Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
'm9 WASHINGTON, June 10.
SENATE.

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: ferred.
8 The bill amending the act for CARRYING
mails between the United States aud for
2 elgn ports, which rescinds prepayment oi
letter postage and newspapers between
States and Territories west of Kansas. ex-
cept when sent from the publication office,
was passed, after some debate.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the special order bill to admit North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bama to representation in Congress was
taken up. The question was on the amend
ment of Mr.. Sherman to strike out the ad-
ditional fundamental conditions imposed
on Georgia, OF striking from her Coustitu-
ton provisions preventing the enforcement
of contracts made prior TO June, 1868.
Mr.. WILLIAMS spoke in favor of the
amendment.
Messrs. HOWARD and CONKLING
followed, arguing that this clause OF the
Georgia Constitution is unconstitutional
and void.
Mr.. HOWE supported the provisions,
and
Mr.. MORTON opposed it, and, after fur
ther discussion, vote was taken on the
amendment, and it was rejected, s against
81.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to amend the 81
section by inserting the following: sand
ghereupon the officers of each State duly
elected, qualified under the Constitution,
shall be inaugurated without delay. but no
person prohibited from holding Office un-
der the United States, or by any State, by
section Sd of the proposed amendment to
to the Constitution of the United States,
known as article IA, shall be deemed eIigi-
bic to any office in either of said States."
| Mr.. EDMUNDS and others opposed the
latter clause of the amendment, on the
ground that it forestalls the fourteenth
amendment of the Constitution, and that,
IN hnr flafaS SfoN =, !
tlon, Congress cannot dictate who shall be
| its officers.
After considerable debate, Mr.. Ed
MUNDS asked for division of the ques-
ton on the amendment, and the question
taken on the first part was agreed to.
Yeas 70, nays IL. The second clause was
agreed to by 26 yeas to Is nays.
Mr.. DRAKE moved to amend by strik-
ing out the provisions forbidding any flu
ture abridgement of the elective franchise
and inserting the corresponding provisions
of the Arkansas bill He explained that a
conference committee haYing already set
tied upon the latter, it was desirable that
all the Constitutions shall be the same.
Amendment agreed to with division.
The substitute of the Judiciary commit
tee was then adopted, as amended, aud the
question being on the bill as amended,
Mr.. .TRUMBULL moved to strike out
the word Alabama"
After some debate, Mr.. CONKLING
m owed to add the following: -"And the
State of Alabama shall be admitted To rep
resentation only upon this further tunda-
mental cvndition--that 26 of the first arti-
cles of the Constitution of said State, eX-
cept so much thereof as makes navigable a
public highway, shall be null and void,
and that the General Assembly of said
State, by solemn act, shall declare the con-
sent OF the State to the foregoing funda-
mental condition.
After further discussion, Mr.. TRUM-
BULLS motion was rejected.
Mr.. CONKLING'S amendment was re-
jected.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to add, at the
end of his amendment in regard to the in
auguration of officers, the words "unless
relieved from disability by said amend
ment." Agreed to.
Mr.. SUMNER observed that himself
Yates, and several other Senators, desired
to speak on the subject, and moved to ad-
journ. Rejected.
bill.
Mr.. YATES declined to speak tonight.
In the face of desire for an Immediate
vote, an endeevor was made to come to an
agreement to take the vote tomorrow, but
the majority refused.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. MOREHEAD reported, by authori-
ty OF the committee on Ways and Means,
the bill prepared by the subcommittee
thereof, to increase the revenue from du-
ties on imports, which was ordered to be
printed and referred to The committee on
Ways and Means. He also offered a reso-
luton calling on the Secretary of the Treas
ury for information as to the condition of
Government building at Pittsburgh used
for Custom House and Postoffice. Adop-
ted.
After the morning hour, the SPEAKER
stated that the first business in order was
the bill reported from the committee on
Commerce on the 9th OF May, and post
poned until to-day, being bill for the pro-
lection of American commerce.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE asked Mr.. Eliot to |
yield to him, that he might offer resolu-
ton instructing the committee of Managers
to examine the witness Woolley immeui- |
ately, so if he answers the questions for re-
fusal to answer which he was adjudged in |
contempt, he may not longer be deprived
of liberty as citizen.
MIR. ELIOT declined. subsequently,.
Mr.. BUTLER said 1 desire to saw, for
the information of the gentlemen on the
other side, that meeting of the committee |
OF Managers is called for tomorrow morh |
ing, at which time Mr.. Woolley shall be
examined.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE+Th conduct of the
witness; they ought to examine him at
once. They have no right TO keep him in |
prison tor twentyfour hours, or three
days, when he is ready to answer before
the committee. l protest against it as an
outrage on the liberty of the citizen.
Mr.. BUTLER was about to reply but |
Mr.. ELIOT declined to weld further
remarking that there has been notice
given of the intention to make motion in
relation to the pending tax bill; that he |
did not desire to interfere with any action |
of the House, and if his bill could have to-
morrow the same position that it now had, |
he would yield the floor.
That proposition being assented to,
Mr.. SCHENCk moved that the rules be |
suspended, and the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole on the tax
bill.
Mr.. BUTLER inquired whether it was
possible for the House to deal with the tax
bill! otherwise than by voting down the
motion to 90 into committee.
The SPEAKER replied that if the mo-
ton were voted down, a motion to post
pone the tax bill would be in order.
Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois-If this |
is to be test vote, and l understand, the |
gentleman from Massachusetts, proposes to
offer resolution lnstructing the commit
tee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. K-(Interrupting)-I OBJ
ject to any debate.
Mr.. WASHBURNE-T House under |
stands the question. demand the yeas
and nays.
The vote was taken; yeas 50, nays 81.
The House thereupon went into COM
mittee of the Whole and resumed the con-
si6eration of the tax bill commencing at
page 100 and the paragraph imposing a
special tax on cattle brokers. The para
graph relating to proprietors of bowling
alleys and billiard rooms was amended by
making the tax % instead of 10 per cent.
The paragraph relating to jewelers. was
amended by including in the description
persons who manufacture goods, or wares
of gold or steer, and the paragraph relat-
ing to tn ma ufacture of gold and silver
was STIR ok It. The paragraph relating