Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-28
THE VISIBLE ApM1xruRE BILL.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The President called the Senate to ordel
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THE VISIBLE ADVENTURE BILL.
The question being, when the Senate
took a recess at one o'clock, on Mr.. Bur-
rows proposition to amend section 5, it
was put and failed to carry by the usual
party vote on motions to amend.
Mr.. GRISWOLD moved to amend by ad-
ding at the end of section !. the following:
provided that the provisions of this act
shall not apply to persons having visible
admixture of African blood, who have
been crippled, manned or wounded in fight
ing for the Union"
The motion was lost-yeas 5, nays 10.
Mr. YEOMAN moved to strike out all of
section eleven, requiring any justice of the
peace or notary public upon an affidavit
before him of its necessity, to call on the
sheriff of the county to furnish sufficient
posse to protect any poll, and generally to
enforce the provisions OF the act, &c.
The motion to strike out was advocated
by Messr8. Yeoman and Keifer, and opposed
by Mr.. Hutcheson. 1t was lost-yeas 10,
nays 20.
Mr.. BURROWS proposed to amend bv
adding to the last section, providing that
the act shall be given specially in charge
to the grand jury at each term of the court
of common pleas by the presiding Judge
thereof, the following words: !" Provided
that citizens having preponderance of
the blood of the white race, shall be deemed
white citizens under the provisions of this
act" a4i-
The proposition was advocated by Messrs.
Burrows and Everett, and opposed by Mr..
Golden, who made an srgument in favor of
the substitute upon its merits.
Mr.. BURROWS replied in second
speech, to Mr.. Golden, end argued at some
length against the substitute, and in favor
Of his amendment.
Mr.. GOLDEN, also, in second speech.
put in reioinder to Mr.. Burrows
Mr.. STAMBACGH demanded the pre-.
vious question, which was duly seconded
by two Senators, and the question being
Shall the main question be now put? it was
decided in the negative by 15 yeas to 10
nays. ss+s s49
The question recurring on Mr.. Burrows
motion to amend the last or 18th section of
the substitute, it was lost-yeas Is, nays 10.
The question being on agreeing to the
substitute, as amended yesterday,
Mr.. GRISWOLD spoke tor some time,
and dwelt upon the past and present posi-
ton of the Democratic party in reference
to such questions as are raised by the sub
stitute. He intiDlated that Chief Justice
Chase might be the possible Democratic
candidate for the next Presidency.
I Mr.. STAMBAUGH followed, charging
upon his opponents the political inconsis-
tency they had charged upon him.
Mr.. TORRENCE made a political and
somewhat QuuOFOuS spc0Cu upOu hQOW-
Nothingism, and in opposition to the SUBJ
stitute.
Mr.DOWDNEY, at half-past five O'clock,
after a few brief remarks, moved the pre-
yious question, which was duly seconded,
and the question being, shall the main
question be now put? it, was decided in
the negative-yeas IL, nays Is: -. y
Mr.. LINN moved recess till A. M. to-
morrow. Lost-yeas IA, nays Is. ,,,
Mr.. MAY moved q recess till seven
o'clock this evening. Lost-yeas z, nays
"a.
The question recurring upon the substi-
tute,
Mr.. COREY made brief fargument on its
unconstitutionality and its violation of pri-
vate rights.
The substitute was then agreed to by the
following party vote: 5
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Campbell, Carter,
Dickey, Dowdney, Emmitt, Evans, God
frey. Golden, Hutcheson, Jamison, Kenney,
Lawrence, Linn, May. Onderdonk, Rex, |
Scribner, Stambaugh, Winner-20.