Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-29


of Representatives on the 18th inst, as
reported for the Daily Globe, we find the
following -
n,nzr NJ suyyRAaE IL THE TERRITORIES.
NJ. zoIJICOFFER introduced bill to regulate
and make Uniform the rig bt of SUFFRAGE IN the err
r;,or;es of the United States; which was r'ao
g., md second time and referred to the Commit
tee on Territories
,uucRArroS OF FOREIGN PAUPEFs
Mr.. ZOLLICOFFER submitted the following re-
solution: a.. Y,,s;o;.,
r.. Instructed to inquire into the expediency OF re-
norting bill TO regulate and restrain the immigra-
lion into the United States of foreign paupers and
criminals
MrJONES, of Tennessee, demanded the yeas
and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The question was taken; and it was decided In
the affirmative-yess 1856, nays 81; as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Adrain, Anderson
Andrews, Atkins, Avery, Bennett, Bingham
Bocock, Boyce, Branch, Brayton, Bryan Bufhn-
Campbell, Case Csskie, Chaffee, Ezra Clark, Claw
son, Clemens, Ciingman, Colfa1, Comins, Covode,
Craeiu. James Craig, Crawford, Curry, Curtis,
DamreiI, Davis of Indiana. Davis of Mississippi,
Davis of Massachusetts,, Davis oil Iowa, Dawes,
Dear, Dodd, Drrfep, Edmunson. English, Eustis,
Goodwin, Granger, Greenwood, Gregg, Grow, Rob-
ert B. Hall, Harlan, Thomas L. Harris, Hickman,
HOPKINS, Horton, Houstop, Howard, Huyle jack
son. kellogg Kelsey, Kilgore, Knapp, Leach, Letter,
Mcqueen, Humphrey Marshall, Maynard, Millson,
Moore. Morgan, Moril, Edward JOY Morris, Free
man Fl. Morse, Mott, Murray, DIN, Palmer, Parker,
Petit, Peyton, Pike, Pottl", Powell, Purviance,
Ouitman. Ready, Reagan, Rcaud, Robbins, Rob
erts, Royce, Ruffin, Sandidge, Savage, Scales,
Scott. Seward, Henry NJ. Shaw. John Sherman,
Judson w. Sherman, Shorter, Singleton, William
Smith, Stanton, Stevenson, James a. Stewart,
William Stewart, Talbot, Tappln, Miles Taylor,
Thayer, Thompson. Tompkins, Trippe. underwood,
Wade, Waldrou, Walton, Warren, Elihu b. Wash
burne, Watkins, Wilson, Wood, Woodson, Wor-
tendyke, and Zolcoffer-136.
NAYS-Messrs Bsrksdale, Blair, Bowie, Hor-
ace +. Clark, John B. Clark, Clay, Clark B. Coch-
rane, John Cochrsne, Cox, Davidson, Dowdeil,
Florence, Giddings, Groesbeck, Lawrence w. tall,
Hatcb, Hughes, George w. Jones, j. CLANCY Jones,
Kelly, Lawrence, Leidy, Letcher, Low JOY, MaclAy,
Mason, Montgomery, Issac N. Morris, Oliver A.
Morse, Pepdleton, Phelps, Potter, Russell. Ste
phens, Cadwalader G. Wsshburn, Augustus Il.
Wright, and John v. Wright-37.
So the resolution was agreed 10.
Pending the vote,
Mr. WARREN said: regarding this as simply a
resolution of inquiry, vote ''aye," reserVng to
mys If the right TO act on the report OF the COM
mittee as my judgment may dictate.
Mr.. PHELPS said: Congress has no power to
prohibit the introduction of immigrants, and /
therefore vote ''No."
Mr.. DEWART stated that if he had been with
in the bar when his name was called, he would
have voted mo"
Mr. WHITLEY stated that if he had been
within the bar when his name called, he would
have voted mo"
The bill introduced by our Representative
10 Nv NH oh in nil
Territories, none but citizens Of the United
States (native born and naturalized) are
to be permitted to uote. This is line of po-
Icy which ought to be adopted and infex'
IDLY adhered to, under all circumstances.
If we were to judge by the views of lead
ing Southern sham democrats, as expressed
within the past tive years, in Congress, and
on the hustings, we could not doubt the
success of Gen. Zollicoffer's movement.
The resolution was adopted by a major
ity that would seem to indicate a desire,
on the part of the House, to remedy the
evils which the country is experiencing
from the introduction here of foreign
paupers and criminals. We trust that this
indication may not be erroneous; that the
Judiciary Committee will speedily report a
bill carrying out that desire; and that it
may receive the sanction of both Houses,
and become the law of the land. The sub
ject is an interesting and important one,
and we shall at future day, have some
thing to say in regard to it.