Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHIEGToS, January %.
SENATE

HA'hANAR%1 "@AAHAS 90
SENATE.
The President pro. tem. presented the
credentials OF Senator Scott, Of Penn.
Mr.. FreliDghuysen, from the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, reported q bill ia
relation to the appointment of midship-
men in the navy ron the lat5ly recon-
structed States, which passed.
Mr. Morrill,, from the COMMITTEES on
Agriculture, reported favOrably on the
resolution proposing the appointment of
q Committee Of Five on Education.
Resolution adopted.
Mr.. Morton renewed his motion to take
up the House bill for the relief OF Me-
CANADIAN, which, after discussion, was
carried by O vote Of q to %, and MIR.
Morton moved to send a messenger to
the House for the papers connected with
the case. Carried.
The special order, the Constitutional
amendment, then anne up. The amend
ment, as originally introduced by Hen
dersOn, is as follows:
SECTION l. No State shall deny or
sbridge the right Of its citizens to vote
and hold office, on account Of race, color
or previous condition.
Sec. 2. Congress shall have power 10
enforce the provisions of this act.
lub JluASlplI NOuAL1ibNC0 AGBDAACA &c
a substitute for the first section the fol-
lowing 1.-THE rights Of citizens of the
United States TO vote and hold office
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States, or any State, on account
Of race, color, or previous condition OF
servitude,"
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment to
the second section, which was adopted,
conforming IL TO the language Of the 18Th
article, that Congress shall have power
to enfOrce this article, by appropriate
legislation.
Mr.. Stewart then made q brief speech
in advocacy OF the proposed amendment,
as reported from the committee.
The substitute for the first section re-
ported by the committee was then adopt
ed.
Mr.. Buekalew moved to amend the
second clause of the frat section OF arti-
Gle twenty Of the Constitution of the
United States SO that each State shall ap.
point, by a vote Of the people thereof
qualified 10 vote for Representatives in
Congress, a number of electors equal TO
the whole number OF Senators and Rep
sentatives which the state may be enti-
tied TO Ia Congress, but no Senator, Rep
Pesentative, or person holding an office
of trust or profit under the United States
shall be appointed an %eiectOr, and the
Congress shalt have power TO prescribe
the manner in which such electors eball
be chosen by the people.
MIR. Buokalew afterwards merged the
smeDdRasnt into q Joint resolution, which
was referred.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment pro-
posing that all constitutional amend
ments shall be submitted for ratihcstien
directly to the people, and after consider
able discussion the amendment wRs
withdrawn, and the House bill transfer
ring the Indian Bureau to the War De-
psrtment was reported, and the Senate
adjourned,
HOUSE.
Mr.. Blaine, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the Army sp-
preparation bill, which Was referred to
the COMMITTEES of the Whole, and made
the special order for Monday next, after
the morning hour. It h%ppropriates 49,
1893 600.
MIR. Paine, from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported the resolution
which he uiad to offer on Monday In re-
lation to Georgia, and the previous ques-
ton was seconded and the resolution
adopted. Ayes l2T, nays 80.
Mr.. Chandler then moved to lay the
preamble on the table, which Yves not
agreed 10, and the preamble was then
adopted.
Mr.. Dawes, ss chairman Of the Com
mittee on Elections, called up st one
o'clock the report OF the committee on
the contested election case Of Christy
and Wimpy, from the 9Th Georgia dis.
trlct. The report ends with Il reso-
luton that Dhristy, having voluntarily
given AID, c-ountenanc5, counsel and
encouragement 10 persons engaged in
armed hostility TO the United States is
not entitled % hold g seat as Represent
/ alive. and that John q, Wimpy not
having received "a majority Of the votes
cast, is not entitled TO the seat, Mir.
Dawes suggested that after the vote TO-
dav. referring to the Reconstruction
Committee the question whether Geor-
gia should be represented in tue House,
he did not know but what this subject
should also be referred to that Commit
tee. Considerable discussion took place
on that point, and Paine moved a post
pOnement of the resolution until the
third Tuesday in February, which was
agreed to, and the House went into a
Committee Of the Whole on the Indian
appropriation bill. 1t appropriAtes
81, 1S3, 260. pae Committee rose with
out disposlng OF the bill.
Mr.. Roots moved to add two members
from the reconstructed States to the
Pacific Railroad COMMITTEES, which was
referred.
The Select Committee on the New
YORK election frauds offered q resolution
TO arrest Henry Johnson, who had re-
fused to appear before the committee.
Mr.. Brooks suggested that the COM
mittee should also investigate the frauds
in the late Senatorial election in New
York, but it Vas found that there was no
quorum, and the House took a recess.