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shire, Rice, Ross, Sherman, Spencer, Stewart. Sum- | amendments to "conventions" in the States inner, Thayer, Tipton, Wade, Welch, Willey, Williams, stead of the legislatures; which was disagreed to—yeas 11, nays 45, as follow:

Yates-32.

Mr. Bayard moved to amend Mr. Stewart's amendment so as to make it read:

The right of citizens of the United States to vote for electors of President and Vice President, and members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and hold office under the United States, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States nor by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Which was disagreed to-yeas 12, nays 42, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Grimes, Hendricks, McCreery, Norton, Saulsbury, Van Winkle-12.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Cattell, Cole, Conkling, Conness, Corbett, Cragin, Drake, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Sherman, Spencer, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Trumbull, Vickers, Wade, Warner, Welch, Willey, Williams, Wilson, Yates-12.

Harlan, Harris, Howard, Howe, McDonald, Morgan,

Mr. Wilson moved to amend Mr. Stewart's amendment by substituting for it the following: No discrimination shall be made in any State among the citizens of the United States in the exercise of the elective franchise, or in the right to hold office in any State, on account of race, color, nativity, property, education, or creed. Which was agreed to-yeas 31, nays 27, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Cameron, Cattell, Conness, Cragin, Ferry, Grimes, Harlan, Harris, Hendricks, Howe, McDonald, Morton. Osborn, Pool, Rice, Robertson, Ross. Sawyer, Sherman, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Van Winkle, Wade, Warner, Welch, Willey, Williams,

Wilson, Yates-31.

NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew. Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Dixon, Doolittle, Drake, Edmunds, Fessenden, Frelinghuysen, McCreery, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Patterson of Tennessee, Ramsey, Saulsbury, Spencer, Sprague, Stewart, Trumbull, Vickers, Whyte-27.

to.

The amendment as amended was then agreed

Mr. Corbett moved to add to the first section

the words:

But Chinamen not born in the United States, and Indians not taxed, shall not be deemed or made citizens.

Which was disagreed to.
Mr. Buckalew moved to add the following

new section:

SEC. 3. That the foregoing amendment shall be submitted for ratification to the legislatures of the several States the most numerous branches of which shall be chosen next after the passage

of this resolution.

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YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fowler, Hendricks, McCreery, Patterson of Tennessee, Saulsbury, Van Winkle, Vickers, Whyte-13.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Conness, Corbett, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Sherman, Spencer, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer. Tipton, Trumbull, Wade, Warner, Welch, Willey, Williams, Wilson,

Yates-43.

Mr. Dixon moved to amend so as to refer the

YEAS-Messrs. Baya d, Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Hendricks, McCreery, Patterson of Tennessee, Sautsbury,

Vickers, Whyte-11.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Cameron, Cattell, Chandler,

Cole, Conkling, Conness, Corbett, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Kellogg, McDonald, Morgan, Morrill of Maine. Morrill of Vermont, Nye, Patterson of New Sawyer, Sherman, Spencer, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Hampshire, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Tipton, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, Warner, Welch, Willey, Williams, Wilson, Yates-15.

Mr. Morton moved to amend by adding the following as article XVI:

The second clause, first section, second article of the Constitution of the United States shall be amended to read as follows: Each State shall appoint, by a vote of the people thereof qualified to vote for representatives in Congress, a number of electors equal to the whole number of senators and representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress; but no senator or representative, or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States, shall be appointed an elector; and the Congress shall have power to prescribe the manner in which such electors shall be chosen by the people.

Which was disagreed to-yeas 27, nays 29, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Buckalew, Cattell, Dixon, Doolittle. Ferry, Fessenden. Fowler, Grimes, Hendricks. Kellogg, McDonald, Morton, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pool, Rice, Ross, Sawyer, Spencer, Van Winkle, Vickers, Wade, Warner, Welch, Whyte, Willey, Williams, Wil

son-27.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Cameron, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Conness, Corbett, Cragin, Daris, Drake, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Harris, Howe, McCreery, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Nye, Patterson of Tennessee, Ramsey, Robertson, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Trumbull, Yates-29.

