Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.


On motion of MT TrumbulI the Senate took
up the bill to amend the recon structIon billsby
allowing a majority of the votee cast to decide
elections, and registered voters to vote in any
part of the State.
The question REQUIRED on the ameudme Mt Of
Mr.. Buckalew, requiring q residence Of ten
days in the Distrct before election.
Considerable discussion followed between
Messrs. Trumbull, Ruckalew, Williams. Hen
drIcks, Davis, Wilson and fessenden on the
amendment; after which. IL was agreed to.
Mr.. Williams moved to amend by adding
AFTER the requirement of the presentation of the
voters certificate of registration the words, sOr
affidavit or other satisfactory evidence"
After debate the amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. sherman moved TO add as an add,tionsl
section the following: Ell tfl
Ind be az further enacted, That the constitu-
tional onyentions Of any of the States men
toned in the acts of which this is amendatory
may provide that at the time Of voting upon the
ratification of the constitution the ragi
voters may vote also for members of the House
of Representatives of the United States, and for
all elective officers provided for by the consti-
tuition; and the same election of Office who
snail make the return of the votes on the ratifi-
cation or rejection of the constitution shall
enumerste and certify the votes cast for MEN,
Ders OF Congress; agreed TO.
MIR. Doelittle moved to amend by inserting
the provision offered by him in amendment of
The supplementary reconstruction bill, re-
curing certain qualifications Of all persons
not entitled to vote under the constitution
laws Of such States previous TO the rebellion
lost-.S to 3. f
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by requiring that
all elections provided for shall take place on
the same day IN each State. The amendment
was not agreed to.
after the words, s-Or other evidence" the words
sin writing under oath, and returned with the
returns of the election which, with amend
ments by MIR. Davis to require viva voce voting
and requiring four scrutinizers in each county,
were voted down.
Mr.. Doolittle moved to amend by roviding
q hat. -L.ll
voting who have received pardons previous to
the passage OF the acts to which this is amenda.
tory. Not agreed to. ..
Mr. Buckalew asked that the bill lie over
until tomorrow, to allow him to submit an
amendment approved of by certain members of
the Southern Conventions, permitting minor
tiles to be represented in accordance with the
theory heretofore explained by him. He said
whites and blacks would thus each obtain a
fair share OF power. He would add an addi-
tionaI section, allowing State conventions to
authorize the election of Representatives in
Congress from the State at large upon the prin.
ciple of cumulative voting
Objection being made TO allowing the bill TO
go over Tor that urpose-
Mr. Buckalew Withdrew the amendment
The bill passed-28 to 6.
The Chair appointed As the select committee
called for by MIR. Towards resolution on i'm
feacRment, Messrs. Howard, TrumbulI. Conk-
ling, Edmunds. Morton, POmeroy, and John
On motion of Sherman, the supplementary
reconstruction bill was made the special order
Tor Thursday next
The Chair LAID before the Senate communi-
trans emitting report of =. Seymour, civil en-
gineer, in regard TO bridging the Potomac
river. Adjourned.
Hot yesterday, after your report closed
The naval appropriation bill was taken up
and passed.
Mr. Washburne, uIL,) from the COMMITTEES
on Rules, reported "A new rule declaring, that
pending motion to suspend the rules, the
NntE hat
House shall now adjourn: but that after the re-
suit thereof ~ annOun ced he shall not entertain
any other dllatory motion till the vote is taken
on suspension. This Is intended to pre- vent
nllbustering by a minority of less Than one
third, ON any day when it is in order to uspend
the rules.-ReporterJ
Mr.. Ross OBJ jeeted.
Mr.. Washburne moved 10 spend the rules
The rules were suspendesi-yeas los, nays Is;
and the new rule was adopted, and added 10 the
Dir. Wood presented n letter and pamphlet OF
H. j. Bnrnett of New York city, containing a
plan for yentilatng the hall of the House Of
Representatives. Referred to the Comm ttee on
Public Buildings and Grounds.
MI Washburne (lll.) asked leave to offer the
follow ing resolution:
RsSClred, That the rules be suspended, and
that il Is hereby ordered as follows When the
committee 10 prepare the articles of impeach--
ment of the President of the United Stqtes
report the said articles the House shall immp-
di3tely resolve itself istu committee of the
whole thereon the speeches in committee shall
De limited 10 fifteen minutes each, which debate
shall continue till the next legislative day after
the report, to the exclusion of all other business
except the reading of the journal: that at ;
O'Clock On the afternoon of said second day
the nfteen minute debate shall cease and the
committee shall then proceed to consider and
vote upon amendments that may be offered
under the five minutes rule Of debate: but no
merely pro forBsd amendment shall be enter
tanned; that at O'Clock in the afternoon of said
second day the committee shall rise and report
its action to the House, which shall Immediate
~, and without dilatory motions, vote thereon:
mat Al The ARTICLES OF impeachment are agreed
on, the House shall then Immediately, and
without dlatory motions, elect by ballot, seven
managers 10 conduct said Impeachment on the
part of the House; and that during the PEN
dency of the resolutions in the House relative
10 said Impeachment thereafter, no dilatory
mofIons shall be received except one motion on
each day, that the House do now ad ourn
Alter various suggestions and the voting
down OF motion 10 adjourn, the rules were
suspended, and resolution adcpted-yeas, IO2;
NAYS. 81.
Mr.. Koontz and Mr.. Thomas were permitted
TO record their votes (aflrmatively) on the reso-
LUTON yesterday for the Impeachment Of the
PTesdent-Mr. Thomas remarking that but for
the railroad cars running off the track he would
have been in his seat yesterday.
BIr. Boutwell, offered resolutions that the
committee appointed to prepare and report ar
ticles of Impeachment against the President,
and the Committee on Recon struction be sew
orally authorized to sit during the session of
the House. Adopted-1l0 to 49,
On motion of Mr.. washburne I'll an even
ing session for debate only was ordered.
The House, at quarter to Fl We, took a recess
till seven o'clock when IL again met and in
duiged in general debate for several hours
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