Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-13
CONGR ESsiONAL.
Senclasisn Of SATURDAYS Prsceesius


SENArE.-Saturday after our report clo..d-
Inc tunding Bill was discussed at sbms
length BY Messrs. TrumOuu and Sumner
hr. Conkling introduced a bill an relation %
the approval OF wills in the District OF CoInm.
bia Referred TO COMMITTEES on the Distrlct o.
Columbia.
The Senate wentInto executive session.
AZ 80 the doors were again opened
The House amendments 70 Mr. T. Imund.'
yosnt resolution in regard 10 votes IN IN ele.-
toral college was before The senate on IA. No
ton 70 concur.
The amendmen. was concurrsd an. ga 10 H.!
and The bill goes to the President
Then senate then adjourned.
HoUsE-Saturday after our reporr eIosed-
The Speaker laid before the House thu M
moral Of colored school trustees, protesting
against the passage Of the bill that passed the
Senate 70 transfer cOlor-d schools % the control
OF white trustees. IL was referred to the Dis
trlct Committee.
The electoral college hill and amandm-nt.
The Amendments reported were read as fol-
lows; Strike out the words land which States
are nol now represented IN Congress"
Insert the following
provided that nothing herem con tainad shalI
o. construed 20 apply TO any State which was
represented IN Congress on the ith Of March.
So that the Joint resolution will read
ReSotned, That none Of he States whose in
nabitants Were lately IN rebellion, shall be en-
utled 10 representation m the electoral college
for the choice OF President and Vice President
Of the L nited States; nor shall any electoral
votes be received or counted from any OF such
States unless, al the time prescribed by law tor
the choice OF electors, the people of such State.
pursuant 10 the acts Of Congress an that behalf
shall have since the Attn day Of March. 1867.
adopted a constitution OF state government
under which State government shall have
been organized, and shall be in operation: nor
unless such election Of electors shall have been
held uHder the authority Of such Constitution
and government, and such State shall IA va al,
become entitled To representation an Congress
pursRont TO the acss Of Congress in thar h.baIf-
Prortded That Le:siag herein contained shall
oe construed 20 apply 90 any State that wa.
1S65.
A lengthy debate occurred upon the merit.
OF the resolution, extending over a wide rang.
In the political Held; after which the discus-
sion was closed by the previous QUESTION ths
Republicans having voted, bf 3 votes, 70
second the previous question
Mr.. Eldrldge said ne wanted the other 81 "a
counted an order TO know how many Democrats
Were out OF their places. To which
Mr. Stevens remarked: Every one tina, &.
mere L. out OF his place" Laughter
The amendments were agreed to-IiO 20 -
and the joint resolution was passed-II2 20 81
Mr.. Schenck said that the Committee of
Ways and Means had gone over hfty-two OF
me one hundred and elghiy-tvo amendments
OF the senate 10 the tax bill, and be suggested
thai the House accept general report 20 non
concur an all the amendments, ana let them 20
TO conference committee.
There being no direction, thar course wa.
adopted All the amendments were uon-con-
Cured an, and a committee Of conference
asked for.
Mr.. Washburne, IN from the conference
committee on the lee islatIye appropriation bill.
zone hundred and eighty-nlne disagreeIng
amendments-l made n report; winch was
agreed TO.
ON motion Of Mr. Garfield. the army bill. a.
amended, was ordered to b. punted.
Adjourned.