Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
Conclusion Of Saturdays Proceedings.

SKSATE--After our report closed
The bill 70 repeal the tenure -offce act was
discussed by Messrs. COnklin, Morton, Doolit-
az. Dixon, Robertson and Sawyer when
MI Morton arose 10 address the Senate but
cave way 10 a motion 10 adjourn, which was
,aIried.
Hot sE.-After our report closed
A woe WAS taken on the New Mexico CON-
tested election case, and the resolution giving
The seat "a Delegate 10 Cuaves, the coatestant5
as agreed 10.
ed Joint resolution postponing the time for
the first meeting of the House of Representa-.
tIyes for the Forty first Congress from II
clock noon Of the ith Of March to 3 O'Clock in
ne afternoon. Passed.
MI. boutwell, moved (this being one of the
ta-t ten days OF the session. that the rules he
suspended, and thar the House proceed to con-
Sider the Senate amendment 10 the Joint reso-
luton proposing an amendment 10 the cons ti-
JUtIOn-
The rules Were suspended by a two.thlrds
The Senate amendment was then taken from
the Speaker and read, as follows
ARTICLE Is Section /. The right of citizens
q the United States TO vote and hold Office
shall not be- denied or abridged by the United
states, or by any State, account OF race
color, or previous condition of servitude.
sec , The Congress shall have the power
10 enforce this article by appropriate legIsla-
iIon-"
Mr. Bingham desired to offer as an amend.
meDt the anne ndment heretofore agreed to by
the Senate, BY a vote of 10 TO 10, as follows:
The right of citizens of the United States to
vote and hold office shall not b. denied or
abridged by any state on account of race, color,
nativity. property, creed or previous condition
Il seTVItuGe.
M Boutwell, at first refused to allow any
amerdTent 10 be offered, but he subsequently
ed 10 the Offering Of the above amend
mems by Mr.. Bingham, and the other amend
Il eEts by MessTs. Shelabarger and Logan
MI Shells aba gers amendment is follows
Neither the United States nor any STATE
shall atridge or deny 10 any male citizen of IN
nited States of the age of tweniy-one wear
over, any who Is OF sound mind, an equal
vote a all elections In the State In which b
shall have such actual residence as shall b I.
prescribed by law, except such as have engag
I'd or may hereafter engage, in insurrectlon or
Irb- lion against the United States. and such
Is shall be duly convicted of treason, felon or
ether infamous crime. But such right TO vote
IN their application to all els ctiOns as NAV be
provided by law for preserving the purity of
elections. and prescribing the times, places and
manner OF holding the same"
The amendment offered by Mr.. Logan is to
StrI ge out the wOrds IL the Senate amendment
s.and to hold Office He cOntended that ~ was
unnecessary, that there was nothing in the
constitution of the United States restricting the
right ts hold Office except as to the Presidency
ard Nice-PTesideney, and that the EN- bodiment
OF these words In the cons sltutIonal amendment
would endanger lis chances OF adoption.
he vote was first taken on Mr.. Logan's
amendment 20 strike Ou- the words land hold
office" and IL was reIecLed-yeas IL, nays %. =.
The vote was next taken on Mr.. Bingham's
amendment and il was agreed to-yeas SO,
nays, 20.
The question was then taken on the Senate
resolution, as amended, and II was passed
yeas 40, nays -. The Speaker vo;ei in the
affirmative.
Mr. Sehenck gave notice that he would call
up ard try TO have disposed Of on Monday the
bill TO siren CITIZEN the public credit.
The House then ad Iourned.