Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-30
CONGREGATIONAL.

SENATE.-on Saturday, after our report
closed
The debate on the report of the Commute Of
Conference on the ball 70 exempt certain manu-
factuTers from internal tax was continued At
some length, when
MIR. Howard moved to disagree. and ask
another Committee of Conference, which mo-
ton was agreed 10; yeas %, nays o.
The Chair appointed new Committee OF
CONFERENCE Messrs- Sherman, Howard, and
Morton. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-on Saturday, After our report
closed
The debate on the bill for the admission of
Alabama was continued at some length. and
after the failure Of several propositions 10
amend the bill. the question REQUIRED on the
substitute offered by Mr. Spalding for ths
original ball, which was adopted; yeas ~, nays
This substitute thus adopted is the same as
the bill offered by Mr.. Stewart in the Senate
and enacts:
That the'ca0stituton framed by the CON yeu-
ton of Alabama. which was bmi tied Goa mt
ihcation by the people al an election commence
ing on the fourth day of February, eighteen
hundred and sixty-eight, is hereby declared 70
be the fundamental and organic law for n pro-
Nlslonal government Tor the people Of Alabama.
so lar as the same is hot IN conflict with the
Constitution and laws of the United States.
And the officers elected at said election, shall,
on the first day of May, 1868, qualify rs pro-
ylded IN said constitution and the ordinances Of
said Convention. and Immediately thereafter
enter upon the discharge of the duties OF thfar
respective Offices. The Governor, at any time
aitr he shall have qualified and entered upon
the discharge OF the duties of hs Office, may, by
proclamation, convene the Legislature chosen
al SAID election. The Legislature, when so con-
Nened, shah possess all the power conferred by
said constitution, which may not BE- IN conflict
with the Constitution and laws Of the United
States And the Legislature is hereby fur
th'r empowered TO submit said constitution TO
the qualified electors of Alabama for rstifica-
ton al such time or times = it may designate.
And said Legislature Is also empowered by q
majority vote of each house TO submit the sand
constitution, as framed by the Con vention,
with or without amendments proposed by the
Legislators; and If amendments be proposed
by the Legislature, they shall be voted upon
separately, and not in conRecuon with the con-
stliution as il came from the Convention
whenever the people, by majority vote Of
the qualified electors of Alabama, qualined
under the act OF Congress of March 23 1857, -
vote for delegates to form a constitution, and
actually voting sand ratification shall ha 70
ratified constitution subrn tted as aforesaid,
and the Legislature Of the proposed State or
ganizatiOn shall have adopted the amendment
to the Constitution of the Y nited States pro-
posed by the Thirty ninth Congress, and
known as article fourteen, the constitution of
Alabsna may be presented TO Congress for its
approval The district commanders shall
furnish al necessary aid ia enforcing this act
The final vote was on the passage OF the bill.
The bill was passed-yeas fo2, nays %; a strict
psrty vote-Mr Stevens (Pa.l voting with the
majority, and Mr.. Williams (Pa.) not voting
al all.
On motion Of Mr.. Spaldinr the title of the
bin was amended, so as 10 read, "A bill TO pro-
VIDE for a temporary and provisional govern
ment in Alabama"
new difference committee was ordered O
the disagreeng vote on the bill 10 exempt GER
tain man ufactures from tax. Messrs. Schenck.
Brooks and Ferry were appointed conferees ON
the part of the House.
Mr. Cake introduced a bill authorizing the
building of a railroad from Washington city IN
the Sehuylkill river, Pennsylvania. Referred
to the Committee on Roads and Canals.
Adjourned.