Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-27

Rces. Stewart, Sumner. Ihaysf. Upton
Tsumbull, Van Wrinkle. Wade. Williams
Wilson and willcy-32.
Navs-Messrs. Bsysrd. Buckalew. Davis
Dickson. Hendricks, McCreery, Norton
Patterson Of Tennessee, and 6aulebury-9
Meesra. Grimes and Corbett, who were IL
favor OF the bill, bad paired with Messrs
Johnson and vickers, who were against the
bill
The Chair appointed - Committee Of
Conference on the part of the Senate on the
tax exception bill: Mesers. Sherman, Will
Jams, and Morgan.
~ $50 the senate adjourned.
Alter some discussion Mr. Washburne, OF
Illinois, said be wished 10 submit PROPOSE
ton which was, tina. this should be ccneid-
cred test vote. and those who vote for its
reference should be considered as in favor
Of The Pacific Railroad Company maintain
ing their exorbitsnt charger.
The latter part Of the sentence was almost
inaudible ON account OF the calls to order.
Mr.. Prices motion TO refer to the Com
mittee on Pacific Railroad was agreed to-
yeas %. nays ~
Mr.. Washburne, Of Illisois, called up the
motion made February 26sh. 10 reconsider
the vote By which letter from the Secre-
taiy If the Treasury, relative TO the Union
Pacific Railroad, was ordered printed.
Dir. Washburn. OF Wisconsin, In the
course Of his remarks. said II appeared BY
this mornings Chronicle that there was an
other scheme afoOt 20 build Union Pacific
Railroad from Cairo through 70 Afkansae
and New Mexico, and be believed this and
the other Pacific Railroad scheme now on
foo, would require $2OO, 10000 or $780,
600 900 dollars. Referring to the Sioux City
Railroad. be asked the gentleman from Min.
nesots Mr.. Windom), whether he had con.
sented 10 any change in the law by which
that railroad was 10 be built in any other
manner than was provided in the act Of 1862
Mr.. Window replied that he had never
consented to any SUI b alteration
Mr.. Washburnc, Of Illinois, said that after
the extraordinary Developments touching
the Union Pacific Railroad Company, a. to
the character Of the Company, the gig antic
power II 10 commencing to exercise, its *
tortions from and oppression Of the people
and after the disclosure of alleged illegal
IL not fraudulent issue Of moro than q
million Of government bonds TO enable q
private company TO build . railroad in the
State O(. Iowa in . southeast direction. un
| der the pretext of building Pacific Rail
road, the question had become one Of ma
ti0nal importance, and would attract uni
| vertal attention.
M. Washburne entered into. the history
Of the passage of the amended bill of the
Pacific Railway Company In 1884. He o.
legged that oil the amendments were voted
down which proposed TO protect In any
way the public interests. and that the bill
was carried through by the influence of the
gentleman from Iowa, Mr.. Price. and the
gentleman from Pennsylvania, M. Stevens
a e E..-a 49, A. 90.
consider was tabled.
Mr.. Andressen, from the committee or
Public Lands, reported bill granting landi
for the Iowa & Missouri State Line Rail
road Company, which was printed and re
committed.
Mr. Farnsworth, from the Reconstruction
Committee reported back the bill 10 admit
Alabama to representation in Congress
| The bill is the eimc as that presented II
the House March 18th, with the following
additional section
SIC 81. That the said State ef Alabama
shall be admitted to representation In Con
gress, and shall be recognized - q Stat,
only on the following fundamental cOndi
tions-that the Constitution OF Alabama
shall never be SO amended 40 TO depriv,
any citizen or any class Of citizens OF tn
United States Of the right 10 vote, by tn
Constitution herein recognized. nor shall !
be SO changed as to allow any person I,
vote who is excluded from Office by the 14.l
act Of the amendment OF the Constitution
of the Uuitcd States, until the disabilltie
imposed by that section shall have been re
moved in the manner therein provided
and Congress shall have power to Rpnu
any amendment T. the Constitution of Ala
hama, or any act Of the Legislature Of sail
State contrary TO the provisions OF thi
/ section.
Mr.. Sraldng offered a substitute to III,
bill introduced into the Senate by Mr.
Stewar'.
Mr. Bingham moved to amend the bill
By striking out the third section.
MIR. Farnsworih addressed the House il
support OF the bill. Official returns shove,
that seven thousand white men had vote,
for the adoption Of the Constitution in Ala
bama. Over twenty thousand white men IL
| Alabama were members of the Union leagu
MIR Stevens, of Pennsylvania, offered ri
amendment, providing that the rights q
suffrage shall not be denied In any Stat
except for treason. felony, or other GRIM
intanous ut common law bot suffrage shat
be forever universal and impartial, and tina
Congress shall have power TO annul any &C
Of Alabama in violation or derogation c
acts with regard to suffrage and that II
case Of the Legislature reducing suffrsg
below the universal right. all Legislation
admitting 1t into the Union shall be nul
and void
Mr. Farnsworth gave notice that h
would move the previous question at hal
past three To morrow, and ask q vote. A
half past four adjourned.