, 1866-05-04
CONGRESS-.
Colorado Admitted as
a State.
THE TAX BILL TO COME
UP ON MONDAY.
Further Additions to
be Made to the
Free List. -.
The Army BILL RECONSTRUCTED
AND REc0MMlTTED.
Tennessee Legislature.
THE FRANCHISE BILL
BECOMES ALAW.
Last Phase Of the Bloody Riot
at Memphis.
FIFTY NEGRO: DWELLINGS
BURNED.
The Colored Troop
Threaten to Burn
the City.
TIE SITUATION LEI
MEXICO.
| SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS.
The ColoFed TROOP 8
Threaten to Burn
the City.
TIE SITUATION III
MEXICO.
SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS,
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago 7tibunc.3>
4farY

FROM WASHINGTON. |
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago 7tsbunc.H |
WASHINGTON. Mays.
PASSAGE OF TIE COLORADO ELL.
The Colorado Bill Was put through the House TO- |
day IN ewitt order, and without amendment. The |
proceeding. were noisy and bsicf. No opportunity /
uas given for debate. various amendments were /
suggested, hut on1y one srat put to vote. That |
uae Mr. WashburneE, providing that the act |
shou1d not take eject till the word *'Wh1e'' was
stricken from the Constitution. In this the vote |
twas hut ih,rty-slx for 10 nnety-dye against. The
yea. being Alley, Allison, baldwin, Baxter Blaine.
Boutwell,. Drantcce, Bsoomali. Dixon, Donuelly, |
Eliot, Garfield, Grinnc!l, Hotchk1se, Hubbard, OF |
Iowa, Jeucks, Jnlar, Kaeson, Kelly, Kefo. Loan,
Lynch. AcClu.r. Mc12ucr, 21o77ll, Paine, Perham, |
Pike. Rice, Of Mase, Rice. Of Maine, Sterens, |
Wastbu1ue, Of Illinois, Williams, Wilson, Of Iowa,
Nindom nnd Woodbridge. |
The vote On The passage OF the hit wne eighty to
tffy-fye- The negative vote being made up Of |
t~entYteven Republicans ana tweny-pine Demo.
Gratis. No Democrat voted for lhr bill and many
Of them refused 10 vote at ALL The PrcsidcnEe In
tentlone regarding 1t have not been Indicated. Int
there is quite general opinion that It may BE- We.
toed.
TUE AnMx BILL nEcoSelnEREp.
The House Army Bill has hecn given one chance
ture for life. 1t vas 1aEcn Up this mosnin. again.
s1&2l* LUG fJLE DS NUkE1t
: WIS rejected WAS 1econefdered. Motions wcrc
made to recomrait, with Instructions and to lay
the table till next sessiou. bnt they
we're finally Withdrawn, ahd the hill,
uas then recommlited without insszucttons. What
acuon they propose 10 takc ie not yet indicated.
The FRx-coSK11So 1ABEoatso.
1he tpocin1 committee On the Fry-Conkling con-
trorersy had meeting lhi. morning, but ;ooE no
decisive action. Gen. Fry and Mr. Conkling were
1oth present. Gen. Fry stated that he was reAdy
10 produce at once proofs Of tho charges he had
brought aesinst Ar. Conk1lnE, while .he latter
suGgcstcd that he had brought no charces agalnst
Gen. Fry, personally, but thought the whole oper-
alions Of The Bureau should be investigated. The
committee, bcfole proceeding tusther, viii, II Is
understood, ask for further Instructions nom the
Houet, and it Is htnted that the whole matter naay
| be cropped after all.
TIE uNtoN NEWSPAPER 1SD1a.AST.
The Enton newrpapeF Of this cltS, IN its l.sue Of
thl. evening. c1oses mn article On CONGRESS tn The
tolloN Ing words: '.Thesc men had hetter be1 ware.
| 1hcg art not a legal Congress, hus uncousutr-
| uunal body OF nsurpers. The country fee[s that
the one crat error Of tho President was In his ever
rroeu3xpe them at all in their selcimpoxcd rump
condition. They had no clalm for recognition as
| m Official hUdy. from any honsst man. or any
| Other branch OF the Government; We donnt uhelher
The supreme Court will crcr affirm any OF their
rta'issIcs 10 be valid. Thu thing Of Congressional
| n.
| The American Conp1ets now IL The fac sfHtle of
that lump lafllamcot which etunk in the ,,ostri1s
oi al good men, and which Cromwell Kicked out
Of DOOR, and eervcd them Just right. A. little
| Cromu Gillian pluck Is Just the thing needed now
| and there are twenty-five hundred thousand Demo-
csns In the North, who woult back thst kind Of
pluck With good deal Of relish just now"
RECONSTRUCTION EVIDENCE.
