The Portland daily press., 1869-02-26

ments of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Uruguay,
IN South America at salary not exceeoihs
$4,000 year each.
| Mr.. Butler moved the previous question on
| the adoption of the report, but it was not sus-
| tanned.
posed to reduce the number OF ministers resi-
dent TO four, viz, one each to Brazil, New
Grenada. Chill and Guatemala. The govern
| mant should be as fully represented as these
Central and South American Republics
MIR. Butler supported the report.
MIR. Munger could not see any reason why
+! these missions should be abolished while we
maintained mission at Liberia.
Mr.. Pruyn also opposed the report, when Mr.
Butler again called the previous question and
Mr.. Banks demanded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered and the report disagreed to, yeas
On motion of Mr. Banks the House insisted
upon its bill, and asked new conference COM
mittee on the suffrage constitutional amend
ment. The report recommends that the House
recede from its amendment and agree to the
Senate proposition.
Mr.. Boutwell, demanded the previous ques-
tion.
On agreeing to the report Mr.. Woodward, of
Pennsylvania, raised point of order that it
was necessary to- presents a joint resolution
when passed to the President Of the United
States for his approval.
The Speaker overruled the point of order.
citing several precedents to show that it was
unnecessary, and the conference report was
then adopted yeas 143, nays 43. The proposed
amendment as adopted is as follows
BE 1t resolved, de-, That tw o-thirds of both
Houses concurring, that the following amend
ment to the Constitution of the United States
be submitted to the Legislatures of the several
states, and when ratified by three-fourths
thereof it shall be part of said Constitution.
ART. 10. The right of the citizens OF the
United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by any State
on account of race, color or previous condition
OF servitude.
Sect Q. The Congress shall have power to
enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, moved to sus-
pend the rules for the purpose of discharging
the committee of the whole from the further
consideration of the legislative appropriation
bill. The rules were suspended and the COM
mittee discharged.
The bill and amendments being before the
House, Mr.. Poland renewed his amendment
offered last evening, increasing 10 per cent.
the salaries of clerks in the departments of
Washington.
Mr.. O'Neill offered an amendment to Mr..
Poland's amendment, that the employees of
Philadelphia Post Office shall be included.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, then demand
ed the previous question on the bill and pend
ing amendments.
The House proceeded to a separate vote on
the amendments made in committee of the
whole. They were agreed to as far as reached,
sation OF the female clerks in the Office OF the
Treasurer OF the United States equal to the
pay of male clerks of first class, and giving
the same compensation as male clerks of high
er grades when called upon to do similar work.
This latter amendment was adopted, yeas 88,
nays Ga.
Pending consideration of the bill the House
took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
Speaker in the chair.
Mr.. Farnsw orth, from the Committee on
Post Offices, reported the annual route bill,
which passed.
The House went into committee of the whole
on the deficiency appropriation bill, Mr.. Price,
Of Iowa, in the chair.
After the bill had been read Mr.. Schofeld,
from the Committee on Appropriations, moved
too amend the item for the contingent expen-
sses of the Treasury Department by inserting
$163,O00 to finish the north wing of the Treas
ury Department. Adopted. The item of $10-
600 for the contingent expenses of the Treasu-
ry Department and the several bureaus was
struck out.
Mr.. Schofield moved to amend by inserting
for the survey of the Atlantic, Pacific and
Gulf coasts $4,000 Adopted.
Mr.. Schofeld moved to appropriate $4,000 to
defray the expenses of the joint committee on
retrenchment. Adopted.
Mr.. O'Neill moved to insert $4,000 to carry
on the work of building appraisers stores at
Philadelphia.
Pending consideration of the bill the COM
mittee rose.
Mr. Logan offered resolution donating con-
demned cannon and muskets for the McPher-
son Monument Association. Passed. Ad-
journed.