The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-10
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CONGRESS. 8
SENATE.


speaking.
Mr.. Sawyer said "If Mr.. Davis lived
for time in reconstructed State, he
would see that the negro had genius of
Improvement in him, which will de-
velope him under our institutions into
a good and intelligent citizen.
At four A. NJ, Mr.. Morton took the
floor, but yielded at the request of Mr..
Sumner, for a motion TO adjourn,
which was lost-yeas 12; nays 25.
Mr.. Morton then read the larger por-
ton of Mr.. Summers speech, made n
few days ago on the amendment, adopt
ing it as his own, and applying Mr..
Summers language used about slavery,
and caste to what he called federation
under alias OF human rights. He then
made argument against the pending
amendment and against negro suffrage
and negro equality.
at O'Clock this A. II. Mr.. Wilson ad-
vocated the amendment, snd said, after
IA years of struggle in the Senate cham
ber between christianity and civiliza-
tion, retrogression and barbarism, the
party of progress had received the
blessing of God, and had succeeded.
Gen. Grant had been cheated out of
New York, New Jersey, Oregon, Georgia
Louisiana. Yet the yarty had succeed
ed, and would succeed to the end. lie
preferred the amendment offered by
himself two or three days since.
MIR. Drake offered an amendment
that no citizen OF the United States
shall on account race, color or previous
servitude, be by the United States or
any citizen, denied the right to vote or
hold Office. Mr.. Drake claimed this
wording was necessary.
Mr.. Howard opposed il.
Mr.. Edmunds believed the 14th
amendment already conferred the right
to vote and all the other rights of citi-
zenship, and deprecated the attempt to
repudiate party to pass this amend
ment.
Mr.. Drake argued that Mr.. Edmund's
view of the 14th amendment was incor-
rect and mischievOus.
Mr.. Sumner was understood to take
the same view of the 18th amendment.
AS Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Howard isaid this was the first
time the claim was made that the 18th
amendment conferred the right to vote.
7:30 A. M.-Mr. Sumner moved to ad-
iourn. Lost; yeas IL; nays 81.
Mr.. Cragin said that at the time the
14th amendment passed it was under
stood distinctly that 1t did not confer
the right TO vote on any one.
Mr.. Yates explained his position on
the suffrage question.
Mr.. Morrill, urged vote to be taken.
Mr.. Hendricks defended the demo-
cratic party.
Mr.. Morton said that if the amend
ment adopted would be by party ma
chinery, Mr.. brakes amendment
would then be rejected.
Mr.. Howard again offered his substi-
tute, which was rejected, lG TO 35.
ment by Mr.. Warner, the Senate at
1880 adjourned 10 II o'clock.
WASHINGTON, FebruarHS.
Senate met at IL o'clock, and re-
sumed the consideration OF the joint
resolution proposing the Constitution
al Amendment.
MIR. Dixon renewed his motion to
amend by striking out the word legis-
latures and inserting the word conven-
tons, so rs to require n ratification OF
the amendment by the Constitution.
A discussion of the general question
of the policy and propriety of The pro-
posed amendment again sprung up,
and was participated in by Messrs.
Doulittle. Conness, Fessenden, Hen
dricks, Norton, Sumner and Morton.
Mr.. Williams urged the necessity of
excluding Cinnamon from citizenship
and political power in the country, lest
having these they should come i'll such
numbers as TO take possession OF the
whole Pacific Coast.
MIR. Sherman said that the best form
of an amendment would be one making
the right to vote and hold Office equal
and universal for all men who have
reached a certain age, and not other
wise disqualified.
MIR. Wilson moved the adoption OF
his amendment in these words: No
discrimination shall be made i'll the
United States among the citizens OF the
United States, in the exercise of the
elective franchise, or in the right to
| hold Office in any State, on account OF
| color, race, nativity, property or creed
After debate the resolution was adopted.
The Constitutional Amendment hav-
ing been considered in Committee
OF the Whole, was reported to the Sem
ate. The joint resolution having been
ordered to be read the third time, was
then passed by a vote of 40 10 10.
The following is the amendment as IL
was passed:
A Joint Resolution proposing an
Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States.
BE it resolved by The Senate and House
| of Representatives., de-, (tWo-thlrds OF
both houses concurrtng,) That the fol-
| lowing articles be proposed to the Legis-
latures of the several States as anne nd
ments to the Constitution of the United
States, either OF which, when ratified
by three-fourths of said Legislatures,
shall be held as part OF said Constl-
tuition.
ARTICLE Is. No discrimination shall
| be made in the United States among
the citizens of the United States, in the
exercise of the elective franchise, or in
the right to hold office in any State on
account of race, color, nativity, pro-
perty, education or creed.
ARTICLE 16. The second clause of the
| 1st section of the second article of the
Constitution of the United States shall
be amended to read as follows: Each
State shall appoint by vote OF the peo-
pie thereof qualified to vote for Repre-.
sentatives In Congress-. number OF
electors equal to the whole number of
Senators and Representatives, to which
the said State shall be entitled in Con.
gress, but no Senator or Representative
or person holding an Office of trust or
profit under the United States shall be
appointed an elector, and Congress shall
have power to prescribe the manner in
which such electors shall be chosen by
the people. The Joint Resolution now
goes to the House for concurrence.
At $50 p. II. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE,
The House then took up the bill to
authorize the building of q military and
postal railroad from Washington to
New York. Mr.. Mccarthy having
charge OF the bill In the absence of Mr..
Cook, reported from the Committee on
| Roads and Canals an amendment
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