The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, February 9.
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Mr.. Davis occupied an hour again il
o speech.
Mr.. Sawyer ssid that if Mr.. Davi:
lived for q time in reconstructed State
he would see that the negro had the ge
niusOf Improvement in him which will
develop him under our institutions into
a good and intelligent citizen.
AHA. VI. Mr.. Morton took the floor,
but Welded it at the request OfMr. Sum-
ner for a molten to adjourn, which was
lost. Yeas, II; nays, -.
Mr.. Morton then read the larger por-
ton of Mr.. Summers speech, made a few
DAYS ago OH the amendment, adopting
it as his own and applying Mr.. Sum
ner's language used about slavery and
caste to what he called federalism under
the alias of human rights. He then
made an argument against the pending
amendment and against negro suffrage
and negro equality.
At o'clock this morning Mr.. Wilson
advocated Tire amendment. After IA
years of struggle in the Senate chamber
between christianity and civilization,
retrogressiOn and barbarism, the party
of progress had received the blessing of
God and had succeeded. General Grant
had been cheated out of New York, New
Jersey, Oregon, Georgia and Louisiana;
yet the party had succeeded and would
succeed to the end. He preferred the
amendment offered by himself two or
three days since.
Mr.. Drake offered an amendment that
ono citizen of the United States shall,
on account of race, color or previous
servitude, be by the United States or
any citizen denied the right TO vote or
hold office" Mr.. Drake claimed that
this wording was necessary.
Mr.. Howard opposed it.
Mr. Howard believed that the 18th
amendment already conferred the right
to vote and all other rights of citizen.
ship, and deprecated any attempt of the
Republican party to pass this amend
ment.
Mr.. Drake argued that Mr.. Edmunds
view of the effect of the nth amend
ment was incorrect and mischievOus.
Mr.. Sumner was understood To take
the same view of the 18th amendment
as Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Howard said that this was the
first time the claim was made that the
l4th amendment conferred the right to
vote.
At 7:3O A. NJ. Mr. Sumner moved to
adjourn. Lost; yeas IL, nays 81.
Mr.. Cragin said that Mt the time the
Fourteenth Amendment was passed it
was understood distinctly that it did
not confer the right to vote on any one.
Mr.. Yates explained his position on
the suffrape uuestiOu
Mr.. Morrill, urged that the vote be
taken.
Mr.. Hendricks defended the Demo
cratic party.
Mr.. Morton said that if the amend.
ment was adopted it would be by party
machinery.
Mr.. brakes amendment was then re-
jected.
Mr.. Howard again offered his substi-
tute, which was rejected by n vote of Ii
to 80.
Pending the question on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Warner, the Senate,
at 1870 A. NJ, adjourned to II NJ.
The Senate met at II o'clock and re-
sumed the consideration of the joint res
olutlon proposing n constitutional
amendment.
Mr.. Dixon renewed his motion to
amend by striking out Legislatures"
and inserting the word Conventions"
so as to require the ratification of the
amendment by Conventions.
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. Doolit-
tie, CONFESS, FcSSenden, Hendricks,
Norton, Sumner and Morton.
Mr.. Williams urged thu necessity of
excluding Cinnamon from citizenship
and political power in this coun-
try, lest having these they should come
in such numbers as to take possession
of the whole Pacific coast.
Mr.. Sherman said 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
certain age and not otherwise disqual-
flied
Mr.. Wilson moved the adoption of his
amendment in these words: mo dis
crlmlhatlon shall be made in the United
States among the citizens of the United
States IN the exercise of the elective
franchise or III the right to hold office
in any State on account of color race
nativity, property or creed"
After DEBATE the resolution was odont.
ed. '''P'
The constitutional amendments bo,.
ing been considered as in committee oc
the Whole, was reported to the Senate
The joint resolution, having been
ordered read a third time, was then
passed-40 to l6.
The following is the amendment as
it passed:
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMEND
MENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
BE it resOlred By the Senate and House
Of Representatives., &C., two-tAirds of both
Houses concurring, That the following
articles be proposed to the Legislatures
of the several States as amendments to
the Constitution of the United States,
either of which, when ratified by three
fourths of said Legislatures, shall be
held as a part Of said Constitution
Article Is. No discrimination shall be