The Van Buren press., 1868-06-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May %.


Senate-The following amendment was
ofered by Mr.. Drake to the Arkansas
T bill: ''
II strikes out all after the enacting
/ clause and prescribes as the fundamental
condition to the admission of that State,
the passage by the Legislature Of an act
teclaring the Constitution adopted in the
Convention, February | |, 1868 and sub
nequently ratified, shall never be so
changed as to deprive any one of the
Hight to vote at any election, who by its
Herms now is or may become voter, ex
Repr as punishment for crimes which are
felOnies at common law, and whereof the
party shall have been duly convicted ALSO
Declaring the third section of the fifth ar
tcle, in the following words: "The
equality of all persons before the law, is
recognized and shall remain in force, nor
Shall citizens be deprived of any right,
privilege or immunity nor exempted from
any burden or duty, on account of race,
color or previous condition" shall ever
remain in force dany change or repeal
OF this section shall authorize the exclu7
Son Of said State from representation in
Congrcss, so long as such violation con
tnues, and all laws in .contravention
lcreof shall be wholly imperative. Up
On the passage of such an act by the Leg
klature eofArkansas, by aconcurrent vote
declaring the provisions Of this bill com
lpied with, the State shall be admitted to
representation in Congress.
In the House, Mr. Carry offered the fol
kwing preamble, which was referred to
he Committee on Ways and Means;
WHEREAS, The national honor requires
he payment Of the public indebtedness
a home and abroad, not only according
d the letter but the spirit Of the law un-
der which it was contracted therefore be
Il
Resolved, That neither the letter nor
W. spirit Of the law under which the 5 20
bonds were issued requires the payment
of the intcrcstin coin, and it will be IN the
Utmost good faith if the holders thereof
pe paid in the same money with the sol
dcrs who fought the battles Of the war,
Md in which the government settles the
daims Of widows and orphans, the same
wlIch laborers are required to receive as
wages, and which is 4 legal tender except
hr certain duties and the interest on the
public debt.
WASHINGTON, May 2G.
. TIE SENATE CHAMBER. u .. "a ..
By II o'clock the Senate galleries com
menccd to fill up, mostly with ladies',
wmIc a contest in the outside corridors
g. in the rotunda for the tnamclcd Law
Ndcr colorcd tickets was as earnest as
aerotofore, The diplomatic gallery was
mlI the British Minister, the Russian
Minister and Anthony ,Trollope, the nov
THL were the prominent central figures,
n the other galleries The ladies' We're
Mgcy in the majority, rcsplcndcnt in
~Iors and armed with hoquetts. ...'-
.# EVERY SENATOR IN HIS SEAT WV
By noon, when Mr. Wade raped the
lorna'c to order, every Senator was in his
@at Mr. Howard was IN his usual place,
h)t Mr.. Grimes, still feeble, occupied q
vacant chair in the left hand aisle Of the
Domocratc side. The customary prayer
vs. offered, and Mr.. Wade vacated his
Chair.
IN a moment the Chief Justice entered,
~ his robes, and occupied it.
Proclamation was made commanding
Mcnct, Pour of the seven Impeachment
Managers were announced, and came FOR.
ward to their sosta Fvarts Nelson and
M.0brrN Of tbs PrcsidcntS IS counsel came
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