Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-06-04
OVERLAND DISPATCHES

The Radicals in Congress defeated in
their Universal sunrrSe rnc-
Sena'e n,;onnI Proyisions..
senator Summer still insists on tho
Radical Programme-As SOLID VOC
.or tnS Sosnson 70 DcIi-
x.r shc nouains Monumental Nc
mortal speech, etc.. etc.
From the San Francisco Bulletin Of Saturday.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The Senate, by
q unanimous vote Of 43 ayes, struck ou
the third section Of the Constitutional
Amendment, when Senator Howard oiter'
ed q substitute, as agreed to in caucus, as
follows:
mo person shall be Senator or REPRE-
sentative in Congress. or elector tor fresi-
dent and Wice.President, or hoid any
office civil or military, under the onlteu
States, or under any State, who, having
previously taken an oath as memoe OF
Congress, or officer of the United States,
or as member Of any State Legislature, or
as an Executive or Judicial officer OF any
State, to support the Constitution of the
limited States. shall have engaged in in
.prrection or rebellion against the same,
Nv o;yen aid and comfort TO the enemies
thpPeof. hint Congress- NAV, by a vote Of
two.,hirds of each House, remove such
disability"
Mr., Howard also proposed an amend.
men, 70 ,be 6rst section. by inserting the
words, "All persons born in the United
States. and subject to the Jurisdiction
thereof. are citizens of the United States,
and Of the State wherein they reside"
He nlso nronosed an amendment to the
second section. m annortion representa-
t;ves according To voters.
Mr., salisbury said this was the first
notice tho minority had received of the
ro.nIt NJ The cancus held nv the majority,
H. ,boroforo moved Tho amrndments he
nr;,tsJ and Tho snh;ec, nos,noned I'M to-
morrow.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden, this order
vss entered,
Mr.. Sumner substituted a bill, to be en-
| titled an Enabling Act. which provides
that when any State lately in rebellion
| shall have ratified the foregoing amend
ments, and shall have modified its Consti-
tuition and laws in conformity Herewith,
and shall have further provided that there
| shall be No denial of elective franchise to
| citizens of the United States because of
| race or color, that all shall be equal before
the law, the Senators and Representatives
from such States as are found duly elected
| and qualified NAV, after having taken the
REQUIRED oath of Office, be admitted into
| Congress as such provided, tina. nothing
| in this section shall be so construed as to
REQUIRE the Acknowledgement of any LOYAL
person who is now allowed TO vote.
The House passed Elliott's bill, reported
last week, continuing the Freedmen's Blu
reau three years.
Mr., Sumner also introduced q bill 10
enforce the article in the Constitution
abolishing slavery by securing the elective
franchise TO colored citizens. II provides
that every citizen. of whatever race OF
color shail have the RIGHT 10 vote Mt nil
o,oc,;ons ali Iovs m tho contrary N be
void.
The Chicago Times this morning nm.
~ronnce. thar /. ia No, ;mnrobable ,ha,
President Johnson will deliver the Grafton
NJ tho I,vino of the cornerstone of the
Douglas monument in this city on the 18th
of July. Governor Oelesby had been Sc
lected. but the selection gave dissatisfac.
ton to the friends of Douglas. ~
The Committee of Ways and Means
after holding for two months daily ses-
sions, are taking o short rest before COM
nle,ing the revision of the Tariff, which
thew have as vet discussed only in a gen.
erai way. A comparison Of opinions
leads, however, to the belief that few i'm.
portant changes will be made other than
those REQUIRED to harmonic the tax on
imports with the internal tax as imposed
by the bill Just passed the House. 1. is
possible that additional protection will be
given to some articles, but there Is ground
to believe that the Wool and Iron inter.
eats, which are clamorous for heavy duties,