The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-26


Senate bill amendatory OF an act ex-
emptinG manufactures of the Govern.
ment naval machinery from Internal
tax, was taken up and passed 3G to 25.
The army appropriation bill was re
sumed.
Recess until evening.
HOUSE.
The House resolutions passed notify
ing the Secretary of State OF the passage
of the copper tariff bill over the Presi-
dents veto.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the COMMITTEES
on Reconstruction reported the evidence
taken before that Committee in the
case of Georgia. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, moved
to suspend the rules for the purpose OF
considering the bill reported by him
last evening, from the Committee on
Coinage, for tho coinage of nickel cop
per pieces of 5 cents and under. The
motion WAS agreed to and under the
operation of the previous question the
bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Banks, the House
insisted upon it's form OF the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill, and
asked for IL new Conference Committee.
Mr.. Boutwell, submitted a report from
the Conference Committee on the suf-
frMge Constitutional Amendment. The
report recommends the House to recede
from its amendment and agree to the
Senate proposition.
Mr.. Boutwell, demanded the previous
question on agreeing to the report.
The conference report WAS adopted
by vote OF 143 to 43.
The proposed amendment Is as fol-
lows:
Be 10 RcSoLved, &c, That two thirds
OF both Houses cOncurring, that the
following amendment to the C0nstitu-
ton of the United States be submitted
to the Legislatures of the several States,
and when ratified by three-fourLhs,
then it shall be part of said constitu
ton.
ARTICLE Is. That the right OF the
citizens ofthe United States to vote,
shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or any State on account
OF race. color or previous condition OF
servitudc.
SECTION 2. That Congress shall have
the power to enforce this article by APP
proprlate legislation.
Mr.. Butler, from Massachusetts,
moved to suspend the rules for the pur-
pose of discharging the Committee of
the Whole from further consideration
of the Legislature appropriation bill.
The rules were suspended and the
committee discharged; the bill and
amendments being before the House.
Mr.. Poland renewed his amendment
offered in Committee last evening,
increasing ten per cent the salaries OF
Clerks in the departments at Washing
ton.
Mr.. O'Neill offered an amendment
to MIR. Poland's amendment, that the
employees OF the Philadelphia post Of
fice shall be included.
Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts, then
demanded the previous question on the
bill and pending amendments. The
House proceeded to a separate vote on
the amendments made in Committee OF
the Whole. They were agreed 10 so far
as reached, including the amendments
making the compensation OF female
clerks in tho office of the Treasurer OF
the United States equal to the pay OF
male clerks of first class and giving the
same compensation as male clerks of
higher grades when called upon to do
similar work, the latter amendment
was adopted.
EVENING SESSION.
Speaker in the chair.
MIR. Farnsworth from the Committee
on Post Offices, reported the annual
post route bill, which passed.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole on the deficiency appro-
priation bill. Mr.. Price, OF Iowa, in the
chair.