The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-06-06
9ailg Monntalneer,
EASTERN NEWS.

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Washington, May 29.-The Senale,
by unanimous vote OF 43 ayes, struck
out the Sd section of the constitutions
ssl'amendment, when Howard offered
a substitute as agreed to in caucus, as
follows: No person shall be Senator
or Representative in Congress, or elect.
or for President and Vice President,
or hold any Office, civil or military,
under the United States, or uuderany
State, who having previously taken
an oath as member of any State Aeg.
islature, or an executive or judicial
officer Of any State, 10 support the
Constitution OF the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrectien or
rebellion against the same, or given
aid and comfort to the enemies thereof;
but Congress may, by vote of two.
thirds Of each house, remove such dis
ability. Howard also proposed an
amendment to the first section bysub.
stituting the words, born IN the
United States and subject to the jurs'
diction thereof, are citizens. OF the
United States and of the State where
IN they reside" He also proposed 70
amend the second section so as to ap.
portion representation according TO
voters. Mr.. Salisbury said this was
the first notice the minority had re-
ceived of the result Of the caucus held
by the majority. He therefore moved
that the amendment be printed and
that the subject be postponed till to-
morrow. On motion of Mr.. Fessen.
den, this order was entered. Mr..
Sumner substituted bill for the ena-
bling act which provides that when
any State lately in rebellion shall have
ratified the foregoing amendment, and
shall have modified its Constitution
and laws in conformity Herewith,
and shall have further provided that
there shall be no denial of the elective
franchise 10 citizens of the United
States because of race and color, and
that all persons shall be equal before
the law, the Senators and Represents
atives from such States as are found
duly elected and qualified may, after
having taken the required oath of Of.
fee, be admitted into Congress as such;
provided, that nothing IN this section
shall be so construed us to require the
disfranchisement of the man who is
now allowed TO vote.
The House passed Elliot's bill re-
ported last week continuing the
Freedmcn's Bureau for three years.
Mr.. Sumner also introduced q bill to
enforce the article in the Constitution
abolishing slavery by securing the
elective franchise to colored citizens.
1t provides that every citizen, Of what
ever race or color, shall have the
right to vote at all elections; State
laws to the. contrary shall be void.
Chicago, May 30 Horace Rubles,
editor OF the Madison (Wis) Journal,
late appointed Consul 10 Rotterdam,
publishes card saying the application
for the appointment was made last
fall, but now, in view of the political
situation, he should decline it aud stay
at home, earning his own bread and
butter.
Mulligan, the Indiana conspirator
lately released from imprisonment
appeared before the United States
Cour5 of Indianapolis yesterday and
gave bonds to appear for trial for trea
son next November.
The TribuneS special says the Con
stitutional amendment as revised by
the caucus and reported in the Senate
. yesterday, received unanimous voto
and will receive vote of at least B.
Senator'S, while at most there can bt
y but IA against it. The prospects are
that it will be acted upon in two OF
three days as there will be no speecl