Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHIEGToE, March II.


The debate on the amendment to the
Metropolitan Railroad bill OF the District
Of Columbia, offered by Sumner yesterday,
was debated by johnson, Doolittle and
ssulsbury in opposition to it, and By Sum
ner and Morrill, in favor oft.
The Amendment was adopted by 19 yeas
against II nays. ~
Doolittle, Harris, and Lane Of Indiana,
and Johnson, Sherman, Ten Eyck, Trum-
bull and Van Winkle were among the Sen
ators who voted in the negative.
The amendment provides against the
exclusion Of oolored persons from the
cars.
Mr.. Davis Resolution Of Inquiry ss to
tie part taken by Colonel Higginson, Of
Massachusetts, in the Burns riot was Oh
motion Of Mr.. Trumbull laid on the table.
The bill for the punishment Of minor
ofenses against the laws Of the United
States, was called up by Mr.. Trumbull and
passed.
The petition presented by soldiers pray
ing to be allowed the bounty Of 500 un-
til the Act Of March 1853, on account Of
discharge from wounds while in the ser
vice, was referred to the Military Com
mittee.
The petition Of 400 lsboring men Of
New York against the extension Of Good
years patent, was presented.
Mr.. Grimes submitted the draft Of pro-
posed new rule Of the Senate, that sll exc
cutive nominations shall be submitted to
the CONSUMPTION and decided by an open |
session in open session.
The bill defining all emoluments Of |
chsplains, after being amended 80 as to |
allow tnem psy when absent on leave or |
from disability or in prison, was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House postponed for three weeks 1
the joint resolution dropping the unem-
ployed general army officers.
The territorial business was taken up
and the Senate bill enabling NeVsds to
form Constitution and State government
passed without debate.
The Senate Colorado Enabling bill came
up.
Mr.. Mallory proposed 10 strike out the
clause prohibiting slavery in the proposed
State. The question was decided in the
there being only II votes in the
Affirmative. The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Kinney of Utah, made speech on
Territorial Affairs, particularly in relation
to Utah.
The Enabling bills passed by the House
for Nevada, Colorado and Nebraska, re-
1uire Of each an election Of delegates to
B Convention which shall submit the Con-
to be agreed upon to the people
for ratification, to be held on the second
Tuesday in October. The Constitution
shall be Republican and repugnsnt (2) to
he Constitution Of the United States and
he principles Of the Declaration Of Inde-
pendenoe. Slavery shall be prohibited
therein by an ordinance forever irreVoo-
lble without the consent Of Congress
When the Constitution is ratified by
he people, the President is TO declare
BY proclamation the admission Of these
States on an equal footing With
he original States each hAi-s emu
led 10 o1se member in the House until the
next spportionment and two Senators.
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temporary government for the territory Of
Montana, the House went into Committee on
he bill appropristing $240O 900 for public
buildings in the several territories.
Mr. Kinney srgned in favor Of admit
ing Utah as State, referring to the pat
,iotism and persecution Of that territory.
Without action the Committee arose and
he House adjourned.