Mr. Sumner then moved to strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert as follows:

That the right to vote, to be voted for, and to where in the United States under any pretence hold office, shall not be denied or abridged anyconstitutions, or in any laws, State, territorial, of race or color; and all provisions in any State declared null and void. or municipal, inconsistent herewith, are hereby

SEO. 2. And be it further enacted, That any person who, under any pretence of race or color, wilfully hinders or attempts to hinder any citi

zen of the United States from being registered, or from voting, or from being voted for, or from holding office, or who attempts by menaces to deter any such citizen from the exercise or entioned, shall be punished by a fine not less than joyment of the rights of citizenship above menone hundred nor more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the common jail for not less than thirty days nor more than one year.

SEO. 3. And be it further enacted, That every person legally engaged in preparing a register of voters, or in holding or conducting an election, who wilfully refuses to register the name or to receive, count, return, or otherwise give the proper legal effect to the vote of any citizen under any pretence of race or color, shall be punished by a fine not less than five hundred nor more than four thousand dollars, or by imprison

ment in the common jail for not less than three | by him in Committee of the Whole, proposing calendar months nor more than two years. an additional article as Article XVI, and rejected, as follows:

The second clause, first section, second article of the Constitution of the United States shall be amended to read as follows: Each State shall appoint, by a vote of the people thereof qualified to vote for representatives in Congress, a number of electors equal to the whole number of senators and representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress; but no senator or representative, or person holding an office of trust or profit under the United States, shall be appointed an elector, and the Congress shall have power to prescribe the manner in which such electors shall be chosen by the people. Which was agreed to-yeas 37, nays 19, as follow:

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the district courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all offences against this act; and the district attorneys, marshals, and deputy marshals, the commissioners appointed by the circuit and territorial courts of the United States, with powers of arresting, imprisoning. or bailing offenders, and every other officer specially empowered by the President of the United States, shall be, and they are hereby, required, at the expense of the United States, to institute proceedings against any person who violates this act, and cause him to be arrested and imprisoned or bailed, as the case may be for trial before such court as by this act has cognizance of the offence. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That every citizen unlawfully deprived of any of the rights of citizenship secured by this act under any pre-ling, Conness, Corbett, Dixon, Doolittle, Ferry, Fessentence of race or color, may maintain a suit den, Fowler, Grimes, Harlan, Howe, Kellogg, McDonald, Morrill of Maine, Morton, Osborn, Patterson of against any person so depriving him, and reNew Hampshire, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Ross, cover damages in the district court of the United Sawyer. Spencer, Thayer, Vickers, Wade, Warner, Welch, States for the district in which such person may Whyte, Willey, Williams, Wilson-37.

be found.

Which was disagreed to-yeas 9, nays 46, as follow :

YEAS-Messrs. Edmunds. McDonald, Nye, Ross, Sumner, Thayer, Wade, Wilson, Yates-9.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Anthony, Bayard, Cameron, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Conness, Corbett, Cragin, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Drake, Ferry. Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Harlan, Harris, Hendricks, Howe, McCreery, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton. Patterson of New Hampshire, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Sherman, Spencer. Sprague. Stewart, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vickers, Warner, Whyte, Willey, Williams-46.

YEAS-Messrs. Buckalew, Cameron, Cattell, Cole, Conk

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Chandler, Cragin, Davis, Drake, Edmunds. Frelinghuysen, Harris, Hendricks, McCreery, Morgan, Morrill of Vermont, Patterson of Tennessee, Saulsbury, Sherman, Stewart, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Yates-19.

Mr. Wilson moved to reconsider this vote; which was disagreed to-yeas 26, nays 28, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conness, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden, Frelinghuysen, Harris, Howe, Kellogg, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Nye, Ramsey, Sherman, Stewart, Thayer, Whyte, Willey, Wilson, Yates-26. NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Buckalew, Conkling, Corbett, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Fowler, Grimes. Harlan, Hen

Hampshire, Patterson of Tennessee, Pool, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Spencer, Sprague, Van Winkle, Vickers, Wade, Warner, Williams-28.

The resolution was than reported to the Sendricks, McDonald, Morton, Osborn, Patterson of New ate, and the question being on concurring in the amendment made in Committee of the Whole, Mr. Warner moved to substitute for the article adopted in committee the following:

SEC. 1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge or deny to any male citizen of the United States of sound mind and over twenty-one years of age the equal exercise of the elective franchise at all elections in the State wherein he shall have such actual resi dence as shall be prescribed by law, except to such of said citizens as have engaged or shall hereafter engage in rebellion or insurrection, or who may have been, or shall be, duly convicted of treason or other crime of the grade of felony at common law, nor shall the right to hold office be denied or abridged on account of race, color, nativity, property, religious belief, or previous condition of servitude.

