The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-03-27
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At half past one o'clock the Senate
resumed Legislative business, and took
up the Presidents veto, pending last
evening.
Mr.. Hendricks spoke in opposition 10
The bill. While speaking, the Internal
revenue tax bill came from the House,
and on motion OF Mr.. Sherman the
Senate non-concurred In the House
amendments, and ordered Commits
tee on Conference.
After which Mr.. Hendricks conclu.
ded, and was followed by Mr.. Stewart
in favor of the bill.
The PresldenI's veto was further dis.
salisbury, Bayard and Buckalew;
when vote was taken and Il passed
over the veto by the following vote:
YRAs-Oameron, Cattell, Chandler,
Cole. Conkling, Cragin, Edwards, Fer.
~, Frelinghuysen, Harlin, Henderson,
Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill, OF
Maine. Morrill, OF Vermont, Morton,
Nye, Patterson OF New Hampshire,
Pomeroy, Ramsay, Ross, Stewart, Sum-
ner, Thayer, TIpton, TrumbulI, Van
Wrinkle, Wade, Williams, Wilson aud
Willey-32. 3g55 an sfz.s.iC65
NATsa!Messrs; Beyard. Buckalew.
Davis, Dixon, Hendricks, McCreery,
Saulsbury-9. .ir,st.sr.y
The chair appointed as a Committee
on Conference on the part of the Senate
on the tax exemption bill, Messrs. Sher-
man, Williams and Morgan.
AT $3.50 the Senate adjourned.
f HOUSE.
Alter some discussion, Mr.. Wash
burne, Of I'LL, said he wished TO submit
apropoposition, which was this: That
It should be considered a'test4vote, and
those who vote for reference should be
considered as In favor of the Pacific
Railroad Company maintaining their
e1orbitant charges, The latter part Of
the sentence was almost inaudible, on
account of calls to order.
Mr.. PFice's motion to refer to the
Committee on Pacific Railroad, was
agreed TO: Before taking vote, the
rule. forbidding members to vote on
matters in whioh they have personal
interest was read at the request OF Mr..
Holman. rg -t
utive communications, Including the
protest of the Kentucky legislature.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Mr.. Farnsworth, from the Recon-
struction Committee, reported back the
bill TO admit Alabama to representa-
tion In Congress, with the following ad-
ditionRl sections
SECTION 3. That the said State of Ala
bama shall be admitted to representa-
ton in Congress, and shall be reorgan-
lied as State only on the following
fundamental conditions: That the con.
stitution of Alabama shall never be SO
amended as to deprive any citizen or
any class Of citizens OF the United
States of the right to vote by the Con.
stitution herein reorganiZed, nor shall
II be SO changed as to allow any person
to vote who is excluded from Office by
the 18th article ofIhe amendment of the
Constitution Of the United States until
no mir k,r n
shall have been removed In the man
ner therein provided, and Congress
shall have power to annul any amend
ment to the Constitution OF Alabama,
or any act OF the Legislature OF said
State, contrary TO the provisions ofthis
section.
Mr.. Spalding offered as substitute
the bill introduced In the Senate by
Mr. Stewart.
Mr.. Poland withdrew the substitutes
he gave notice OF last week.
Mr.. Bingham moved:L amend the bill
by striking out the third section.
Mr.. Farnsworth addressed the House
in support OF the bill. Oficial returns
showed that 1000 white men had voted
for the adoption of the Constitution in
Alabamn. Over 10000 white men in
Alabama were members Of the Union
League. i-.tF't eot. ,-,
Mr., Williams, OF Pennsylvania,
kL4d laGb OAs'tuuu HnlLe men
having voted for the Constitution has
been asCertained. gI-
Mr.. Farnsworth replied, at many Of
the, polls the officers OF election marked
the votes of colored men and those of
white men. .ru go e5E-t. - 10
Mr.. Beck, member OF the Recon.
strnction COMMITTEES, asked whether
the Committee had received informa-
tion that 1000 white men had voted Tor
Il. 1EsO, when? S-,-,. i1. -,
Mr.. Farnsworth replied that he him.
self had received that information.
Mr.. Stevens, OF ofPennBylvRnla, offered
an amendment providing that the
rights Of suffrage shall not be denied In
any State, except for treason, felony'of
other crime infamous at common law,
but suffrage shall be forever universal
and impartial, and that Congress shall
have power to annul any act OF Ala.
bama In violation or derogatIon of the
acts with REGARD to suffrage, and thatin
case OF the Legislature reducing suE-
frage- below the universal right, all
legislation. admitting It into the Uhion
shall be null and void. lFEt
9 Mr.Farnsworth gave notice that he
would move the previous question, at
halEpast three tomorrow and ask .
vote at half-past four. Itis-i -5 ~
Adlourned. if-9's - q ''-''A -.f