Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings Ina the SENATE.

ii | persons VINO volunteered lOf tnree year
to serve as soldiers and were honorabl
discharged, shall receive the same boun
ty IS other soldiers.
The Senate resumed the consideration
: Of the joint resolution proposing consti
tutiOnal amendment.
. Mr. Vickers moved an amendment
7. providing that no one should be disfran'
d chised because of participation in the late
rebellion. Lost-2l to -.
t Mr.. BaYard moved an amendment con-
o timing the application Of the provisions
q against disfranchisement of voters fol
g United States officers-Presiden Vice
President and members Of the House Of
| Representatives. Lost-12 to AZ.
Mr.. Wilson moved the adoption of his
amendment in these words: No discrim-
nation shall be made in the United
States among citizens Of the United
States in the exercise Of the legislative
franchise, or in the right TO hold Office in
any State on account of color, race, na~
tivity, property or creed. Adopted, 81
to q.
Mr.. Buckalew renewed the amend
ment offered by him seueral days since,
namely, to add the following:
That the foregoing amendment shall
be submitted for ratification to the Legis-
lures Of the several States, the most nu-
merous branches Of which shall have
been chosen after the passage of this RESI-
olution. Rejected, IL to 43.
The amendment of Mr.. Dixon, to re
quiTe the ratification to be by convention
instead Of by State Legislatures, was
then voted down. A motion was then
offered following as an additional sec>
ton. .....
| Each State shall appoint, by vote of
the people thereof, qualified to vote for
Representatives in Congress number of
electors equal TO the whole number of
Senators and Representatives to
which the States may be ems
titled in Congress, but no Senator,
Representative, or person holding an
office Of trust or profit under us shall
be appointed an electOr, and the Con-
gress shall have powe to prescribe the
manner in which such elector shall be
chosen by the people. Lost-27 to 90.
| Mr.. Sumner offered as substitute the
bill submitted and printed some days
since in connection with his argument on
| the subject. Yeas nine-Sumner, Wade
| Wilson, Thayer, Edmunds, Mcdonald,
| Nye, Ross, and Gates. Noes-i6.
A substitute offered previously by Mr..
Warner was then voted down.
The constitutional amendment having
been considered in Committee of the |
Whole, it was reported to the Senate.
ment in regard to the mode Of choosing
electors Of President and Vice President. |
Adopted. Yeas 81, nays so.
Mr.. Anthony moved to recommit the |
constitutional amendment with its |
amendments to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Mr.. Stewart, II that is done, it ends |
the bill. Let US see the result.
Several Senators, Oh no.
Mr. Cragin said there was no doubt |
that if the bill be recommitted now, that
ends it for this session, and any man who
says it does not, it seemed to him, ought
to know better.
A motion to recommit was lost-l7 |
TO 80.
Mr.. Wilson moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was ordered third
time-carried.
Mr.. Wilson then moved to reconsider
the vote by which Mr. Morton's amend
ment had been adopted. Lost-26 20 2S.
The joint resolution, having been or
dered read third time, was then passed,
by 40 to Is.
The following is the amendment as
passed A joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution Of the
United States.
Be it resolved by the Senate
and House Of Representatives and
two>thirds of both Houses concurring'
that the following articles be proposed to
the Legislatures of the several States as
amendment TO the constitution of the
United States, either of which, when
ratified by three~fourths Of said Legisla-
lures, shall be held as a part Of said con-
stitutiOn.
Art. 10. No discrimination shall be
made in the United States among
the citizens of the United States
in the exercise of the elective
franchise, or the right TO hold office in
any State on account Of race, color, ma
tivity, property, education, or creed.
Article 10. The second clause of the
first section Of the second article Of the
constitution of the United States be
amended so as TO read as follows
Each State shall appoint by vote for
representatives in Congress a number
of electors equal to the whole number
OF Senators and Representatives to which
the said State shall be entitled in Con
gress, but no Senator or Representative,
or person holding an office of
trust or profit under tho United
States shall be adjudged an elector.
and Congress shall have power to pre-
scribe the manner in which such electors
shall be chosen by the people,
The joint resolution goes to the House
for concurrence.
At thirty minutes past five O'Clock P
M. the Senate adjourned.
Proceedings I'm the HOnse.
The House took up the bill to author
ize the building of military and postal
railroad from Washington and New York.
Mr.. Mccarthy, having charge of the bill
in the absence of Mr.. Cooke, reported
from the OOllullltb On hOtub anu IA 4
nails an amendment, striking out the fifth
section of the bill, which authorizes the
company to make railroad connections |
with other companies, and TO amend the
sixth section by making the schedule |
time between Washington and New |
York seven hours instead of six.
After considerable discussion, Mr..
TWitchell moved to table the bill. Neg |
atives, GO to SO.
The question was taken on amend
ments striking out fifth section which |
authorizes connection of line with other |
lines now constructed between Wash
iugton and Now York. Amendment
agreed to.
The amendment extending schedule
time from six TO seven hours was agreed |
to. Ayes-l04, noes 81.
The bill was then ordered engTossed |
and read the third time Not being en-
crossed it went to the Speakers table.
The Speaker said, after conference
with the tellers appointed to count
the electoral votes TO. morrow, he
had directed the doOr~keeper to re-
serve the diplomatic galleries exclusively |
for the Diplomatic Corps and families,
and the Southwest gallery, to the left of
the Speakers chair, for ladies Of
families of Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes, in each case until half
past l. O'Clock, at which time Teserva-