The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-16

Business being interrupted, it was post
A bill TO regulate Judicial proceedings
and DEGREES in the District Of CoIambEa
was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE...............WA WAsHINGToN. Feb. l5ss
several bills sweres dntrodOced and
referred, including one that women
! employed in the Governmental depart
that the Secretary OF the Treasury sell
$50, ,000,0 900 surpIus coin; also. one proposing
an aTnendInentf { to tile constitution con-
cerning the Electoral votes; also, one pro-
posing subsidies be granted railways
or other cOrpo ations so long as the ma
tionaI debt exceeds S500,0O0, ,OO0; also, one
preventing restrictions en- trade by the
laws of any State between the cittz sns OF
different States: also a suppiefnenLal bill
TO the national banKing act.
Hunter Introduced q Joint resoiutlon
giving the consent OF congress 10 the
bonds. and 70 secure the same by mort
gage on It's railroad and telegraph lire, for
| the purpose OF raising funds with which
| to construct q line between Lake Superior
| and Puget sound, and, also, on il a branch
| to a point at or near Portland, Oregon; the
ases nected with the S STRAITS OF T Juan de Tuca,
within the territory of the United States.
the House seconded the previous ques.
| ton, tand under its operation the joint
| resolution was read three times and pass
ed, the call for the yeas and nays being re-
The Joint resolution introduced last
| Monday to prevent the further sale OF
| public lands, except as provided for in the
| pre-. emption and homestead laws, came
up. Tne question being on seconding the
previous ouesations Il was not sse3nded; 3I ed
| Committee on Public Lands-yeas I0S.
A resolution to pay s2,5G9 to J. D. Young
| for his expenses IN prosecuting his claim
/ To a seat as Representative of the Ninth
Congressional District of Keotucky was
Banks moved to suspend the rules to set
/ apart all evening sessions after TOMORROW
for busi less OF the committee on Appr9-
Farnsworth inqu red of Schenck wheth-'
er he expected 10 get the tax bill through
! both Houses this Sc sion.
! Schenck thought there would be no diff
Gully Sn answering That question in the
attend ses ions at night. lie adued that
| he had assurances from more than one SEN
ator that they had been watching the pro-
I gress of the tax pill with dnterest, nd did
| not apPrehend that many amendments
! would be offered in the S mate.
FarIlsworJh said there seemed a general
| I'M preston that the blH would not pass,
and that members had stayed away on
| that account.
Butler moved to suspend the rules so as
to reseind, after tomorrow, evening, the
| order setting apart the evening sessions
/ for TAX bills. The rules were not suspended
| SO to As, not two-third majority.
| Brooks rising to the question OF pF1vt-
\ Iege, moyed the discharge Without. costs,
of Florence Channel. OF New York, the
| witness arrested some time ago for refus-
| ing to testify before the Committee on New
| The co is OF htS arrest. Afber some discus
BontweI moved to suspend the rules, so
as to take. from The Speakers table the
senate. amendments 70 the Joint resolu-
tion proposing an amendment 10 the Cen,
| stitation. The rules We're suspended and
| Speakers table.
| with reference to electors, which has not
| been considered In the House, and the
| proposition concerning suffrage has been
| materially changed. 1 have considere d
| W hether IL was practicable 10 eohcurlin the
| amendment, bat 1 have come TO the con
| clust0n that as matter of bustness il is
| enI condition Of things, except 10 noa-
concur in the act on Of the senate. and TO
ssk for a Committee of Conference, and 1
| make that motion.
4 Bingham moved TO concur. He saaA bhat
/ the adoption OF the Senate amendment,
! as to the apportionment of the electors
among the states, would leave GiIe matter
as 1t always had beells under the Constltu-
| tiOn-thaG is, according to the nuTn Der OF
Senators and Representatives 20 which
each state Is entitled. The only difference
il. that under the pro oposed amendment oi
the senate each district would vote Tor one
sl esector, instead OF having all the electors
for the state chosen on the general ticket
Boutwell, objected to the senate amend.
ment in regard 10 suffrage, because IL dld
not prohibit dfscrif nation on account o.
previous condition OF slavery: ami to the
amendm ent in regard toPresidenJtal Elect
OrTs, because q language OF the amend
lnent would leave the power la COngre II
: I to order an eIecl ion in some States by dis
, trtets where that might be advantageoui
erai cKeT In other States, where tne adj
/ vantage might be In that way.
