The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-26
TrsoM THE ASSOCIATED PREss.l

tiers and telegrams have been received here TON
Georgia which uniformly state that the people
prefer the Senate bill and military rule under it
till next December, rather than have the Bullocl
administration perpetuated another year." The
President, however, again expressed himself
Yesterday to members OF Congress against The
Senate bill in such strong terms that there is
bare possibility that II 1t were enacted into Ia"
he would vetoit. He said the Senate bill post
poned reconstruction, which he was anxious to
see closed up by the admission Of Georgia to rep.
resentation in Congress.
The President has nominated Commander Lee
as rear admiral, Captain Parrott as commodore
and Frank Burnett as supervising inspector Of
the Fourth District.
The bill which passed the House, giving to the
Sisters Of Mercy Of Charleston an appropriation Of
see geo to rebuild their asylum, has been reported
to the Senate without amendment.
SENATE.
petition presented from the Cincinnati
Board OF Aldermen, for enlargement Of the Louis
vile Canal
The Judiciary Committee reported as substi-
tu,e for all propositions on the subject bill to
enforce the Fifteenth amendment. 1t sets forth
qualified by law to vote in any State, territory,
districy&c., shall be entitled to vote at all such
elections without distinction Of race color or pre-
vious condition Of servitude, any law, custom,
usage or regulation Of any State or territory to
the contrary Notwithstanding; also, that if the
laws OF any State or Territory shall require any
act to be done as prerequisite to voting it shall
be the duty of the ocers Of the law in said State
or Territory to give equal opportunity TO all clt-
zens of the United States to perform such pre-
requisite; and any such official falling SO TO do,
shall forfeit and pay five hundred dollars to the
person aggrieved thereby. to be recovered by
an action at law, and, in case Of con-
viction, shall also be fined not less than
five nuHdred dollars, and imprisoned from
one month to one year; that the offer OF any citi.
zen for whom such prerequisite is required SHAH
be deemed 8 performance IN law OF such act, Ii
such act fail to be carried into execution by rea'
son OF the wrongful act or omission OF the SAID
officers charged With the duty Of receiving or per-
nitticg such performance or oner. Tne same
penalties are prescribed against any person who
shall hinder or attempt to prevent any eitizen
from performing such prerequisite; that persons
derived Of any ONCE, except that Of member OF
Congress or State Legislature, by reason OF the
violation Of the foregoing provisions may re-
cover possession through the United States Courts,
which are given concurrent jurisdiction in oil
such cases. The United States District Courts
shall have. exclusively Of the State Courts, cog
nizance OF all crimes and offences against the
provisions OF this act, and all the officers OF the
United States Courts are required, under penal
sy of one thousand dollars, to Institute anu en-
force proceedings Hereunder, and the President
is AUTHORIZED to employ the land and naval
forces. or the militia, to enforce Its execution.
A bill to renew grant OF lands for the benent
Of the South and North Alabama Railroad Com
pany was passed.
A resolution indefinitely postponing the penu-
ing Tariff blu was defeated by large majority.
The Ways and Means Committee considered
the Funding bill No result.
In the House among the bills introduced was
one granting to the Alabama and Chattanooga
Railroad the right Of way to the Pacific also one
granting land to the Selma aud Fernandha
Railroad.
Mr.. Dockery, OF North Carolina, offered reso
lution declaring that the honor and good faith Oh
the government is pledged to the payment OF al
claims Of loyal people in the South who had prop
erty taken by the army, navy or government
during the war. Objection was made, and the
resolution was not entertained. subsequently
Mr.. Boxer, Of Virginia, offered the same resoiu
tion. and the House again, by vote Of sixty-aint
TO ninety, refused to second the demand 1or the
previous question and allow 1t to be entertained
Several hours were consumed hearing the eS
cnses Of members absent on Friday evening whef
the House was called.
The Tariff bill was resumed without progress
Burdett from the Election Committee, report
ed In the election case from the Fourth Distti0
of Louisiana that Michael Ragan is not en'i'ie'
to the seat, but that J. P. Newsham is'