Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-13
passed two successive Legislatures, 1t


Joint Resolution of which the follow
ing is copy, was passed: "Resolved
by the Senate and Assembly, con.
jointly, That The Legislature Of Ne
vada hereby ratities and confirms the
amendment to :he Constitution of the
United States proposed by Congress,
which adds thereto an article in terms
as follows :-ArticIe Fifteen, Section
; One. The right of citizens Of the Uni
ted States to vote shall not be denied
or abridged by the United States or by
any State, on account of race, color or
| previous condition OF servitude.
Section Two. Tho Congress shall
| have power to enforce this article by
appropriate Legislation"
This is the famous Fifteenth Amend
! ment. The fact of its proposing by
| Congress. and the text of the Language
in which it was written were tele-
! graphed across the continent by Hon.
james w. Nyo and Hon. William NJ.
| Stewart, our then Senators In Con-
| gress, and certified by Hon. Geo, C..
Gorham. Secretary of the Senate of the
, United States, to the late Hon. James
| S. Si;DgerIand, then Lieutenant Gov
| eruor and President of the Senate, and
! Hon. D. o. Addison, Speaker Of the
Assembly: and, with pride and exui-
tation let j. lie oftentimes repeated that
! The State Of Nevaaa was the first one
| of the Sis,erhooG of the Union 10 yatify
| tho same
And now Mr.. Speaker, in consis-
tent keeping with our character as
representatives of the people OF this
Commonwealth; in vindica,ion Of our
States full allegiance to the govern
ment and flag of the Republic; in
spired by sense Of loyalty, love OF
justice and a solicitude to remedy the
defective paris Of our organic law;
out of a rightful and christian-like re-
gard for large, deserving and estima-
BILE class of our fellow citizens, and
especially on my own part, IN CRATE
full recognition Of, and out OF pro-
found respect for, the colored Hayes
and Wheeler Club of Carson City,
do most earnestly move the adoption
Of the Preamble and Resolutions.
On the roll being called 46 members
voted IL the affirmative and mona III The
negative.
Committee on Pablo Morals reported
adversely 10 the bill regulating tue sale
of poisonous drugs.
Same committee reported fayorab'v on
the bill regulating the sale Of opium. and
after certain amendments recommended
its passage. It was moved that these
amendments be adopted. Carried.
Committee Oh Federal Relations re-
ported on Joint Concurrent Resolution
No. by Offering substitute for the
same aud recommending its engross.
ment and passage.
This resolution was that of Parker in
reference to the Chinese question.
The substitute was offered and ex
planned by Harris that in the opinion of
the committee the original resolution |
was not strong enough for the rules Of
the Republican party.
Stewart OF Storey said that the princi. |
p!es Of the Democratic party were just as |
strong on the same question.
Harris said that this resolution was an |!
important one. and that the minority OF |
Democrats in the House were no, the |
ones to dictate 10 the Republican ma nr-
iry their course in reference TO this ques-
ton. lie demanded M Republican 20 |
shape his own course in accordance with |
his pls 6ge.
Stewart said that the course was moi
Just the right one. and claimed that as
delegate from a R-puhiican county lie
had also right to be heard on the
merits and he argued in favor of The
original.
Shakespeare spoke 10 favor of the
original resolution, and argued that the
Chinese impaired the mora! and political
condition of the country. The Chinese
die not help lis in war, they care moth:
ing for the common schools, they aid H.
ia no way, but they overrun our country,
mpoverish rs throughout the land, aud
stand as n blight to our progression and
The Chinam.n is iudus,n
lus because he has driver at his back.
he police courts are full of them, their
very lives are STEPPED In the pool of in
amy.
On the question OF the adoption OF the
substitute for the original, the vote was .
n measure a party one. thirty
voting in the affirmative, and ;
Eighteen in the negative. On the ques. .
ion of the passage of the substitute. the
-ote was unanimous in the affirmative.
Moved that $40 copies be printed. Car.
led.
Assembly concurrent resolution No. IA d
eporsed favnrably on by the Committee
n Federal Relations. Moved TO con- ,
idcr it engrossed. and place on its third
eadipg and final passage. Carried. The i
esoluiion referred to the Presidea- Z
iaI question. On its being placed on
Is final passage Grey spoke in favor OF {
IS passage. He advocated principles of r
,eace before the war bad begun. and ]
sht when the war had begun. He be. f
eyed that Hayes was elected, yet he did :
ot believe in recourse 10 arms. Harris y
oincided with the opinion that the elect.
d candidate should be inaugurated, but {
one was pronounced the President and n
be other refused to submit. then force f
las necessary. Rockill said if there was
D be fight. he was going to stay at n
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