SEC. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Which was disagreed to-yeas 5, nays 47, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Conkling, Kellogg, McDonald, Spencer, Warner-5.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Anthony, Buckalew, Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conness, Corbett, Cragin, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Drake, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Harris, Hendricks, Howe, McCreery, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Nye, Osborn, Patterson of Tennessee, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Thayer. Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vickers, Whyte, Willey, Williams, Wilson, Yates-47.

The resolution as amended-being the substiarticle offered by Mr. Morton-was then passed tute offered by Mr. Wilson and the additional yeas 40, nays 16, as follow:

Cole, Conkling, Conness, Cragin, Drake, Ferry, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Kellogg, McDonald, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Sherman, Spencer, Stewart. Thayer, Van Winkle, Wade, Warner, Welch, Willey, Williams, Wilson, Yates-40.

YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Cameron, Cattell, Chandler,

Doolittle, Edmunds, Fowler, Grimes, Hendricks, McCreery,
NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Corbett, Davis, Dixon,
Patterson of Tennessee, Saulsbury, Sprague, Vickers,
Whyte-16.

IN HOUSE.

February 15-The House-having suspended the rules, yeas 126, nays 31, not voting 65-disagreed to the amendments made by the Senate. The first question was on the amendment substituting the following for the first section:

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No discrimination shall be made in any State among citizens of the United States in the exercise of the elective franchise or in the right to hold office in any State on account of race, color, nativity, property, education, or creed."

Yeas 37, nays 133, (not voting 52.) as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Axtell, Baker, Beatty, Bingham, Buckland, Sidney Clarke, Coburn, Cullom, Deweese, Dickey, Dockery, Donnelly, Eggleston, Haughey, Heaton, Asahel W. Hubbard, Ingersoll, Kitchen, George V. Lawrence, William Lawrence, Nunn, Orth, Pile, Plants, PoMr. Morton then offered the amendment offered land, Scofield, Shanks, Spalding, Stover, Thomas, John

Trimble, Robert T. Van Horn, Ward, Welker, James F.
Wilson, John T. Wilson, Stephen F. Wilson-37.

| Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Sherman, Stewart, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, williams, Yates

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Buckalew, Davis. Dizon, Doolittle. Edmunds, Fowler, Grimes, Hendricks, McCreery, McDonald, Norton, Osborn, Patterson of Tennessee, Pomeroy, Ross, Sulsbury Sawyer, Spencer, Sumner, Thayer, Vickers, Warner, Welch, Whyte, Wilson-27. And the House proposition fell.

NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Delos R. Ashley, James M.
Ashley, Banks, Burnum, Beaman, Beck, Benjamin, Ben--31.
ton, Blaine, Blair, Boutwell, Bowen, Boyden, Boyer,
Bromwell, Brooks, Buckley, Burr, Benjamin F. Butler,
Roderick R. Butler, Callis, Cary, Canler, Churchill,
Reader W. Clarke, Clift, Cobb, Corley, Cornell, Covode,
Dawes, Driggs, Edwards, Eldridge, Thomas D. Eliot,
James T. Elliott, Farnsworth, Ferriss, Ferry, Fields,
Fox, Glossbrenner, Gove, Gravely, Grover, Haight, Hamil-
ton, Hawkins, Higby, Holman, Hopkins, Hotchkiss, Ches-
ter D. Hubbard. Hulburd, Humphrey, Hunter, Jenckes,
Johnson, Alexander II. Jones, Thomas L. Jones, Julian,
Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Kerr, Ketcham, Knott, Koontz,
Laflin, Lash, Loan, Loughridge, Lynch, Mallory, Mar-
shall, Marvin, McCarthy, McCormick, McKee, Miller,
Moore, Moorhead, Morrell, Mungen, Myers, Newcomb,
Newsham, Nilack, Nicholson, Norris, O'Neill, Paine,
Perham, Peters, Phelps, Pierce, Polsley, Pomeroy, Price,
Prince, Fruyn, Randall, Raum, Robertson, Robinson,
Roots, Ross, Sawyer, Shellabarger, Silgreaves, Smith,
Stark weather, Stewart, Stokes, Stone, Taler, Taffe, Trow-
bridge, Twichell, Upson, Burt Van Ilorn, Van Trump,
Van Wyek, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Henry D. Wash
burn, William B. Washburn, Whittemore, William Wil-

liams, Windom, Wood, Woodward, Young-133.