Bingnam 6epled 70 ine ths opJeettoHg g6eu SeT, q
! without force Ii these amendments wer'
; ; concurred in, 1t would be out of the powe
OF any state 10 discriminate against an.
| class or natural born citizens On accoun
I OF previous condition of slavery.
Woodward desired to submit an amend
' ment providing that The proposed amend
! ments should be submitted TO the Leglsla
= = lures OF the several states, TO ne electe'
@ subsequently to the action OF congress o.
the sub; ect. He claim ed that that was tia
only way in which the question could b
q fairly brought before the people.
a The Speaker ruled that both Houses ha
a agreed upon that part OF the joint reSolu
- tfou, aud that, therefore, no amendmen
II L4wrence, of Ohio, was opposed to cor
I curing in the senate amendment, IN II
e gard to the Presidential electors. He D'
u IIeved the whole plan of attempting th
imposition of limitations on the state
n was wrong, and that there was no corre'
l. mode ext ept for the National GoVernIne'
" TO take under its fostering care and pre-
at lection, the whole subject OF citizenshi
and suffrage, and to declare, by posi- u
OF enactment, that it shall be The right
le every sane adult male citiz N of the X
1e public, not guilty of Infamous crime, 10
g. ever to enjoy the franchise and the figl
to vote by ballot Tor every officer to |
q, elected under the state or National oo'
ef scofeId calIeI for the separate vote c
as -ts the Senate amendments Ihe vote hr
Us. taken was on eoneurrfng In the Senal
AZ amendment to substitute for the Hou
e article in relation to suffrage as follow
e " No discrimination shall be made IN al
qe state among the ciizsDs. of the Unit
n States in the exercise of the elective fral
ey chise, or in the right to hold office in al
state on account of race, color, natiSlt
ne property, education or creed" Yeas,
NJ nays l32. The amendments were no1I-co
&C. cured in, and aCommittee ON ConIefen
nrgf0
Lor Paine. from the Reconsideration Coz
at miLtee, reported a bill for the relief OF
ar large number of persons from legal al
1d polItIcal disabilities. .s-s
Id Butler moved TO strike ont the name
N John W. Wright, of Rich mond, Va
91r Mckee moved 70 strike the names OF
| persons named in the bill from kentucE
NJ Without dispOsing Of the Dill, or [
ese pending amendments, the House took
cd Tne evening session is to be for the CO
OF sideration, exclusively. of the tax Dtil.
II Boutwell,, Shellabarger, and Esdrld
al were appointed by the Speaker as a Col
NJ mIgtee OF Conference on the proposed Co
Ins stitutiona1 amendments ssa 9%
5re EVENING SESSION. a1
ms The House met IN Committee of {
'P Whole s5coieId IN the Chair, and resum
no the consideration Of the Internal Reyen
o a bill. ,s.lss -ff..sE -. !.
ay1 offered last Friday evening TO the MI
N. sixth section, extending the time fort
Id withdrawal of spirits from bonded wa
,ay houses. -. - .,.,-..,5 ~, fSs1l,
- O'NeiI. Beck, Barnes, Myers, and CoYo'
ant in support of the amendment, anu Dy !.
ed lfson and Schenck against Ffnaliy
30 4 sleg's amendment was agreed To. - .
OIL AAhtSoA - ~ IA,
io- tlon ny ~ - i:ss = -. 11, q
fha | monthly per gallon. After cOnSider;s
- ! discussion the amendment was agreed
~ sschenek said the Committee on W.
tt.ts- and Means had no further amendments ls
~ offer on the subject ofd1stilled Spii Its-l
A a war
led a tsl ~ - - .I ~. ,.sEs,l,93aS
Ia,. This concluded the amendment. OF