The Portland daily press., 1867-07-06
Saturday Morning, July 8. l767.
XLth OONaREsS-Extra Session.
WARRINGTON, July B.

was ordered to be tabled ana printed. Inc OIL
provides that it shall be the duty of the! Board
before allowing registration to see, upon such
information as may be available, whether such
person is entitled to registry, and the oath re-
quired by the act shall not be conclusive in
said question; and empowers the Board to ex'
anime under oath any one touching the quail
hoatlOn OF any person, and only such persons
shall be registered, and the Board shall decide
who is qualified; that the word "offieer" in thu
oath set forth in said act shall be construed K
include every person who has taken an oath t.
support the Constitution of the, United States
other than Senators, members Of Congress and
members OF the Legislatures of the States, and
no person shall be entitled to vote under said
act or to the act Of which said act is supple
mentary, unless the requirements Of said oatn
and of the said act as herein construed ana
amended shall be fulfilled; and the superin,
tendents of election under the SAID acts shail
have power and it shall be their duty upon the
challenge of a registered voter to decide upon
said facts and information as is made to appear
to them whether said person 30 offering to vote
and SO challenged is entitled under the provs.
c ms of said acts and this &C ito vote. to receive
or reject his vote accordingly.
Mr.. Anthony offered the following resolu.
tion:-That the business of the session should
be confined to removing the Instructions
which have been or are likely to be placed In
the way of the fair execution of the acts of re.
construction heretofore adopted by Congress
and giving to said acts the scope intended BY
Congress when the same were passed and thai
further legislation at this session ON the sub
Ject OF reconstruction or on other subjects /,
not expedent.
Mr. Fessenden suggested to Mr.. Anthony te
strike out the word Should"
MIR. Sumner opposed the resolution in 9
speech of nearly an hours duration.
AFTER some debate Mr.. Sumner offered, an 9
substitute for the resolution, the following:
RESOLVED, That the Senate will proceed un.
ger the rules to the dispatch Of the public
business requiring their attention, and to thil
consideration to the appropriate committees
without undertaking IN advance to limit the
action OF Congress to any special subject.
Mi. Sumner proceeded to address the Senate
at iene tn upon his resolution.
Mr. Anthony said the House had adopted 8
s lta NOT 70 consider anything but recon
Mr. Sumner said that more important than
any other subject was the bill for universal
suffrage, designed expressly to protect freed.
men in Kentucky and Maryland
Durlng the debate Mr.. Wilson said he this
In a conversation with that officer learned that
there would be no necessity whatever for leg
islation designed to affect the War Depart
ment, except single matter, which the Secre-
tnry would send in on Monday, and that was
an APPROXIMATION to carry out the RECONSTRUCT
Mr.. Anthony asked and obtained leave to in
sert the word Legislative" before the word
business" in his resolution.
Mr Summers substitute for Mr.. Anthonys
resolution was disagreed too to %.
Mr.. Ross moved to amend the resolut;on hp
excepting such legislation as may be necessary
TO preserve peace upon the Western frontier.
MIR. Fessenden said this subject had been dis-
cussed in the consultation of Republican SEN
ators, and 1t was understood that the whole
matter was settled there. He thought the mi.
norty who were defeated IN that cOnmltation
should not carry their warfare into the Senate
during the debate. The necessity for some
legislation in reference to the Indian troubles
was strongly urged as an argument against the
passage of the resolution.
Messrs. Sumner, Fessenien, Howe, Edmunds
and others discussed the effect of tie resolu-
tion arrived at in the caucus of the Republican
Senators on Wednesday, which was embodied
in Mr.. Anthony's resolution.
The amendment of Mr.. Ross was disagreed
tO-15 to 10.
The question then required on the resolution
.no mr. An1nony as introduced by him, and it
On motion of Mr.. Cragin 1t was agreed that
Monday next.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker announced the committee on
,leconstruction as provided by the resolution of
last Wednesday as follows :-Messrs Rtevens
Boutwell,, Bingham, Farnsworth, Hubbard Of
New York, Beaman, Paine, Pike and Brooks.
inc speaker presented memorial of Green
w Adams against the admission of Repre-
sentative Beck from the seventh district of
A. kentucky. Referred to the Committee on
Elections.
The Speaker also presented a communica-
ton from the Governor of New Mexico, that
the election of delegates from that territory
would not take pace till September next. and
ne mad appointed John 8. Watts as agent Of
IIe territory to represent its interests in the
rnouse, ana asked that he be admitted to seat
with the usual pay and mileage.
MI Davis moved its reference to tho Com
mittee on Elections.
Mr. sehenck opposed the reference and de-
nounced the appointment as entirely unpre.
unauthorized and illegal.
8, AiteI debate the communication was laid on
Mr.. Farnsworth, from the Joint committee To
wait on the President, reported that the Pres
gress. w .'"A0 w oon'
IN motion OF Mr.: Garfield all contestants for
seats were admitted to seats on the floor.
VI ln1tlon OF Mr.. Paine the rules were sus-
pended by vote of Ito to IS, and joint reso-
luton was read three times and passed ten
dering the thanks Of Congress to Major Cen.
Fhlnp ID. Sheridan for his able and faithful
performance of the duties of commander of
Mr.. Marshall nresentaJ s. a.u 4 t
resentativo aIant S PiU.oS' HoM neP
seventh districts of Kentucky against the ac-
ton of the House on "Wednesday. aaserting
tnat they were legally elected, that their seats
are not contested, and that no allegation can
De made against their loyalty. Mr.. Marshall
Beck the Uornn,; Iso' VI M1Ssls. urover ana
charged from their fs,tber c MeSSOns DC als,
In the case of on ana nnts 70 their
of the renresept.+; , uoo'sreo snat me figns
the AmArican naon,o ,ro,,i Ia'.ou anu no,y, ana
difference on or ~ ~ ~ouiI not iook Win IN
" eIoo oh an act OF such gross injustice.
LOYALTY aSa;nst .he S0o we're cnaIges OF dis-
resolutions which he offaraa ~s , Ses.eu "a tne
After debate Mr.. Dawes mevad tbot tSa y
test and the motion he rafsrrod tn ~ T p.o-
mittee on Elections NC 'o'0r''o W 'ne oom-
49, e....,',
uara raf iure1e1 aeDate the protest and motion
M G p;iI 70 tne committee on Elections.
thanks 10 H. in.roaueed q joint resolution of
nls aple and faithful performance of his duties
~ commander Of the second military district
VI orth carolina and South Carolina, Read
thIee times and passed by vote of III to III.
similar joint resolutions of thanks were In.
GTouuced and passed by Mr.. Judd to Major
Mgs,or-General schofeld:
10 On motlon OF MI schofeld, the President
k was reqeested 10 INFORM the House what States
Lave rat,neo the constitutional amendment
p' 9n sc by resolution in june, 1886,
o ouaie,aty Gommlttee was instructed to en-
qrass h Wne IN, unaer tne Constitution Con-
f;ons n ,as te power 70 prescribe the quafca.
Saano u VOTERS IA tne several States, and II
aeeniou eApeuieht 70 report bill prescribing
INC y same.
various motions were made to suspend the
Mr.. Spaulding introduced bill supnlaman.
fsrSeS % ~ the acts which was
non.
IL provides that the military officers assigned
70 tne command Of the five districts are en-
Mussed with authority to govern their respect.
~. olstricts as the supreme Governing mower