The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-19

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| yernments were, In his opinion, competent to act
! upon constitutional ameDdmentsl ~. -.
Mr WADE replied that he had no better opihh,0n p,hE
OF the governments set up by Presidenhsi antnSr M %
! ity in the south than Mr. Sumner had, ont ne oe.
eved Congress had the power to area 4, pur pe
| posed TO do this by the pending amendments. Mt 49,
At % bs UWAM St Of Ms wsdes spssch aad made
lengthy speech on the status OF the me ls,s rebel
States He denied the m snSt aSt o5 Se
and asserted that IL was suoverslVe OF the primer
pies upon which the SSnsu0h s,as no was vas no
! lshed for treason becanse they yielded obedience
! to their State governments when the general go,
yernment afforded them no protection or means of
resistance. All talk about State suicide was Oal-
hounism, secessionism and State sovereigntyism in
Referring to the bill to admit Nebraska, Mr..
| Cowan said there were no reasons why the new
State should be admitted; while, IN his judgment,
| there were good many reasons why 1t should not
| be admitted
| There was no reason why State with 50 small
population as Nebraska should be given equal
| power in the Senate with the State of New York,
! and be permitted to cast two votes against two
| from Ohio or Pennsylvania on a tariff or other
! great question. In conclusion, Mr., Cowan pro-
! posed to amend Mr.. Browns amendment by add
ing that IL is hereby distinctly understood that the
! people of the territory Of Nebraska, when admit
ted as State into the Union shall owe direct and
| to the government of the United States and that
the said State of Nebraska shall not hereafter claim
authority to the citizens of said State into
foreign or alien enemies, that they may be held
| as such by he United States. Something of this
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| ture what had recently occurred in the south.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE, of Wisconsin, opposed Mr..
tutional force If adopted for the pending consti-
| tutlonal amendment, which would probably be
ratified gave to the States the very right which
| the amendment to the pending bill denied. 1t
gave the right to exclude persons from the right of
suffrage on account of color. Besides this Mr..
Browns amendment, If adopted, would give to all
the Indians in Nebraska the civil and political
rights of citizens and voters. He was opposed to
1t on this account also.
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| The bill. He would be glad to welcome a new
State into the Union, but he could see record of
valid and legal proceedings by which the people
of Nebraska had adopted State constitution. The
| population of the territory was too small also, to
| warrant her admission as State.
Pending the consideration of the bill and amend
ment, Mr.. FESSENDEN moved an Executive
| session, which was passed, and the Senate soon
after adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The SPEAKER laid before the House certain
Executive documents, which were laid on the
table, us follows:
From the Secretary Of War, transmitting state
ment of the names of persons employed in the
coast survey, with the expeL ditures of the office
The annual report of the Superin ntendent of Pub
lie Printing.
Statement of the Secretary of the Navy as to
ordnance and ordnance stores, in reply to House
resolution of the 9th instant, offered by Mr..
The SPEAKER announced the Select Commit
tee on Direct Taxes and Forfeited Lands, ordered
by the House yesterday, as follows:
NIessrs. Conklng, Donnelly, Dawes, Scotield,
and Harding of Kentucky.
Mr.. STOKES, of Tennessee, presented petition
from the colored people of Tennessee for the re-
movai OF all political inequalities on account of
race or color Referred to the Committee on Re-
Mr.. MAYNARD, of Tennessee introduced a
bill TO amend the laws of the District of Column
bia. Referred to the District Committee.
Mr.. WARNER, of Connecticut, introduced
10 the widow of Surgeon James W. Fitzpatrick, of
| wounds received while acting as surgeon in the
| army. Referred to the Committee on Invalid Pen
| sions.
| The House went into Committee Of the Whole,
Er Lawrence, of Pennsylya in the CHAIR and
proceeded to the consideration of the Legislative,
| Executive and judicial Appropriation bill.
A considerable debate arose on the items for re-
| porting and publishing the proceedings OF Con-
Mr.. LAFLIN, of New York, Chairman of the
Committee on Printing, suggested as an amend
ment that all the items scattered through the bill
for the Congressional Globe should be put into one
item, showing the aggregate appropriation for that
| purpose, and amounting to S2O6,O40
Mr. MAYNARD said that this subject of print
ing debates in the Globe had attracted considerable
| attention in former years. Many members had sup7
posed that the publication of the debates ought to
| be performed in the public printing office. The
| Globe establishment was fungus on the govern
| ment which should be removed. He trusted the
! amendment would be adopted, as 1t would show
! the entire expense of the Globe to Congress. The
publication of these proceedings should be made
under the immediate direction of Congress and at
the public printing office; Anything looking to
Mr.. STEVENS did not know that there was
| anything materially Objectionable in the amend
| penses of each house under Its own heading.
! Mr LAFLIN declared that the Committee on
Printing bad no intention OF interfering with the
bill further than gather up all the items for the
| Globe and put them into one aggregate sum. That
would simplify the bill, and would not operate
against the interests or convenience of any party
! concerned
Mr HALE, of New York, opposed the amend
I ment as tending only to lead to confusion, and
! being unproductive OF any good
least be consolidated into two, one for the House
| and one for the Senate He withdrew his amend
| ment
Mr. MAYNARD moved to strike out the appro-
pration of 1850 for Senate Globe reporting. He
| argued that the Globe was newspaper having a
I regular subscription price, and that Congress
should not be called upon TO pay more than the
regular price for such copies were furnished to
| members. This would not not amount to ON one; tenth
| be re. examined. He knew that proposit ion had
| been made at the commenceme of this Congress
to do that, but 1t had got the go bye. The Globe
had been the fugientum medllum of legislation fora
number OF ears, ana IL was Time the mater should
| be overhaued.
| Mr. STEVENS explained, at some length, how
| the publishing of Congressional debates N the
Globe had grown up.
| MI LAFLIN concurred, to some extent, with
the remarks OF Mr.. Maynard, but remarked mat
there was contract, written or implied with the
| publishers of the Globe.
| Mr.. MAYNARD asked what evidence there was
| of any such contract. He had heard good deal
OF IT, but had never seen II, and nobody else had.
| Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, suggested tnat
the contract, If there one shou Id be produced
Mr.. LAFLIN stated that the Joint Committee
| on Printing had had meeting this morning, when
| 1t became necessary to look up and examine this
| contract. Proper measures had always been taken
| to unearth 1t If any such existed. He was very
| much disposed to agree with Mr.. Maynard, that no
such written contract did exist. Without attempt
ing prejudice the Interests of the publishers of
the Globe, IL was the intention of the Commi tee
| on Printing to eXBmine thoroughly into this mat
the committee would at the proper time, make due
| recommendation.