Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-22
HOUSE.
TO RcruIatc SuFFragc.

Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
BY Mr.. DiLgham-To enforce the right
of citizens Of the United States to vote in
the several States of the Union who have
hitherto been denied that right on account
of race. color, or previous condition Of
servitude.
By Mr.. Prosser To provide for the
burial of deceased officers and soldiers of
the United States army in the national
Loyalty Pays.
Bills introduced and referred, TO pay
loval citizens Of Tennessee for property
taken for the use Of the Quartmasters De
partment;
Creating the Office Of Government Arohi-
tect;
To legalize the proceedings Of State
courts;
Abolishing the Bureau Of Freedmen $
Affairs.
10 Punish States.
To remove political disabilities in States
raiifying the Fifteenth Amendment;
incorporating the Mississippi Valley
Land and River Improvement Company &;
Making it a misdemeanor TO fit out or sell
or furnish arms or munitions of war with
the intent they be employed in the service
of any foreign province or State to commit
hostilities against the people Of any prov
ince. district or colony. upon q State or
armed instruction, against any province
or State and providing for the forfeiture OF
such ship or vessel To abolish the Office
of pension agent, and provide for the pay
ment of pensions through paymasters.
To provide means of reviewing ludg-
-ueuts of United States Circuit and District
Courts in criminal cases;
Income and whisky Tax.
Reducing the income tax to three per
cent and eZempting -, 900 therefrom;
Increasing the tax on distilled spirits to
81 per gallon;
To equalize the distribution Of National
Bank currency:
Southern Pacific.
To incorporate the Southern Trans Con-
tinental railroad. and granting lands in aid
thereof; for the improvement of Red river
between Shreveport, La, and Jefferson,
Texas
Granting aid to Oregon for the construc
:tiDn Of a steamboat canal around the falls.
Pork Packers. etc.
Mr. Craig introduced joint resolution
70 relieve from manufacturers tax pork
hackers. lard ron5erers and persons engaged
In smoking and curing meats, etc. Pend
ing action the morning expired and the
Joint resolution went Oyertill next Monday,
DisabiIitics-'The NEississiPpians.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts, from tn,
Committee on Reconstruction, reported
back the Senate bill removing pOlltica
disabilities from between four and five
hundred persons in various States. Some
eight Of the persons embraced have beel
elected TO Office in Mississippi, and if th'
bill was not passed, they would he disqual
fed.
Mr.. Whittemore offered as an amend
ment House bill embracing about 2Ol
names.
Mr. Cox inquired whether there was any
principle stated in the bill on which these
names were reported.
Mr.. Whittemore replied that there wa
not.
Mr.. Cox-Is IT proposed to attach to the
original bill. or to the amendment, any sys
tenn of amnesty, through the courts or 9th
erwise?
MIR. Whittemore-Not at all that is il
aseparate bill.
. Mr.. Cox-I will never vote for a measur,
picking out men 10y name. | want genera
amnesty.
Mr.. Butler Of Massachusetts, said NJ
man was more anxious than himself to &c
up a general bill to remove disabilities
Such bill had been reported. and he woul,
press 1t at the earliest possible momelt
but that would take considerable time II
the House and Senate, and he was an1ioU
that in the meantime this bill should o'
PASSED. After this he would not report an
3urther personal disability bill until tn
House had passed the general amnesty hllI
lie was only sorry to feel himself oblige'
from the position Of business to report TIN
bill first He did not feel so obliged.
Brooks.
Mr.. Brooks of New York, declared HIM
self opposed TO the whole system OF pee
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