Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-15
A Corner in Tennessee Bonds
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WASHINGTON.
The Rcprcsentalion OF rrlnori.Ies.

The Representation of EIfnOrisEes.
WAsHnsoToN, d. O., June I4.--When
the amended House bill increasing the
representation to three hundred members
IN the forty-second Congress is returned
TO the House, Mr.. Marshall, of Illinois,
VIII submit an amendment providing for
minority representation on the cleo
tions Of members of the States at large.
The amendment wiz embody the principle
contained IN the new Constitution of Illi-
noiE allowing each voter to have as many
votes as there are members at large,
with the right to give all votes to one can
didate or divide them among the candid
ates as the voters may desire. 1t is under
stood that the Democrats viii make the
adoption OF this amendment condition
precedent to their support of the bill.
..- Amnesty.
1t is settled, judging from vote in the
House, that there viii be no general am
nesty g-snted at this session. Yesterday
afternoon Stokes, of Tennessee, who has
been regarded as one of the most Radical
members, created some astonishment by
submitting for immediate vote bill re-
moving the political disabilities of every
person disfranchised by the third section of
the fourteenth amendment, and at the
same time abolishing the iron-clad oath
So far from the measure getting the two
thirds vote required to pass it, it did not
get majority even, only about half a
dozen Republican members voting with
the Democrats, and making So for to IL!
against, All that will now probably be
done In the amnesty line is the passage of
the Senate bill containing six thousand
names, unless the Reconstruction Commit
tee should report bill, which some say
they will, granting amnesty to all but two
or three classes Of persons in the South.
The Hatch Investigation.
The special committee to investigate Mr..
Hatchs complaints against the Dominican
government and Gen. Babcoek, yesterday
examined Secretary Fish relative to his
correspondence with Consul Perry and the
instructions under which Babcock acted.
letter from one of Baez's cabinet to
Perry was read, in which he intimates that
it would be q good plan to keep Hatch out
OF the way until after the ratification Of the
treaty as he would be likely to oppose it.
Memphis, Ell Paso and Pacific Rail-
road.
Mr.. Stewart, from the majority sub-com-
A11btcc Vi tuo AdllTOdu
yesterday, submitted report on the title
of the Memphis, FL Paso and Pacific rail
road to dsgranted by Texas to that road
They differ from the report made by Sena-
tors Howard and Thayer, who think that
the charter was not forfeited They believe
the company is entitled to the sixteenth of
q section of land TO the mile.
The Naturalization Question
turned up again in the House yesterday, in
an emasculated shape, and, after struggle,
a modified bill was passed by party vote
The lew measure leaves the system of nat
u-alization Just where it now is, in the State
courts, but confers jurisdiction on the
Federal courts to punish all frauds. The
term required for residence preceding
naturalization is not changed The odious
features of the bill pending last week are
omitted.
Another Land Game.
The Senate yesterday passed, almost
without debate, the railroad bills for roads
located in Nebraska, Colorado and Da-
kotah, with land grants of twenty sec
tions per mile, giving away altogether an
area somewhat larger than half the State
of Ohio, Es