The other amendments were then disagreed to without a division.

IN SENATE.

February 17-Mr. Stewart moved that the Senate recede from its amendments disagreed to by the House; which was agreed to-yeas 33, nays 24, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden, Frelinghuysen, Harris, Howard, Kellogg, McDonald, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Robertson, Stewart, Thayer, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Welch, Willey, Williams, Yates-33.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Buckalew, Davis, Dizon, Doolittle, Fowler, Harlan, Hendricks, McCreery, Norton, Osborn, Patterson of Tennessee, Pool, Rice, Ross, Saulsbury, Sherman, Spencer, Vickers, Wade, Warner, Whyte, Wilson-24.

Mr. Wilson moved to lay the resolution on the table; which was disagreed to-yeas 28, nays 30, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Anthony, Bayard, Buckalew, Davis, Dizon, Doolittle, Edmunds, Fowler, Grimes, Hendricks, Howe, McCreery, Norton, Patterson of Tennessce, Pool, Ross, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Spencer, Sumner,

Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vickers, Warner, Whyte, Wilson,

Yates-28.

NAYS-Messrs.Cameron, Cattell, Chandler. Cole, Conkling, Cragin, Drake, Ferry, Fessenden, Frelinghuysen, Harian, Harris, Howard, Kellogg, McDonald, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Nye,

Osborn, Patterson of New Hampshire, Ramsey, Rice,
Robertson, Sherman, Stewart, Thayer, Wade, Willey,
Williams-30.

Mr. Morton moved to reconsider the vote of the

Senate receding from its amendments; which was disagreed to-yeas 24, nays 32, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Cragin, Drake, Grimes, Harlan, Harris, McDonald, Morton, Osborn, Pomeroy, Pool, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Sherman, Spencer, Sumner, Thayer, Van Winkle, Wade, Warner, Welch, Wilson-24.

NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew, Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Davis, Doolittle, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghuysen, Hendricks, Howard, Kellogg, McCreery, Morgan, Morrill of Vermont, Norton, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Patterson of Tennessee, Ramsey, Saulsbury, Stewart, Trumbull, Vickers, Whyte, Williams, Yates-32.

On the question, shall the resolution (as origin: ally passed by the House) pass, it was determined in the negative, (two-thirds not having voted in the affirmative)-yeas 31, nays 27, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Cragin, Drake, Ferry, Fessenden, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Harris, Howard, Kellogg, Morgan,

The Senate Joint Resolution. (S. 8.)

IN SENATE.

On the same day (February 17), and immediately after the failure of the House proposition, the Senate resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on a joint resolution reported January 15, 1869, from the Committee on the Judiciary, and amended by the Senate without division, January 28, so as to make it read as follows: JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of said legislatures, shall be valid as part of the Constitution, namely:

ARTICLE XV.

and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by The right of citizens of the United States to vote the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

The question being on concurring in the amendment made in Committee of the Whole,

Mr. Drake moved to amend it by striking out all after the words "section 1," and inserting the following:

No citizen of the United States shall, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude be, by the United States or by any State, denied the right to vote or hold office. Which was disagreed to.

Mr. Bayard moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words "vote and," so that it

would read:

The right of citizens of the United States to hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State, &c.

Which was disagreed to-yeas 6, nays 29, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Davis, Hendricks, Vickers, Whyte-6.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Cattell, Cole, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Fessenden, Frelinghuysen, Howard, Kellogg, McDonald, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy. Ramsey, Rice, Ross. Sawyer, Spencer, Stewart, Trumbull. Van Winkle, Wade, Warner, Willey, Wilson, Yates-29.

Mr. Howard moved to amend the amendment the words "the United States or by." made in Committee of the Whole by striking out

Which was disagreed to-yeas 18, nays 22, as

follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Buckalew, Conkling. Cragin, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Ferry, Fowler, Hendricks, Howard, Norton, Patterson of New Hampshire, Robertson, Saulsbury, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vickers, Whyte-18.

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Mr. Doolittle moved to add to the amendment made in Committee of the Whole the words: Nor shall any citizen be so denied by reason of any alleged crime unless duly convicted thereof according to law.

