The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-09

Jos. +. Armstrong to the active list in the
navy, passed.
Pensions. reported lat Wisely II the bAi de-
4 claring that marriage shall not work for
H SftspIe g WHSS 9Rs31ns na2Ir was adopted
I whask1eE eEfurtherylegfslatlon WASH ecessary
n afss SSitiss h ArRipn'
-Dav Is b roduced q bi a. TO ffaCflitateg the
decision Of questiqnsT2T, eQntiies1 1ng juEis; ;
States, By the Supreme Court. Referred to
goFbet 9iDfroauesSi n sd a bflI 70 authorize
the establishment of custom ports Of der
livery on the Pacific coast OF the United
states. . Referred to the Committee on
Hem Hendficks Sa called ap the bfif for the re-
lief Of ,eerIsin naval -contyactDEs. 1T gives
additional remuneration to a number OF
ffrms1eRgage1 In the'eonstruction of IRON
: Con itlerable discus sion ensGed.s ,orsw
At the conclusion OF the morning hour,
the President pro tenn. announced the
special order-the bill to admit North Car
and Florida-and pending discussion Sttle
Conkiing. BY perrnlssion. called up THE
OF sdft pendin g in Jefferson 5ounty.
Virginia etO,the Circuit Court Of the y nifed
Ferry pIuperty, tue sale of which was rer
gently aut thortzed by Congress- -. .f---,t
Hendricks opposed the resolution. and
moved to Feferft 70 the COMMITTEES on the
lT6e motion was rejected. =" 5l9s
The resolution was adopted, and the con-
sideration of the special order resumed.
Wjison to include Alabama in the pro-
visions of the bill. - lG -EHuUHz aftf
Vlckers and Salisbury spoke against the
bill, denying that Congress had any power
to impose conditions upon the admission
Motion warned the two las speakers
not to commit themselves In tlis matter
OF negro suffrage. as on the 4sh of July
! 4
/ placed on the platform of universal suf
frage and universal amnesty. ILaughterJ
NYe suggested that perhaps they. would
keep of tue platform while the cars were
, in motion. 7-a -la4+
! Morton, after some remarks gave notice
! that. hen II is in order he viii move to
! Insert add tIOnal prov isions, 1rst making
! it the duty of officers commanding the dis
/ trict 10 allow ali officers elected under the
/ new Constitutions, and not DISQUALIFIED.
/ TO be installed within one hundred ami
| twenty days. after the election and to pro-
tect them In the discharge of their duties.
/ Said officers to be deemed PROVISIONAL
| only, and subject to United States author.
4 ity until the provisions of this ct are COM
piled with. Second-Providing that ip
! case any person shall be elected to office
who would be disqualified under the Cou-
/ stitutfon when adopted, the person. re-
I ceiyiLg the next high est mum ber of votes
4 shall be entitled to discharge thes duties
/ until a new election Is held under the pro-
| visions of the Constitution OF, the State.
| He explained that the first provfs' on IS In
! tended. to meet the case of GeIferali Bu-
| Of t6g louisiana Board Of Registrationi:
i tie second to render Ineligible new ON
| GERS elected who would becom me Itneligibse
as soon as. The fourteenth article bgecmes
/ q part OF the Constitution s.Ai4 9hs ht
+ DoolittlA asked leave 10 hive read a me-
| mortal signed Harry r.. Austin. oh behal {
of q large mum Der OF citizens of ouisfana /.
L FNoTEs-MT. Austin Is editor Of a Demo
cratic weskly jouTnst An Wasbtagt ops de-
voted to the interests of the Work ng-
Obiecffonsvvere made by, Conness. and
[ AT sad IN a.
! ceiva the paper-29 to q. 54@4 tIy
Fl 4 vote son WI sony amendment was
[. Trumbull rose to reply. to some points
made in tire. debate. He caifed attention
[ the timeof the. vote on the. Alabama Con-
/ situation, and its terms were not compiled
with by Alabanaaj He claimed that every
other State had east more votes Ia favor of
the Constitution than did Alabama, which
state having 170, 900 votes registered, east
but 6g, ,0O03 an avnr of IL. 100000 staying
away FROM the polls, as .aJTthortz ID by law
OF Congress. He said it would be LecoLnp
ton legislation over again to admit her
under these circumstances and legislation,
which the. people would never approve.
He quoted from the official figures OF
General Grants report of May IL. 1868.
Georaia more than a niaJ6fItyl Of the reg
, istered votes were cast fnlfavor OF the Con-
! stitution, and-in Georgia the vote fell short
of majority bnt 6.743. while n Alab anna
! 1t fell short 1900. He akafh urged the
/ hazard OF. losing the present. biIf by put
deferring action In the matter Of Aiabam
1until some bill was brought FORWARD, wfle q
| 1ewould be ready to coo peFat in any
legislation necessary TO mtf9ti the condl'
/. / IfOu OF things. -rt. - ts3t+ t' =
compared the vote on, the Convention in
/ Alabama with the Vote on the Constitu-
1 tionl of other St4tesI e 4. .tbT 5Q94 ~ /
! Trum llread q he.rspprt lsgain " hie1,
on its face, stated he figures to be tn e vote
sherman c4asssrted that the vote on the
Hxya lfofE htfi
Sonfh .Caroiff1a- was sril affer fn 5ro1oftioi
than IN Alabama, and lpTocee esied to read
; lions aud the registered votes. He then
! ( read the votes on 1.-THE Irat ncati0n of the
I Uonsti utions3 oc 6eorgts aRd A4sbarna
( and calling attention to, the fact that in
\ four counties ofIrAfabafnaN there, was nc
Il election, and alllwi6g Them the proper
s. tion Or aregistEation belonging 70 lAos'
: | counties, he claimed that his assertion
1-fhat the vote % Alabama was larger IN
proportion gto) the Registered woes '.na I Z
q anal aaain oi ursed 8 ig the neeessity Of adfdians
i; lAIabamaS cIaIraing 9that sne stsnsts al
struction than the others. save South Caro-
: lima. 80 .t SSai9
oil she was fairly entitled p. . adpn adp tPs!oni
that there issno reason Tor dfScrlfnl aatIn
against her. = .53sb ~ 4IA5. -4fntS4
5 III. During the discussion the signing Of ttne
? bill to adIait Arkansas was Announced by
e the Ch air. st goes to Che Pfesident.
L ~ Hendricks nIoped to adjourn ffriB
I Tue Cnalr laid before the Senate a com
/ mutlicatlon from the President tradstnit- t
u ting a comm uni icatiou3 from he p tstlITas
|. ter General. in reply n o the. resolution o
= | INQUIRY for a copy OF the CORE ponHehc
: in : referene &c to the new postal tire "
T Referred to the Com naittee on POSSIBILITIES
e adjourned aa4H 81 ar
: HOUSE W AsH sHISGroN. Jdne s.
BffIs and resolutions were presented fol
- IS reference! requesting the judiciary Com
4. mittee to inquire the cause Of delay II IN
trial of JEFF. Davis. and whetnefe any legls
e latIo4a Is made necessary y5tO insure a speed