Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-13

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changed as to deprive any citizen or class
of citizens Of the United States of the
right to vote in said States, who are en-
titled TO vote by the Constitutions
thereof, hereby recognized, except as a
punishment for such crimes as are now
felonies at law, whereof they shall be
duly convicted under laws equally appli- |
| cable to all the Inhabitants of said States. |
provided any alteration Of said COnstitu- !
lions, prospective in effect, may be made, !
with regard TO the time and place OF res
idence Of voters and the State of GeOr- |
gia shall only be entitled and admitted |
to representation upon these further fun |
damental conditions, that the first and /
third subdivisions of section seventeen |
of the fifth article of the Constitution of /
said State, except the provisO to the first |
subdivision, shall be null and void and |
| that the General Assembly Of said State, |
| by q solemn public act, shall declare the |
| assent Of the State to the foregoing fun |
damental conditions.
| 2. That If the day fixed for the first |
! meeting of the Legislatures of either Of /
said States by the Constitution, or an or
diHance thereof shall have passed, or so /
nearly arrived before the passage Of this |
| act that there shall not be time for the |
Legislature to assemble at the period 1
fixed, such Legislature shall convene at |
the end of twenty days from the time /
this act shall take effect, unless the Gov
ernor elect shall sooner convene the |
San e.
g. That the first section of this act |
shall take effect as to each State, except /
Georgia, when such State shall, by its /
Legislature, duly ratify article IA OF the /
amendment to the Constitution of the |
United States, proposed by the Thirty
ninth Congress, and as to the State of /
Georgia, when it shall, in addition, give
the assent Of said State to the funda-
mental conditions herein before imposed
upon the same, and thereupOn the
officers of each State, duly elected and
qualified under the Constitutions thereof,
saail be inaugurated without delay, but
no person prohibited from holding office
under the United States, or any State, by
the section of the proposed amendment
t. the Constitution OF the United States,
known as article H. shall be deemed
eligible to Office in either OF said
States, unless relieved from his disabiii-
ties as provided in said amendment
and it is hereby made the duty of the
President, within ten days after receiV-
ing official information Of the ratifica-
ton Of said amendments by the Legisla-
ture of either of said States, to issue a
proclamation announcing that fact.
Spalding said in view of the fact that
both branches of Congress had voted in
favor of admitting Alabama, he with
drew his amendment.
After some debate the motion to ex-
clude Florida from the "omnibus bill -
was defeated, yeas IS, nays 80; and the
Senate's amendments cOncurred in.
The bill now goes to the President for
his signature.
The vote on its passage was yeas, Ill
nays, %.
By the unanimous consent of the
House, and at the suggestion Of the
Speaker, the National SharpshOOting
Committee was increased from five to
seves, and Messrs. Robertson and Knott
added to it.
Schenck, at the suggestion of Robert
son, reported from the Ways and Means
Committee a joint resolution remitting
the duties on certain articles contributed
to the National Association OF Sharp
shooters to an amount not exceeding
$4,000, which was passed.
SENATE.
Morton, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, reported q joint resolution {
requesting the President to intercede
with the Queen Of Great Britain to Sc
cure the speedy discharge of Rev. John
Nc MahOn, convicted Of treason and
felony, and now confined at Kingston,
G. w, which was passed.
Harlan, from the Committee on the I
District of Columbia, reported with an
amendment the bill to regulate the con- /
tested election in Washington, and urged /
its immediate consideration.
Hendricks objected and the bill went
over.
Edmonds introduced bill in addition
to the act to regulate the time and man
ner of holding elections for Senators in
Congress.
Hendricks, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill to aid in the
construction of a ship canal between the
and Lake Michigan.
Conness called up the bill in relation
to the Western Railroad Company. 1t {
allows the company to occupy for depot,
ETC., such portions Of Yerba
Bula or Government Island, in the Bay
Of San Francisco, as may be necessary.
After some discussion it was laid aside.
At the expiration of the morning hour, I
and on the motion of Sherman, the bill
supplementary to an act to provide a
national currency, reserved by pledge
Of United States bonds, and TO provide
for the circulation thereof approved
June 8 I, 1854, was taken up. The ques-
ton was on the amendment by the FL
nance Committee.
The first amendment was adopted, C
making the limitation restricting the P
liabilities of individuals companies, etc, n
for money borrowed Of the National
Banking Association, applicable to de- y
do 49, Oh, A as-Ns
private bankers, brokers or banking as
sociations not included under the ma 8
tional currency act.
The second amendment provides that
within ninety days after notice of note
to be liquidated by the shareholders of L
the National Banking Association, it
shall pay the amount Of its outstanding
notes into the United States Treasury, n
and take up its bonds; otherwise
they are to be sold at public a
auction in New York, and the surplus to Q
be paid to the officers. Associations al 2
ready in liquidation under such ereum- i
stances are to pay it over in thirty days
under the same penalty, and the notes
are to be redeemed at the United States :
Treasury, and the Associations to be dis L
charged from their liabilities.
1t was amended, on the motion of
by making the auction at the 7
Stock Exchange, and adopted.
The third amendment provides for a
to Receivers of National :
Banking Associations Of per cent. on h
the first 500, 000 per cent. on larger p
sums not exceeding $500, 600, and one A
half of l per cent. on sums over
$500, 600; the Collectors to be paid =
out of the receipts from the
assets, one-half Of the commissions to be
at the discretion of the Comp
troller, until the affairs of the bank are
closed, and such receivers are to be con- a
sidered Government agents, and having \
the right to bring suits in United States Q
courts; the District Judge fixing the fees :,
for such receivers.
Cameron moved to reduce the per Il
centsge named from three per cent. on =
.1ll nlal To tuZn nant from ma r.o..