Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-05-17
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS-
WASHINGTON, May II

| WASHINGTON, May l6.
| SENATE. Mr.. Stewart submitted an amend
ment providing that when any person ineligl-
bic under the Sd article of the l4th amend
ment, shall hold Office except a member of
| Congress or of the State Legislature, the l.
! ;. District Attorney for the district in which
said person holds office, shall proceed against
such person by quo warranto, and such writs
of quo warranto shall take precedence over
all others on the dockcts of the L. S. Courts
to which they are made returnable.
Mr.. Stewart also moved several additional
sections, imposing fine and imprisonment for
the holding Of office in violation of the lith
| amendment, and forever disqualifyng the
offender from holding Office under the l. S.,
and giving to all persons within the Jurisdic-
ton Of the L. S, Indians not taxed excepted.
| the same rights in every state and territory,
| to make and enforce contracts, to sue, give
evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of
all laws and proceedings for security OF per-
son and property, as enjoyed by white cid-
zens. Also to be subject to like pain. and
| penalties, taxes, licences, and cx-actions of
every kind, and none other; and no tax or
| charge to be imposed by any State upon any
person emm grating thereto. The civil rights
act OF 1866 is also reenacted.
Adjourned.
,,,,inn ;r,trnt,;oa tho Pooanstrn,,inn ~,
to report forthwith a general amnesty bill,
and moved the previous question.
The House refused TO second the previous
question 81 to 76, and also refused 81 TO So TO
lay the resolution on the table, and referred
it to the Reconstruction Com.
! Mr.. Schenek of Ohio chairman of the Com
mttcc on Ways and Means reported a bill to
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