Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-02-24

tually on Bhip.board ON the 10th Of January, 1862
The amendments were concurred In by yeas
1l2, nays So The bill now goes to the President
Tho House then went Into Committee OF the Whole
Mr.. Ferry in the chair, on tho Army Appropriation
bill Tho appropriation for the arsenal and Arrnory
at Rock Island was reduced from 81 900 600 10 $bO
900, An appropriation OF $4,000 was inserted for
the arsenal at Columbus, 0hio.-Some time was
spent In discussing an amendment for the rednc'
tion Of tho army, pending which the committee
rose.-Th joint resolution in regard TO counting
the electoral vote OF Georgia taken up and con-
Cured in, yeas %, nays H. Adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 9th--The session OF
yesterday continued through the niyht and up Ia
half past eleven o'clock to-day the whole time be-
ing spent in discussion Of the proposed constitu-
tional amendment in regard to suffrage. Several
amendments were rejected, but final vote was
not taken. At ~ NJ the Senate met and after the In
PRODUCTION of several resolutions, the considera-
tlon OF the constitutional amendment was resim'
ed. After considerable discussion and the relec-
ton of several amendments and Summers substi'
tute the Joint resolution was passed by the follow
ing voto;
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, Chandler. Cattel, Came,
ron, Cole, ConhlinR, Conness. Cragin, Drake
Ferry, Harlan, Harris, Kellogg, Mcdonald, Howe
Morgan, Morrill, of Vermont, Morrill, of Maine
Morton, Nyo, Osborn, Patterson of New Hainp
shire, Poole, Ramsey Rice, Robertson, Ross, Saw
yer, Sherman, Spencer, Stewart, Thayer, Van
Winkle, Wade Warner, Welch, Wiley, Williams
NAYs-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard Corbett, Davis
Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds, Fowler Grimes, Hen
bricks, McOreery, Patterson Of Tennessee, Sauls
bury, Sprague, Vickers and Whyte-16.
The following is the amendment az II passed:
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, &C., two thirds Of both houses concur
ring That the following articles be proposed tc
the Legislatures of the several states, as amend
mems to the Constitution of the United States
either of which, when ratified by threefourths Of
said Legislatures, shall be held as part Of said
Constitution.
ARTICLE IT, No discrimination shall be made In
the United States among the citizens Of the United
States In the exercise OF the elective franchise
In the right to hold Office In any state, account
of race, color, nationality property, education OF
creed.
ARTICLE 49, The second clause of the first sec
ton of the second arice Of the constitution of the
United States shall be amended 30 as to read Of
follows Each state shall appoint, by q vote o
persons qualified to vote for Representatives IN
Congress, number Of electors equal to the whole
number OF Senators and Representatives to which
the said state shall be entitled In Congress; but nc
Senator or Representative or person holding an
office of trust or profit under tho United States
hall be appointed an elector, and Congress shal
have power TO prescribe the manner In which suct
electors shall be chosen by the people"
The loint resolution now goes TO the House fol
concurrence. Adjourned.
HoUsE,-The House took up the bill tc
authorize tho building Of mti and postal railroad
from Washington to Now York. full discussion
followed, after which motion to lay on the table
was lost bya vote of yeas go, nays 90; and the
amendment striking out the fifth sec ion, which
authorizes the connection of the line with Other
lines now constructed between Washington and
New York, was agreed to. The amendment extend
ing the schedule of time from six to seven hours
was agreed to. Yeas 1O4, nays 6l. The bill was
then ordered engrossed and read a third time Not
being engrossed, 1t went to the Speakers table,
ta 10 M fha md
matte appropriation bill were considered and sew
erl non-concurred in.-After the transaction OF
somo routine business, the army appropriation bill
was considered In Committee of the Whole, but nc
progress was made The evening session was do
voted to the consideration of the internal revenue
bill. Several amendments were made, when the
House found itself without quorum, and ad
journed.