Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-13

10 deprive any citizen, or class OF cItfsens,
ofthe United States Of the right to vote in
said State, who are entitled to vote by the
Constitutions herein recognized, except as
punishment of such crimes as are now
felony at common law, whereof they shall
have been duly convicted under laws
equally applicable to all the inhabitants Of
salt States, provided any alteration of said
Constitution, prospective or in effect, may
be made with regard to the time and place
OF residence of voters, and the State Of
Georgia shall only be entitled and admit
ted to representation upon this further
fundamental condition, 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
sub division, shall be null and void, and
that the General Assembly of said State
by solemn public act, shall declare the
assent Of the State to the foregoing funda-
mental conditions.
Sec. 2. That il the day fixed for the
first meeting of the legislature of either
of said States by the constitution or ordi-
nance thereof shall have passed or so
nearly arrived before the passage Of this
act, that there shall not be time for the
legislature at the period fixed, such legis-
lature shall convene at the end Of
twenty days from the time this act shall
take effect unless the Governor elect shall
sooner convene the same.
Sec 8. That the first section of this act
shall take effect as to each State, except
Georgia, when such State shall, by its Leg
isiature, duly ratify article IA of the
amendment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, proposed by the thirty ninth
Congress and az to the State of Georgia,
when it shall, in addition, give the assent
to said State to the fundamental condition
herein before imposed upon the same, and
thereupoD officers of each State duly
elected and qualified under the sCon-
stitution thereof, shall be Inaugural
ted without delay but no person
is prohibited from holding Office
under the United States or any State by
section of the proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the United States,
known as article 18th, shall be deemed ELI
gible to any Office in either Of said States,
unless relieved from disability as provided
IN said amendment; and it is hereby
made the duty of the President, within
ten days after receiving official infor-
nation of the ratification of said amend
ment by the Legislature of either
Of said States to issue a proclamation an
nOuncing that fact. .4 ~.
Mr.. Spalding said in view of the fact that
both branches of Congress had voted in
favor of admitting Alabama, withdrew his
amendment. After further debate the mo-
ton to exclude Florida from the omnibus
bill was defeated, Yeas As, nays 80.
The Senate's amendment was concurred
it, The bill now goes to the President for
bis signature.
Mr.. Butler, from the Committee on APP
preparations, reported back adversely to
the Senate bill to provide for deficiency in
expenses incurred in the survey of the
Cherokee and Usage Indian reservations.
After an hours discussion, Mr.. Butler re-
committed it.
Mr.. Butler also reported a bill appropri-
ating $4,000 to aid the Indian Peace
Commissioners, which was ordered printed,
and the House, at half past three, proceeded
to the business of the morning hour, being
the reception of reports Of a private ma
ture from committees. A large number Of
bills passed, when the morning hour ex-
pired. -.
Mr.. Woodward introduced a bill to
amend an act relative to habeas corpus,
and regulating judicial proceedings in cer-
tain cases., He said it related to common
carriers in the Southern States. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee. -. +. 81
Mr.. Schenck proposed that the House
devote all day tomorrow, from IL o'clock
to 5. to the tax bill, but objection was
made. rt..
The House took recess. .r. ...