, 1869-02-05


next preceding such election. except sucb
said citizen shall hereafter engage IN rebeI
lloo 0, i1surreclion, or who may have been
OF snail be duly convicted of treason or other
crime oi the grade Of felony at common law.
Ina substitute offered by ShAllaberger is
In nearly similar terms to that of Bipeham's
except that Shallaberger permits disfran.
cnisement Of those who have been engaged
10 reoellion, while Bingham only permits
dlsfranehisement Of those who NAV hereafter
engage in rebellion or insurrectio1.
The substitute of Ward, like that of
nneilaoerger applies to those who have en-.
gagged ln rebellion, and restricts States from
nxing the terms Of residence REQUIRED for
voters, longer than one year.
The Hansetook up, as.the business of the
morning hour, the bill reported Yesterday re>
latlng to the operation of the pension l.w
The second section of the bill, which direct.
the withdrawal of pension from female mem.
sloners who are living life of prostitution
or concubinsge, received much opposition.
Schenck characterized it as the most mon
strous and disgraceful proposition be had
ever seen in any bill, inasmuch as il pronos-
ed to make the Court of Pensions Judge of
the morals and virtue of the widows Of the
soldiers of 1he Republic. gi
During the discussion the morning hour
expired and the Constitutional Amendment
and the bill relating to suffrage we're taken
up Eldridge spoke 10 opposition, arguing rbas
the right and control Of suffrage and cleo.
tions reside iu the Irrespective States and moi
Congress. The subject was then passed fol
the day.
The House went into Committee of thd
Whole and resumed the consideration of the
Legislative appropriation bill, Washburne
sail the cost of House employees amounted
to S945,0OO.
In the Senate. Trumbull, from the Judi.
ciary Committee, reported a substitute for
Summers bill to punish the crime OF holding
Office in violation of the Fourteenth Amend
ment. Persons so offending shall be deemed
guilty of a felony, and liable to five years
imprisonment and a fine of from 81 900 to
$4,000
MRS. LINCOLN PETITIONS FOR PENSION.
Washington, Jan. 25 - The following
petition was to'day presented to the Senate,
written on note paper, with heavy mourn
ing border:
Vice President of the United States-Sir
| herewith present to the honorable Senate
of the United States my demand for a pen
sion. l am a widow of President of the
United States, whose life was sacrificed in his
countrys service; that sad calamity has
greatly impaired may health and by advice
of my physicians have come over to Ger
many to try the mineral waters, and during
the winter to go to Italy, but my financial
means don't permit me to take advantage oil
the urgent advice given me, nor can live
in style becoming the widow of the Chief
Magistrate of a great patton. although live
as economically as 1 can. In consideration
of the services of my deeply lanented bus.
band, ren iered to the United States and Of
the fearful loss have sustained by his unS
timely death, his martyrdom, 1 may say,
respectfully submit to your honorable body
this petition. Hoping that yearly petition
may be granted to me, so that l may have
less pecuniary care, remain most respect
fully, MRS A. LINCOLN,
Frankfort, Germany.