The reconstruction evidence submitted In the
Horsc today is the last taken By ihc Jo1a. Com.
nnit'ee. No more witnesses will be called. The
manuscript Will be put Into print Is coon as poss.
bic. The cost OF iAe investigation has been much
less ttan was expected.
| TUE JEFF. DAVIS TRIAL.
line doufe Judiciary Committee arc etill putsu-
lnC heif Investigations respecting Je1. DayIs and
c<umined high rank army officer to-day. ThcJ
| u1e no. likely to report unde. week OF ten DAYS
| HEIp6tEa THE MISSISSIPPI.
l.a}t an hours noiey disor1er roec to-d.y In tho
HouEc when the bIlt bridging the Mtzst.sjpu, At
Quincy and Hannibal was called M. Several mem-
bere wanted 1t pnt on It's ua.Eaer at once somr
+ wanted ii 10 20 10 one comrulttce and .ome IN
arots.rs, while some wanted It ameuded and otbcra
| wanted m oppo.,nutry to dtsrna, n NJ fcnrth
Finally an amendment uas put IN for brfdv. At
Keokuk, and then 1he wholc subject hy ornersl
| t,nn.c,t wrnt tn .,r 1,ozt nn.te ,,nmni,.ce
! pAnpoStp NORTH cAnot,,t.Ss
The President ha: ordered paraous TO be ,seuca
10 al North cs.o,tuiaus who Ind application. an
n,e nu dfrrc,rd them m he eo,nrct ID ,rd scn, -,
'he petitioners.
Union DOCUMENT FOE TIE SOUTH,
1hc Congressional COMMITTEE at tho fpteia. re-
guest OF many leading Southern Uniont.ts, among
"hom asc Maynard. Stokct. Fowler, aud iiuhblrd,
hare decided 10 circulate sixty thousand copies Of
MT shellAharcers great speech unon the right Of
The Government to dtsftanchise rehels. Tie fact
that the true men Of The Son'h approve 1t, IL fnu
epcInc many hefr to fnttst upon tue di=francls1ng
clause in the proposed smeEdmers.
+! sn- Eos~,
OF Illinois. to-day. lar etcrlle1 his usu71 successful
eorte 10 y1ake hiu1s elf rdcutons aud hl. act1ons
eoutc1nptib!e In the Iluust by pc7sistently pecct.
Ing to The consideration Of Joint resofut1ou con
= I rra,uIst,nc Tho t.-,- ~ 1,ro.,. ~ ~ ...ss -.
.ssa:s;ro1i,n -, ~ h.s' w u.s ettaps 1lon
cipat,on,
T1E noar7rAt TAX
= | memorial ticnri hv ovrr fonr ,,n,..,,
: ,,,,. &, . ~, T.. ~, - E...I..N~. ca
'seA setes " tac -'os,a"ef'etn aSe8 has been
ps' sented In the Honsc. They atk an abolition OF
rw WAYS AM, MEANS conx.r7sr
: .,l:.. ... - -
Ase noians eessioos ete15 otaef uas anu nN'c tns
Tax bill under confederation. THIS measure Uil
lr taken nm on Mouuay and the committee viii The,
urr.e,f ecycrai amendments. among which IT Is IN
! | s.,...s Iii, -, ..S .ss,,. - :. ~.
1e1stooa' viii oe soine soat'ont o ".c Iscc Ass-
, Ci.EEKs N Tue Aru11on's OFFICE
OF the seyentY five clerks c1nployed iJ the Eouttt
auhi,or.e f,,1lre ,ht1tyseyen b,ye ,rrred IN tht
atn5 or navy. iwchts'nsc ont o1 thttty-one, ap
ro1u;cd fIucc January Itt 1906 hsye 20 eeFyrd sanl
~ ,r,,i,t,-.r,. st,c. 1.nn.-r - 1ets ~. ~,
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