The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-24

500, 600; section, 2, directing the Secretary
minimum of 80, is all stricken out.
Trumbun moved to take up lne ol1l "
punish the crime OF hotalng 9laice III ~ tSa
Constitution. as reported II im the > uul- .
cfary Commlttee. IL provides thas any
which he is Ineligible -nnder the third Sec
fion of the fourteenth amendments, shaIl
be held guilty of felony, punishaois Dy
five years, and a. fine of not less than 81 ,OgO.
BuekaIey thought the proper remedy
would be TO contest the seats of the dis
qualified candidates, if elected, or institute
a prosecution by the Attorney General Of
the United States or some legal otnc1al
representing The United States.
+ Trumbull said the proposed legislation
was necessary to prevent persons d1squah-
fed under the Fourteenth Amendment
from holding office in the Southern states.
In reply TO the suggestion OF Trum5uu.
while he said IL was necessary to have a
writ of QlE9 s0dTrG7lto. Buckalew suggested
that the case might be met by extending
The jurisdietio of the U 5. Courts:
@DoU11ttle argued that the third section
OF the l4th amendment applied TO persons
who In the future shall take part in 1nsur-
rection against the. United States or had
given aid and comfort to its enemies. 1t
Could not have been intended that men
without trial or conviction of any kind
should be subjected to an eT post JoctO lawp
these pains and penalties.
Trumbull said the Senator's construction
was a fOrcei one.
Frelinghuysen added the section stiIl
imposed no pains or penalties whatever,
but simply fixed the qualifications Tor
office, and made LOYALTY one OF them. M az
Morton at this point presented the ere
dentials OF ID. ID. Pratt. Senator elect nom
Indiana.
ing bill, providing that any person dis
qualified from holding Office by the four
teenth amendment, except persons VINO
had previously been senators or Repre-
SentativeS,- or held other United States
Offices might have his disabilities remov-
e by f1ling in the Department o Slate a
declaration that he holds true and para
mount allegiance to the United States and
that he will faithfully support the Consti-
tuition thereof, the President to publish
monthly, by proclamation, the names and
residence of the persons fling such decla-
ration. .ig.
an amendment to the bill OF the Commit
tee, because not germane to 1t, the latter
being bill to remove political disabilities.
A discussion followed, Ferry supporting
his amendment, while Frelinghuysen and
Morton. objected to it, the latter say
ing 1t proposed to abrOgate by general
law of Congress the section of the Four
teenth Amendment i'm ooSing disabilities
upon certain persons at the south, whlle
it was intended by those who proposed
and voted for the amendment that those
disabilities should only be removed by
Congress passing upon each case separate-
w. He was not IN haste 10 remove disabti-
ties imposed by that amendment, and he
beGeved the people were not
iA w HlL6 OQpOSC0s hnO DlAA o. AAiACNS7oN-S
and mischievous. ...
The bill was then postpon and that to
amend The civil rights act taken up and
Tine bin relative to the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia was then taken
up. ~.
two sections. =
The amendment was advocated by Buck
alew and Fowler. and opposed by Trum-
bull. tsss
Rece IS.
sAt the evening session, VIII ich had been
devoted to business from the Committee
of Commerce, bills we're passed with
amendments to estab iSh post route over
the East River Bridge between New York
and Brooklyn, giving the consent OF the
United States; of the bridge from Phtla-
deIphia to Camden. To authorize the
: construction of bridge at Portland, Ore
gon. To prevent the eXtifpation OF fur
bearing animals in Alaska, and protect the
inhabitants thereof, with an amendment
reducing the term OF lease of the seal fish
cries from Is to IL years; and appropriat1ng
81, 900 for The purchase Of national grounds
tor erecting Custom House at Nashville.
The bill 10 allow the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue a new American Register
To the ship Agra was opposed ny Nye' and
laid over indefinitely.
The bill declaratory OF the law relative
to the sale of ships TO friendly beliigerents,
was postponed for further attendance; ana
The Foreign Committee had reported bill
on the same subject.
Adjourned.