New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-17
POLITICAL.
rspr.vt LEGIsLATURE-THE XVIII AMENDMENT
ADOPTED.

ADOPTED.
Tho Indian. Legislature has finally adopted
the xytb Am,n5,s t to the Constitution Of the United
States notwithstandin the violent ana reVoiuuon"''
Of tho Democratic members ON the lStn as "P
pears from Indianapolis disl ''oH' ,uo -,
well as the Republican Senators "e.o IN ei 'oa'9 49,
the Joint resolution accepting al ratlfyng the XVIII
Amendment was presented By Mr. a '0poi, - iOio"s'
Whereas congress has by twotbirs vote, Propose "a
tSe 81 t e seyeT mich when ratified
by the legislatures OF three fourhs or the STA soJ Co.
sttuton, namely: Section 1.-The rights OF the izels OF
the United States shall not be denied or
Of race eoor or Previous eSndGn Of serade
The Congress shall have power TO enforce this article Py
appropriate legislation. Therefore, be 1t resolved ~ Lo
General Assembly OF the State Of Indiana That said tl
eehth Amendment TO the Cons9OI Tho o nsrI of the
State of Indiana.
Several Of the Democratic boilers insisted that they
not members OF the Senate by reason OF having sent
their designations TO the Governor and that therefore
there quorum present. But rs the Senate had'
| up to that time received official notification
| OF the alleged designations, and as they the
boters present and had just previously answered
to their a call Of the Senate they were teaed
| as Senators. The previous question ordered and
the resolution passed by vote Of q to Ito other
Senators being present aud voting, which fact was
| recorded upon the minutes.
In the House. on the 18th, nothing of interest
occurred at the morning session. There was
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signatons had been received from tho GOV
ernor The House adjourned until two o'clock. Prompt
y the stroke Of two the Speaker called the House to
order Mr. Osburn moved to concur in the senate
amendments the specific appropriation BILL ara me
yeas and nays II was accordingly done in moment by
viva yoce vote This was perfectly legal the pTeSn
ton being at the opening OF each session that quorum
Is present until the contrary Is s uown i nn
mcdatcy after this the two Democrats hp
peared greatly chagrned at theirwant Of vigilance Soon
after the Governor sent in the Official notice Ina' 10 ~,
two members had resigned. Mr.. Osborn called up tLe
senate Joint resolution to ratify the Fifteenth Amend,
mcnt, and moved its passage Mt DAVIS 1Su iVi bere
aSey were surrounded by such Democrats b as
, Sam Busklrk Bayless W. Hanna ana W. T. 9GSes
Gs DoH Ssgan The Mr. cooE raised i the
ont o Fsa spas is tsS decided tSat d
i9sN' .,qulred sixy-seven members 20 consti-
cute quorum to do business this was q pecG8r case
the ratification of proposed amendment to the Ns9nai
Hress are silent 10 what shall constitute quorum f0i
this purpose He should hold, therefore that as the roll
can au shown that there were hftyour members pre-
sen-Rore than majority there were enough for the
purpose Of acting upon this resolution An appeal was
| tnken aud voted down, OF course, ana under
luton pr SssGS I Sv g a9a no n re
The two Dcr6cfits add Mitchell Of Morgan made short
speeches when their names wete called and refused 70
made I'm explanation Of Their votes by Dunn Lawrence
Pierce Of Porter Gordon Of Boone Stewart OF Rus and
mcnt was carried Col Pierce striking up John BrONhs
body Lies mouros in the ~ When MRe had ry e s
SO badly whipped ont The Cincinnati Commercials
RESPONDENT adds that senator Morton approves the ac
ton ~ the House. and believes IL viii receive the support
4 Of Congress.
/. DR.. Norton a colored man, Of York County
announces himself independent candidate for Con
Z Gress against Col. Ayers, tho Wells candidate
The Union Republican Association of the
WIN Assembly District Of this city, state their goy
d auccs Ia our advertising columns this morning.
The Republicans of Texas are to hold State
Convention at Houston. the Goth inst, to nominate
candidates for STATE oicers The Indications that
Con. A. J. Hamilton viii be the candidate for Governor
A. b. Miller citizens candidate, has been
elected Mayor Of Corinne Utah Territory, by 39l ma
jory over Denis J. Toohy, the Democratic candidate
All tho candidates the citizens ticket were als'
elected.
. The Republicans of Iowa will hold n State
Convention at Dcs Molues on Thursday the 10th day
June 1902 for tho purpose OF nominating candidates FOL
Governor Lieutenant, Governor, Judge OF tho suprcm,
Court. and superintendent Of Public Instruction.
. A State Convention Of the Republicans OF
Tennessee meets Nashville the goth int 10 nomi
nate a candidate Tor Governor Gen william u. stokes
Member Of Congress for the liza District seems 10 no the
fayortc for the nomination though the Hon. DO Wit
seucr acting Governor Is said to be gninng strength "a
a candidate. Tho Is represented as comparatively
quiet and the militia are being dsbanded
b The visible-admiyture bill which the Demo
cratic Legislature OF OHIO have enacted into statute
provides that any person not white male citizen Of the
United states shall vote shall be punished by i'm
psonmen In the peneutiay from one 10 five years. 1t
also provides that any person who shall induce negro to
shall be punished by imprisonment In the peniten-
tiary from to five years. On this, The Columbus
State Journal comments:
Our Democratic Legislature says that negro must go
20 tie rcritcuary from To five years for voting.
whu nonresident white man or an unnanralized for
cigucr for Tire Ocnsc, Is punished sufficiently II he
goes tho county jail aud spends from one to SIX months
there 1t also that II person induces negro 10
vote he must atone for his Ucusc by spending from one
~ cc years the Pcuitcury, hut II ho induces non
resident 10 vote satisfy tie vengeance Of the law
by spending from TO six months IN the county JAIL
our statute provides that nonresident must know that
he il an Illegal before Dc can be convicted OF Illegal
voting but our General Assembly says that 1t Is not
uCccFslry for negro know that be- Is an Illegal voter.
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