The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-30
HOUSE..

Mr.. Boamau, from the committee on
Appropriations, reported Il post office
appropriation bill. Referred to commit
tee OF the Whole, and made the spe cial
order for Tuesday next.
The bill appropriatcs S5,7lO,OOO for
deficiencies in the revenue of the Post
Office Department for the next fiscal
year.
Mr.. Cullom offered resolution re-
questing the President TO furnish any
information he may have showing that
the people of 1ayti and San Domingo
are DESTROYS that their Governments
shall become part of the United States.
The morning hour having expired,
the resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Lawrence, of Ohio, for the arrest of
Henry Johnson, who had refused to
Rittee on the New York Election
Frauds, came up for action.
After some discussion between MeSsrs.
Lawrence, Ross, Kerr and Dawes,
touching the frauds committed by both
political parties in New York, aud also
rs the material of the evidence sought
to be obtained, which is that a number
of names had been put on the poll list
by two Democratic politicians, the
House, without action, resumed the
consideration of the constitutional
amendment, and was addressed by Mr..
Kelly, in its advocacy.
Mr.. Shellabarger next addressed the
House in support of the substitute
which he offered the other dag to the
constitutional amendment, the diStinc-
ton being that the substitute allows
the disfranchisemento IF those who have
been engaged in rebellion, while the
original resolution does not; and, also,
that the original resolution would al.
low the establishment of property OF
educational qualifications.
Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, addressed the
House i'll opposition to the proposed con-
stiturional ameRdment and the bill.
Mr.. Ward addressed the House in IA
vor of the substitute he had offered to
the proposed constitutional amendment
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, spoke
against the substitute offered by Mr..
Bingham, and said that when he could
see every man, white or black, free to
utter any sentiment he pleased within
the bounds of proprlety anywhere in
the Republic; when that safety and that
peace were secured, he would be ready
to relieve everybody from all burdens
Mr.. Pile addressed the House for five
minutes in support of the constitutional
amendment and bill.
Mr.. Scofeld also occupied five min
utcs in an argument in favor of the
pending measures and against Mr.. Bin.
hams amendment.
Mr.. Boutwell, proposed to alter the
constitutional amendment so as to make
il read The right OF any citizen of the
United States to vote al any election in
the States in which he shall have actu-
ally resided for period Of one year
next preceding such election, shall not
be denied or abridged by the United
States or any State thereof, by reason of
the race, color, or previous condition of
slavery of any citizen or class of Citi-
zens If the United States, or on account
of his want of property or education.
After further discussion, Mr., Bout-
well offered an amendment to add to
the first section the following: "nor
shall educated attaiumentS or possession
or ownership OF property ever be made
test Oh the night Otauy citizen to vote"
MT. bihSham argued against the
amendment, on the legal prirciple that
the exclusion of certain thiups was the
admission of all other things, and that
religious or other tests might nnder
that amendment be established.
Discussion on this point was carried
on by Messrs. Bingham, Eldridge, Bout.
we'll, Shellabarger, Wilson, of Iowa,
and Jenckes.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved the previous
question, which was seconded and the
amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Bingham moved to amend the
first section SO as to make it read, mo
State shall make or enforce any law
which shall abridge or deny to any male
citizen of the United States, of sound
mind aud 81 years of age or upwards,
the equal exercise subject to such regis
tration laws as the State may enact of
the elective franchise at all elections in
the State wherein he shall have actual