Which was disagreed to-yeas 13, nays 30, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Ferry, Fowler, Hendricks, McCreery, Norton, Saulsbury, Vickers, Whyte, Wilson-13.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Cattell, Cole, Conkling, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Fessenden, Frelinghuysen, Harris, Howard, McDonald, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Sawyer, Spencer. Stewart, Trumbull, Wade, Warner, Welch, Willey, Williams, Yates-30.

Mr. Fowler moved to amend the amendment the words "on account of race, color, or preof the Committee of the Whole by striking out

vious condition of servitude."

Which was disagreed to-yeas 5, nays 30. The yeas were Messrs. Doolittle, Fowler, Hendricks, Vickers, Whyte.

Mr. Dixon moved to amend by submitting the article to conventions instead of legislatures; which was disagreed to-yeas 10, nays 39. [The affirmative vote was the same as above, except that Messrs. Fowler and McCreery did not vote. The negative also the same, except that Messrs. Sawyer and Wade did not vote, and Mr. Yates did.]

Mr. Davis moved a reconsideration of the vote disagreeing to the last amendment offered by Mr. Howard, which was disagreed to-yeas 16, nays 29, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Harlan, Howard, Nye, Osborn, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Robertson, Sawyer, Tipton, Warner, Welch, Williams-16.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Buckalew, Cragin, Davis, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Harris, Hendricks, Kellogg, McCreery, McDonald, Morgan, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Patterson of Tennessee, Pool, Rice, Ross, Swsbury. Spencer, Stewart, Thayer, Vickers, Wade, third time, and passed-yeas 35, nays 11, as Whyte, Wilson, Yates-29. The resolution was then engrossed and read a follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Harris, Kellogg, McDonald, Morgan, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Osborn, Patterson of New Hamp

The amendment made in Committee of the Whole was then concurred in, without a divis-shire. Pomeroy, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Ross, ion.

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Mr. Davis moved to amend so as to provide for the submission of this to legislatures hereafter to be chosen;" which was disagreed to. Mr. Howard's amendment was then disagreed to-yeas 22, nays 28, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Abbott. Cole, Conkling, Conness, Drake, Ferry, Harlan, Harris, Howard. Nye, Osborn, Patterson of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Robertson, Spencer, Thayer, Tipton, Warner, Welch, Willey, Williams-22.

Sawyer, Spencer, Stewart, Thayer, Van Winkle, Wade, Warner, Welch, Willey, Williams, Wilson-35.

NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Davis, Fowler, Hendricks, McCreery. Norton, Patterson of Tennessee, Saulsbury, Vickers, Whyte-11.

IN HOUSE.

February 20-On motion of Mr. Boutwell, the rules were suspended, (yeas 139, nays 35, not voting 48,) and the joint resolution of the Senate was taken up.

Messrs Logan, Shellabarger, and Bingham submitted amendments.

Mr. Boutwell moved to suspend the rules, and that the House proceed to vote on the pending amendments and the joint resolution without dilatory motions; which was agreed to-yeas 144. nays 37, not voting 41.

Mr. Logan's amendment-to strike from the first section the words "and hold office"- -was disagreed to-yeas 70, nays 95, (not voting 57,) as follow:

NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Cattell, Cragin, Davis, Dizon, Edmunds, Fessenden. Fowler, Freling huysen, Hendricks, Howe, McCreery, McDonald, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Rice, Ross, Saulsbury, Stewart, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Vick-by, Holman, Hotchkiss, Chester D. Hubbard, Humphrey, ers, Whyte, Wilson, Yates-28.

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YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Fowler, Hendricks, McCreery, Norton, Patterson of Tennessee, Saulsbury, Vickers, Whyte-12.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Cameron, Cole, Conkling, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Harlan, Harris. Howard, Howe, Kellogg, McDonald, Morgan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye. Osborn, Patterson of New Hampshire. Pomeroy, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Ross. Sawyer, Spencer, Stewart. Thayer, Tipton, Van Winkle, Wade, Warner, Welch, Willey, Williams, Wilson-40.

YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Delos R. Ashley, Axtell, Barnum, Berk, Benton, Bingham, Boyer, Burr, Cary, Chanler, Churchill, Coburn, Dockery, Eckley, Eldridge, Fields, Fox, Garfield, Getz, Golladay, Grover, Haight, Halsey, HigHunter, Johnson, Thomas L. Jores, Judd, Ketcham, Knott, George V. Lawrence, Logan, Marvin, McCormick, McCul tough. Mercur, Miller, Moore, Moorhead, Morrell, Mungen, Myers, Niblack, Nicholson, O'Neill, Phelps, Pile, Pruyn, Randall, Raum, Robertson. Schenck, Scofield, Selye, Smith, Spalding, Starkweather, Stevens, Stone, Taber, Tift. Van Trump, William Williams, Woodbridge, Woodward-70.

ker. Banks, Beaman, Beatty, Benjamin, Blaine, Blair, NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Ames, James M. Ashley, BaBoutwell, Bowen, Bromwell, Broomall, Buekland,

Buckley, Roderick R. Butler, Cake, Callis, Reader W

Clarke. Sidney Clarke, Clift, Cobb, Cook, Corley, Cullom, Dawes, Dickey, Dodge. Donnelly, Driggs, Eggleston, Ela, Thomas D. Eliot, James T. Elliott. Ferriss, French, Goss, Gove, Gravely, Hamilton, Haughey, Heaton, Hooper, Hopkins. Hulburd, Jenckes, Alexander H. Jones, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Kitchen, Koontz, Laflin, Lash, William Lawrence, Loughridge, Lynch, Maynard, McKee, Newcomb, Nunn, Orth, Paine, Perham, Peters, Pettis, Pike, Plants, Poland, Pomeroy, Prince, Roots, Sawyer, Shanks, Shellabarger Stokes. Stover. Sypher. Taffe, Thomas, John Trimble, Trowbridge, Twichell, Upson, Van Aernam, Burt Van Horn, Ward, William B. Washburn, Welker, Whitte

more, Thomas Williams, Stephen F. Wilson, Windom -95.

Mr. Bingham's amendment, to strike out the words "by the United States or," and insert the words "nativity, property, creed," so that it will read as follows:

The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by any State on account of race, color, nativity, property, creed, or previous condition of servitude,

Was agreed to-yeas 92, nays 71, (not voting 59,) as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Archer, James M. Ashley, Aztell, Baker, Barnum, Beatty, Beck, Benton, Bingham, Blaine, Boyer, Buckland, Burr, Reader W. Clarke, Cobb, Coburn, Cullom, Dockery, Dodge, Donnelly, Driggs, Eckley, Eggleston, Ela, Eldridge, Farnsworth. Ferry, Fox, Garfield, Getz, Gravely, Griswold, Haight, Hamilton, Haughey, Heaton, Holman, Hopkins. Hotchkiss, Chester D. Hubbard, Humphrey, Hunter, Alexander II. Jones, Judd, Julian, Kitchen, Knott, Koontz, George V. Lawrence William Lawrence, Marvin, McCormick, McCullough, Mercur, Moore, Moorhead, Mungen, Myers, Newcomb, Niblack, Nicholson, Orth, Paine, Pettis, Pile, Plants, Randall, Raum, Robinson, Ross, Schenck, Scofield, Shanks, Smith, Spalding, Starkweather, Stevens, Stone, Stover, Taylor, Upson, Robert T. Van Horn, Cadwalader C. Washburn, William B. Washburn. Welker, Whittemore, William Williams, James F. Wilson, John T. Wilson, Woodbridge, Woodward-92.

ton, Higby, Hill, Hooper, Hopkins, Chester D Hubbard,
IIulburd, Hunter, Alexander H. Jones, Judd, Julian,
Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Ketcham, Kitchen, Koontz,
Laflin. Lash, George V. Lawrence, William Lawrence,
Logan, Loughridge, Lynch, Marvin, Maynard, McKee,
Mercur, Miller, Moore, Moorhead, Morrell. Myers,
O'Neill, Orth, Paine, Perham, Peters, Pettis. Pile,
Plants, Poland, Pomeroy, Price. Prince, Raum. Roots,
Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Selye, Shanks. Shellabarger,
Smith, Starkweather, Stevens, Stokes, Stover, Sypher,
Twichell. Upson, Van Aernam, Burt Van Horn, Robert
Taffe, Taylor, Thomas, Tift, John Trimble, Trowbridge,
T. Van Horn, Ward, Cadwalader C. Washburn, William
B. Washburn, Welker, Whittemore, Thomas Williams,
Stephen F. Wilson, Windom, Woodbridge, and Mr.
William Williams, James F. Wilson, John T. Wilson,
Speaker Colfax-140.

NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Axtell, Barnum, Beck, Boyer,
Burr, Cary, Chanler, Eldridge, Fox, Ge'z, Golladay, Grover,
Haight, Hawkins, Holman, Hotchkiss, Humphrey, Jenckes,
Johnson, Knott, Marshall, McCormick, McCullough, Mungen,
Niblack, Nicholson, Phelps, Pruyn, Randall, Robinson, Ross,
Stone, Taber, Van Trump, Woodward, Young-37.

IN SENATE.

February 23-The Senate disagreed to the amendment of the House, and asked a conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; which was agreed to-yeas 32, nays 17, as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Cattell, Chander, Cole, Conkling, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Grimes, Harris, Howard, Howe, Morgan. Morrill of Maine. Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Thayer, Tipton, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Willey, Williams, Wilson -32.

NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Buckalew, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Kellogg, McCreery, Norton, Patterson of Tennessee, Pool, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Vickers, Warner, Whyte-17.

NAYS-Messrs. Delos R. Ashley, Banks, Beaman, Blair, Boutwell, Bowen, Bromwell, Broomall, Buckley, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, Cake, Cury, Churchill. Sidney Clarke, Cook, Corley, Covode, Dawes, Dickey. Thomas D. Eliot, James T. Elliott, Ferriss, Fields, French, Golladay, Goss, Gove, Grover, Halsey, Higby, Hooper, Hulburd, Jenckes, Johnson, Kelley, Kelsey, Ketcham. Laflin, Lash, Loughridge, Maynard, McKee, Miller, Morrell, Nunn, O'Neill, Perham, Phelps, Messrs. Stewart, Conkling, and Edmunds were Pike, Poland, Pomeroy, Price, Prince, Pruyn, Robert-appointed the managers of the conference on the son, Roots, Sawyer, Selye, Shellabarger, Stokes, Sypher, Taffe, Thomas, John Trimble, Trowbridge, Twichell, part of the Senate; and Messrs. Boutwell, BingVan Aernam, Burt Van Horn, Ward, Thomas Wil ham, and Logan were appointed on the part of the House, the House having agreed to the conference-yeas 117.-nays 37, not voting 68. mending that the House recede from their amendFebruary 25-The conference reported, recomment, and agree to the resolution of the Senate, with an amendment, as follows: In section 1, line 2, strike out the words "and hold office," and the Senate agree to the same.

liams-71.

Mr. Shellabarger then withdrew his amendment, and the joint resolution passed-yeas 140, nays 37, (not voting 46,) as follow:

YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Ames, Arnell, Delos R. Ashley, James M. Ashley, Baker, Banks, Beaman, Beatty, Ben jamin, Benton, Bingham, Blaine, Blair, Boutwell, Bowen, Bromwell, Broomall, Buckland, Buckley, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, Cake, Churchill, Reader W. Clarke, Sidney Clarke, Clift, Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Corley, Covode, Cullom, Dawes, Dickey, Dockery, Dodge, Donnelly, Driggs, Eckley, Eggleston, Ela, Thomas D. Eliot, James T. Elliott, Farnsworth, Fer

February 26-The Senate agreed to the report -yeas 39, nays 13, as printed on page. 399. February 25-The House agreed to the report

riss, Ferry, Fields, French, Garfield, Goss, Gove,-yeas 144, nays 44, not voting 35, as printed on Gravely, Griswold, Halsey, Hamilton, Ilaughey, Hea- page 399.

XLI.

MEMBERS OF THE CABINET OF PRESIDENT GRANT,

AND OF THE FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

PRESIDENT GRANT'S CABINET.* Secretary of State-HAMILTON FISH, of New York, vice ELLINU B. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, resigned March 10, 1869.

Mr. Washburne was nominated and confirmed as Secretary of State March 5, and resigned March 10, to take effect upon the qualification of his successor, which took place March 16. Mr. Alexander T. Stewart, of New

Secretary of the Treasury-GEORGE S. BOUT.
WELL, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of War-JOHN A. RAWLINS, of Illinois.
Secretary of the Navy-GEORGE M. ROBESON, of

York, was nominated and confirmed as Secretary of the
Treasury March 5, and resigned March 9, being found
disqualified by the act of Congress of September 2,
1789, providing that the Secretary of the Treasury, with

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