Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
eoneius,s. 81 YESTERDAY. PreceeN

Ai''d'kjb - tbe suffrage being unocEr G0os1o-
Mr. CUTheis's amendm eut TO the erd Of the
urst seeiton. s.Dut Chinamen not born In the
UniteC States, and Indians not taxed. shall not
De- deemed or made CITIZENS" was rejected
wiihC nj division
Mr.. Wilson onsred the following Substitute,
VIII CD was sdopted-yeas 81. nays q.
"No discrimination shall be made in the
United Safes among the citizens Of the United
States, in the srcise Of the elective franchise
Oh in The right 10 hold Office in any State on
e3t;on or CRED"
Mr. Buckalew offered the follow sng amend
ment to the amendment:
s'Tbat the foregoing amendment shall be sub.
mi ted for ratification TO the Legislatures of the
several States, the most numerous branches OF
winch snail be chosen next after the passage
OF this resolution"
The amendment was rejectsd-yeas IL, nays
80
MI Morton. from the Committee on Repre-.
sentative Reform, submitted the following
amendment
"The second clause, first section second ar.
ticle of the Constitution OF the United States
shall be amended 10 read follows: Each
STATE SHALL appoint by vote of the people
thereof qualified to vote for Representa- ,fves IN
Congress number of electors equal TO the
whole number of Senators and Rsprs senta-
nves 70 which the State may be entitled to in
Congress; but no Senator or Representative, or
persons holding an office OF profit or trust I'M.
der tue United States shall be appointed an
elector; and the Congress shall haye he DO wer
TO prescribe the manner IN which such .elect tors
shall be chosen by the people"
The amendment was Cejected-yeas 81, nays
20.
Mr.. Sumner moved his bill to confer uuiyer
sal suffrage as substitute for the whole pro-
position.
The amendment was rejected--yeas Q, nays
40: Messrs Edmunds, Mcdonald, Nye, Ross.
Sumner, Thayer, Wade, Wilson and Yates vot-
ing yea.
The amendment, having been considssed 10
Committee of the Whole, was reported to Inc
Senate, when MIR. Morton rene wed his amend
ment, as given above, relative to the election
OF electors, and 1t was agreed to-yeas 81, nays
80.
Mr.. Morton then submitted, as an addition to
the amendment, preamble, as follows:
''Resoired, dc. (two-thirds of both houses con.
curred,) That the following articles be propos.
ed to the Legislatures Of the several States as
amendments to the Constitution Of the United
States, either OF which when ratified by three.
fouIths OF said Legislatures, shall be held as a
part OF the Constitution, namely"
The Chair then announced that the question
was on the adoption of the two amendmen Il,
and 1t required twO-thirds vote. =
MIR. Ccrbett gave notice that as by the terms
of the amendment Cinnamon would be enabled
to vote On the Pacific coast, he felt constrained
TO 20 against IL.
The vote was then taken, resulting as follows
Ayes-Messrs. Abbott, Cameron, Catteli Cole,
chandler, ConkiinR, COnness, Cragin, Drake,
Ferry, Harlan, Harris, Howe, kellogg, Nc
nonaid, Morgan, Morrill, of Maine, Merrill OF
Vermont Morton, Nye, Osborn. Patterson Of
N h Poole Ramsey, Rice, Robertson. Ross,
sawyer, sherman, Spencer, Stewart, Thayer,
Van Wrinkle, Wade, Warner, welcn, Wiley,
Williams, Wilson ami Yates-4O
Ndys-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Corbett,
Davis, Dixon, Doolittle. Edmunds, Fowler,
Grimes, Hendricks, McCreery, Patterson, of
Tenn, salisbury, Sprague, Vickers, and
Whyte-l6.
