The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-07
xxx CONGRESS- SECOND SESSION
CAE WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.
SENATE

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ferred to the Foreign Committee.
Also the report OF the survey for an into,
oceanc canal through the Isthmus of DarieI
Tabled. -, e. - " D"iiei
MIR. Wilson, from the Military Committe,
oiii 10 increase the pay of army off
Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Print
ing, reported a resolution to print 10000 copie
Vi .he report of ). Ross Browne on statistics o
mines and mining.
Mr.. koss offered a resolution, which wa
agreed TO, lnstructing the President to commu
nica1e 10 the Senate, if not incompatible witt
the puDnc interest, copies of all correspondence
not heretofore COMMIT nIcated, in reference Il
grants to American citizens for railroads and
telegraph lines across the territory of the Re
public of Mexico. tfi#
Mr.. Roland introduced a bill fixing the sala.
ries of judges of the Supreme Court in the ter.
ritories at ~ 500 from the first of April Re.
ferred. -Ir rs
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, reported, with amendments the hill
providing for the appointment of additional
commissioners to Paris Exhibition providing
regulations fer the government of the Board
OF Commissioners, and making additional an.
preparations Tor expenses attending the proper
presentation of the United States at the same
time.
MIR. Buckalew introduced bill fixing the
time OF elections of President and Vice Presi-
dent, which provides that hereafter such elect
ors shall be appointed on the second Tuesday
IN October in the year in which they are to be
appointed, and also provides for filling yacan-
eies in the electoral college. Also providing for
notification when the offices of President and
vice President are vacant and for special cleo
tons in such case. Referred to the judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Dixon offered the following, which he
said he intended to offer as amendment to Mr..
Wades Constitutional amendments: y. Il
A
congress, an amendment to the Constitution
or the United States, was proposed to the Leg
lslatures of the several States, which said
amendment has not yet been ratified by the
States in which rebellion against the United
States recently prevailed: .A lru B..
And Whereas, There is reason to believe that
the following amendment to the Constitution
OF the United States would, if passed by Con-
gress be, ratified by the Legislatures of said
States. "a @..,..l . .,'''
aud Whereas, There is reason to believe that
the Constitutions of said States will soon be
amended by the voluntary action of the Legis-
latures and the people thereof, by the adoption
of an article as follows:
ARTICLE -. Every male citizen who has
resided in this State for one year, and in the
county in which he offers to vote six months
Immediately preceding the day of election, and
can read the Constitution of the United States
in the English language, and can write his
name, or who may be the owner of $3.50 worth
of taxable property, shall be entitled to vote at
any election for Governor of the State, mem
bers of the Legislature, and all other officers
elected by the people of the State, provided that
no person by reason of this article shall be ex.
cluded from voting who has heretofore received
the elective franchise under the constitution
and laws of the State, or who at the time of the
adoption of this amendment may be entitled
to vote under the said constitution and laws,
No,o, therefore, In view of the above consid-
erations, and in the confident hope of an early
and fraternal restoration of the Union,
Resoloed, That the following article be pro-
posed to the Legislatures of the several States
and when ratified by three-fourths of said
Legislatures, shall be valid as part of said
Constitution: " f'Ti iH 80 81
ART. =. Section 1. The Union, under the
Constitution, shall be perpetual
Section 2. The public debt of the United
States authorized by lazy shall ever be held sa-
cred and inviolate, but neither the United
debt or obligation incurred in aid of inslirrec-
ton or rebellion against the United States.
Section g. All persons born or naturalized
in the United States and subject to the iuris-
dicton thereof are citizens of the United States
and OF the State IN which they reside, and cit
liens of each State shall be entitled to all the
privileges and immunities of citizens of the
several States. No State shall deprive any per-
son Of life, liberty or property without due pro.
cess of law, or deny to any person within its
Section 4. Representatives Shall be amor
toned among the several States according to
their respective numbers, counting the Whole
number Of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed; but when any State shall
on account of race or color or previous condi-
ton of servitude, deny the exercise of the cleo
tive franchise at any election for the choice of
electors for President or Vice President of the
United States, representatives in Congress-
members of the Legislature, or other officers
elective by the people, to any of the male in
habitants of such State being twenty-one wears
of age, and citizens of the United States, then
the entire class of persons so excluded from the
exercise of the elective franchise shall not be
counted in the basis of representation NJ
State shall require property qualification fo
voters of more than the value OF $3.50 in taxa.
bic property, nor any educational qualification
more than enough to read the Constitution O
the United States in the English language, and
write his own name. tIi .s 80.
