New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-23


| percentage lof voters to population largely ex
! ceeded that of any previous year. These also
demonstrate the extent of the frauds In the city.
1t has already shown that legal or fraudulent
ncates Of natur alzaton were issued probably to the
extent OF sirtvsr thousand three hundred and forty
three on most Of rhieh cotes cast, and the re-
peaters" cast many thousand Illegal votes in addition
Congress has never enacted any law prescribing the
times placrs orjmanner, OF holding elections for repre-
sentaton In Congress- axng penalties for frauds at
election Of Representatives Electors OF President and
vyePresident. The Investigations OF the Committee
show that State laws, and their mode OF
administration, cannot, in all cases. be relied
on to prevent these frauds, or protect citizens
In the exercise Of the elective franchise and especially In
some OF the great cities. The National Government
should always have the power OF sefpreservaon ana
should not permit great frauds the elective franchise
In the eleconal Of National officers In States un-
| able or unwilling to prevent or punish them
| In the few days which remain OF tho present
Congress- 1t would not be practicable foHthe Committee
70 mature or Congress to consider adequate remedies
for the evils which our investigations disclose but they
seem to require that time Congress should con-
slider, among other measures, the following:
Fr bill TO prohibit the Supreme Court OF the State
OF New.York in the County OF New-York, and the gu
perior Court tho City Of NewYork from admitting
aliens 10 become citizens.
Second A bill revising the Naturalization laws In such
manner as not % restrict existing rights and faci
ties afforded aliens TO become citizens but to secure
the most liberal provisions for that purpose and provide
adequate penalties violations Of the laws by courts
witnesses and applicants, and to secure legal natural
| izations TO persons entitled thereto.
Third bill requiring that the members ofthe House OF
Representatives Of the and every succeeding Con-
gress from each af the States and delegates to Congress
from the Territories shall be elected on the same day In
all the States and Territories which shall be the same
day electors of President and snail DO
appointed each State in the years when such electors
are TO de appointed.
Fourth: bill declaring officers under State authority
performing any duty affecting elections for members OF
the House OF Representatives TO be- for such purposes
officers of the United States and prescribed penalties Tor
fraudulent voting and other election frauds, either Dy
officers or others
HIh: bill providing mode OF contesting the cleo
ton of President and Vice President and of the electors
thereof.
Srh. Joint resolution. proposing an Amendment OF
the Constitution 80 as provide that Congress may at
any time by law make alter such regulations as have
been or may be prescribed In any State Tor the appoint
ment or election Electors Of President and NleePres
dent.
Serean: Joint resolution proposing an Amendment
OF the Constitution TO provide for the election OF
President VcePresdent directly by the votes OF the
people OF the United States that the electors OF Pres
dent and VicePresdent now authorized, SNAIL Ike
representatives in Congress be elected In single dis
trcts prescribed by the States unless prescribed BY
Congress.
In the Senate, to-day, Stewart called up the Con-
stitutiona Amendment, and insisted that he should
be allowed Committee of Conference on the disa-
greement of the two Houses Frelinghuysen made
an attempt TO have his Naturalization bill carried
forward but failed to secure any definite progress
The House spent most of the day in Committee Of
the Whole on the. Post 0hce2A appropriation bill, and
finally passed it. An effort made TO revive the
% or 10 per cent increase OF salaries to Department
clerks but its opponents succeeded IN stayng 1t oil
by consuming time in calling the Yeas and Nays on an
unimportant railroad bill. In the Evening Session
the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appropra-
ton bill was discussed land Committee of Confer
ence ordered on the Naval Appropriation bill.
Gen. Schenck will move tomorrow TO take up the
Veto Message on the Copper bill. and pass II, not
withstandiug the objections OF the President. The
reasons set forth in the document regarded even
by the Presidents friends, very weak, and there
seems 10 be little doubt that il viii receive the two
third vote required in both Houses 1t originally
passed both Houses by more than two-thiTds. One
OF the arguments used TO induce the President to
veto the Copper bill by the enemies OF that measure
resident in Baltimore was. that il he would veto it
they would give the retiring President magnificent
reception in that city when he passed through there
on his way 10 Tennessee The Committee having
been informed that the veto would be sent TO Con-
gress to-day arrived here this morning TO confer with
the Presidents friends relative TO the reception
promised.
The Republican members Of the Senate met in eau
Gus this morning at II o'clock, for the purpose
of arranging the order Of business during the present
session. in regard TO the important measures pending
The first thing discussed was the Civil Tenure-of-
Office act Edmonds opened in speech favoring the
adoption Of the act as modified by the Senate Com
mittee. This lod 10 long discussion be-
tween those in favor of a full repeal
and those for modification. Among the former
were Morton, Trumbull Fessenden, Sherman, Grimes,
and Thayer. Twelve o'clock found a general debate
in progress and adjournment till o'clock p. IN, was
effected. At that hour the caucus reasembled, and
the discussion continued. AT first there was
very full attendance but after session Of couple
of hours il became evident that number of Senators
present would talk all day and night. if any one
would sit and listen, so that more than half of
the members left during the debate. Wilson offered
n resolution that the measure be allowed to 90 over
TO tho next Congress. There special reason
for basty action. President johnson had intimated
that if the bill would TO him, simply modified,
he would veto 10. After long discussion, during
which several Senators said they would not be bound
by the action of the caucus, Wilson's resolution was
adopted q Senators voting Yea. No negative votes
were taken This is looked upon as the death of tho
repeal movement for this Congress, but 1t is init
mated that those fayorng repeal will press the mat
ter in open Senate.
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