrage III the
several St8tes.
L discussion occurred between Mr. Wilson
and Mr. Yates, on Mr. Yates asking II the
proposed amendment did not allow the rebel
States 10 exclude the freedmen from voting.
Mr. Wilson replied, / have never read OF or
seen anything that convinced me the adopt
ing OF the Constitutional amendment gave
the Constitution of rhe United States any
power to regulate suffrage in any State.
Mr.. ates said: 4 desire 70 know whether,
by adopting the amendment, South Carolina,
orauy other State cannot uISIanchlse them
! entirely.
AIr. Wilson: / simply answer, / think the
amendment leaves the matter to the states
precisely where it is now"
Mr.. Wilson continued at some length, when
the Senate after an Executive session, ad-
ioUrned. but previously agreeing that the
vote should be taken at o'clock to-day.
The House to-day took up the Serate bill
TO protect all persons in their civil rights,
and after debate. motion to table the bill
was lost by a vote of liz against % Mr..
/ Biughau's amendment was rejected by
/ vote OF ia against 81, and the bill WAS re-
( committed by a vote of - against -. The
[ House went into Committee Of the Whole on
the Reciprocity bill.
The Commissioner Of Customs yesterday
received highly encouraging reports relative
TO the suppression OF smuggling on the Ga
madam frontiers.
Eearsv s9o00U fractional currency was is
EEw YORK, March 9.-The Times publishes
the operations of the Internal Revenue De
ualtmenU of the City of New York. for the
past year, saying that owing to frauds from
the time OF the establishment OF that once
I'm October, 1854, not more than one-thlrd OF
/ the revenue due the Government had been
. either assessed or collected in New York or
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