New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-20
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1866.


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TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1866.
Thirty- SintA Congress-First session
SENATE.
AsHNGToN, March 10, 1S66.--Mr. Lane /
1Azsas introduced d resolution instructing til
4s61aEaittee on the Judiciary to report on Thursda
sznExt the following amendment to the Const;tntior
EMat Baslng representation on the number
IS nnanlIants over twenty-one years Of age
Mecond Basing direct taxes, among the sever
Rs1tes, according to the legal value Of real al
rhird Pedging the faith of The Government
80 seaempuon Of the loyal national debt, withot
ssM any way sealing or reducing its value
Ea1rta: prohibiting the general government q
~ state government from assuming Or pawn
~ gortien Of the Confederate debt; and
kffsh Prohibiting the general government, d
state government, from paying for any slay
The resolution was laid over for the present.
NJ Sherman introduced a joint resolution tina
HAe aggregate outstanding United States notes
azas bearing interest, and including fractional cur
gS1cy, shall not be diminished below four hundre,
- twenty millions that all surplus in the Treas
zy exeee ding forty millions in coin and forty mil
9dns Of currency shall be promptly applied to III,
4Ayment Of accruins Indebtedness and to the pur
Smase q payment Of the interest bearing debt O
2e Tinted States but the amount of interest bear
1kE legal tender notes shall not be diminished by
sw4ynlenI or conversion at a rate exceeding five
Ii A11AHt01S per month.
1le second section provides that this Joint reso
EG1sdn shall remain in force one year after its mas
aaEe- The resolution was referred to the Commit
Gee en- Finance.
The bill for the admission of Colorado WAC +ban
E4geH up. The question pending was upon the
adai0wing amendment offered by Mr. Summer:
fyousded. That this act shall not take effect,
4as1cept Will the fundamental condition that within
Ne State there shall be no denial of the elactiva
xHchise or any other right on account of color ar
&c, and az persons shall be equal before the
ana w inhabitants N Of the territory shall by
= MAJofily 81 the voters, at meeting publicly
srnzsened By the Governor of the territory declare
Tsr assent to this fundamental condition ana tie
gsssaaof snal transmit to the President of the
sa5AaSed states an authentic statement of such as
80. whenever the same shall be given, upon the
- Wnereof ne shall BY proclamation announce
80 Iacs; m6nereupon without any further pro.
er.cings ~ congress- this act shall take effact''
MT Pomeroy, of Kansas spoke briefly in favor
NJ the admission Of Colorado, i"' -
- :. saolsnury OF Del, could not vote for the
n1aaIssl0n Of q State with such small population.
sac was very glad to see that when the question If
1sgro suffrage was presented, out of little over
I've thousand voters, only four hundred and seven
s@,sax were lunatlcs enough to be in favor of it.
u. Grimes, Of Ohio, opposed the bill. HI
spSke Of the burdens Of taxation which a state
Nsssern a 81 would impose upon the people Of
Wanld vote against the proposition to imnose tb,s
1htlsienal burden. If he voted for the admission in,
60 Colorado to-day he would vote for the admis.
s.0a q NEBRASKA tomorrow, and of Montana TO-
S y
gani2ing State government in Montana, and 80
. ssaer territories Ale believed the old require
saI taat before a State could be admitted her
gsralafion should be equal to that required to
Ns1ct member Of the House Of Renresepta tiuos q
Nzghs to be enforced. - ~ -
= NJ e Hendricks Of Indiana wished to say word
1aE tfe sane OF dlsciaiming any intention of yot
'1Kg against the bill from the same motives tba+
g 1zaecd Mr. Sumner to oppose to ii. He wonjd
anss vote against the admission Of State because
s the adoption of negro suffrage. nor hecansa IF
&A& XD3ECEl0n. He fft aao
se2ateZad9, because he did not believe the fifteen
ssAs1saHd people Of Colorado should be entitled to
80 ssns rlghts N me Senate as the thirteen hun
agc a thousand people of Indiana. He then smoke
Sst the srreguarity and uniformity Of the nroceed
80 attanding the election Of delegates to the
CONVENTION I've =, as detailed in debate, yesterday
'sAoMang tlat there was but one hundred and fiffv
sags majority IN favor Of the State government.
- 1 Aane q Kansas said the arguments of Mfr.
sSsnallcks against the admission Of Colorado we're
axe same as urged against the admission Of Kansas
20 ~ Hunter Of Virginia, and other Southern !,
aze1 california and Florida were admitted with .
90 any enumeration Of population. Florida was '
laR 1aE1lss0n 0fthe free State of Iowa 3T 1880
1t Grimes Of Iowa said the population of Cali 2
80 was oyer ninety two thousand at the time Of Y
ss.S ~ th N the case Of Florida it under
asaa1g ~ the time OF her admission that she had ?
aeuatlon enough to elect member Of the House. g
aatd re been here when Kansas was admitted he q
1--we volea ior It without reference to popu II
s.on, lor tne sake Of settling the slavery agta ~
- There was no such reason to govern his y
ssse ~ the case Of Colorado - 80 v
Ls9e, resumsg the floor, said he would vote ~
= ,! v quilted their willingness to bear the respon sc
.naass q q State government Colorado had as :.
~ sy People within her borders now as Kansas "
j-ssion e y republican Senator voted for the
aa i Of Ohio said though he reported the th
a by. ne dld 50 reluctantly and lie was not q
scx deration the Committee IN nJt Was
informed that the people were foehing II WI
O. shsy d 10 California few vears 400 70
Sre. a00n anefe would bea large population ne
a1r. McDougal Of California smoke y Il, Thu
M there prevailed concernna nc hnt s Ye
Aored mere rapidly than Senators Me- a beng de.
asa territory soon outgrows liz
s :, II goyernment and needed of
Nc ash better I'll Il u s sssYss Colorado would
&c Irumbuli said II This were ~ ,aa e
s. night pc opposed 70 the admission ny ~
g Colorado. An enabling act b Nv 2 tne people
- sae people Of Colorado had heee eeh passea ~
2sSsa = State government SsSn snv vo 70 ma
~ Eessenden Of Me. said the peon,a i, f,., IN
80 Axd voted against the formafar IL u Coiora an
= under the enabling act s1bssnnassety ga
s1nsSg soLed Tor admission as State 0sats %
s. ss - t mentioned that the enabling act ~
eopis TO adopt State government on one ao Py
Il 4 lhe enabling act had not been repealed a
& y rsject S g. popnaton he said
lase she population was now as great as when "
act vas formed He held that ali The H
a OF the enabling act had been com, y
Ars Sumner said the population Of COLORADO Il ~
III 1861 there were ten thnns. ~
- sga upward Of voters; in 1865 there were less as
:, Ar Doolittle, Of Wisconsin said he voted Ear y;
- en4oag act In the belief that there were nj M;
-. Inc from forty to fifty thousand people, md ri
=. ~ ~ mme o. re formation Of the State gov