The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-23
WASHINGTON IxEELLIGEECE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, Is
THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.

THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
The Constitutional amendment has
progressed one stage farther. me
Senate proposition was taken up IN the
House about the middle OF the after
noon. Everyday was urea or ta!k,
and there was less than an hours de-
bate Gov. Boutwell, then brought in
his motion making it allowable within
ten DAYS OfIhe adjournment TO suspend
all rules so AS to prevent hllbustering.
and il was of course carried by the
Repu blIcan strength. Three yea and
nay votes were had. and the amend
ment was then carried by strict party
vote of l40 to 80, in the following terms:
''The right of citizens of the United
States to vote and hold office shall not
be- denied or abridged by any State on
account of race or color, nativity, pro-
perty, creed or previous condition OF
SerVitude."
This is much Ike Senator Wilson's
original proposition, except that the
word "ed ucaliOn" is omitted from the
last clause, SO as to leave the States free
to esta blish an educational qualihca-
ton If they choose. The words natlVl-
ty, property and creed" were inserted
on Mr.. Bingham's motion by 93 TO 10,
and this marks the difference between
the House and Senate. The latter body
seems likely to accept the amendment,
as 1t now stands, though Senators
west of the Rocky Mountains will make
a strong effort to strike out the word
"nativity." The most important action
of the House was that on striking out
the words land hold Office" The change
was moved by Gen. Logan, who was
defeated by yeas II, nays 81. An analy-
BIS of this vote sho Ms that the vote to
strike out was made up of thirty-twO
Democrats and thirty-nine Republi-
cans, and the vote against striking out
entirely OF Republicans. The Republic
cans voting TO strike out were-Ashley,
land. Churchill, COburn, DOckery, Eek
ley, Ferry, Fields, fairfield, Halsey,
Highly, Hubbard, of West Virginia;
Hunter, Judd, ketCham. Lawrence, OF
Pennsylvania; Logan, Marvin, Mercur,
Miller, Moore, MOorhead Morrill,, My
ers, O'Neill, Pile, Raum, Robertson,
ScheLck, Scotield, Selye, Smith, Spald.
ing, Stark " Weather, Stevens, Williams,
OF Indiana, aud Woodbridge.
THE CENSUS QUESTION.
In connection with the Investigations
of Gartield's committee on the next
census, the chairman has addressed let
ters to various government depart
ments asking wherein the last census
seemed 10 be deficient where Il special
opportuuity afforded by their work en-
abied them to Judge. The reply from
the Agricultural Department covers
considerable ground. II states that
neither the average of timber nor OF the
various crops has ever been obtained.
1t suggests the Importance OF having
separate statistics OF winter and spring
wheat, and also that the average of
corn oats, field peas and winter rye
for gmrdeus should be entered by them
selves. Tue loss by disease of farm an
imals has been estimated by the De
partment TO approximate fifty million
dollars per year and the prOpriety OF
gathering information on that subject
is mentioned. lie also thought il de-
sirable to collect figures showing the
| ravages OfinsectS upon the fru1t, grain
and cotton crops. The average of
orchards and vineyards is also ask ed
for, as is information regarding the
new crops lately introduced in the
South.
THE GEORGIA CASE
Will not be acted on in the House till
the last OF this week or the first of next
week. The probabilities are that the
Reconstruction committee Will report
against the right of the State 10 be rep
resented in the House, and that a vote
on the report Will be delayed till about
Tuesday of next week, when it is like
Iy TO be sustained by the House, The
five members now holding seats Will
not, however, be turned out, but the
clerk - III luke tuS duOiItiOu VI tue o.
port as instructions for his government,
and will not call the State of Georgia
in organizing the next House. Should
such report be- made and sustained, il
is pretty certain that no representatives
from that Stale viii enter next Congress
till IA very material change lakes place
ia the condition OF things down there. L
THE FKASK!SG PRIVILEGE.
The full text of Tie Till restricting
and regulating the ranking privilege
which went TO the President for his
signature on Saturday, is az follows:
BE IL enacted, That it shall not be
lawful for any officer of the govern.
ment, member OF Congress, or any
other person entitled by law to the
ranking privilege to exercise the
privilege otherwise than by his or her
written autograph signature upon the
matter frHnked, and all letters or other
nail matter not thus franked by writ
ten signature Of the person entitled by
.aw 10 exercise said privilege shall be
charged with the rates of postage which
are now or may hereafter be established
by law.
MAMMAL UARnR