The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-02-04

VI hhO OlCSbtNO ~ l0hSuiSO 0u IaiA OiOO-
tions in the State wherein be shall
have actually resided for a period
of one year next preceding such
election, except such OF said citi.
zens us shall hereafter engage in
rebellion or insurrection, or who
may have been or shall be duly
convicted of treason or other
crime of the grade q felony in
common law.
These measures underwent con.
siderable discussion, without any
definite action.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the
constitutional amendment which
had been introduced by Mr.. Hen,
derson, was debated, and the fol.
lowing adopted as a substitute for
the first section:
The right of all citizens of the
United States to vote and hold of
fice shall not be denied or abridg-
ed by the United States, or by any
State on account ofrace, c1lor or
previous condition Of scrvitude.
An amendment to tho second
section was also adopted, providr
ing that Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by.appropri'
ate legiolation.@ F" 1t s.'f'',' 7'A'
The committee on Indian Al.
fairs reported the House bill to re,
store the Indian Bureau 10 the War
Department with an amendment
in the nature Of a substitute crea.
tipga department. Of Indian at
fairs. .Htlsfl tblai
lnthe House, some Of the appro'
4 priation bills were considered with
out being finally disposed Of. Al
the evening session, the constitu-
/ tional amendment was debated.
On the 10Th, the Senate passed
the bill for reducing the military
force, &C., and debated the consti
tulional amendment, A resolution
was adopted, relative to prelimin-
airy lcgiolation for the taking d
the next census
In the House, a bill was report
ed from the committee on appro
priations, appropriating Sj,74O,OO(
fer deficiencies in the Post Office
revenues for the next fiscal year
The session of the IIonse was prin
cipally taken up by debate on thc
constitutional amendment. No &C
tion was had upon it.
On the 30tb, the Senate passed
the invalid and other pensions ap
preparation bill, with reduction
Of 81 1000, 900 from the amount or
iginally proposed in the bill.
In the House, the resolution fol
a constitutional amendment wal
adopted by moro than the neccssa
ry two. thirds vote--yoas $50
nays AZ. Tho resolution is as fol
lows:
\ Be it resolved, &c (two.t thirds o
both Houses concurring), That til,
following article be proposed Il
the Legislatures of the severa
States as an amendment to th,
Constitution of the United States
which, when ratified by three
fourtbs of said Legislatures, shal
bo held as part OF tho said Con
stitu:ion. namo y: article
section l: The right of any cit
izen of tho United States to vot,
shall not be denied or abridged b.
tho United States or any State
by reason of race, or color, or pre-
vious condition of slavery Of an,
citizen or class Of citizens of tn
United States.
Mr.. Ross introduced q resolution
: amcndatory to tho naturalization
laws enabling foreigners to be
came citizens after ono years resi-
dcnco.
In tho Senate, yesterday, tn
4 Committee on Indian Affairs re
commended the indefinite post
ponement of tho bill Transferring
tho Iudian Bureau to the War Dc
partment. Resolutions to pay Mrs
Lincoln and heirs 5000, and in
crease tho Presidents salary t
100000 per year, were buried i
committee for tho rest OF the Sos
sion. Winnie Ream wants So, 90
on her contract for statue of A
braham Lincoln, according TO con
lruct, she having finished the pas
ter cast In the House, u resolu
ton to increase the pay of Govern
mont employees in Washington
; whose salaries were less than 81
: 600, ten por cent, was tabled. MI
0rth introduced n bill looking t
the annexation of San Domingo. =
Mr.. Schenck called up the TART
: and Revenue Bill OF last session
and tho House agreed 10 discus
them by gas light, = Commcrcio
I'd. ua
Governor Clayton has :aade re
QUESTION upon Governor Brown
low Ior tho parties who engage
in destroying arms on the steam
er llospor. The Avalanche threat
ems blooished it tho attempt
mnde To arrest them.