Mr. INGERSOLL. I cannot yield for that purpose. The bill was read. It provides that from and after the passage of this act each and every male person, excepting oand persons under guardianship, of the age of 21 years and upward, who has not been convicted of any infamous crime or offense, and excepting persons who may have voluntarily given aid and comfort to the rebels in the late rebellion, and who was born in the U.S or naturalized, and who shall have resided in the said District for the period of 12 months next preceding to any election therein, shall be entitled to the elective franchise, and shall be deemed an elector and entitled to vote at any election in said District, without any distinction on account of color or race. The 2nd section provides that any person whose duty it shall be to receive votes at any election within the DistCol, who shall willfully refuse to receive, or who shall willfully reject, the vote of any person entitled to such right under this act shall be liable to an action of tort by the person injured, and shall be liable on indictment and conviction, if such act was done knowingly, to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year in the jail of said District, or to both. The 3rd section provides that if any person or persons shall willfully interrupt or any such elector in the exercise of such franchise he or they shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $1,0be imprisoned in the jail in said District for a period not to exceed 30 days, or both, at the discretion of the court. Section 4 makes it the duty of the several courts having criminal jurisdiction in said district to give this act in special charge to the grand jury at the commencement of each term of the court next preceding the holding of any general or city election. Section 5 provides that the mayors and all dermen of the cities of Washington and George town, respectively, on or before the 1st day of March in each year, shall prepare a list of the persons they judge to be qualified to vote in the several wards of said cities in any election; and said mayors and aldermen shall be in open session to receive evidence of the qualification of persons claiming the right to vote in any election therein, and for correcting said list, and on 2 days in each year, not exceeding 5 days prior to the annual election for the choice of city officers, giving previous notice of the time and place of each session in some newspaper printed in said District. Section 6 provides that on or before the 1st day of March the mayors and aldermen of said cities shall post up a list of voters thus prepared in one or more public places in said cities, respectively, at least ten days prior to said annual election. The 7th section provides that the officers presiding at any election shall keep and use the check list herein required at the polls during the election of all officers, and no vote shall be received unless delivered by the voter in person, and not until the presiding officer has had opportunity to be satisfied of his identity, and shall find his name on the list, and mark it, and ascertain that his vote is single; and any person who shall attempt to influence votes by purchase or bribe of any kind shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000, or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years, and any foaccepting such bribe shall be punished y imprisonment not less than one year, and be perpetually disfranchised. The last section repeals all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act.