The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-12-23

porating this provision in tho bill
the effect would be to secure the
ratification oftbe Fifteenth Amend.
ment The purpose of the Demo.
cratic, members, Of the, Ohio Lsgis.
IAtufe, and tbe Democratic majOri-
~ of the New York L6gislS Surei
would be fOrestalled. and sseipgl
that amendment was secured, they
would be found on the strong side;
instead Of denouncing the negro
race, they would be fouadiputtingl
themselves in q position to DO most
acceptable to American citizens OF
african. .descent.a tOT r.
7 It~as not here contemplated to
force any measure upon Georgia, !,
but simply to say to her. il you do
not give us the security we require,
you can remain where you are
Those who had the upper hand in
Georgia never would adopt the
Fifteenth Amendment, unless un-
der compulsion, for they would be
urged not to go one step further
than Congress Tequired'them to go.
Mr.. Sherman. in reply to his col
lleagne, Mr.. Thurman, asserted that
the people of Ohio, at the ballot
box, had declared in favor of the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments, and that the merits Of the
questions presented by each were
indorsed by the people after full
discussion. n. d. gss, ,A.l
Mr. Thurman reiterated, his as
sertions, declaring that in the elec
tions referred to, tho grave Issues
involved in the constitutional
amendments bad received ,eomp@r-
atively little attentions aai.staa3
After lengthy debate the Sen
ate voted on the amendment of Mr..
4 Williams, chat the Legislature shall
ratify tho Fifteenth Amendment
proposed to the Constitution of the
United States before Senators and
Representatives arc admitted to
seats in Congress. The amend
ment was adopted--yeas 38, nays
Is. 80
Further discussion then took
place, and several amendments OF
minor importance were agreed to,
aftor which Mr.. Howard moved an
amendment, by. which all per.
sons who aided the rebellion
would be excluded from holding
seats in the Legislature of Georgia,
except such as were forced into the
rebel service in consequence Of di,
, rect physical force. This was
/ agreed to by rising voto--forty
in the affirmative.
The bill was then read the second
} and third times and passed; yeas
As, nays ga strict party vote, ex
ccpt Mr.. Fowler, who voted nay.
In the Senate, on the 20th, the
House census bill was taken uI
: and referred to the Committee on
Revision of Laws.
MI. Schurz introduced bill Il
l.. reform the civil service, and ad
dressed the Senate in explanation
Of its provisions. Referred to Com
y mittce on Retrenchment, and or
dered printed. N'I
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Commit
:, tee on Judiciary, reported sub
J stitute for various propositions be-
J. fore them ajoint resolution declar
Q ing the State of Virginia entitled
It to representation in Congress.
# Mr.. Pomeroy introduced q bill
, to charter an American AMI Hol
. land ocean company, providing fc
u direct telegraphic communication
between Washington, New York
J. Holland and Europe generally.
q Mr.. Sumner offered q resolutio,
: which was agreed to, requestin,
: the President to communicate T.
% tho Senate, If compatible with pub
" lie interest, copies of any CORES
pondenco between the Unite,
. States and Great Britain concern
' ing the questions pending betweel
u tho two countries since The rejec
tion Of tho Claim Convention b,
i, the Senate. n'
Y Tho Senate was in exceutiv
= session nearly four hours, after tn
" confirmation Of Mr.. Stanton. 1t i
q understood that the time was oe
1t cupicd mainly by tho prolonge
Of discussion of the Presidents reiuS
!. al to comply with the request {
the Judiciary committee, that h
. transmit the various papers relat
ing to the nominations Of the Cir
:, cult Judges. Mono OF these latte
d have yet been reported from III
= committee, '.' '''
' In the House Mr.. Kelly present
II cd q memorial OF the Senators an
Representatives from Tennessee i
IS Congress, praying Congress to in
,e tcrposo for tho relief OF loyal cit
zons in Tennessee against recen
= or pending revolutionary proceed
ings in that State, and for tho mair
n tenanco of u republican form, c
y government therein.
ID Among tho bills introduced wor
ID tho following: to provide for fre
lt system Of National banking; gram
Of ing pensions TO surviving soldie,
a. and widows Of the war Of 19l:
|. relative to tho constitutional powt
4 of Congress to regulate and limi
ID tariff rates by railroad coppanit
"a extending through two or mor
. Statos, and for tho protection Of th
,e producing States OF the West; prt
8 viding for the assembling of tn
Virginia Legislature and admini'
,s istering tho test oath 10 its men
a bcrs and officers.
- A resolution was adopted, il
structiug the committee on Terr
n tories TO inquire what further lcgi