New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-14

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''' LAND OFFICE MATS
Ne 70 a. e..r 'e ile following resolution which was 70
..r,.-I D., -b '"auiie" ou Public Land
@ t -. MISSIONER, Of the Gcner L,aa on, be pa'el "a,
Inc ''o Of the 90 ~ Toward A,,rvDuExr.
NJ YATES re, ~ airoaussd b., io- the publication
Gaze ratification % 'ae Gaa a1,aniIen ~ pI
f e. .bou i f 20 the Secretary Of Gle SENATE and 10
Che Cgra Of the Housc ee.eall'c' lg'ac o, - ,ne
cent W bes two officers Of n, 'ai notice. from three fourih
Of The states that any anearH '- o' G'n eaoP ,S
Of the and the sf-Nr u Tue ioue o. represent
s shu forthwith cause pub0 on Of the came 90 Re made
iu The newspapers authorized by nav =" hnssag 81.
with their Joint certificate that snch an' Nheh, OF
valid 10 MI lneus aud purposes as par, o. ine
tuition or M United Soics Referred to abe JOINT COMMITTEE
sALE OF SAND ISLANDS.
MI SPEAGUE Qicp, X H. introduced 9u 20 an5o9ghe
the sale sand islands 70 the Mobile Liarbof ana a'
road Company which requires the Commissioner OF the cne
Land On6e 10 to b. surveyed 50 much o. ng sa9I als
called Pelican Island and sand Island ing outside OF Dauphn
Island I'M the State Alabama may b. needed by the SAL
Railroad Company to harbor and railway Som the
same the City OF Mobile and upon tue return OF ald survey
10 cause patent to Issue for such land needed 10 the said
company they paving the at the rate OF - per acre
provided that the land ~ To- be sold shall be 30 worked az ho u
Interfere with land used by the Unod States for hight
houses or other public purpose And the SAID COMPANY Is
authorized occupy much OF the winters oil The Gun ana
Bay Mobile may DO needed for the purposes named ad
authorized by me state OF Aolmn PROVIDED na InS Ia
ton between the By Of Mobile Gnd me fa'eagouA oouu
u not be thereby obstructcd but shall be kept open by
sufficient draw bridges suitable passways for The Tree passage
Referred TO the Committee on Military Ahaiis
DISTRICT APPOINTMENT.
Nj WADE ucp OhloD ntryl@Ged on Pio,i1E l t,a'
biz and also the appointment OF Register OF WIS Tor Ae
County Of Washington said District be and The same are
hereby exclusively vested in the supreme Court Of The District
o. Columbia Referred to the Committee on the District OF
Columbia.
Mr. WADE moved apart tomorrow Tor the considera
lion OF the bills o. admit Nebraska and colorado
Mr. HOWARD CKcp. AliolJ said therc veto of the
Colorado bill pendGg IN te senate lie hopeu the ovac
would instead Of passing bill pass upon the veto oil The
Mr. WADE subsequently Withdrew his motion and gave no
tcc that he would call mp the bills to morrow
NATIONAL BANK RESERVE FUND.
Mr. SHERMAN 0i,p. Ohio) introduced resolution calling
upon tie Secretary OF tAe Treasury 20 furnish the names OF s1Sn
law requiring them 10 keep reserve fund on hand Adopted
TIRE DISTRICT SUFFRAGE BILL
The Suffrage bill for the District Of Columbia was taken up
az H. g O'CLOCK The pending question was upon MI pAo
amrndmant To insert qua.1 that no one VINO ma o
voted shall be allowed 60 ole unless he can read and
Mr. CoW4N Dem. Pa opposed 'hs unwisoq ualhcn
ton 1t was but mockcry h would iaor sueh gu'e d
tion cxactcd knowledge OF Or. institution ana hWs ihh
would nc not only for voting bat for seat on thls hoo
for he had heard men here who ODD hC seem 10 KNOW NDa ~
post yacO law s II he NNuh'a"h 10 apply ~ Npuu
be shat person should be admitted TO this new privilege who
and kcDhOu Tor be huu hthlu
that there were negroes who HrahNrd Win the eOes III
Nj FOSTER U;cy Conn., differed very much from Mr.
