The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-03
rIE PASSAGE OF lHs CjnSrAiU-
rI0HAL AMENDMENTS.

\ faithful record Of the incidents
a;;eading the passage of the Cons,itu-
t,.ax, Amendments proposed by Con-
s-.ss whereby the regulation Of the
-.c,ive franchise is made subject of
National legislation is an important
,..e: Of the history Of our political
ard Legislative history and we shall. AS
c-.tay as possible, make herewith a
Statement thereof. The proposed amend
meat has already appeared in toe AP-
-xAL, but We reptblish it he-e in order
lat this rec ,rd may be, as far rs pos
isle. complete. It vas transmitted TO
the Nevsd. Legislature as follows:
WASHINGTON, February 26, 1859.
To Hon. James s. Slingerland. President
y. senate, and Hon. d. O. Addison. Speaker
ct House. The following amendment to the
Constitution has just PASSED finally:
Eeso!vcd. by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of
America. in Coner SIS assembled, two-thirds
a. 18th Houses concurring, that the follow
IN, article be proposed to the Legislatures vi
'ae several States. amendment to the
C,astitu.ip of the United States, which,
-,s:Ged by three-fourths Of said Legislature,
IN he valid as part OF the Con stitu,ion.
H.. ~iy:
Article IS, SECTION 1.-The right Of
gems of the United States to vote shall
r.ot be denied or abridged by the United
safes, or anv State, on account Of race, color.
- previous condition Of servi'ude.
SrCTION 2-The Congress shall have
p.ser TO enforce this Article by appropriate
legislation.
4 true copy of the proposed amendment
a. adopted BY both Houses.
GEo. C. GoRH Sec. Y. s. Senate.
lou can &C. on this telegram. We hope
Nevada will be the first to ratify this great
:-tasure 0! peace and justice.
WILLIAM NJ. STEWART.
JAMES W. N.Y..
DEI.os Il. ASHLEY.
THOMAS FIrCH.
Soon after this had been read TO the
,lenbers Of the two Houses, conf rin'
resoIu,ion WAS introduced in each Of
faem s;gnifying the ratification of the
said amendments By the =. People Of the
state of Nevada represented in Senate
aid Assembly" After some discussion,
o. Saturday, the 26th inst., the subject
v ID made the specta! or'.e. tor NpudaE
.renins, March lat, in Senate and
Assembly. Following warm debate
~ the later House, in which Messr,
N,ilye-, WEIGH, Addison and others
favored the resolution ard in which
Nes.rs Bowman, C,ere,aud, Potter and
o,hers opposed it, it was passed By the
following vote:
Aycs-Mcssrs. Barncr, E-nun, Bunker.
Brrscn. Bnrl;ncame. Corbe't, Dangherg.
Davis, D,,ol;n. Ford. Gray Hartford. Han
IN, Hiuyer. King, Lamuinn, Richardson,
Shakspe,e, Shirnm;n, "e!ch, "CDdwoIth,
Wright, ard Speaker-23.
N4ys--Mes>rs. Anderson, Bowman, Clark. |
Cleveland. Co1u-n, Ntzhugh,. Mills, MOODY.
Houi,on. Potter Eandatl. Rule. Scott. Small,
Tsnaaat, and Wai!er-ls.
In the meantime the question was
warmly debated in the Scua,e, h-ssrs
Edwards, Mason, Brown, Tritle, Steven
SOD and We',y sustaining tie passage Of
the amendment. and Nessrs Tonnife!d |!
Monroe srd Mu!!au opposing it. Dur |
'ae discnss;on the Assembly Resolution I
was reported TO the Senate. and when
n inai vote WAS had, that resolution .
wa. passed By tie following vote:
Eca.-nc,s-a. Abraham. Brown, East
nan, Haines, Hall, Hastings. Hurd. Mason, |
Shsmr. Stevenson, Tritie, We!ty-l3.
Says-Mess-s. Bnnn;held. Hazard. Linn. !
Moaran, Mu'ian wi,scC-S.
Ahssnt-Mr, Grey.
On yesterday ar. Grey rose 10 his
place sad asked TO have his name re
corded as :oting in the Affirmative. His
vote Vas IS entered on The Journal.
a protest agniust the psss"ge OF this
resolution was presented TO the s 'uats
aud ordered TO DE spresd upon tie Jour
nn'. Z, Was tigacd by Messrs. Linn,
Monroe, 3ooaiG,;d. Nullsu. W .'sea aHd
Hazard
- /. xi.h a sense q: ;ride sad sa;is-
faction that We record the fact that
while rct'sin Representatives, elected By
Req 1t.icaa vo;ss placed themselves in
opposition 10 this ,Icnsa-e, the tn;ire
delegation from O.msby county voted
- rye" upon lie passage. Before &C.
'.,..i;s hi. vote, Hr. Co,bett rose to
3. ,sa;r G:s position ba. he *ss ruled
,u. o. nr Ter ~ the chair Ir. Teuuantj. i
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