The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-06

xL.h CONGRESS- : THIRD SESSION

sENATE......W AsITINGToN. February 5.
Several petitions were presented.
a reso utton was passed to hold the eye
min q session until the COnstItuiioaal
Amendment is disposed Of. s
RAMSEY introduced a bill anne meudatory of
the act granting lands to Iowa and Mtnue-
sofa o and in The construction OF certain
railroads. Referred to the Select Commit
Corbett, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported a kubstituie for the bill 10
provide tor the protection OF rur-DearinS
animals In Alaska.
POmeroy, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reports adverseiy tne PHI PROVE ing
Of the West Virginia Central Railroad.
The bill to give effect TO certain treaty
paSsel 1t authorizes the President TO ern-
Dloy a military force when necessary TO
guard alleged criminals dehVered up py
foreign governments under the eXtrad1-
ResoIutions to authorize the payment of
| Senators from reconstructed states from
the beginnlng of next session, We're taken
Morton made brief argument N ftvor
of the resolution, and cited seyelat praee.
Trnmbun had thought this proposition
dead. The senate had already dlstlhctiy
/ Declared that The senators 10 ques ton
/ should be paid only nom the time tneir
/ States were declared entitled TO represent
While Trurn bull was sDea king the morn
ing hour expired, which brought up the
4 unfinished business, nHlI6lN. 4BC CDh-tl-
tutlooaI amendment The amendment OF,
| fered Yesterday by Williams was read, and
he addressed Jne senate in its advocacy.
sumner addressed the Senate.
Lawrence, of Ohio, introduced q joint
resolution proposins an ainendmSnL TO
4 ary Committee. The proposed article was
i published a few days ago ia @a~ ,
l. Paisley introduced a bin to provide for
| holding q term of III District Court OF the
| limited States at LewiSburg, which was
raferred to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
/ Snmner offered q sunstltute Ior the Joint
| RESOLUTION providing for an amendment
/ 10 the Constitution IL pioNlaes Inal the
/ rfoht 10 vote, TO be voted tor ana hold office
| shall not be denied or abflugtu anyMhert
| IN the limited states, under any preienss
[ OF race or color; and a ! PROVISIONS ~ . amy
/ state Constitutions, ana all ta.Ms' 7se'le ars
with are hereby declared nui anu Nolu-
| 2d That any person. under any preieu
of race or color, VINO wliiuily ninoeIs ies IT,, n
attempts to hinder any citizen OF The Uni
ted states from being registered, or from
voting, or from being voted Tor, or rom
holding office. or who attempts or nlenalges g
to deter any such citizen from the exercise
or enjoyment of the right OF eitizenshlI
above mentioned, shat be punished by q
f1ne of not less than one hundred nor more
than three thousand dollars, or by ifnpris-
onment In the common jail Tor not iess
bnan thirty days nor more tlaiA one year
Sd. That everymeTson legally engaged IN
!. preparing glster OF voters, or in hold
. Ing or conducting an election, who refuses
to register or to preserve a correcA return
or otherwise give the proper lesal effect u
/ the vote Ot ClJlZGu, under pre-
tense OF race or color, shall be punished by
O fine not less than i've hundred or moi
more than four thousand dollars, or i'm
| | DFisOned la the common 1ail not less thar
three calendar months nor more than two
years. -. .,..
ITnftad States shall have exclusive iuris
dictiOn of au offenses against this act anu
the District Attorneys. MaFshals, and Dep
r1tv MarshaIs, Com mn1issiOners appointed b,
I | the Circuit and Territorial Courts OF tn
= United States, with power for arrestine