Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-05-23
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18th inst, passed-GS 10 G5, This
recess is for the Chicago Conven,
ton,
Stevens introduced the following
WHEREAS, The people of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
and Alabama have, in pursuance oI
tho provisions of an act entitled an
act for the moro efficient govern
ment Of the rebel States, passed
March ID, 1867, aud the acts sup
Elementary thereto, framed c0nsti-
tutions OF State governments. which
are republican in form, and have
adopted said Constitutions by large
maiorlties of the votes east at the
election held for the ratification or
rejection of the same;
Therefore, be il enacted, That the
States of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia aud
Alabama shall b9 entitled and ad
mittcd 10 representation in Congress
rs States of the Union, when the
legislatures Of said States, rcspcc.
lively, shall have duly ratified the
amendment 10 the constitution OF
the United States proposed by tho
39th Congress, and known rs Arti-
clio II, upon the following funda.
mental conditiont:
LIST. That the Constitutions ofsaid
States shall never be so amended or
changed MS to deprive any citizen or
class ofcitiZcns ofthe United States
If the right to vote who are now
entitled to vote by said Constitu.
tions, respectively, except for such
crimes as are now forbidden ut com
mon law, whereof they shall have
been duly convicted, aud no person
shall ever be held to service or labor
as a'punishment for crimes in said
States, except by public officers
charged with the custody Of con
victs by laws thereof. r....
I'd. That if the day fixed for the
meeting of the legislatures of said
States by the constitution thereof
shall have passed before the passage
of this acts, such legislatures may
be convened within thirty days af.
ter the passage Of the act by the
president of the convention which
formed the constitution of such
Stales. ,.-
Sd. That the first section of the
act shall take effect when the Presi-
dent of the U. S. shall officially pro-
claim due ratification by the lcgis-
latures of said States, respectively,
of the 14th article ofthc amendment
to the constitution of tho United
States proposed by the 39th Con
gross. This bill was made the spe-
cial order for Wednesday, and con-
tnued from day till day until dis
posed of.
A bill was reported from the same
committee, removing disabilities
from some 200 citizens of North
Carolina, which passed by vote of
SO to %, being over two-thirds,
which is required for such legisla-
ton.
Stevens, with some disgust, in re-
ply to remark from the Speaker
that probably they would be called
to the bar of the Senate tomorrow,
moved to adjourn to Wednesday,.
Under remonstrance from those n ear
him, Stevens withdrew his motion,
The House adjourned to twelve to-
morrow.
The Ways and Means Committee
will report general tax on whisky.
WASHINGTON, May 11.--Tho West
crn Union Telegraph Company have
arranged to transmit direct from its
office in the Senate galleries to all
points in tho United Estates and
Canadas reached by it's lines, and
through Atlantic and Cuban cables
to Europe and West Indies, the YER
dict of the Senate on articles o. i'm
parchment simultaneously with its
announcement in the Senate Cham
Der. These dispatches are to be
bullctined and furnished to the pa
pers free of charge. ,a ,asH ii rso
WASHINGTON, May i11.-The fol
lowing is the form proposed by
Chase, and adopted by the Senate ::
Mr.. Senator, how say you, is the
President, Andrew Johnson, Prcsi-
dent of the United States, guilty of
a high misdcmeanor or crime, as
charged in this article? The ,Sena-
tor shall respond guilty, or not gull
ty, only. a.t r''i1 'd1 = td4Ha
Alto o'clock the Senate proceeded
to consider the articles, each, Sena-
tor having 10 minutes. The session
will continue to late hour. rrae
'- The following, gathered from sew
cral sources, may be regarded as re-
liable Grimes and Fessenden went
through the list of charges, arguing
against conviction. Trumbull and
Henderson were partly through
when expiration of the Is minutes
stopped them. They argued in favor
of acquittal. Howe and Sherman
for acquittal on the first charge, but
conviction on the second. The rad
icals acknowledge it will be very
close; but insist, definitely, that they
have thirty eight votes. Only the
six mentioned above of the fourteen
doubtful Senators have yet spoken.
The California delegation to Chi
eago is here. Gorham, recently de-
feated for Governor, is with them.
A shrcwd politician, just from a
tour through New England, repre-
sents the tide setting strong for
Hancock. .fr-.
Grant was at the Washington
House to-day, where Wade and Will
son stop. II is stated they had
consultation.
II O'Clock, p. N-Speaking still
confined 10 committee Senator
Morton, whom some considered
doubtful fav0rs conviction. The