Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-04-03

shall be recognized and admitted into
the Union upon the following funda-
mental conditions That the right OF
suffrage of citizens. of the United
states shall never be denied or abrldg-
cd in said State on any account, ex-
cept for treason, felony, or crime IN
famous at common law, but suffrage
as above provided for shall forever
be universal and impartial, and Con
gress shall have power to annul any
action of said State in violation or
decoration of this act with regard to
suffrage. and may regulate the same
in case of such alteration. If the
right of suffrage in the State Of Ala
bama should ever be reduced below
the universal right herein provided
for, all legislation admitting said State
into the Union shall be null and void. y
The amendment was rejected with
out division.
The question then required on the
substitute offered by Mr.. Spalding
of Ohio, for the original bill, as fol-
F.. lows:
I. chat the Constitution framed by
the Convention Of Alabama, which
was submitted for ratification by the
people at an election commencing on
the 4th day of February, 1868, is
hereby declared to be the fundament-
al and organic law for provisional
government for the people of Alaba-
ma, so far as the Same is not in con-
hict with che Constitution and laws
Of the United States, and the officers
elected at the said election shall on
the first day of May, 1868, qualify as
provided in said Constitution and the
ordinances of said Convention, and
Immediately thereafter enter on the
discharge of their respective Offices.
/. Section 2d-And be it further en-
/ acted, that the Governor, at any time
after he shall have been qualified and
entered upon the discharge of the
duties Of his office, may by proclama-
ton convene the Legislature, and
when convened it shall possess all the
powers conferred by said COnstitu-
ton, which may not be in conflict
with the Constitution and the laws of
the United States. And the Legi5la-
ture is hereby further empowered to
submit said Constitution to the quail
fled electors Of Alabama for ratifca-
ton at such time or times as it may
designate. And said Legislature is
also empowered by a majority vote Of
such House to submit the said Con
stitution, as framed by the COnven-
ton, with or without the amendments
proposed by the Legislature, and they
shall be voted upon separately and
not in connection with the C0nstitu-
ton as it came from the Convention.
Section 3d-And be it further en-
acted, That whenever the people, by
a majority vote Of the electors Of Ala
bama qualified under the act of Con
gress Of March %, 1867, to vote for
delegates to form a Constitution and
actually voting on said ratification,
shall have ratified Constitution, sub
mitted as aforesaid, and the Legisla-
ture Of the proposed State organiza-
ton shall have adopted the amend
ment to the Constitution of the Unit
ed States proposed by the 39th Con
gresS and known as Article II, the
Constitution of Alabama may be pre-
scented to Congress for its approval.
Section 4th-And be it further en-
acted, That the District Commander
shall furnish all necessary aid in en-
forcing this act and the act Of March
,, 1867, entitled IAN act to provide
Tor a more efficient government fol
the rebel States, and the acts supple
mental to and amendatory thereof
shall remain in full force in Alabama
except as modified by this act, until
Alabama shall be restored to repre-
sentatiOn in Congress"
The vote was taken by yeas anC
nays and resulted-yeas II, nays "a
50 the substitute was adopted.
The next question was on ordering
the preamble to be engrossed and tho
House refused to order it, so the pre-
amble was rejected. The final vote
was on the passage Of the bill. The
III passed-yeas 1U5, nays 90
SCrlcV rarity vote. Mr.. Stevens of
pennsylvania, voting with the MAORI
ty, and Mr.. WiIha4ss of PennsvIyani,
not voting at all
On motion of Mr.. Spaldins the It'll,
of the bill was amended so as to reed
"a bill to provide for a temporar
and provisional government in Ala
hama y