Absent or not voting-Messrs. Buckalew,
Fessenden, Henderson, Howard, Norton Pom
eroy, sumner Upton, Trumbull, and Freling-
The proposition as it pas sed lie as follows:
Joint Resolution PropoSing Amendments to the
Constitution of the United states
Re ii Resolred, de-, (two-tbirds of both houses
concurTing.) That the following articles be pro-
posed to the Legislature of the several States
as mendments TO the Constitution OF the
United States, either OF which when ratified by
tbree-fourths Of said Legislature, shall be held
as part of said Constitution, namely:
Article Is. No discrimination shall be made
IN the United States, among the citizens of the
United States, in the exercise of the elective
franchise, or in the right to hold Office Ia any
Sta'e, on account OF race, color, nativity, prop
erty, education or creed.
Article 10. Tue second clause, first section
second article OF the Constitution of the nited
States, shall be amended % resd as follows:
people thereof qualified to vste for Representa-.
yves In Congress, number Of electors equal to
the whole number OF Senators and Representa-
uves 10 which the State may be entitled in the
congress; but no Ser ator or Representative. or
person holding an office OF profit or trust under
the United States. shall be appointed an elector;
and the Congress shall have power to prescribe
the manner in which such electors shall be
CHOSEN by the people,"
The joint resolution now goes to the House
for concurrence
The Senate at $50 p. m, ad burned
HoUsR.-After our report closed
hr. Orth ind asked leave TO read a letter
lTCn Messrs. Phiip & Solomons, OF Washing
ton, asking for an Investigation INTO their con-
tracts for stationery furnished the government
Mr.. Ward IN. y who had uttered REMARKS
letter. ha int "a
- become the accuser Of any man or the de-
fenOer of any man. He had been informed that
this firm had contracted with the government
Win the same advantage tor defrauding the
government as Messrs. Dempsey 4 O'Tooie
"ho had been reported as guilty OF frauds He
had neen informed that Philip Solomons had
become rich OF the go yernment At the propar
ulIe and In his own way, with the permission
OF ne House, II was his III tention to de rnand An
investigation into the contracts OF this firm,
SlLcs me Committee on Printing had started
THIS investigation INTO the stationery contracts
he " as In favor of having them 20 through
VIII e impariially, but he did rot intend 10
ALLOW any person to fOrestall him in seeking an
Solonons
The letter was ord ered TO lie upon the table
Mr. Spaldng, (OhiO) rom the Committee on
Appropriation, reporte1 the senate amend.
ments 10 the diploma tic and consular annro
priahon bill. The only amen dment cf import
ance m ace oy me senate in which the House
refused TO concur WIS the onsOlidation of the
south American mss Gas proposed by Gen .raI
Butler.
MIR. PettIs, pa f ON ne Committee on Eleo.
lions reported resCl ution setting forth tina,
Eon thsrles +. Clever is not entitled IN = sest
as IA Deieeate from New Mexico for the Fortieth
ConRre-s, and that ]. Francisco Cbayes ia en-.
utied 10 seat as Delegate from the Territory
OF Few Mexico ~ tna Fcrtieth Congress Laid
on TIE able and ordered 90 be printed with the
report OF the Commute
Al the evenr- session, the House in Com.
mittee Of the Whole, (Mr. Schofield in the
enair) resumed the consideration OF the internal
revenue Dill, taking IL mp at the sections relat.
ing 10 distilled spirits and tobacco
Mr.. Schenck (Ohio) moved to amend the
second section by striking out the last sentence
relating TO grape bra nd y and to sert in lien of
1t the following: "Tbe Commissioner of ter
nal revenue Is hereby authorized to EXEMPT dis
hllers of brandy made exclusively from apples.
peaches or grapes, from such OF the provisions
OF TINS act relating TO the man facture OF splr.
Us rs In his Judgment may seem expedient, but
not to abate the tax thereon" Agreed to.
MT ScheLck moved that compounders of
hquors be placed On the same footing as
refners. Agreed TO.
MIR. Schenck also moved to amend section 81
SO as TO give the appointment OF internal rev6y1
nue. storekeepers 70 the Commissioner of Inter-
nal Revenue, instead Of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Mr.. Schenck explained that the item was tn
throw the resPon sibllity as Tar as possible for
the collection ofthe revenue upon the Commits
sioner. Pending the consideration of tn,
motion, the committee rose and the House
adjourned.