Mr. MORRILL. I move that the Senate postpone the present and all prior orders, and proceed to the consideration of Senate hill 70. l. The motion was agreed to. DISTCOL SUFFRAGB. The Senate accordingly, as in ComWhole, resumed the consideration of the bill (S.No.1) to regulate the elective franchise in the DistCol. When the bill was last under consideration it was recommitted to the ComDistCol, and on Friday last was reported back by the committee, With an amendment to strike out all of the original bill after the enacting clause, and to insert the following in lieu thereof: That, from and after the passageof this act. each and every male person. excepting paupersandpersons under guardianship, of the age of years 21 and upwards, who has not been convicted of any infamous crime or offense, and who is a citizen of the U.S and who shall have resided in the said District for the periodof six months previous to any election therein shall beentitled to the elective franchise and shall be deemed an elector and entitled to vote at any election in said District, without uny distinction on account of color or race. Sec. 2. Abife: That any person whose duty it shall e to receivevotesat any c cction within the DistCol who shall willfully refuse to receive or whoshall willfully rejectthe vote of an personentitled to such right under this act shall elinble to an action of tort by the personin jured, and shall be liable on indictment and conviction, if such act was done knowingly, to a fine not exceeding85,00op, r to imprisonmentfor a termnot exceedin oneyearin the ml of said District, or to both. SEC. Abife: That if any person or persops shall willfully interrupt or duiturb any such elector in the exercise of sur franchise. he or they shall be deemed guiltyof a misdemeanor and oncon viction thereof shall be lined in any sum pot to ecedSI,000, or be imprisonedin the jail in said Distrei ext for a period not to exceed 30 days or both, at the discretion of the court. $50. 4. Abife: That it shall hethe dutypf the several courts having criminal jurisdiction in saidDistrict togivethis notin special chargeto the grand ury at the commencement of each term of the court. SEC. 5. Abife: That all acts and parts o sets inconsistent with this not be, and the same aehereby. repealed. Sec. Abife:, That the mayors lid ll mpeecntive ef lthe cities of Washington and Geome. on or beforethe day of March in ete year, shn l prepare a list of the personsthey judge t be qualili to vote in the severalwards of on eiti in any election: and MldPlbYOfl and alder men rhal be in opensessionto receiveevidenceof the mquyalificat n of personsclaiming thought to vote in electix: therein, and for correcting said list, on the days i esch yenr, notexeeedingfi vedaysprior to the annual, lection for the choice of city otiiccis, giing p previo notice of the time apd place of eachsession in loin newspaperprinted in said District. 8:o. 7. Abife:. That on or before thodo of, the mayors and aldermenofsnid cities shal post up ii list of voters thus prepared in one or more public places in said cities, respectively, at least ten days prior to said annual election. SEO. 8. Abife:, That the officers pirsetshideirneginarteaqnuyireeledeattiotnhsehpaollllksedeuprainngdtuhseetehleeccthioenckof all officers and no vote shall be received unlessde sliivdeinregd by the voter in person, nndnot until the preofficerhas had opportunity tobeautistiedof his identity, and shall find his nameon the list, and mark it, and ascertain that his vote is single.