Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-01

closed By saying that he oehevea snch
frauds had been committed that proper
return would show that the people oil Ar
kansas had ratified the constitution
Messrs. Harlan, Thayer and Pomeroy
defended Mr.. Brown, charged by Mr..
Ruckalcw of having been dismissed the
federal service for immoral conduct.
Mr. Doolit,le denied that the citizens
Of New Jersey, Ohio and Michigan could
take the test oath prescribed in the bill
in regard to the denial of suffrage. He
argued that States were not self govern
ing or republican in form If they cosld
not make qualifications for their own
voters
Mr.. Trumbull replied briefly to the ar
guments Of Messrs. Buckalew and Doo-
little, and said he would vote for the
House bill in case Ferry's amendment,
for which be would first vote. should be
rejsctsd.
without . division and Mr.. Ferryt
amendment resulted-yeas 20 /; nays 81.
The question recurring upon Mr..
brakes amendment already printed, Mr..
Henderson gave notice of an amendment
forbidding discrimination against race
or color, or denial to class, OF participa-
ton in the benefit Of funds raised Tor ed.
ucational purposes.
| Housr.-After an animated discussion
resolution was adopted to place Mr..
Wooley in custody Of the Sergeant-at-
arms, thereby relieving the Speaker from
duty in the matter, subject to the ordei
of the House, and that his counsel, fam.
lily and physician, have free access to HIN
during the proceedings.
| A telegram was received yesterday and
read, it having been subsequently, for
warded by Mr. Woolsy to Mr.. Butler, levi
IDENTIFY" said Mr.. Butler, "for the purpos
of insult" and provision was made that NJ
sealed communication shall be sent to til
witness except though his counsel. III
following is the dispatch:
METROPOLITAN HOTEL,
, May 80, 1868.
To G. G. WooLEY-Citizen and Sow
reign, imprisoned by the order Of tyrant
} and towards, in the capitol Of America
: stand firm. Every true man in the Ian
q with blood in his veins will stand by yo'
{ tis the last feather that breaks the can
J. els back.
. [Signed,] GEo, A. JONES.
= The House went into committee on Il
? Indian appropriation bill, and after di
d cussion. the section authorizing the iss'
. Of five per cent bonds to the amount 81
T. S32. 500 for the Choctaw Indsane, ~
q struck out. The committee rose and Il
It House passed the bill.
10 Mr.. Schenck gave notice that he wou
D. on Monday, after the morning hour, mo-
Or TO 10 into committee on the tax bill, al
~ make an explanation Of it's features.
Of The Speaker presented q message fro
70 the President relative to the naval for
at Hayti. Referred to committee on Il
eign affairs.
The House again went into committ'
,n when Mr. Ashley of Ohio introduced
:: Joint resolution proposing an amendme
W TO the constitution of the United Stat
ny providing that President shall not
'e' eligible for reelection, abolishing the
=, flee of Vice President, and for thorou
" revision Of the mode Of electing the Pr
~ ident Mr. Ashley made speech in 81
=, port of his proposition and in OPPOSITE
o. to the present mode of voting by electo
va Mr. Morgan spoke on general poliii'
matters, declaring that the Republic
Ut party was responsible for all the ev
on that curse the land During his remal
=. a colloauy ensued between Mr.. Morg
'a' and MIR, Lawrence of Ohio, as to what
III, .a Democratic party proposed to do II it
:. into power.
H. At the conclusion of Mr. Morga
;. speech the committee rose and the Ho
- | al; nuvprd.