Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-18
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, March l7

SENATE.=Alr. Davis resolution Of inquiry
as to the part taken by Col. Higginson, ol
Massachusetts, in the Burns' riot, was, Oh
motion, OF Mr.. Trunbull, laid on the table
The bill for the summary punishment OF
minor offenses against the laws of the
United States, was called UP by Mr.. Trum-
bull and passed. "
The debate on the amendment to the
Metropolitan railroad bill of the District of
Columbia, offered by Mr.. Sumner ycster-
day, was debated by Messrs. johnson, Doo-
little and Salisbury, in opposition to II,
and by Messrs. Sumner and Morrill, in favor
OF it. The amendment was adopted-yeas
~, nays IL. Messrs. Doolittle, Harris Iane
of Indiana, johnson, Sherman. Ten Eyck.
Trumbull and Van Wrinkle, were among
the Senators who voted In the negative.
The amendment provides against the ex-
clllslon OF colored persons from the cars.
A petition was presented by soldiers.
| praying to be allowed bounty of 500 I'M
til the act of March, 1863, on account of dis
charge from wounds while in the service,
was referred to the Military committee j
A petition of four hundred laboring men
OF New York against the extension of
Goodyear's patent, were presented.
Mr.: Grimes submitted the draft of pro-
posed new rule Of the Senate, that all ex-
ecutive nominations shall be submitted to
the consideration and be decided by the
Senate in open session. .ara
Inc Dill defining the pay and emoluments
OF ciaplains after being amended so as to
allow their pay when absent on leave. or
irom disability, or in prison, was passed. =
Adjourned. n
HoUsE.-The House postponed for three
weeks, the joint resolution dropping the
unemployed general army officers.
territorial business was taken ND, and the
Senate Dill to enable Nevada to form con-
stltutlon and state Government, and admit
debate. 9'l ''''V''
1he Senatc's Colorado enabling bill came
up. Mr.. Mallory proposed to strike out the
clause prohibiting slavery i'm the proposed
state. The question was decided in the
negative, there being only seventeen
votes IN the affirmative. The bill was then
passed.
Mr. Kinney. of Utah, made a speech on
territorial affairs, particularly in relation to
Utah.
The enabling bills passed by the House
Tor Nevada, Colorado and Nebraska, require
OF each the election of delegates to a con-
vention, which shall submit the constitu-
tioh agreed upon to the people for ratifica-
tl0n to be held on the second Tuesday i'm
llean and not repugnant to the Constitution
OF the United States, and the principles of
the Declaration of Independence; slavery
Shall be prohibited therein by an ordinance
forever irrevocable without the consent of
Congress. When the constitution is ratified
by the people the President is to declare,
by proclamation, the admission of these
States on an equal footing with the original
States, each entitled to one member in the
House until the next apportionment, and
two Senators. -
After the passage of the bill providing
temporary government for the territory
OF Montana, the House went into committee
on the bill appropriating S240,OO0 for public
buildings in the several territories. Mr..
klnny argued in favor of admitting Utah
as state, referring to the patriotism and
persecution of that territory. Without ac-
tion the committee rose and the House ad-
journed.