Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-27
HOUSE OF REpnEsENTaT,vEs

HOUSE OF PRESENTATIvES.
The SPEAKER announced the first bus
iness in order to be the joint resolution to
regulate tariff tor freight and passengers
on the Union and Central Pacific railroads.
After some discussion, Mr.. WASH
BURNE, of Illinois, said lie wished to sub
init proposition, which was that this
should be considered as a test vote, and
those who vote for its reference should be
considered as in favor of the Pacific Rail-
road Company maintaining their exorbit-
ant charges. The latter part of the sem
tence was almost inaudible on account of
calls to order.
Mr.. PRICES motion to refer to the COM
mittee on Pacific railroad was agreed to.
Before taking the rule forbidding the
members to vote on matters in which they
had personal interest. it was read at the
request of Mr.. Holman.
The SPEAKER presented various Exec
utive communications, including the pro-
test of the Kentucky Legislature. Refer
red to committee on Elections.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, from the Recon-
struction committee, reported back the bill
to admit Alabama to representation in
Congress, with the following additiona
section:
SEC. 3. That the said State of Alabama
shall be admitted to representation in Con-
gress, and shall be recogniz d as State
only on the following fundamental condi-
tions: That the Constitution of Alabama
shall never be so amended as to deprive
any citizens, or any class of citizens of the
United States, OF the right to vote by the
Constitution herein recognized, nor shall
be so changed as to allow any person to
vote who is excluded from office
by the fourteenth article of the
amendment of the Constitution of
the United States until the disabilities i'm
posed by this section shall have been re-
moved in the manner therein provided; and
amendment to the Constitution of Alabama,
or any act of the Legislature of said State
contrary to the provisions of this section.
Mr.. SPALDING offered as a substitute
the bill INTRODUCED in the Senate by Mr..
Stewart.
Mr.. POLAND withdrew the substitutes
he gave notice of last week.
Mr.. BINGHAM moved to amend the
bill by striking out the third section.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH addressed the
House In support of the bill. The official
returns showed that 1000 white men had
voted for the adoption of the Constitution
in Alabama. Over 20 600 white men in
Alabama were members of the Union
League.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Pa, asked how the
fact of 7,000 white men having voted for
Mr. FARNSWORTH replied, at many
polls officers of ee, tion marked t. votes
of colored men and these of white men.
Mr.. BECK. member of the Reconstruc-
ton con mittee, asked whether the COM
mittee had received information that 1000
white men had voted for it. If so, when.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH replied that he
himself had received that information.
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, offered
an amendment providing that the right of
suffrage shall not be denied in any State
except for treason, felony or other crime
infamous at common law, but suffrage shall
be forever universal and impartial, and tha
Congress shall have power to annul any ACT
,, of Alabama in violation or derogatory OF
the acts with regard to suffrage, and that
in case of the legislature reducing suffrage
below the universal right, all legislation
admitting it into the Union shall be null
and void.
Mr.. FARM SWORTH gave notice that he
would move the previous question at half.
past three Tomorrow, and asked vote al
half-past four.
Adjourned.