The New York herald., 1868-03-27

the proposed provisions of the law OF 1854 become
Would be Worth straw; and had de%onstrated
@ that It was worse than idle to contend
liability. But the House had refused to adopt
any amendment refusing to subordinate the govern
ment security by vote OF 3S to 81. and the BIN was
ference. The House refused the yeas and nays, and
there Is no record Of any final vote. He had told
the story of the legislation OF the House on the
Pacific Railroad bill OF 1854 it would go into the
history OF the country. In conclusion Mr. Washburne
TO lay the motion to reconsider the table, which
was agreed to.
THE ADDITIONAL BOUNTY
Mr. VAN WYCK (rep.) OF N. Y, by unanimous con-
sent, offered resolution calling on the Paymaster
General to state why the members OF the Eighty
fourth New York Volunteers who served three years.
have only been allowed fifty dollars additional
bounty.
on the Secretary of War for the information.
Mr. VAN WICK said he would modify the reso-
luton In that particular
Mr.. ELpRIpdE, Vdem.l Of wis.,, said he would not
object to that.
The SPEAKER remarked that the resolution was
Deiore the House by unanimous consent and that an
amendment could be offered TO 1t.
The resolution was amended and adopted.
Mr.. ANDERSON, repl of Mo-, from the Committee
on Public Lands reported a bill granting lands for
which was ordered to be printed and recommitted.
UNITED STATES NAVAL sToREKEEPER AT RIO JANEIRO.
calling upon the Secretary OF the Navy for norna-
tion as to the employment of paynaser of the navy
as resident naval storekceper at Rio.Janeiro, which
THE RESTORATION OF ALABAMA
Mr. FARNswoRTH from the Reconstruction Com.
Alabama to representation In Congress, as foows-
Whereas the people Of Asbams in ian Of the pro
ecen. q Of he rebel passed March
y acts savs s%sa %
and whereas s election commencing the 4th day of
as ss Ss Ss' SAID SAID
enacted the said Alabama shall be enti
sa S s % as s Il %
s u ss am Of h @ Ct s % ssys a
by the rhrynnth Congress- and known as article
And be further enacted That shall be the duty
SAID State chosen election he'd Il TsSrSSsTy
as ss be
The a.
aefse eissns amy Of the United
1 % 70 vs BY DE os c o~
who excluded from once by the fourteenth
States States until the disabilities imposed By shall have
shall have power to annui any amendment to The consSton
Of p bs or @ % e & s OF said state con-
Mr.. SPALDING rep.) OF Ohio, offered a substitute
the bill introduced yesterday in the Senate by Mr.
Mr.. POLAND, (rep.) OF vt, withdrew the substitute
which he had given notice OF last week.
| Mr.. BINGHAM, rep.) or ONO, moved 10 alnenQ the
| bill by striking out the third section.
MT FARNswoRTn addressed the House in support
of the bill, going many OF the saae arguments
that urged by him yesterday when the question
was laid before the House, Referring TO the ques-
ton put that occasion as to the number OF white
/ men who had voted ut the election, ana which was
answered by Mr.. Stevens of Pa. who gave the num-
| ber as one thousand, Mr. Farnsworth said that the
had voted for the adoption of the constitution
| In Alabama He added that over twenty Thousand
| white men in'Alabama were members OF the Union
League
Mr.. wILIAEs, trep) OF Pa, asked how the fact Of
seven thousand white men having voted for the con-
stituti0n had been ascertaned. Had the whites and
blacks voted separately or had they been registered
with reference to distinction in color9
| Mr.. FARNswoRTH replied that at many or the polls
the officers OF election marked the votes OF colOred
| men and those of white men.
| Mr.. KERR, (dem.) OF Ind, asked whether the
result had been reported In accordance with any law
| MT. FARNswoRTH said the fact had not been re-
turned by General Meade and he did not know that
any law required 1t.
Mr.. KERR inquired how the information had got
| into the possession Of the committee.
Mr.. FARSswoRTH said he had received that infor-
nation by telegraph and letter from unquestionable
| sources in Alabama.
Mr.. BECK, tdein.) OF KY, member OF the Recon-
struction Committee, asked whether the committee
had received information that seven thousand white
men had voted for IL, and II so, when.
Mr.. FARSswoRTH replied that he himself had re-
| ceived that information.
| Mr.. BECR-But the committee has not.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the gentleman from
Kentucky has or has not received 1t do not know.
Mr. FARSswoRrH said he was not aware whether
the committee, committee, had received II, but
he thought that members Of the committee and
| members Of the House had received similar infOr-
| nation.
| Mr.. KELLEY addressed the House In support Of the
| bill. In the course OF his remarks he made some
| allusion TO which his colleague (Mr. Woodward) de-
sired to reply; but Mr. Kelley declined to yield the
floor for that purpose, remarkng that his colleague,
| like the 1rshman Mt Donnybrook Fair, whenever he
| saw nigger's head he was bound to have dip at
1t. CLaughter.) In the name OF republicans he
asked Congress TO admit Alabama, and to proclaim
to every refractory rebel In the South and to every
tmid Union man, that every State that will bring
constitution providing that OF Alabama did for
the right Of every to hold the land and to vote
to exercise all other political rights will be admitted,
even though terror and the threats OF clandestne
| lynching and hanging may have kept some Of them
from the polls.
Mr.. STEVENS, (rep) OF Pa offered an amendment
providing that the rights OF suffrage shall not be de-
MED abridged In any state except for treason felony
or other crime Infamous at common law but that sur
frage shall forever be universal and impartial and
that Congress shall have power to annul any act OF
Alabama in violation or derogatiOn Of the acts with
regard suIrage and that In OF the Legislature
reducing suffrage below the universal right, all egs
latlon admitting 1t into the Union shall be null and
/ void.
| Mr.. FARNswoRTH gave notice that he would move
/ the previous question at hafpast three O'Clock to-
| morrow, and ask vote at half-past four.
| The House ut halfpast four O'Clock adjourned.
THE TYING CASE REVIVED