Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-27
THE EVENING STAR
CONoREssiONAL.

SxHArE-Yesterday after our report closed
The bin relative 70 sppesls % the supreme
, nsys 9, q strict party vote.
Messrs. Grimes and Corbett. IN favor. had
paired with Messrs. johnson and fseksrs.
against the bill.
The Senate then adjourned.
HorsE-Yesterday after our report closed-
MI Washburne (lll-) called mp the notion
made on the 10Th of February, by Mr.. Wash
o.rr, OF Wisconsin, 70 reconsider the vote BY
winch a letter from the Secretary OF the
Treasury relative TO the Union and Pacific
railroad, was ordered 20 be printed, asd sfter
oeoa,e' moved to lay the motion 10 reconsider
ON the table. Agreed TO.
MT. van Wyck. by unanimous consent Of
fered resolution calling on the SECRETARY of
war 20 state why he members OF the ssth New
YORK volunteers, who served three years. have
bounty.
The resolution was adopted
Mr.. Farnsworth, from the Reconstrucx,o,
Committee, reported back the bill 10 admu the
Stste Of Alabama 70 representation m Con-
gress IS follows:
Whereas the people OF Alabama. IN pursu-
ance OF the prov islons OF act OF Congress-
entitled IAN act for the more ftlCient govern
ment Of the rebel States, passed March Z, Is6r,
and the acts supplementary thereto. have
70 med n cons titutional State government
which IL republican in form, and whereas, at
an election, comm -ncing the 4tn day Of feb-
rrary, le6S, large ms lerity of the legal voters
of SAID State voting at said election, voted for
the adoption Of said constitution; Therefore.
he II enocled, de- That the said State OF Ala
bama shall be entitled 20 representation IN Con-
gress soon "a the Legislature of said state,
the members OF which were elected At the cleo
ton mentioned in the preamble OF this act,
shall have duly ratified the amendment 20 the
Constitution OF the United States, proposed by
the thirty ninth Congress, and known as arti-
cleIfcurteen.
SEC. 2. And b. q further enacted, That a. shall
be the duty Of the comman ding general of the
military district In which Alabama Is Included,
10 notify the members of the Legislature Of said
fara Oh h. kaIl
1865, 10 assemble At the capital Of SAID State
within thirty days after he passage OF this act
Sec. 3. That the said State Of Alabama shall
be entitled TO representation in Congress, and
be recognized as a State, only on the folio wing
fundamental conditions: That the constitution
of Alabama shall never be so amended or
changed as 20 deprive any citizen or any class
Of citizens Of the United States of the right TO
vote who are entitled 70 vote by the consutu-
ton herein recognized; nor shall be so amended
or changed as 70 allow any person 30 vote " no
is excluded from Office by the third section of
the fourteenth article OF the amendneuts Of the
Constitution Of the United States, until the dis
abilities imposed by said section shall have
been removed in the manner therein provided.
And Congress shall have power 10 annul any
amendment 10 the constitution OF Alabama or
any act of the Legislature Of said State, con-
rary 20 the provisions of this section.
Mr.. Spalolng offered a substitute the bill
introduced Wednesday in the Senate by Mr..
Stewart.
Mr.. Poland withdrew the substitute which
he had given notice of last week.
Mr.. Bingham moved 10 amend the bill by
striking out the third section.
MIR. Stevens (Pa.) offered an amendment
providing that the right of suffrage shall not be
denied or abridged in any STATE, except for tres-
| son, felony, or other crime infamous at COM
! mon law, but that suffrage shall forever be
universal and impartial; and that Congress
shall have power TO annul any act of Alabama
| in violation or derogation of the acts with re-
! gard to suffrage; and that, in of the Legs
lature reducing suffrage below the universal
right, all legislation admitting IL into the Union
/ shall be null and void.
Without further action, the House ad journed.