The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-10

4 A mtSsage from the Senate announced the
passage OF certain bills, noticed In the report
of its proceedings; one OF them a Senate bill !;
which was read and referred.
Committees made reports, including bills;
which were placed upon the calendar.
| Bills were considered In their early stages.
THE LAND oP7icE.
| The bill aboiishing the Office OF Register OF
the Land Office, and placing the affairs OF that
Office under the direction OF the treasurer,
With a clerk ut 81 loo per annum, came up IN
order. MIR. CABELL, chairman OF the Com
mittre on Public Offices, explained the biu,
showing that there was no necessity now Tor 7
Register Of the Land Office. The bill was
then ordered TO It's engrossment
| coSsrITrrIosAL AMENDMENT.
| On motion of Mr.. MERRITT, n report from
| the Committee on Resolutions upon the SAB
4 iect of the ooAstitutionnl amendment was
taken up, una, on motions severaIly maue'
was passed from Its flrst reading 10 ia en-
grossrent In the following form
The Committee on Resolutions. TO whom
wny referred that portion Of the Governor
annu al message which refers TO comfnunicn-
| ton OF the 10th June, 1866, sent 10 MN py ane
Secretary Of State of the United States,
specially report; Ihat tney nare r, an. IN
adoption Of the following. preamble anu fe'o
Whereas the Governor Of the State has in
formed this General Assembly that, on III, ,he
4 % y
United states forwarded 10 hiIn an oilciai cops
| of Joint resolution of Congress, PropoInS a
amendment TO the Constitution OF the Ill, NJ"
States, which joint resolution Is In 'he loi'o"'
| ing words:
:. Re areso,y.d I'M Inc Senate and House NJ Repre-
.st,Jj,.s ~ ne United St1tes II AiaeTtca IN to"-
oress ASSEMBLED tir0-thtrds ~ boh hoaseS err
curri13 Tha. the following artcie % p ,o
nosed 70 the Legislatures of the several states
NJ an amendment TO the Constitution OF III"
United States which, when ratified BY tnISe
fourths Of said Legislatures, shall be FaIio as
mart of the Constitution, namely:
uARrfcLR XIV.
uSrcr1oy !. Allpersons born or naturalized
:, the United States, and subject TO he JuriS,.
diction thereof, are citizens OF The Ihited
States and Of the State wherein they reside.
NO State shall make or enforce any III" Whie.
sh,lI abridge the privileges or immunIties OF
c;t;.ens Of the United States nor shall any
state deprive any person OF life, liberty, Oh
property without due process OF law, nor deny
10 any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection OF the laws.
.SEcTIoS g Represen tatives shall he appor
toned among the several States according 10
their respective numbers, counting the whole
number of persons in each State. excluding
Indians not taxed. But when the right 10
vote nj any election for the choice of electors
for President and Vice President Of the United
States, representatives in Congress, the Execu-
tive and Judicial officers OF a State, or the
members of the Legislature thereof, is denied
TO any Of the male inhabitants OF such State,
being twenty one years of age and citizens OF
the United States, or i'll any way abridged,
except for participation in rebellion or other
crime, the basis OF representation therein
shall be reduced in the proportion which the
number OF such male citizens shall bear 10 the
whole number Of male citizens twenty -one
years OF age in such State.
"SECTIoY 3. No person shall be senator or
representative In Congress, or elector of Presi-
dent and Vice President, or hold any Office,
.;,- .IIN tod 4. ~
under any State, who, having previously taken
an oath rs q member Of Congress, or as IN
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 United States, shall have
engaged in insurrecton OF rebellion against
the same, or given aid and comfort TO the
enemies thereof; but Congress may, by 4 vote
of two thirds OF each House. remove such
disa bility.
"SRCTioS 1. The validity Of the public debt
Of the United States, authorized by law, III
Guiding debts incurred FOR payment o. pen
sious and bountics for services in snppressing
instruction and rebellion, shall not b. ques-
toned but neither the United states nor any
State shall sumo or pay any debt or obllga'
ton incurred in aid Of instruction or rebellion
against the Uni ted States, or any claim IoT me
loss or emancipation Of any slave; but all
such debts, obligations, or claims, SHAH be
held illegal and void.
