The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-19

tuaily on ship-board % the 10Th Of January, 1865"
The amendments were cnncurred 10 by yeas
NJ, nays 90, The bin N goes 40 the President-
TIE House then went into Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. Ferry In the chair, on tho Army Appropriation
bill. The appropriation for the arscualand Armufy
~ Rock Island was reduced from 81, OOO,OO0 10 500
DO An appropriation OF 100000 was inserted for
tho arsenal al Columbus, OhiO.-Some time was
spout in discussing an amendment for the reduc-
ton Of the army pending which the committee
rose..-The joint resolution In regard to counting
the electoral vote Of Georgia was taken up aud con-
CURED I'm, yeas %, nays n. Adjourned.
SENAtE Fob. 9th-The session of
yesterday continued through tho night and mp b.
half past eleven O'Clock to-day, the whole time be
ing spout In a discussion Of the proposed c%onstitu.
iional amendment m regard TO suffrage. sevtral
amendments wore rejected, bat a anal vote was
NOT taken. At ~ II the Senate met, and after the in
PRODUCTION Of several resolutions, the coneidcra.
ton Of tho constitutional amendment was resum-
ed. After considerable discussion and tho reicc-
ton Of several amendments and Summers substi-
tute, the Joint resolution was passed by the follow
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, Chandler, Catteii, Came.
ron, Cole, Conhliug, Connesa, Cragin, Drake,
Ferry, Harlan, Harris, Kellogg, Mcdonald, Howe,
Morgan, Morrtl OF vermont, Mortnl OF Maine
Morton, Nyo, Osborn, Patterson Of New Hamp'
shire, Poole, Ramsey Rice, Robertson, Ross, Saw
yer. sherman, spencer, Stewart, Thayer, Van
Minkle, Wade. Warner, welch. Wiley. Williams
Wilson. YatesIO. Twothirds.
NUs-Mesgs. Apthony. Bayard, Cobott. Davis
Dixon, Doolitpe, Hmunda Fowler, Grimes, Hen
bricks, McCreery. Patterson cf Tennessee, sauls'
bury, Spraguc, Vickera aud Whyte-tG.
The following IA the amendment as II passed
Be Il enacted by the Senaie aud HOUSE Of Repre-.
sentativea, &c, two thirds Of both houses concur.
nng, That the following articles he proposed "a
the Legislatures OF the several states, as amend.
mems 10 the Constitution OF the United States
either Of which, when ratified by threefourths Of
said legislatures, shall be held as . part Of said
AnfftIT u.s. Nc discrimination shan be made IN
the United states among the citizens Of tho United
States in the exercise Of tho elective franchise, OF
In the right 20 hold office IN any state, on account
OF race, color, nationality, property. education On
creed.
ARTICLE 10. The second clause of the nrst sec.
uou OF the second artico Of the constitution Of the
United States shah DO amended no a. 10 read a.
follows; zach state shalt appoint. by a vote Of
persons. qualified 20 vote for Representatives n
Congress, a number Of electors equal 10 the who'll,
number Of Senator's aud representative 10 which
the said state shall be entitled In Congctss; but No
Senator OF Representative or person holding ar
hall be appointed an elect0r, and Congress shal
have power 10 prescribe the manner In which such
electors shall be chosen by the people"
The Joint resolution now goes 10 the House for
concurrence. Adjourned.
HoUsH. The House took up the bill Il
authorize the building Of a IN II and postal railroad
from Washington 10 Now York. A full discussion
FOLLOWED, after which a motion 10 lay on the ttbit
was lost by = vote Of yeas 60. nays 81, and ths
amendment striking put the hfth sec ion, which
authorizes the connection OF the liuo with Other
lines now constructed between Washington and
New York, was agreed TO. The amendment extend,
Ing the schedule Of time from six TO seven hours
was agreed 10, Yeas lO4, nays 6l. Tho btll WIS
then ordered engrosaed and read a third time. Not
being cngrOescd, n went TO the Speakers table
The Senate amendments TO tho consular aud diplo.
matte appropriation bill woro considorcd and sov.
eral non. coucurrCd iu.-Aite the transaction oi
some routine business, the army appropriation bill
was considered in Committee Of tho Whole, but no
proPress was made The evening session was dc.
voted 70 the consideration OF the Internal revenue
bill. Several amendments were made. when the
House found itHelf without a quorum, aud al.
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