Mr.. Edwards called up the bill to regulate
the tenure of office, the question being on con
curing in the House Amendment includins
Cabinet officers among those removable only
by the advice and consent of the Senate. j
was debated at considerable length by Messrs
Howe, Salisbury, johnson and others.
During his remarks Mr.. salisbury, on behal
| of the Democratic party, disclaimed any en-
dorsement of the proposition submitted by MI
| Dixon. He hoped no State would degrade it
self by adopting or endorsing such PROPOSE
ton. For the Democratic party of his Stat
he could say that they scorned such thing
and he believed he could say the same for tn
| Democratic party of the country. lsl sas D
The amendment was disagreed to by yeas II
| nays %. at 1870 gTif III
The Senate went into an executive session
and afterwards adjourned.
| g" HOUSE.
Mr.. Wilson presented the resolutions of tn
Pennsylvania House Of Representatives in ia
| yor of equal political rights, and their protec
ton by the Government of all loyal citizens.-
Referred to the COMMITTEES on Reconstruction
II MIR. Hayes, from the Library Committee, re
ported the Senate bill amendatory of sewers
acts respecting copyrights. Passed. "A
The Indian appropriation bill, reported yei
terday from the Committee of the Whole cam
/ up, and gave rise to a lively discussion. Fina
| ly the bill was committed to the Committee O
| Appropriations, with instructions to repoI
| back excluding all appropriation not necessa
ry to carry out the treaty stipulatiOns or main
tain the Indians now in the custody OF tn
| United States. 4 ieal.
| i The Speaker presented Executive docu
ments, among which was message from tn
| President in answer to the resolution trans
| mitting the report from the Secretary of Stat
in regard to the ratification of the Constitu
| tional Amendment by the States now repre-
| scented. He says authentic evidence of the raj
| ification has been received from Connection
| Tennessee, New Jersey, Ohio, Vermont, Penn
| sylvania, Kansas and Missouri and q printe
| copy of the joint resolutions ratifying it ha
| been received from New Hampshire l ~
Reports from committees were considered a
| regular business. f'' N 70 H
The House disposed of large number {
| bills from the Military Committee, anon
| which was one amendatory of the bounty az
to allow soldiers who have lost their discharge
to make proof of service, SC, before the Sec
| ond Auditor A.t.L stHA4 p RA y u u
The House also passed bill increasing tn
pay of clerks of the Springfield Armory fro1
| $500 to $1,000.
On motion of Mr.. Delano the Senate amend
ment to the House bill respecting the COZ
struction act restricting the jurisdiction of til
Court of Claims and the payment of quarter
masters clerks was concurred in
The House debated at some length the hi
,repOrthed from the joint select committee Q
retrenchment, to regulate the civil services
the United States, &c. i.alsq -aa,,.6 1os.
4 Mr. Stevens moved to lay the bill on the t.
BILE. Agreed to-yeas ~, nays 66. .Ifli' luHa
| Mr.. Stevens, from the joint committee o
| reconstruction, reported a bill to provide fl
the more efficient government of insurrectio;
ny States. 1t is as follows:di ;es ejiloI s, .as
7 Whereas, The pretended State Government
of the E,te so-calied Confederate States of Vii
ginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, A
ALBANIA, Louisiana, Florida, Texas and ArkaI
sas were set up without the authority of Cor
4 gress and without the sanction of the peopl,
| and +-.r i- 41 cobb f-aIIH. ..I7 II 81
q Whereas, These pretended governments a
| ford no adequate protection for life and prope
ty, and cOuntenance and encourage lawlessnes
and crime; and l.as.t -.... b. "a -I. -
/ Whereas, 1t is necessary that peace and goo
order should be enforced in the so-called STATE
until loyal and Republican State Government
can be legally established, therefore,
Be at enacted, that the so-called States sha
be divided into military districts and mad
| subject TO the military authority of the I'm