, 1859-12-21
State Organization In Nebraska.
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The question Oh the adoption Of the report OF
M1. Doane, from the committee to which was
was referred the bill providing for a Sta:e Ur.
gsnization, coming up, Hr. Donne moved It's
reference to Committee Of the Whole, andthat
the. Council now 70 into Committee Of tho
Whole on the subject. Motion carried, and 10
the Council went info Committee Of the Whole,
Mr. Miller in the chair:
Mr. Doane moved that the bin be lead section
by section, which was carried.
Committee then went into the discussion Of
tile bill. Considerable debate sprang up relating
to the provisions Of the bill the points eliciting
most discussion and contention being as to The
time Of calling convention. the time of hold.
ing an election, the qualification of voters. and
Il q mode Of deciding elections in case Of tie,
etc. The bill provided, that in case Of tie in
the election Of. delegates to the Constitutional
Convention, choice should be decidedb lot.
Mr. Taylor offered IN amendment, providing
for new election in such case, aud supported
his amendment by lot would be equivalent to
clecsing Democrat; for Tint the government
officials, wbo would cast saeh -3ot, ~oald-do it
as they Ind heretofore ffaudufentiy and dishon-
estly, done It, BY casting the lot in favor Of
partizau candidate.
Mr. Little spoke upon the question Of The
adoption Of the amendment, and defended the
characters Of the gentlemen who had been as
sailed By MIR. Taylor.
Mr.. Taylor replied, and supported his asscs.
erations against the fairness Of allowing choice
Of candidates to be decided hy lot, by lnstanc-
ing the act of the hoard in awarding Estabrook
| u certificate Of election over Daily.
Mr. Doane moved TO further amend, in the
section relating TO the qualification Of delegates
! to Constitutional Convention, ty striking out
| the words a six months" and inserting forty
daya," A. the required residence in tie Terri
| Mr. Doanc moved to fiji the blank place Of
holding the Convention By inserting " Omaha
City," Carried.
| The question recurring on the engrossinE Of
the bill as amended, fol third reading, The
| ayes and nnys were called for, aud resulted
ares 10; 50 the bill was ordered cngrossed.
WHO ALE THE FRIENDS OF PorgLAn soyKaElGS1r.
From TIE oma}za Republican,
4 bill is now pending before the Legislature
s!a.sry; it is made the special order in the
House for Friday next, and We shall then have
an opportunity to discover who are really the
friends Of popular sovereignty. The Democrat
1eparty havc always .profeskcd to be Tue advo-
Gates par frcx{kAc+ Of the doctrine that the pco-
subject. We have always said they we're dis
honest and hypocritical; that no sort Of reli.
ance could be placed npon their promises OF
their professions. We think 40 still. We be.
1ieve they will resort, On Friday next, 10 all
manner Of lodges to defeat the bill without com.
ing to direct vote. But mark our word: the
true friends of popular sovereignty.-t The
representatives Of tic peoples party-the friends
OF the free white la6oring n.an-the Republican
mcmbers-wi'l he found voting in one solid
body to exclude African slavery from our soil
We hare no idea that the Black Democracy vii
do any such thing. They are generally lie ad
vocates or apologies Of negro slavcry, and they
will be found, on Friday next, bowipg then
nccks 10 the yoke Of their mastcrr. For th'
n,cauest Office Ut the disposal Of the Executive
nine out Of ten Of them would curse the soil o
Sebratka forever with negro slavery. Which i
the niger party: The Republicans present th'
issue fairly. They say, keep Jour ulggers uu,
| Democracy says il is foolish to agisate: