Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-03-24


for the election Of member Of the House of Represen
tahves, according to the Federal ratio under the last
census. 5 H-.'
Mr. ASHLEY replied that the population Of Colorado
is larger than Oregon has to-day
Mr. cox would not dispute that, but desired the inaer
ton Of sound principle He scarcely need ark whether,
by the provisions of this bill, slavery is excluded
Mr. MALLORY remarked that it had been said on the
Republican, side that slavery ia dead II So why pruhbit
lis ex tence in Colorado and the other Terrores'
Mr.. STEVENS. We want to bury it [Lsugater
Mr.. ASHLEY said he made the remark that sla-
very is dead but il bis colleague (Mr Cox wanted an
opportunity to offer amendment establishing slavery he
would have objection to giving him that opportunity
Mr.. COX responded that his colleague knew that he
never proposed either to establish prohibit slavery but
left the decision of that question to the people themselves
The remari did not come with good grace from that
quarter considering the autecedents of his colleague
Mr.. MALLORY moved to strike out that part Of the
bill prohibiting slavery leave Congress uncommt-
ted on the subject. He aterward asked leave to with
draw the amendment, but
The SPEAKER decided this could not be DONE as the
previous question had been seconed the passage of
the bill.
The House voted on Mr.. MALLoRY's amendment, and
rejected it-yeas 49, nays 81. g & sa
Tho yeas Messrs James C. Allen, Ancona Chanler
Cox Dawson, DeDson, Eldrdge, Hall, Harding, Knapp,
Long, Mallory, Miller of Pennsylvania Morrison, ONel
of Ohio, Rsndal Of Pennsylvanii, Ross, and Stiles
The Colorado bill was then passed.
Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee on Territories, re-
ported b il enabling Nebraska to form constitution and
State government preliminary to her admission into the
Union.
Mr. cox offered an amendment, requiring Congress to
be satisfied that Nebraska has sufficient population,
cordng to the Federal ratio the election of member
Of the House.
The amendment rejected--yeas 43; nays 72.
The bill WAS then passed
The enabling bills mentioned above, for Nevada, Cello
RADIO and Nebraska require, each the election of dele
gates t. convention, which shall submit the constitution
agreed upon to the people, for their ratification
jecton the second Tuesday Of October The consti,u
shall be republican and not repuguant thu ConssI
he Of tha
caratirn OF Independence Slavery shall be prohibit
therein by an ordinance forever irrevccabe without the
consent Of Congress- When the constitution shall be ra-
fed by the people, the Presdents to declare by proca
nation, tie admission of these tate equal footing
with The orieoa Sta each Of which ia TO be entiti Il,
member Of the House until The next apportionment
and two Senators in the Congross of the Uued States
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS THE LATE ELECTIONS
On motion Of Mr.. STEVENS, the House went into
Committee oi the Whole and took the military appro
priaion bill
Mr. HERMAN offered amendment providing that no
part Of the money appropriated for army transportation
shall be expended for the transportation of civilians
poyed in the departments of the Government TO or from
their homes, at the public expense
Mr.. HERMAN stated reason for Offering the am.nd.
ment that he had been informed that thousands had been
transported the railroads tn vote at the elections
Committees had been appointed TO ascertain how clerks
and other Government employ Is would vote and If they
indicated that they would the Republican ticket they
were yed thither at the public expense.
amendment unless its design 10 imply censure The
bill did not authorize any such expenditure The trans
portation pertsined TO the military The gentleman was
evidently misled he Mr. STEvENs) knew the iniorna
tOn correct The gentrman might hunt through
MI the Departments aud he could not find single cas-
He was hat far Peunsyvania was concerned
portaon paid for either by h voters themselves
by their friends. The money not taken from the
Treasury. 4ss
Mr.. HERMAN sad he obtained hs information from a
clerk in the transportation department who gave him to
In ltuna
those furnished tn soldiers He did not the state
me Of his own know ledge
Mr., STEVENS replied he did not think such q slander
should g. forth unnotced and be pledged him
self to introduce resolution to refer the to
the Committee on the Conduct of the War
Me.'KERNAN eaid that if a committee should be in
stituted to examine into the subject be would wit
Mr. STEVENS. A Committee on tue Conduct of the
War has already been raised call the gentleman ~
man OF honor, to give The name of his author pro
nOunce the whole hing false.
Mr. KERSAN / cannot say the statement is true, hut
repeated what heard Give another than white
washing committee, and will furnish witnesses.
Mr. STEVENS. If the gentleman will not give us the
name Of his informant will held hin responsible for the
caumny, and 20 will the country. The Administration
cannot scandazed in this way II cannot be excused
unless the gentleman his authority aud deserves the
seyerest censure 1 again call upon the gentleman to
furnish the nrme Of bis informant.
Mr.. HERMAN said he would not be placed n a false
position The information he had received led him t. be
eve tho charge to be true Lat fair committee be ap
pointed o inquire at whose expense the transportation
paid II the charge did not prove true would be
more ready than himself to say he mirled The gen.
lsman from Penney knew very well that the cletk
his should be exposed would he subjected great
persecution.
Mr.. STEVENS replied there would be no persecution
when told the truth but the liar and the perjurer
would be pupshed 1t did not become the gentleman to
remark that TIE Committee the Conduct Of the War
would not act impartiay The charge to his aston
isbment from that quarter Unless the of the niur
maut be given the charge be put down Islander
MIR. HARRIS, of Maryland did not believe the Admin
isttatOn 10 he incapable of doing what IL charged
With. An investigation should be made to ascertain the
facts IN the Who, he asked furnished trantpor
on for the and children OF negro soldiers stolen
from st Mary county, Government vessels ard
robbed the citizens there Of their property There
law for uch robbery committed by the Infamous
Cen Butler. He believed Government that sanctioned
such robbery could be guilty Of any crime
Mr.. KELLEY caId that the Government had sent no
vorrs Philsdelpha the State Of Pennsylvania The
people the great involved in the recent eec
tinus; tey knew III the field either to b.
sustained by the patriots home overhrown by willy
foen the rear and they did that the results az
three yeafa bloody should be lost Tor the want of h
expendrturr Of few of thousands # dollars lie
asked the gentleman New York TO Indicate the
of the employee who had tAus uttered sander and
trying bring the Government into dsrepute among The
loyal people
Mr. iILES said that il Government did not furnish
poraon to persons to ~ homs control tho cec
lions the amendment could do hnrn lie did not know
thirty thousand votes cast ut that election than
in any previous one.
Mr. GO0CH Ga member of tho COMMITTEES on the Con
duct OF the War said b. had been informed by gentlemen
having charge OF tho civilians who went To New Hsmp.
shire ~ vote that single dollar paid by the nv.
Car ~