Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-07
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4 ~ senate -
WASHINGTON, June 6.-Secrstary Cor
man was sworn in.
The Senate proceeded with the c0nsidera-
lion of the bill for the admission Of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana and
Alabama. A. lengthy debate ensned, in
which Mr.. Trumbull interrupted to make
a report from the COnInittee on Conference
on the Arkansas bill, saying il might have
some influence on the decision of this bill.
He explained that the committee recon-
mend agreement 10 the bill as passed by
the Honse, with a slight verbal amend
ment. As il passed the House, the bill pro-
yided as 3 fundamental condition that
no change Of the Constitution
should be made depriving any citizen
or class of citizens Of the right of
suffrage as recognized in the Constitution.
The committee had added the provisions
that the Constitution may be changed as
to time and place of residence as the peo-
pie think proper, also as to the right of
foreigners to vote so as to acquire citizen
ship hereafter if they choose.
After the report had been read, Mr..
Drake called attention TO the commission
by clerical error of the word "all' before
the words ''the inhabitants" which had
been agreed upon by the committee.
Mr.. Trumbull withdrew the report for
the purpose Of correction. The debate
then continued. -.
The report Of the Conferences Commi tee
on the Arkansas bill was then presented as
corrected, and agreed to. i. 49,.
Mr.. Fessenden moved to 60 into execu-
tive session, bat Withdrew the motion at
the instance Of Mr.. Wilson, who made an
unavsiling effort to get up the bill to con-
time the Freedmen's Bureau one year
from July next. "
Mr.. Wilson then renewed the motion for
executive session. .' NJ
Mr.. TrumbulI interrupted, to express
the hope that Senators would come here on
Monday prepared to pass the pending
bill. ~ Il' '-.. b. ..
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and soon after adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The House agreed to hold an evening
session. 1t was also agreed that recep-
ton be extended to the Chinese Embassy
on Tuesday next at IL o'clock in the hail
OF the House. &C..
A large number of bills from the CON-
mittee on Invalid Pensions were reported
and passed. go 1900.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, and proceeded with the considera-
ton of the tax bill, the question being on
Mr.. Jenck's motion to amend the 22d sec
ton by taking from the Assessor the right
to add on penalties. After discussion thesec-
ton was amended by striking out the word
penalties, and inserting in lieu of it the
words, additional per cent. for neglect or
refusal to make returns.
No amendments, except in matters Of de-
tail, were offered to sections %, "a, % and
26. Progress was made without any amend
ments, save as 10 matters of detail, to any
section, including section So, when the
committee rose.
Mr.. Beaman, from the Committee of
Conference on the Arkansas bill, made
report, and while voting on it, the hour of
five o'clock arrived, and the Speaker in
accordance with unanimous agreement pre-
viously had, declared the House adjourned.