Ho wou mink iun air Cowans speech that he fresh
from reading Much Ado About Nothing, aud that he agreed
with Air Justice Dogbery that 20 be weloned man Wa
the - of fortune but 20 Iead and write came 10y mature nc
(Ar Foster thought safe proposition that man "ho could
neither read MOI WHO hus uhn' 10 tA'iV' w e..
chisc There exceptions hut very few IL was mistake
say thar this idea Of equalization came from Massachusetts
Connecticut IN 100 adopted luaIlnSu!loh lt ~ 49,,
should be allowed who unable 10 read the tonsu
any section OF the laws ihi Uns copied " Masheha
sets lsJ7 In ISIS the state OF Connecticut adopted Con
sution making The possession Of good moral cha acie
reading and whiting qualification and be Thought tins was
step the night direction He Air losier Wus surprised
10 hear the Senator from Massachusetts Mr wilson, say thai
On IL ,r the Thar osof n q men who inaururated
the Rebellion educated men, bat most OF them Wet Ia
mentally ignorant OF the character Of Northern men ana lhc
capacity resist the effort at secession Tho mass OF TIE e
WHO made up ;he lcOe ignorant aud uhlceicd
men These were the men who kept up Ne war lgnotaro
and deprayy had done OIL the harm e Poster vas ~ ,o
stable would be the Government lie woull let every per
son Who WINS M 70 vote do 20 yesterday female
suffrage because be believed the great mass Of females
would that not the question lie voted Tor ieihte
suffrage because be could reason fo denyns the right 20
any person who was DO 10 vote. To culGTGc the
suffrage 10 increase the number oil Pcf.Ohs VINO
woad directly interested In the Government but while he
was in favor OF enlarged suffrage without reference 10 race
color he not ~ favor OF allowing grossly Ignorant
men-mosi Of whom would be immoral because Suoranto
exercise the right suffrage lie did not believe thsi the %
society would be safe without some test Of intelligence
He would ask the senator from Massachusetts iso whether
II he member OF the Massachusetts Legislature he would
vote for FOR United states senator who could neither
read write or confirm man io OheJustct oi 1I9se VI
the Supreme Count who could neither read NOT write lie sup
posed that would do that lie understood all senator
opposed % this amendment to vote thnt man need nor be Oe
TO read OF 10 write order 10 be 81 20 vote What was the
ballot box II was the highest tribunal OF The land Inc az
cOu OF the supreme Court could DO reversed OF the ballot pol
mot directly perhaps but il could Dc donej aud II an act OF
Congress uHwc or niudeious would be repealed o. The
ballot box II was proposed 70 allow men VINO co1u hehs
write correct the mistakes Of Congress II seemed
10 him foster absurd TO say that man who could not eaa
write not fl 10 ~ IN the Supreme Court AND VET 70 say
that be h 20 81 n udgmt M upon The acts ANA decisions "
the supreme Court lie could not see what protection I'd,
ballCtbOX was 20 man WHO coua hoi ehu IT, A. mVIa
principle he submitted that there was no salty IN ignorant
suffrage In conclusion Mr. Poster expressed The fear That m
ballot in the hands Of ignorant freedmen would be asei D h'
very lgant whom the friends OF unqualified suffrage de
sired protect lie wished Mr. Dzon- amendment was
stronger He would be willing 20 move an amendment 20
that this qualification snail apply % those who have served
in the Union army lie thought il vo9d be well practicable
20 superadd 10 eiueatona good moral character ne Nol'
vote Tor the bin the pending amendment was adopted with
! ont H. he could NOT vote for II.
Mr. COWAN again took the floor rctcrating the views
/ already expressed against the bill and amendment
Nj FRELlNGHL HSEN p'ep w replied 70 the argument
ment provided Rebels There difference between sd
tSEen asv TirhoT no ietian or crime mi erislsure
could take away the right - and x 1t at 80 The
give the right to reformed Rebel The nation had
night 70 insist upon loyalty qualification for suffrage The
loyalty; but the people Of the loyal states nex0rhby
IN their determination eradicate slavery and dis
these conditions the whole difficulty would be AZ end This
law not pot Jart0 oT there law in The statute
enemy be civy dead Practically said Mr. FelnghHy
this is white Government; but would Ike 10 see
who could point this asserted in the COnsiifu
tion II the black inferior why n
should be- oppressed by the superior II asserted that
by giving the coorcd the right TO vote inducing
distasteiu associations between the race This but tie
echo Of Old prejudice there correction between the
two. Il did not follow that man socially your equal be
case he enjoyed with you the night TO Mr. FrelIghuy
contended Or universal suffrage and opposed the pending
amendment II suffrage qualified there would be-
ducement 10 keep the from learning read
keep him from the ballot II IL universal the people
would be driven the education OF the negro make hin
I intelligent
Mr. WILSON rep Mass replied he speech Of Hr Eos
Ter. He felt sorry that A Poster had advocated pending
amendment while he AR Wilson, opposed making read