"SEcTios 5. The Congress shall have power
10 enforce, by appropriate legislation, the pro-
visions OF this article
:, Re il rssoire.i by THIS General AssernJly
That they do not ratify the said proposed
amendment TO the Constitu lion OF the United
States.
2 That the foregoing preamble and resolu-
ton DE communicated to the Governor Of the
State, with q request that he transmit 4 copy
thereof 10 the Secretary OF state OF the United
States.
The question upon the adoption of the pre-
amble and resolutions was, without debate,
decided by ayes and noes, demanded by. MI.
KELLEY and seccnded,J and resulted: Ayes,
u noes, las follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Atkinson, Bekem, Bently,
Bowles Butt, Cabeil, a. J. Clark, W. I. Clark,
Crump, Daniel, Davis, J. >. Dawson, II. "
Davidson, Deskins, Huntington, English,
Fields, Garnet, Garrett, Gibbony, Glendy,
Graham, Graves, Gray, Hancock, Harris,
Harsbrough, Uarnsbcrger, HeTndon, Holmes,
jackson, Jones, Kelley, Kslam, kendrick,
Kiioy. Lee, Long, Mann, Marshall, Masill'
Purdy, Ragsdaie, Riggs, Robertson, Scott,
Strayer, J. Mcdowell Taylor, ". +. b. Tay.
Tor, Teetcr,, Thompson, Trout, w. "A. Turner,
Z. Turner, Waddell, Wall Watkins, White,
Wilson, Wood, Wocdson, Word, Wyatt, and
Mr.. Speaker-H.
NAY.-Mr. Lewis-l.
Mr.. w. +. u. TAYLOR, of Patrick, when
his name was called, responded - aye, with
much reluctance
Mr.. DAVIS, of Louisa, came in after the
vote was announced and asked permission 10
cast his vote The SPEAKER. with an expires
sive twinkle in his eye remarked, that rs the
subject was oneOf general interest, and the
vote Of the member from Louisa would not
likely change the result, he would, unless ebjec-
ton was made, permit Mr.. DAVIS 10 vote. His
name was called and he voted AYE" and his
name is placed accordingly in the above vote.
All the members present answered 10 their
NJ N N
Mr. Blown, OF Franklin, who remained silent.
The absentees were MessrS. BAYLOR, BRAX-
ToS, BROwSING, CHILDEESs, EVA%s sex,
GoopB, LkSGHoRSE, LEONARD, MARTIN, Nc
DONALD, MAGRrDER ttamiiy sick, hooRE'
PATTERSON, PESDLETOS, POWELL, RIngr (sich),
SEAwELL (sick), SMITH, STRArGHAE, lOWSEs,
WoLTz, and WooLnRInaE sick. All but two
of these gentlemen would undoubtedly have
voted for the resolutions, and We lhlnk IL
highly probable that those Two would have
followed suit.
MIR. WILSON was deputed 10 inform the
Senate of The passage OF the resolutions.
A minute or two after the passage OF these
resolutions message was received from the
Senate by MIR. BoLLISG that that body had
adopted unanimously the resolutions which
are reported III their proceedings.
And after another short interval Dir. BOIL
ING from the Senate, announced that thar
body had unanimously passed the House reso-
lutions on the constitutional amendment
The House. deeming IL unnecessary TO act
upon the senate resOlu tlOHs, liiu tnein asiue
And so ends the matter Of the great consti-
tutional amendment.
THE ASSESSMENT BILL.
The assessment bill came up on the question
of its engrossment, was ordered 10 he engrossed
and finally passed with one dissenting vote.
Ordered that Mr.. CRUAr communicate the
same 10 the Senate.
THE UsrRY LAW.
The House took up the Senate bill on this
subject. reported from the Committee on Fl.
nance with substitute but MIR. TURNER