Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-21
EVENING STAR.
FORTY.FIRST CONGRESS-.
Session of the Sonata nm
the Fifteenth Amendment Bill.
District Business I'm the House.

oLNAIE--Atter our report closed
a. INC suggestlon OF Mr.. Howard, Mr.. Stewart
III "a mat the fifth section of the Senate
phi TO enforce the fifteenth amendment should
pe suuCk out IL provided that any person
neIIived or an office by reason of the violation
OF The provisions of this act shall be entitled to
recover possession OF the same by writ Of man
ddmus or otherwise.
After a long debate, the Senate at 4.5O p m,
went INTO executive session; and at p m, took
recess until 80 y. m.
The Senate reassembled at $50 p. m, for the
consideration of the fifteenth amendment bill,
the pending question being on the amendment
OF Mr.. Warner, authorizing any person to sue
any party depriying another party OF his vote;
which was rejected
Mr.. sherman submitted an amendm mt
which ne said bad been prepared by committee
of the House. The amendment was read pro-
yiding that any person at elections for members
of Congress, or electors for President or Nice
President, who shall vote and not be entitled to
vote, or who shall, by any means induce or
compel an election officer to receive unlawful
ting to do any duty imposed by this act shall be
indiet2bte and on conviction suffer fine not ex-
ceedlng 500, or Imprisonment not exec eding
thIee years, or both, and pay costs. Also, pro-
yldlng same penalties for an unlawfully regis
teIlDg or causing the registering of any person
not entitled. Also, providing some penaltie
ings, called to discuss national affairs claims
of candidates for federal officers.
The question was discussed BY Messrs. Casser
1y, Sherman, Trumbull, Davis and others.
MI Thurman characterized the amendment
OF MIR. Sherman as startling, and not at all ger
mare to the bill. 1t would reverse the whole
policy Of the government for eighty years.
On motion OF Mr.. Hamlin, that part of Mr.
SheTman's amendment relative TO the disturb
anee OF political meetings was stricken out.
Mr.. Thurman then argued at length in OppO-
siton to the amendment
From time TO time, up to 21 O'Clock. a. m,
several motions to adjourn were made by the
minority and voted down; at times there would
be only some half dozen Senators in the cham
Der, and much amusement was created in bring
ing in Senators who were in the retiring rooms
asleep.
HOUSE--After our report closed,
Mr.. COwles N. " from Committee on the
District of Columbia, reported back a substitute
for Senate bin concerning divorces in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Three additional causes of
divorce are allowed, viz drunkenness deser-
ton for three years, and i'll treatment.
MIR. Niblack (Ind.) moved to amend by re-
ducing the period of desertiOn and absence to
two years, which was agreed to, and the bill as
amended was then passed.
Mr.. Hamilton, Fla from the District Com
mittee, reported substitute for the bill to pro-
vide uniform system of education for the Dis
trict OF Columbia
Mr.. Brooks IN. " made the point of order
that the 18th section OF the bill contains an ap-
prOPTiatiOn, and must 60 to the Committee of
the Whole. The point Of order was sustained.
The House then resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole to consider bills relating the
District of Columbia, Mr.. Paine (wis.J in the
chair.
The PAVING OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
yania avenue was then taken up and read Mr..
Cook, on behalf of the committee, offered sew
eral amendments, among which was one ap-
pointing the Secretary OF the Interior, the En-
gineer in charge OF Public Buildings and
Grounds, and the Mayor of Washington a com
mission to select the best kind of pavement. He
then explained the provisions of the bill. He
said lie was not tenacious about the government
paying for this paving, but he was willing to
submit the whole matter TO the House for its
action. If the committee should determine tn at
the government Olght not to bear the expense
of this paving, then he would move a clause LAT
the government pay for paving so much of the
street as is opposite the public buildings. He
wanted the House to remember that the gov
eminent owned one-half of the total value OF
the taxable property of this city, and it paid no
taxes. Ii the corporation could collect taxes OF
This property, the amount the government
would paw would be about the amount proposed
that II shall paw in this bill
MI. mott lky.( opposed any appropriation OF
money except Just TO keep our own property and
the streets under IL in repair.
AT the close OF Mr.. KnOtt's speech the COM
ulittee rose; when Messrs- Logan, SlOcum. and
Negley were appointed cOnferees OH the part OF
the House on the army bill.
HOnSa hen at ali