Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-18

WAeo1o0t00, Mach II.
SsnATa-Es. Dsvis' resoialIoa 4 isenley
. . tts part taken " Col. Hiegioscs, Il
Massachusetts,, IL ths Bsrns riot, vs. on
motion Of Mr.. Tfumbull laid On che table.
TIE bill for the ssmmary punishmeot Of
minor offences sgsinst the laws Of the
Uaiesd States vas called up By NJ. Trun-
ball end paced.
The debate on the amendment TO tho
Metropolitan railroad bill, Of tie District
Of Oolumbis, offered by Nj. Sumner, yss.
terday, wss debated By Msssrs. Doolittls
and Salisbury IL opPosition 20 II, and By
Nessrs. Sumner and Morrill, in favor Of It.
TIE amendment Vas adopted Yess 10 !;
nays IL. Measss. Dooiittie, Davis, Lane,
Of Indiana, Johnston, Sherman, Ten Eyck,
Trumbull and VaawinkIe were among tho
Senators who voted 10 The negative. The
amendment provides sgainst the exclusion
Of coiored persons from cars.
Petition presented BY soliiers, praying
70 BE- allowed bounty Of 500 until the
oct Of March, 1863, on account Of discharge
from wounds. while in service, was referred
to the military committee.
Petition Of 400 laboriug men Of Nss
York against the extension Of Goodyear
patent, was presented.
Mr.. Crimes submitted the draft Of pro
l,ossl Of new rule Of tho Senate, that oil
executive nominations shall DO submitted
TO the consideration and decided By the
Senate in open session.
The bill defining the pay and emolu-
msnts Of Chsplaios, after being amended
10 - to allow them pay when absent By
leave or from disability, or in prison, was
passed.
Adjourned.
HorsE-The House postponed for three
weeks the j,int resolution dropping tho un.
employed Generals and army officers.
Territorial business vas then taken up,
aud the Senate bill enabling Nevada TO
form . constitution and State government,
and admitting her into tie Union, WAS
passed without debate.
The Senste's Colorado enabling bill came
up.
Mr. Mallory proposed to strike out the
clause prohi lifting slavery in the proposed
State. Tue question was decided in the
negative, there being only II IN the affirm.
alive. The till was then passed.
NJ. Klnness, u Utah, msde . speech on
territorial affairs, particularly 10 relation
to Utah.
The enabling bills passed by the House
for Nevada, Colorado and Neb, aka require
Of each election Of delegates to the conven-
tion which shall submit the constitution
agreed upon to the people for ratification,
to b. held on the second Tuesday in Octo-
Der. The constitution shall be Republican
and not repugnsnt to the Constitution Of
the United States and principles Of the
Declaration Of Independence. Slavery shall
be prohibited therein BY % ordinance, for.
ever irrevocable without the consent Of
Congress. When the constitution 10 rsti-
fed by the people, tbs President is to de-
clare by proclamation the admission Of
these States on 40 equal footing with the
original States, each entitled to one mem
Der n the House until the next appoint.
ment, and two Senators.
After the passage Of the bill providing
temporary G ,veroor for tho territory o,
Montana, the House went in committee on
the bill appropriatiog $24O 600 for public
buildings IN the several territories.
Mr.. Kinney agreed in tavor Of admitting
Utah as . State, referring to the patriotism
aud prosecution OF that territory. With
out action the Committee ruse aud th.
House adjourned.