Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, January 49,,
ia SENATE lti sahh lialt

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Certain House bills, referred on the sec.
ond reading of the act supplementary to
the act for, the more, efficient government
OF the rebel States, passed March 2 1867.
was postponed yesterday at the request of
MIR. Doolittle, who took the floor and said
| he would move to amend the ordinary mo-
tion of reference. adding certain, instrue-
lions to the committee. He saw in the bill
| a complete overthrow of the Constitutions
of ten States. realization of the widest
desires of Calhoun ard then moved his
amendment before noticed. establishing
| three qualifications that negroes must hold
in order TO vote-first, military service OF
one year or more; second, ability to read
andwrite; thirdly, freehold property worth
two hundred and fifty dollars no, ...,,.o
Mr.. DOOL1TTLE continued to denounce
the measure, saying it empowered Generals
of the army to put and keep negroes in
power over white men, in characterizhg,
1t as revolutionary, and as compromising
legislative with executive duties, in taking
away the power of pardon, until the expi-
ration of the morning hour. when the spe-
clal order was announced, the bill to admit
Mr.. HENDRICKS moved to allow Mr..
Doolittle to fiIiish his speech. After dis
cussion he withdrew the motion and Mr.
Stewart renewed it, moving to suspend all
orders and conclude the subject. -,
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Mr.. EDMUNDS said he hoped the Repub-i
lican Senators would vote. The same
| question was involved in both cases, as Mr.
DoOlittle had been applying sentiments
that Mr.. Thomas had during the war. Car
ried by 80 to IL. MIR. Doolittle having voted
no. Il -i.rry 7aei--. If ..u sli n 7f-7.n fi 4,
The committee of Conference on the tax.
bill reported in favor of the compromise
| amendments that cotton imported alter
July 1st, 1868, shall be exempt from duty
Adopted. ~ ,f.,...f - 'lai,. ass,s,,r ''.i-
Mr.. HOWARD offered a resolution re-
questing the President to communicate any
and all instructions given to Gems. Pope
and Meade on taking command of the 4th
Military District, under the reconstruction.
act, or while in command thereof; also,
copies of the votes, &C., in the Cabinet re-
speetingS said acts. Adopted. a2if" ssa9n
Mr.. DO0LITTLEc continued his remarks,
during which Mr.. -Nye asked what he
meant by the term radicals at the South.
Mr.. DOQLITTLET'.I meant secession
lists. ,"
Mr.. SUMNER rose to ask question,
but Mr.. Doolittle declined to yield, saying
he would probably refer to several things
that would attract Senator'S attention, and
teri :sYs.
Mr.. MORTON asked whether those rad
icals OF the South were not now voting
with the Democratic party. lLaughter.] n
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said that was not the
point he was considering, and declined to
be further Interrupted. lrssla ahii. 1fsG
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE 4,
The House resumed consideration of the
Senate amendment to the House bill in re-
lation to an additional bounty, the question
being on an amendment reported from the
committee on Military Affairs. The Sem
ate amendment, which is a substitute for
the House bill. provides that if person
entitled as soldier to the bounty provided
| by sections II and I3 of the act OF July %,
| 1866. dies before receiving the bounty. it
shall be paid to his heirs as designated in
| the order named therein, and onoue other.
The amendments of the committee are to
add after the word person the words s.or
persons" and to strike out the words "a
| soldier" rrt ~. 9sstrI .r.,-35-e7 Of. s7a
| Alter considerable discussion on the
question, the House rescinded the previous
question. The amendments reported by
the committee on Military Affairs was
agreed to, and the Senate amendment as
amended agreed to.
| The death of the late Cornelius Hamilton,
of the Eighth Congressional District of
Ohio, was then, at two O'Clock, announced
by his colleague, Mr. Lawrence. who pro-
nOunced a eulOgy and offered appropriate
resolutions Eulogies were also made by
! Messrs. Morgan, Buckland and Welker.-
The resolutions were adopted and the
House at a quarter before three adjourned.