The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-06-20
Passage of the Howard Amendment through the
;ia House,

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HoUsE.-The House proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Constitutional Amendment,
as referred from the Reconstruction Com
mittee, which heretofore passed the House
and amended by the Senate, referring to the
basis of representation, Confederate debt,
&C., J8gr
Mr.. Stevens proposed, and the House con-
sented, to debate the subject short time
Speeches being limited, each, to fifteen min
utes
Stevens closed the debate, saying the
amendments were not such as he desired las
they did not recognize the right of the black
man to vote He, however, trusted that
something on this subject might be done in
future legislation. He took occasion to stig-
Matte the President as a usurper in under
taking to establish civil governments in the
seeding States. Under his demand for the
previous question the House concurred in the
Senate's amendment to the Constitutional
amendment by vote of 100 to 80. The
Speaker, therefore, announced the joint reso-
luton passed.
Several gentlemen announced the reasons
for the absence of their colleagues, who, they
said, ifpresent, would have voted for the
proposition.
Mr. Eldridge, as take-off upon the gen
tlemen, said that if Messrs. Brooks and Vor-
bees had not been unseated they would have
voted against the proposition. Oaughter)
Mr. Schenck retorted by saying that he
had no doubt that if Jefferson Davis was
member of this House, he, too, would have
voted against the amendment. daughter
on the Republican side)
The vote consolidated the Republicans of
every shade, including Smith, of Kentucky :;
Raymond, of New York. and Whaley and
Lathrop of West Virginia the negative be-
ing composed wholly of decided Democrats
The proposed Constitutional Amendment
will now be submitted to the Legislature for
their action. eb acs 3
Mr.. Stevens proposed substitute for the
pending bil reported by the Reconstruction
Committee to enable the States lately in re-
bellion to regain their privileges IN the Union
The material point in the substitute is the
mission of Tennessee with their present SEN
ators and Representatives, but she is here
after to be excluded, unless before the first of
January she extend the right of sufrageim-
partiality to every class, besides ratifying the
constitutional amendment to which reference
| is above made. 5
EVER OF Thea sad story is con-
nected with the name of the writer of
the beautiful song "Ever of Thee .
which has been sung and admired by
so many in this country and i'll Eu-
rope.
Foley Hall was gentleman by birth
and education. Wealthy in his own
right, with large expectations, he led a
needless life, not choosing his associa-
ties, but allowing himself to be drawn
into the society of the vicious. His
property soon disappeared, and he was
left without resources to his daily bread
His musical talents had been highly
cultivated, but as he neverneeded them
he scarcely knew to what degree they
could be made available. In his dis
tress, however, he wrote this charming
song, "Ever of Thee" A London pub
Usher gave him one hundred dollars fol
it, but that amount with such spend
thrift would not last long. He wrot'
other songs, but the money not coming
as fast as he wished, in weak momen
he forged the name of his publisher
and although every effort was mad
(even by the publisher) to save him, i
was all no use, and poor Foley Hal
went to Newgate, and died broker
hearted before his trial came on.