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Portland Daily Press.
XXXVIII O0NGREss---rirst Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. March Il

WASHINGTON. March IL.
Mr.. Daviss resolution OF inquiry as 20 The
part taken by Col. Higginson in the Burns
riot, was, on motion Of Mr.. Trumbull, laid on
the table.
The bill for the summary punishment Of
minor offences against the laws OF the United
States, was called up by Mr.. Trumbull and
passed.
The Senate proceeded 10 the consideration
OF the bill incorporating the Metropolitan
Railroad Co. OF the District of Columbia. Mr.,
johnson addressed the Senate on the amend
nient Of Mr. Sumner, preventing the exclu-
sion OF any one from the privileges of the cars
on account Of color.
The debate was continued by Messrs. John
son, Doolttle, and Salisbury, in opposition TO
the amendment, and by Messrs. Sumner and
Morrill, in favor of it.
The bill as amended by Mr.. Sumner, was
passed.
The amendment was adopted by yeas 1S,
nays II. Messrs. Doolittle, Harris, Lane of
Indiana, johnson, Sherman, Ten Eyck, Trum-
bull, and Van Wrinkle, were among the Sena-
tors who voted in the negative. The amend
ment provides against the expulsion of color
ed persons from the cars on the road
The Senate then proceeded to consider 9TH
er business relating to the Dist of Columbia.
petition was presented by soldiers pray
ing TO be allowed the bounty of 500 under
the act OF March Sd, 1868, on account of dis
charge from wounds while in service, was re-
ferred to the Military Committee.
A petition from 400 laboring men of New
York against the extension of Goodyear's
patent, was presented.
Mr.. Grimes submitted the draft of a new
rule of the Senate, that all executive nomina-
lions shall be submitted to consideration and
decided by the Senate in open session.
The bill defining the pay and emoluments
of Chaplains, after being amended so as to al
low them pay when absent on leave or from
disability, or in prison. was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House postponed for three weeks the
joint resolution dropping unemployed general
army officers.
The House took up the bill declaring the
Camden and Atlantic Road, and Rartan and
and Delaware Bay Railroad, to be military
and post roads.
Mr.. Deming explained and advocated the
bill until the expiration of the moving hour,
when the bill went over until Tuesday next
The Territorial business was then taken up
and the Senate bill, enabling Nevada to form
a Constitution and State government and ad-
hitting her into the Union, was passed with
out debate.
The Senate's Colorado enabling bill came
up. Mr.. Mallory proposed to strike out the
clause prohibiting slavery in the proposed
State. Rejected, there being only II votes in
the affirmative.
The bill was then passed.
The House passed the bill enabling Nebras-
ka to form Constitution preliminary to adj
mission into the Union.
The enabling bills passed by the House for
Nevada, Colorado. and Nebraska, require that
each election of delegates to the Convention
which shall submit Constitution agreed up
on for ratification, to be held on the I'd Tues
day in October. The Constitution shall be
republican and not repugnant to the Consti-
tuition OF the United States and the principles
Of the Declaration of Independence Slavery
shall be prohibited therein by an ordinance
forever irreyocable, 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
equal footing with the original States, each to
be entitled to one member of the House until
the next apportionment, and two Senators.
After the passage of the bill providing
temporary government for the territory of
Montono, the House went into Committee of
the whole on the bill appropriating $4,000
for public buildings in the several territories.
Mr.. Kenney, OF Utah, argued in favor of
admitting Utah as a State, referring to the
patriotism and persecution Of the people of
that territory.
Without taking action the Commtte rose
and the House adjourned.