Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-01
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WAsHIKGToN, January So
SENATE,
Mr.. Cragin called up his resolution Il
reconsider the vote refusing the use OF thS
Rotunda of the Capital fJr inaugural ser
vices other than official, which, 4fter !
discussion, was refused by vote OF q
to 81.
The special order Of the day, the Con,
stitutionsl amendment, wss postponed
Mr. Harlan offered resolution, which
was agreed TO, instructiDg the Secretary
OF the Interior to inform the Senate
/ what quantity of public lands have been
/ granted to aid in the construction OF
/ railroads, wagon reads and canals and
/ for the improvement of rivers and hAr-
/ bors throughout the country.
/ The bill making appropriations FIR the
payment of invalid aud other pensions
! for the year ending June 30th, 1870, was
considered and passed, with the two
amendments reported by the conc mittse.
I The first reduces the appropriation for
invalid pensions from SO 600 600, as pro-
vided In the original bill, to 50 000, ,000
and the second reduces the appropriation
fer general purposes from Sl3 0G0,000 SIS
in the original bill, to $40 600 600.
The bill making appropriations for the
support Of the Military Academy then
passed.
The Naval Appropriation bill wss then
tsken up, and all the amer dnents re-
ported by the committee and heretofore
published were agreed to.
Mr.. Grimes offered an amendment,
which, after discussion, was adopted, re-
pealing the provisions Of the act of 1867,
authorizing the annual election OF the
enlisted apprentices for appointment to
the Naval Academy.
Mr.. Drake offered two amendments,
which were adopted F; one raising the
salary of the Head OF the Naval Acade-
my from S1250 to $500 per annum, and
the other sppropristing S5G00-to take OBJ
ssrvstions OF the eclipse on the 7th Of
August next.
Mr.. Nye moved 10 sdd an appropriR-
ton of $50, coo for the Improvement Of
Mid way island, in the Pacific.
Just before the adjournment an amend
meat was adopted, authorizing the Sec
ratary of the Navy 20 eXpend any pOr-
ton Of the $4,000, which is thereby sp-
propriated for the Improvement OF the
harbOr Of Midway Island, in the Pa
eifie.
Mr.. Cragin moved an amendment, in
stituting the Cf1lca OF Solicitor and Naval
Judge Advocate General, and spDTopri-
atiDg $4,000 fer his salary, which was re-
jeeted, and the bill pissed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Sehenek, from the Committee on
Ways and Mesns, reported bin pro
viding that every Deputy Collector or
Assistant Assessor OF Internal Revenue. (
who has performed the duties OF Col. I.
Iect0r or Assessor, shall receive the com I
pensstion of the Collector or Assessor, /
except in those cases where the Collector /
or Assessor has received com pensstion .
for the same psTiod, which was passed. (
On the motion or Mr.. Boutwell,, the .
hour was dispensed with for
to-day, and the Constitutional amend .
ment came up fer action, and the ques-
ton was taken on BlrT's motion to table,
which wss rejscied-yess Al, nays l31.
The Republicans voting aye were Co.
1urne: Hawkins, Jencks, srd Wilson, OF
lows.
Mr.. Shollabarger modified the amend
neDt which be offered yesterday back
70 its original form, and Mr.. Boutwell,
moved the previous question, which was
seconded, aud the question was first
AIKEN on ShellabaTger's amendment,
which was rejected; ayes 81, nays 127.
amendment was also re-
rats all voted for this amendment. in
he first instance, but subsequently many
# them changed their votes % the neg. I
ltive. The question recurring then on
he original proposition, the ayea and
Rays were taken on ordering the Joint
'esolutiou engrossed and read the third
ime, and 1t was ordered; ayes IA nays
IS. The House then proceeded TO vote
~ the joiut-resolution, as follows:
Be ii resolved, ETC., twO-thiTds Of both
4 dsuses c0ncuTring, that the following
.rticle be pTOpCsed to the Legislatures of
he several ( ,atss Es aG amendment t.
he Constitution Of the United States,
which, when ratified oy three-iourths Of
he came, shall be known as -- srticle
II the Constitution OF the United States
Section !. The right Of any citizen Of ]
he United States to vote shsll not be de-
lied or abridged by the United States,
II any State thereof, by reason Of race, {
,olor or previous condition Of any citizen !
n any class O. eitiZsns of the United
states.
Sec. 2. The Congress shall have power {
o enforce, by appropriate legislation, the .
Of this article,
The resolution wss then passed by the
necessary tWo-thirds vote, yeas l59, nays
2.
The Speaker, as a member OF the j
House, voted aye, and the House at 2;30
vent into a Committee of the Whole, ,
With Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, 10 the Chair, /
nd resumed the consideration of the IN
ian appropriation bill, which was laii !
side.
Mr.. Ross introduced q resolution |
OF the naturalization laws, !
nabliDg foreigners to become citizens OF !
he United : SITES after one years. resi-
enee Referred to the COMMITTEES on I
be Revision Of Laws, and the House ]
dlourned.
NEW YORK. !
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