Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-10
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BY TELEGR.lPH.
FORrlETll 90 CORES.

WAsuiSoroN, Feb. 5.-SESArE-The
Senate met at T. O'Clock and resumed the
consideration Of the Constitutional Amend
ment.
Mr. Vickers moved an amendment l ro.
viding that enc be disranchis, d because
OF participation in the rebellion. Lost--2l
to 81.
M B,yard moved an an endmcnt TO the
application Of the provision against dis
reimbursement Of voters to United States
Off ,srs, President, Vice President snd
members Of the House Of Representatives.
Leslie to AZ
Mr.. Dixon renewed his motion to amend
~ providing for the submission Of the
amendment TO State Conventions instead Of
tho Legislature for ratification. Rejected
\ debate sprang up, participated in by
Messrs. Doolittle, Cenness, Fsssendsn.
Hendricks, Norton, Sumner and Morton,
after which the amendment was rejected
Mr.. Wilson moved the adoption Of his
amendment, - follows: mo discrimina
ton shall DO made in the United States
among the citizens Of the United States 10
the exercise Of the elective franchise, or the
right to held office in any State, on accc unit
Of race or color"
Mr. Trumbull called attention to the fact
that this proposition would abolish The pro
vision in the Censtitution Of several Of the
States requiring that the Governors Of
those States shsll be native born.
Mr.. Howard thought IL revolutionary.
Mr.. Patterson, Of New Hampshire, ap.
proved it, because it forbid the spplics
ton Of the educational test, in which be
believed.
Mr.. Conklins thought it = revolutionary
| prspo ,ition, and pointed to many ways in
which its operation would . announcement.
n. Sherman Was in favor Of sweeping
away oil State qualification in respect to
suffrage.
Mr.. Wilson'S amer dment Was adopted
81 to %.
Mr.. Buekalew renewed, his amendment,
sG.rsd several days since, requiring the
ratification Of the amendment BY the lseis
laturss chosen after the passage Of the rec
olution submitting il. Lost-l9 t. AZ.
Mr.. Dixen's amendment was also mega
lived
NJ. Morton offered an additional section
regulating the mode Of choosing Presiden
tiai electors. Lost.
Mr.. Summers amendment, submitted
some days aimee. was lost--yeas: .
nays 40.
Mr.. Warmers substitute WAS then voted
down.
The amendment having been considered
in Committee Of the Whole was reported to
the Senate.
A joint resolution was then read third
time and passed, yeas 40, nays Is.
Thu anna nd sAcvt q II -. Fill
After providing that the proposed amend
ment shall be submitted to the legislature
Of the several States, fer ratification accor-
ding 70 article 10. Ne discrimination shall
be made In the United States among citi
zsns ID tho exercise Of the elective fran.
ehss, or the right 10 hold sfiee in any
State on account Of race Or color, nation
Atty, property, education ~ creed.
Article 10, second clanss Of Let section,
ID article Of the Constitution sfths United
States, shall BE- a0snded to read - follows:
Each STATE shall appeint by vote for Rep.
ssatativss in Congress sum6er u elect
ore equal to the whsle nuubsr Of Csnatsss,
Representatives.. Or psssons helding any
,0cs Of trust or profit under the United
States shall not 30 appointed On slectcr,
and Congress shall bsve power TO prescribe
the manner in which such slsctor should BE-
chosen by the people.
| The joint resolution now gsss to the
House for occurrence.
At $50 the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-The House took up the bill a.
lowing the building Of military and pos,i
railroal from Washing ton to New York.
Mr.. Kerr spoke in opposition to the bill
10 tre et..> oil
constitutional pc ser to take charge Of rail-
ways built BY private enterprise, or Ia
create corporation for the purpsss Of con-
struc,ing highways in The States. HI
denounced the whole policy Of granting
subsidies 10 the various tchsmes brought
to the capital BY . swarm Of lobbyists. and
opposed the erection Of any lnsura,c,
Bureau or government telegraph yst.m, I,