Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-12

A bill 10 preserve TIE purity Of elections
in the territories.
Also. concerning the boundaries of Ne.
vada, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado. Mon
tsns and Wyoming.
a bill to supply the Lincoln Monument,
Association. IF Springfield, with damaged
rrd can,ortd ord ~rcc.
a bill = en.ble ,Ae reor'e, COLOR -
II form . ) &c Gaye'r me Il. bv Mr Rob
insrr.
At,il re stkccwledsc tn in1efer9en I,
of Cuta or securing iis sr,exs'sen . tb-
United states vi,teu. purchasing.
Referred t he Committee IN F1fsig'
Afits
/ rssalvea hat sgair. having tbroan az
is own government. hss no right 10 81 G..
"a government on the people OF C0ba, con
rsry 20 thor wishes. ard that II i. the duly
Of the United states 10 acknowledge the in.
dependent government now succs ssfully es-
tablish,d In Cuba, by the people thereof, or
TO take measures for snbsxAiion Of Cuba 10
tbs United States, as the people If Cuba
may indicate. prov ded pay men, be made
70 the d.throned Queen or any other pr
son, s,roga,iug ,h. iigh; to dispose OF or
'NftiNi ZIG t&4ft tytilhif " lAc Nltues u
tie people.
Ire morning hour having expired, Mr..
Washburn, Of Indiana, introduced bill re-
ptaling the act regulating the tenure in
certain civil cases, passed March %, 1867,
ard moved the pFevlous question on Its
rana.s.
Mr Butter, Of Massachusetts, remarked
thu, tbs was the same I'LL which he had
introduced, and which had been referred 10
he Judiciary Committee That Committee
con lot IN regular oeurse be called this
-,s-I0n. EVsly ore had his mir d made up
10 the repeal OF the law, and he hoped there
woud be q direct vote on il.
Nr farnsworlh inquired o. the Speaker
whether motion - refer tho till was in or.
der.
he Speaker replied. 81. is net, pendin,
the previous question
Insdsmand for tbs previous question vas
seconded.
Mr.. Ward asked. "Do.s this bill come
from any cemmittsei'
The Spssxsr said, at is introduced BY
The gentlemen from Indiana under 4 call
of the Sta es.'
Mr.. Wilson. Chairman Of the Judiciary
S"H"''tNV, tuot Div OF
that Conmittes had agr,ed to report bill
repeating the tenure Of eiiies law.
Mr.. Ward expressed the opinit n that .
bill Ofsuch importance ehould be discussed
before being put on its passage
Mr.. Washbarne, Of illinois, objected to
| debate
Mr.. Benjamin called for the yeas and
nays on ordering the main ques,ion-re>
suting ZIG yeas to ~ nays. The bill then
passed yeas l2l, nays47.
On motion Of Mr. Washburns, Of Illinois.
the rules were suspended by . vote Of IS to
%. to substitute for the Consular and Dis
plomauc bill, the same AZ was reported 10
the House last week from the Committee
Of the Whole, emitting pay to the Consul
late Of Vasnta, in Spain. tut including the
| general section that had been struck cut,
and the bill thereupon passed.
Mr. Ely moved to suepend the rules that
10 might offer a resolution fer the Apo int-
| rnent Of select committee on tho Wells,
Fargo { Co /. mail contract, ind requesting
,airty days.
nays6i not two thirds.
Hit. DohiNtai, irNtn 'be JNilHlATN (gin =
mit,se. rel orted q lint resolution, propos.
ING an amendment to the Constitution OF
tho United States. The b.ll dcsignates
Hose who may vote for tho electors Of
President AID Wee President. and for
Representatives. 10 Congress. Which was
ordered printed, and he gave notice that he
would Cal II up for discussion and action
III 'ho course Of week ort~o.
The proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition. sl-o provides tina, any citizen OF tn.
United States shall not be denied or de-
privsd By the United States. by reason Of
col0r OF previous condition Of slavery, the
privilege of voting, and giving Congress.
over 10 enforce by appropriate legislation
this provision. Tho bill provides that no
person shall be deprived If the right Of
holding the Office Of electors for President
and Nics President, Representatives Of
Congress. or members of the State Legs
| iature, by reason of race or color, etc.
The bill also provides for the punish
| men; or per.ons who interf.ie with the sx
ercise OF thi, privilege. by Imprisonment at
hard abor ior two years Any persen who
hods cihce III violation CT tie / section,
l4'h amendment is su' ec; 10 Indictment
Al any timc within ten years. The amend
mont gives To the courts &C the United
States The exclusive jurisdiction Of all { fen
sea against the act.