The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-21
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE Cos
SITUTIOS.
WAsuISoToS, January 20.

and Elections. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman said he had yielded 10
the Senator from Indiana (Alortou) to
have the proposed amendment acted on
and gave notice that after it was disposed
Of he would claim the floor to finish his
remarks in regard to the Louisiana
troubles.
Mr.. Morton then had the proposed
amendment read, as follows:
ResOlrsd, BY the Senate and House Of
Representatives in Congress assembled,
two.thirds OF each house Concurring
therein, that the following articles are
hereby proposed as an amendment TO the
Constitution OF the United States, and
when ratified by the Legislatures Of
three-fourths Of the States shall be valid
to all intents and purposes us part OF the
Constitution, tO.wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The President and Vice
President shall be elected by a direct vote
Of the people in the manner following
Each State shall be divided into districts
equal in number to the number Of rep.
resentatiyes TO which the State may be
entitled to in Congress, to be composed Of
Of q contiguous territory, and to be rs
nearly equal in population as may be, and
the person having the highest number Of
votes in each district, for President, shall
receive the vote Of that district which
shall be counted as one Presidential vote,
ARTICLE 1.-THE person having the
highest number Of votes, for President, In
the State shall receive two Presidential
votes from the State at large,
ARTICLE IlI.-The person having the
highest number Of Presidential votes In
the United States shall be President.
ARTICLE IV.-Iftwo persons have the
same number Of votes In any State, i be-
ing the highest number, they shal re.
Ceiye each one q Presidential vote from
the State at large; and II more than two
persons shall have each the same number
Of votes In the State, 1t being the highest
number, no Presidential vote shall be
counted from the State at large. lfmOrc
persons than one shall have the same
number Of votes, It being the highest
number, IN any district, no Presidential
vote shall be counted from that District,
ARTICLE V.-The foregoing proyis.
ions shall apply to the election OF Vice
Presidents.
ARTICLE VI.-Thc Congress shall have
power to provide for holding and con.
ducting elections Tor President and Vice
President, and to establish tribunals for
the decision Of such elections as may be
contested.
ARTICLE VlI.-The States shall be ,li.
vided into districts by the Legislatures
thereof, but Congress may ut any time by
law make or alter the same.
After II was read, Mr.. Morton yielded
to Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, for motion
for executive session.
Mr.. West presented o memorial Of the
General Assembly OF Louisiana IN regard
to the recent disturbances In that State.
Referred to the Committee OIL Privileges
and Elections,
After executive session, the Senate Ad-
jOurned. .,
The Speaker presented letter from
Richard b. Irwin, tho recusAnt witness In
the Pacific Mail Investigation, stating
that he was now ready 10 answer the qties.
tions asked and 10 purge himself Of his
alleged contempt; also stating that lie has
been suffering from y malarial fever and
that unless he Is soon released hiS teSti'
mony would be lost forever.
A resolution was adopted resembling so
much Of the resolution Of January 9th az
required the Sergeant. alarms to keep
Irwin In the District Jail.
Mr.. Cox presented n petition Of lmpOr.
ters and dealers In foreign wines, protest.
ing against the increase Of tax on low
grades OF wines to forty cents per gallon
Us exorbitunt and unjust as restricting I'm.
portatiOn Of these wines and thereby less.
ening revenue, receipts and working great
injury to o large ma ajority Of trade.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported a bill apprO.
priating Sl500O0 for continuing the con.
structi0n Of the 81. Louis postollice build.
ing, amount to be available Immediately.
Passed. .
Mr.. Grouse introduced n bill apprO.
priating $4,000 for Especial distribution
Of seed to portions Of the country that
have suffered grasshopper ravugcs, which
was passed. w
Mr. Orth asked leave 10 offer resOlu.
tion calling on the President to state by
what authority the courts and officers Of
Mississippi at Ylcksbnrg have been inter.
fercd with by the military.
Mr.. Lynch objected to the resolution In
that shape.
Mr.. Sheldon presented memorial Of
the Conservative members Of the LouiSi.
ana Legislature relating to the diIlicultiCS
concerning the organization Of the lHgis.
laturc. Referred.
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole on the Indian apprOpria.
tion bill, Mr.. Poland In the chair.
The proposition to pay nearly three
millions OF dollars TO tile Choctaw lndl.
ans under the award Of the Senate Of the
9th Of March, 1860, under the treaty OF
the 22d Of June, 1856, came up again, and
the discussion Of yesterday was resumed.
One Of the principal points Of objection
was that 1t names Peter p. Pitchlyn and
Peter Falsum as the authorized agents Of
tginSiIs ~ Jio'" "" ntoNo.IiioS ros S,sc"j @ i"G
a5 In E1.
The bill having been completed In the
committee was reported to the House, the
amendment to pay S29Sl, ,247 10 the
Choctaw nation being the only important
amendment 10 the bill. II was further
discussed in the House and amended by