The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-01
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CONGRESS. e 8 8.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 80.

Mr.. Morrill, moved to postpone the
consideration OF the special order-the
constitutional amendm ent, and TO take
up the pressing appropriation bills,
Adopted.
The bill making appropriations for
the payment of invalid and other PEN
sions tor the year ending June 80, 1870,
was considered and passed with the
two amendments reported by the COM
mittee. The first, reducing the appro-
priation for invalid pensions from ten
millions as provided in the original
bill, 10 nine millions, and the second,
reducing the appropriations for general
pensions, from thirteen millions as in
the original bill, to ten millions. The
bill making appropriations for the
support of the Military Academy, was
The naval appropriation bill was
then taken up with all the amendments
reported by the committee as here
tofore published, and agreed to.
Mr.. Grimes offered an amendment,
which was adopted, repeating the pro-
vision OF the act of 1867, authorizing
the annual selection OF ten enlisted ap.
prentices for appointment to the Naval
Academy.
Mr.. Drake offered two amendments
which were adopted; one raising the
salary of the head of the Naval Acade-
my from Sl,150 10 $1,000 per annum.
The other appropriating $1,000 to take
observations on an eclipse of the sun
on the seventh of August next. The
death of Mr.. Finney, late member of
the House from Pennsylvania, was
then announced and the Senate adj
journed.
On motion of Mr.. Boutwell, the morn
ing hour was dispensed with for this
nd GnnRfifnfinnal
ment came up for action. The ques-
ton and taken on Mr.. Burrs motion to
lay it on the table and was rejected.
Mr.. Shellabarger modified the amend
ment which he offered yesterday back
to its original form.
Mr.. Boutwell, then moved the pre-
vious question, which was seconded.
The question was first taken on Mr..
Shellabarger's amendment, and it was
rejected. Mr.. BIngham's amendment
was also rejected.
The Democrats all voted for the
amendment in the first instance, but
subsequently many OF them changed
their votes to the negative. The ques-
ton recurring on the original pro-
position, the yeas and nays were taken
on ordering the joint resolution, to be
engrossed and read the third time, and
it was so ordered. The House then
proceeded to vote on the joint resolution
as follows:
Be IL reSolvett, d:c., That two-thirds of
both houses concurring the follow
ing article be proposed to the legisla-
lures of the several States as an amend
ment TO the Constitution of the United
States, which when ratified by three.
tourths of said legislatures shall be held
as part OF the said Constitution, name
ly: Article blank, section one-the right
or any citizen of the United States to
vote shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or any State, by rea-
son of race orsscOlor, or previous condi-
ton of slavery of any citizen or class OF
citizens of the United States. Section
two-Congress shall have power to en-
force by appropriate legislation the pro-
visions of this article.
The resolution was passed by neces-
sary two thirds vote-ayes $50, nays AZ.
The Speaker, as member OF the
House, voted in the Affirmative.
The House at half-past O'Clock went
into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Will
son of Iowa, in the chair, and resumed
the consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill.
After upwards of an hour spent in
the committee ou the bill, it WAS laid
aside, and Mr.. Woodward proceeded to
address the committee in opposition to
Mr.. Jencke's civil service biu when the
committee arose.
Mr. Ross introduced resolution
amendatory to the naturalization laws,
enabling foreigners to become citizens
alter one years. residence. Referred 10
the Committee on Revision OF Laws.
Adjourned.