January 27, 1869
The SPEAKER. The next business in order is the consideration of the motion of the gentleman from Massachusetts, [Mr. Boutwell,] to reconsider the vote by which the bill (H. R. No. 1667) to secure equal privileges and immunities to citizens of the United States and enforce the provisions of article fourteen of the amendments to the Constitution, and the joint resolution (H. R. No. 402) proposing an amendment to the dons itution of the United States, were recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary. On this question the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. CuLLom] is entitled to the floor.
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Mr. CULLOM. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate as much as any other gentleman the importance of the public business before the House; a d if any arrangement can be adopted by which this subject can also be postponed it will suit me perfectly well. 1 shall not make any motion with that view; but I yield to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee [Mr. Boutwell] that he may indicate his wish in regard to the matter.
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Mr. BOUTWELL. As the understanding of the House on last Monday was that when this question should again come up I would move or give way for a motion that its consideration be postponed till after the morning hour, I feel bound to submit that motion.
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Mr. BINGHAM. Before the question is put on that motion I desire to ask that an amendment which I design to offer as a substitute for the proposed constitutional amendment be ordered to be printed.
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There being no objection, the amendment was ordered to be printed. It is as follows:
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Insert in lieu of section one of the article proposed to be added to the Constitution the following:
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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 overtwenty oneyears of age, the equal exercise of the elective franchise at all elections m the State wherein he shall have actually resided for a period of one year next preceding such election, except such of said citizens as shall hereafter engage in rebellion orinsurreetion, or who may have been or shall be duly convicted of treason or other crime of the grade of felony at common
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Mr. WARD. I ask that an amendment which I propose to offer be also printed.
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There being no objection, the amendment was ordered to be printed. It is as follows:
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An section one of the article proposed to bo a xr o 0 Constitution insert the following: i
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Xso Stateshall make or enforce any law whichshall deny to any male citizen of the United States over twenty one years of a e who has been such citizen for three months, the free exercise of the elective franchise in the State of his residence, except as Punishment for treason or other crime of the grade oi felony at common law, whereof the person shall have been duly convicted. But this article shall not affect persons now di fraueliised for participation in rebellion, nor prevent the execution of such proper registration and naturalization Jaws as mav be needed to protect the people in a just exercise of the elective franchise, nor to affect such qualifications or electors as to time of residence as may be imposed by law for a period of one year or less.
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Mr. SHELLABARGER. I ask to have. printed an amendment which I desire to offer.
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There being no objection, the amendment was ordered to be printed, it is as follows:
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Insert in lieu of section one of the proposed new article ol the Constitution the following:
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No State shall make or enforce any law which shall deny or abridge to any male citizen of the United States of the ago of twenty one years or over, and who is of sound mind, an equal vote at all elections in the State in which he shall have such actual residence as shall be prescribed by law, except to such as have engaged or may hereafter engage in insurrection or rebellion against theUuited States, and to such as shall be duly convicted of treason, felony, or other infamous crime.
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Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois. Ihopethat after the morning hour the gentleman from. Massachusetts [Mr. Boutwell] will permit his motion to reconsider to be postponed, that we may go into Committee of the Whole on the legislative appropriation bill. That bill ought to be passed as early as possible and sent to the Senate.
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Mr. BOUTWELL. If my present motion to postpone till after the morning hour should prevail, we can meanwhile consult as to what disposition shall bo made of the subject after the expiration of the morning hour.
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Mr. MAYNARD. I give notice that whenever I may have the opportunity I shall offer as a substitute for the bill reported by the gentleman from Massachusetts £Mr. Boutwell] a bill of the same general purport introduced by me some time since, and which was then printed.
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Mr. BOUTWELL. I move that the further consideration of the motion to reconsider be postponed till after the morning hour, with the understanding that the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Cuxxoil] shall then bo entitled to the floor if the House should resume the consideration of this subject.
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The motion was agreed to.
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