Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceealnr. m the senaae.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Mr. Cragin
called up his motion to reconsider the
vote refusing the use Of the rotnnda OF
the capital for inaugural services other
than official. Alter discussion the SEN
ate refused by 20 to 81. The constitus
ticnal amendment was postponed. s
Mr. Harlan offered resolution, which
was agreed to, instructing the Secretary
of the Interior to inform the Senate what
quantity Of public lands have been made
| TO aid in the construction of railroads,
wagon roads, and canals, and for the i'm
preyement of rivers and harbors through
out the country.
The bill making appropriations for the
support Of the Military Academy was
then passed. -
The naval appropriation bill was then
taken up. All the amendments reported
BY the committee, and heretofore pub
lished, were agreed to.
Mr.. Grimes offered an amendment,
which was adopted, reporting the pro-
vision Of the act of 1867, authorizing the
for appointment to Naval Academy.
Alr. Drake offered two amendments
which were adopted, one raising salary
of the head of the naval academy from
$l,250 to 81 800 per annum, and the
other making appropriations of $4,000 to
take observation of eclipses on the 7th
of August next Tf4a
Mr.. Nye moved to add an appFopriaS
ton of $4,000 for the Improvement of
the harbor of Midway Island, in the
Pacific. TSs'i = 1870 as5tf.s titI
Proceedings an the House
Mr. Schenck, from the Committee of
Ways aud Means, reported bill pro
Viding that every deputy collector or
assistant assessor Of internal revenue
who have performed the duties Of collector
or ASSESSORS on, account of suspension or
illness of such collector or assessors shall
receive the compensation of collector or
assessor, except in those cases where the
collector or assessor has also received
compensation for the same period, which |
was passed. - n. - s-ry 49,, .f.i..
The bill making appropriations for |
the payment of invalid and other pens
sions for the year ending January 30, |
1870, was considered and passed with |
the two amendments reported by the
committee. The first reduces the ap>
preparation for invalid pensions from
$l0000,000 as provided in the original |
bill, to S9,OO0000; and the second re-
duces the appropriation for general pen~
sions, from $13, 100000, as in original bill,
to 100000.
On motion of Mr.. Boutwell, the mora
ing hour was dispensed with for to-day,
and the constitutional amendment came
up for action. The question was taken
on Mr.. Barr's motion to table, which
was rejected yeas Al, nays 13l. Re-
pubhcans voted ave. ~ - ss1s
MIR. Shellabarger modified the amend
ment which he offered yesterday, back
10 its original form. ..,.-.a, 80.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved the previous
question, which was seconded.
The question was first taken on Mr..
Shellabarger's amendment. Rejected,
Teas 81, nays 127. T.
Mr.. Bingham's amendment was also
'ej ected, yeas 26, nays 15S. aEIzsI
The Democrats all voted for the
amendment in the first instance, bat |
subsequently, many of them changed
heir votes to the negative. -,
The question recurring on the original
the yeas and nays were
AIKEN on ordering the joint resolution en-
crossed and read third time. and it was
10 .ordered-yeas IA, nays 45. lr- II
The House then proceeded to vote on |
he joint resolution as follows: ffiFtt
Be it resolved, That two>thirds of
10Th houses concurring that the following :
Irticle be proposed to the Legislature OF
las several States as an amendment to ,
he constitution of the United States
which, when ratified by three-fourths of ,
aid Legislature shall become part of |
he constitution, namely .r5l. l.
Article -, Section /. The right Of any
itizens Of the United States to vote !,
hall not be denied OF abridged by the
United States or any State by reason of
ace or color or previous condition of | !
ny citizen or any class of citizens of
he United States. Il
Sec 2 The Congress shall have, ,
ower to enforce, by appropriate legisla>
ion, the provisions of this article. The
esolution was passed by the necessary
wo-third vote-yeas so, nays AZ. H.
The Speaker, as member of the House !
oted aye .r. .-- II
The House, at 2 80, went into Commit '
ee Of the Whole, Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, I
o the chair, and resumed the considera- t
ion of the Indian appropriation bill,
Thich was laid aside. K
Mr.. Ross introduced a resolution I
mandatory of the naturalization laws, t
nabling foreigners to become citizens s
fter one year s residence. Refer red to | c
nm m ittaa on tba Rav;s;on % Joms G