The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON. January 81.

w ASHINGTON, january OI. :
SENATE-The Chair laid hee
the, Senate, several COMMUNICATIONS
! including a joint resolution of the
Ohio Legislature. rescinding the Con
Institutional Amendment. 3GI Ga
ls9rShermau denied that it was a just
expression of the people of Ohio. &.
Sumner claimed it was of no effect
that the State could not withdraw
/ It's approval once given 40FI
| Sherman called for the reading OF
| the resolutions He could not allow
| these resolutions to be entered in the
/ journal without making some re-
marks. That they did not speak the
voice of the people of Ohio, it was
his clear conviction. The people of
Ohio, in the canvass of 1866, had
ratified that Amendment by a
vote Of 10000, and they had
never rescinded that assent. These
resolutions were the voice of
Of partizan majority of a Legislature
I representing a minority Of the people,
and who were elected on issues en-
tirely different He was satisfied the
people of Ohio, to- day, would vote in
favor of the Constitutional Amend
ment by 100000 majority Last fall
the people never dreamed that the
Legislature would take such action.
That issue they considered, settled.
| When the Legislature. of Ohio had
submitted to the people the universal
suffrage amendment. they had un-
wisely coupled with it a. pr0vlso
disfranchising, deserters. which was
thought as contended by their oppo.
nents, would include many patriotic
feelings that caused the defeat of the
proposition to incorporate universal
suffrage in the organic law. He be-
lieyed, although he would not say posi-
lively, that the people Of Ohio would
declare in favor Of the general prin-
cipies of the reconstruction bill. He
was satisfied that next Fall the
people of Ohio would reverse the de-
cision, and universal suffrage would
be inserted in the Construction. In
addition to all this, the manner of
opposing these resolutions was most
extraordinary, as they had been rushed
through without any debate.
2 Sumner said the action of the leg
islature was most Unprecedented 4
State having once. givenlits assent to
the amendment. to the Constitution,
had no power to withdraw it, and the
resolutions Of this Legislature were a
mere brQten futntsR.. .5oqs1 I8uo.teg
Johnson argued the opposite side.
The matter was then referred to
the j judiciary Committee. p zo''l 'V 81
F. Thesbill Supplementary to the Ten
Rre of Office Bill was taken up. The
question was on Sumner amendment.
4Ao xii Io III
| the foreign agents of the. State De-
partment. io eaa193-ia ~ ~ 2aii~5 8
| Patterson moved an amendment
that such agents, shall not exceed five
in number. a - .s
Sumner, Anthony, Grimes. Com
Enessland Cameron, opposed such re-
strictions on the part of Congressy
At the expiration of the morning
hour the bill was laid aside and an
adjournment till Monday was pro-
vided for. afI 90 "7.F7t
johnson gave notice that he would
on Monday press a vote on the case
of, Senator Thomas. .....-1 orr
The Supplementary Reconstruction
BilliWa taken up.
Howe spoke in its favor. 9
Howe, in conclusion, after having
reviewed Doolittle's speech at length,
said all on the other side Of the
chamber had closed their harangues
with terrible threats and prophecies
of disaster to the Republican, party
in the coming Autumn. He did not
fear them, but were it so, the CON
test should not then be ended He
said no man could conscientiously
go into his closet aud pray to his
Creator for other objects in this
stuggle than those for which the Re-
publican party will vote, and closed
by euiogising it's efforts hitherto
charging the Democratic party with
entire responsibility for the war, and
by predicting success and triumph,
and vindication of the Congress
sioual policy.
Ferry obtained the floor on the bill,
| but
On motion of Harlan, the further
consideration was postponed till Mon
day
The Senate took up the bill to pro-
vide for the formation of corporations
and regulating the same in the Dis
| trict of Columbia.
Discussed by johnson, Harlan,
Wiley and Conkling. the latter con-
demning it as granting unprecedented
license.
The bill was amended so as to re-
quire the principal officers of oorpo-
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