The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-05
United states senate.

CONti1l1teuJ from LHe HORtTth Edition.
On motion of Mr.. Morton, The resolution tn an
thoIze tine payment OF Senators rom the recSs. oe
Session OF Congress. was taken up ~ ~ N'i''o'n
MIR Morton made brief argument In favor OF the
action Of both houses Of Congress-, which he claimed
Mr.. Trumbuli had Thought that this proposItion
was dead The Senate mad already distinctly declared
the time their states we're declared entitled
Besides. every Senator was obliged to declare upon
his nc nor, how many days he had been absent from
be deducsed SO that these SENATORS from he soth
not hsyng taken par at all In the first session ofths
G1pd could not legally accept pay for those sessions.
expired, which brought up The uuinished business.
the constitutional amendment.
The amendment offered yesterday by Mr..
Williams was read as follows:-
congress shall have power to abolish or
or hold office presented by the constitution or
laws OF any State"
He addressed the Senate In advocacy of It.
One objection to the amendment reported by
the Judiciary Committee was that IL might be
evaded by State Legislation providing that
colored people should be disfranchised as dis
turbers or enemies of the public peace or upon
some similar pretext, having on Its face no re-
seryitude, although these, or one OF these
might be the real ground of the disfranchise-
ment.
Another objection was that II treated the
suffrage question too narrowly with reference
only to the immediate future, and to but one
class of citizens. while the signs of the times
Indicate mat that question must be considered
with reference to all classes OF citizens. His
amendment was not Opea to these objections.
but could be applied To all races, classes, and
conditions. as might be thought necessary at
House of Representatives.
plalned the bin. He oaid hat Admrai Fsrrsgats M
had not received any prize moaey. the being
were en- for The use the army aud %ese aies sass
WARDS wares sold solo 6s the Qusrtermaster's Department.
nss eSd nS nc 10 Us aa sn
tie q sr sSs oHSS Ts:
sa p @ss iSf es me P9rp9ss o. gyeg urisdctiCa to the
had been sent in. 70 '"e 'AiAie AS IL ine psizss
The hlll was then pRsssd without divislop ''S-sA
Mr Wood introduced q bill 10 prom ora the .ro0rass
Of the hne Referred TO Com mittee on Pstents
sigma and for the creation OF the oce OF fsgster Of
MT Msynard from the Committee on waya and
Means. reported bill for the relief Of the Illinois
Amer an explanation by Mr.. Farnsworth. the bin
rMr: b SOks presented a memorial rom the New
York Q, Antwerp NAL S sSteamship Company. ask
COZ l uoon thereof 90 released from all dues paya-
Mr. Batter (AIass.J offered resolution directing
the sesIetay Of the Treasury 70 fGrntsb information
OF ne BT tsh MOTH Amsiran d the cease
between the provinces and ths United States
Mr.. Moore Introduces a bill authorizing the
slIsighiening ofthe Washington Canal for the more
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds '"e 0om'
Mr. orth, from the Committee ON Private Land
Diver Passed. A % SOioinou
Mr.. 6paloing from the CommiLtee on Appropria-
lions reported back the Senate amendments 10 the
Navy Approximation bul. Referred TO the Com nit
& zee o. ne Whole and made the special order for
Mr.. Woodbridge offered a resolution calling on the
sacretary OF War for q memorial addressed to him
Dy BrlPadter General H. &C. Roberta on tho subject OF
iha drainage OF the surplus the Great Lakes
lhto Ihe upper Mississippi Ohio and Illinois rivers.
The following private bills were reported from the
Committee on Military AHairs:-
FOR the relief OF II. A. White, late Captain OF the
PaHsep,