The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-03-03
Congressional

EB. SO.-SENATE-An
attempt was made, on motion of Mr..
Davis (dem.l of Kentucky, to post
pOne the consideration of the Suffrage
Amendment and all prior orders, for
the purpose of taking up the bill to
repeal the Tenure-of-Ofice Act, Rob
ertsOn, Morton, Thayer, Kellogg and
Warner being the only Radicals who
voted with the Democrats in the al
hrmative. The Senate then resumed
consideration of the Suffrage Amend
ment, and, refusing to concur in the
House amendment thereto, asked a
Committee of Conference A number
of bills were passed, among which
was n relating TO the SupremeC Court,
providing Tor independent Circuit
Judges, and for retiring Judges after
aud q bill to amend the Civil Rights
Bill. A number of bills of minor i'm
pOrtance were also passed at the ev-
ening session.
HOUsE-The Copper Tariff Bill was
passed over the Presidents veto by
ll5 10 56. A bill was passed with
drawing the power of naturalization
from certain courts in New York
The bill to strengthen the public cled-
it Was lost on its passage The Legis-
lative Appropriation Bill was cOnsid-
cred at the evening session in Com
mittee of the Whole.
FEBRUARY p.
SESATE-The bill imposing further
duties upon foreign copper was passed
owe the Presidents veto, and is now
u law, having previously passed the
House. The report of the Commit
tee on Printing relative to reporting
and publishing the debates of the
nLYf GnnDrpG1 UaE an QuOnVtdnd 90 IN
the Committee to contract
for the same with Rives & Baily, and
a joint resolution passed to that effect.
The Army Appropriation Bill Occu-
pied the most of the day, after the
-Tnorning hour. In the evening SeS-
sion a number of bits and joint reso-
luUions were passed, the most impor-
-tant of which was one continuing the
Freedmen's Bureau at Richmond and
other points South, and the bill re-
pealing the law requiring the General
of the Army TO reside at Washington
and that all orders from the President
shall be issued through him.
HOUsE-A bill opening the Fl. Col
Inns Military Reservation to pre-emp-
lion was passed. The bill to strength
en- the public credit and to legalize
coin contracts passed in the same
shape as hitherto published. The
greater part of the day was spent in
Committee of the Whole on the Leg
islative Appropriation Bill.
FEBRUARY 25.
SENATE The Army Appropriation
Bill was taken up again after the ex-
piratiOn of the morning hour, and &C.
cupied the Senate until recess A
number of private bills were passed
at the evening session, A
HOUsE-A bill was passed providing
for he coinage of nickel pieces Of five
cents and under. The report OfIthe
Conference Committee on the disa-
greement between the two Houses on
the Suffrage Amendment was preSen-
ted and adopted, under pressure of
the previous question, by a vote of
lab to 4S. The effect Of this tote Is
the adoption Of the amendment IN the
form in which it passed the SenHte, rs
fOllyws; -Dar
ARTICLE 10. The right OF the eiti-
zens Of the United States To vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the Uni
ted States, or any State, on account Of
race. color, or previous condition of
seFVitude.
SEC. 2. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by.ap-
prOpriate legislation s.,
The Legislative Appropriation bill
was then taken up, and occupied the
attention ofthe House until Fe0eSs.@!
at the evening session the annual
Post route Bill was passed, and the
House went into Committee Of the
Whole On the Deficiency Bill.
FEBRUARY &c.
: SkEATE-The report OF the Confer
ence Committee on the suffrage amend
ment was taken up after the morning
hour and discussed until recess being
objected to by P0mef0y, Howard,
Edmunds, Morton and other Rspub-
licans, on the ground that the commit
tee had exceeded its authority ia stri.
king out matter that had already
been agreed by the two Houses, and
sustained by Wilson. SteWart and
and Sawyer, on tbs plea that was the
best, a~ttainable under the oirCumstan-
able under the circumstances, and
that If not passed in the form reported
it might fallenLirely for want Of time.
The debate was confined almost who'll
~ to the Radicals, aud did not by any
means exhibit that harmony that
should characterize q happy family.
The debate was resumed at the eve n
Ing session, when the report was final
ly adopted by a vote of 90 to I3, bare
ly two thirds, not one of the Radicals
present who had spoken against it
daring to take the responsibility of
defeating 1t by Withholding his vote, /
or casting IL with the minor fty,
HoUs@Phe Deficiency AppFOprIa-
ton Bill was the only matter Of i'm
portence considered In the House to-
day, which was finally pas sed.