The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-08
CONGRESS- TO-DdY.
Senate.


wAsHNaToN, April s-Mr. Sumner presented petition
Of colored citizens Of the District Of CoanGs for
, Also the petition Of Michael Ruder, of North Carolina
se as O c src s bsou IL n @
Rebc0 and asking that the laws may S Be
70 H%eef % I'd a to 9e%t him G BECOME IN re astnrsed
Mr sherman presented petition OF citizens Of Gin
Interference by the Government in behalf Of
Colonel lalpin they is illegally imprisoned IN
Mr. Morton attempted to otter Joint resolution which
was objected to, but was read for information, fol-
Be it resolved, etc. That before the State OF Virginia
Texas and Georgia snell be admitted to in.
Congress their several Isisiatures which may here
Gle which The states as an
oSseted The resolution
MI TEupbu from the Committee on the Judiciary, 70
tom Should be postponed until the rst Monday 1 nse
ber He made this report he said by direction Of the
the resolution to adjourn Saturday He Thought
under military government under the Vigorous PROMPT
kindly administration Of General Grant until the next ses
Of their eadmission Besides The President had fSI
Virginia to the people and there was NO need for ther
legislation on the subject The of Missis
Mr. Howard took the samo view
nothing was done While eveyhns was left Sndons aa
there certainly much be done before the country
which were to crown the work of reconstr,con fhers
Gonss sf winch the
sSS the s Of oS Sn Ss s
subject he read letter iron one OF our friends in New
out doing anything punish the election frnuds
other ssser aads DScs has
contemplation statpg that there vas oombinaton be-
fraudulent pnpeses and expressing the writers belief that
Vented in the future the Repu6ican party would never
win an election in that state;
beyond next Saturday The reasons urged BY sena
well known the passage the rosoiuon to
Mr. Conkng took the Gane view He thought the force
Ct the argument sgantt adonnng of the senator from
the fact that that Senator always opposed such resol
The motion to postpone the unfnished business
lost yeas 70 nays ~ and tho Senate then proceeded to
House OF Representative.
The question in reference the Presidents message
Mr. Brooks that understood the Reconstruction
Committee had taken some action this morning in accord
withdrew the motion TO refer the u the Judiciary
The message then referred to the Reconstruction
Mr. Cook moved to suspend the rules that he might re-
port from the judiciary committee oil 70 provide foi
rules were not suspended.
The HSuss then @ the to the % n 81 5
gressional districts Of South Carolina. .,,,
ing BY the Democrats the resolution reported BY the Eec
tion Committee DECLARING A. s Wallace re, entitled pfo,
greesional district Of south Carolina, adopted
mitee reported 6l aathSrizlnE the ssb%isson Of ls
constitutions OF Virginia. mississippi ana Texas 10 vote
of the people, and authorizing the election OF State officers
| and members of Congrass.
The bill authorizes the President at such time as he may
deem submit the Virginia Constitution to the
gstercd of that State for ratification rejection
and also submit separate vote such provisions OF
that Constitution he may deem best The elections To
held made in the provided by
the election ordinance adopted by the Conyen
| tion. II authorizes the President to sub
| init in the way to the voters OF Texas
the enre constitution framed for the State separate
provided that election shall be held In
Texas for any purpose until the President directs the
same for Mississippi If either of the Constitutions bs
ratified the Legislature elected shall assemble on "a.
fourth tuesday official PRONUNCIATION of the rat
cation and the commanding general in either of such
States may approval Of the President suspend
until action Of the Legislature oil laws that he may deem
oppressive. -, a.,
Alter long discussion, the bill passed-seas, ia
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