The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-30

=. ........ WASHINGTON. Jan. %.

Mr.. Bea-nan, from the COMMITTEE on
ADrronrfatfons, reported the Post Office
npproptiAtion a Bin, which was referred 10
the Committee of the Whole, and made
biIi appropriaIes IS. 10000 for DEFICIENCIES in
the revenue of the Post-Office Department
for the next fiscal year.
Washburne, of Illinois, from the Com
mittee ON Appropriations, reported bill
appropriating S5i,765 to pay the salaries
| and contingent expenses of the Patent Of
| flee for January and February, 1863. Re-
| ferred to the Committee of Whole.
Moorehead introduced n bin to prov de
| for the better security of lie ana property
| from the dangers of coal oil, crude petro-
| Ieum aud other products. Referred 10 the
| Committee on Ways ami Means.
Cullom offered resolution requesting
the President TO furnish any information
| he may have, showing that the peop:e OF
| governmenls shall become part of the
United States
The House then proceeded to private
The Senate amendment to the Hou e
| bill, confirming the title to Rock Island IN
| the Mississippi hiver, was concurred IN.
| Mr.. Julian, from the Committee on Pub
/ lie Lands, reported a bin to close the land
| system in States where the public lands do
not exceed s, ,0O0 acres. Passed.
| Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, trem the Judiciary
| Committee, reported bill for the benefit
| of BIantOn Duncan, in reference TO proper
| ty in Louisville, Ky. Alter some discussion
| It was tabled.
The morning hour having expir. d the
| resolution offered yesterday by MIR. Law
| renee of Ohio, for the arrest OF Henry
| johnson, who had refused to obey the
| summons of the select committee on the
/ New York election frauds, came up for ac-
| tion.
| renee. Ross, Kerr and Dawes, touching
| the frauds committed by both political
| parties in New York. and also MS To the
| materiality of the evidence sought TO be
obtained, which is, that a namber OF
! names had been put oA the poll district by
two Democratic poIltieians, the house,
without action, resumed the consideration
| of the Constitutional Amendment, and
| was addressed by Kelly in Us advocacy.
Shelabarger next addressed the HouSe
| in support OF the substitute which he offer
| IAmen.iment the distinction being that
the substitute allows the disfranchlseinen'
| of those who have been engaged in le
belIion, while the original resolution doe:
| not and also that the original resotu
| ton would allow the establishment O.
property or educational qualifications
Ihe coloreo race, ne afsueu, cotlio oe Elr
tually disfranchised by law making
property aud Intelligence condition o
suffrage, and such a law wouid not be for
| hidden by the proposed constitutions
] amendment. There were reasons, how
ever, why some such proposition shou {
be adopted at this time. The proposition
was, in itself, so eminently right fu its re
| latfon to the Constitution, that it cOult
not fail to recommend itself to every righ
| government at all which has no
within itself the power to declar,
y Who On one reason why it should b,
adopted now, was that this proposition
1
, | vote 10 the states was considerable, unles
!, | nv a ike two-thirds vote, and would b.
! nending until withdrawn or ratified; ant
/. If a state legislature refused to ratlfy 1t
the people could elect another Leglslatur
| in harmony with the people OF the Repub
lic 1t would be diShonorable IN Con SreS
| to Insist on retaining a policy In the re
constructed states which 1t refused TO In
Ciicate against the other States.
] Bingham concurred entirely with HI
I | colleague touching the Questionable lea
| ture in the measure reported by boutwell,
= Under 1t an aristocracy of property mig
be established-an aristOeracy OF education
z might be established An arlstoeracy o
sect might be established. or a religious tes
might be got up; therefore he thought tn
proposition ShOu be amended TO in
form the people that. If adopted, all Sucl
: abuses hereafter would be i'm possible. Re
Y ferring TO the amendment of ShelIabargeI
|, leaving to the States the right to diSqualif,
those who had participated in the rebel
Z. lion, ne declared he never would vote TO
a proposition which so sharlxled an,
| outraged the common sense of mankind
The amendments should be framed SO as I,
carry out the humble prayer of Genera
| Grant-s' Let us have p6ace.' They wont
s have peace a. soon as they had clothed ri
a the people with the right TO vote Ieavin
the disqualification to hold office wher
: fhcv now are. Let us have neace > h
said, by an act of peace. that we ma