The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-12-27

LIZ lG2 OF Wa3s
could doubt, no matter how wmuch he diff.
fered from him in opinion.
Mr.. SUMNER denied any intention Of
charging the President with falsehood.-
He said there was no question before the
House, when he made the remark, and
that the statement about white, washing
referred only to the document which was
read, and not to the policy Of the Presi-
dent He denied that he had ever in
public or private questianed the honesty
or patriotism of the President
Mr.. DIXON accepted Mr.. Summers
retraction. - - aa. -tsf
Mr.. TRUMBULL rose to ask that the
debate should close as the controversy
was not for the public interest. 5ar'
1t was then voted that the report Of
General Schurz should be printed. with
the documents. o.. O.. s,.-
The Senate then went into executive
session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House last night Mr.. WILSON,
Of Iowa, reported bill from the Judi.
ciary Committee extending the right of
suffrage in the District Of Columbia
The bill enacts Ihat in the laws prescrib-
ing the qualification Of electors in the
District Of Columbia, the word "white"
be and the same is hereby stricken out /;
and after the passage of this act no per
son shall be disqualified from voting on
account of color All acts Of Congress,
and all laws Of Maryland in force in this
District, aud all ordinances of Washing.
ton and Georgetown inconsistent here.
with, are hereby repealed and anuulled.
MI ELDRIDGE objected to the bill
being reported on.
On motion Of Mr.. WILSON the House
suspended the rules for that purpose. and
it was made the special order for the 18th
of January next. He sid in reply to a
question of order by Mr.. johnson that so
far as be (WilsoD) was concerned, he
would allow reasonable opportunity for
debate.
Mr.. ALLEY, Of Massacb busotts offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the House cordially
concurs in the views of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, in relation to the necessi
ties OF the contraction of the currency
with view to an early assumption Of
specie payments, as the business interests
Of the country will permit And VIC
hereby pledge our action to that end as
speedily as possible. The resolution was
agreed to-yeas l44, nays 6.
Mr.. ASHLEY introduced bill to en-
able loyal citizens in the State, whose
constitutions were overthrown or subyert-
ed by the rebellion, to form copstitu-
tion and State Government preparatory
to resuming thier relations to the general
government. Referred to the Committee
on Reconstruction. ..'. ..
Mr.. WARD, of New York, introd decd
resolution declaring that Notwithstanding
the law against polygamy, that abomiRa-
Bile institution still exists, and is on the
increase in Utah, that it is the remaining
barbarism Of slavery, it should be swept
from the Territory of this Republic if it
takes the whole power Of tie government
to do SO, and to that end be it
Resolved, That the Committee on Ter
ritories take the whole subject into con
sideration, and inquire into the c.nduct
Of the Unitnd States officials in that Ter.
ritory, and report by bill or otherwise
such law or remedy ns the exigoncy Of
the case demands.
There was no formal actipn taken on
the subject
On motidu of Mr.. STEVENS, Of Penn.
sylvania, the House went into Committee
Of the Whole on the state Ct the Union,
with Mr.. Washburne, of illinois, in the
chair, oDIthe Presidents Annual Message,
when Mr. Stevens submitted a series Of
resolutions referring the various branches
OF the Message to the Committee, and SO
much Of it as relates to reconstruction
Referred to Select Committee, ....
Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, from the Com.
mittee on Judiciary, reported joint res.
olutiOn, proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, fOrbiding the payment of the
rebel debt. After debate the PROPOSE.
ton passed, by l49 against a.
The SPEAKER laid before the House
the credentials of the Louisiana members
elect, signed by Gov. Wells, and certified
by Barbour of Virginia Referred to the
Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr., DAWSON, from the Committee
on Rules, reported rule allowing each
member SIS for the long and s75 for the
short session for stationery.
Mr.. Wilson's bill from the Comittee on
JudiCiafy, providing q Constitutional
amendment 10 prohibit the payment ofthe
rebel debt, was offered ..g
Mr.. ROGERS, Of 'ew Jersey, argued
that Congress could not interfere with
the payment ofdebts by individual States
Mr., FARNSWORTH, thought the
loyal people ofauy State should be taxed
to pay the debts accured in the rebellion,
Under the previous question the reso'
I,,l;on roe noss,d he n votn of 1Al N II