Nebraska advertiser., 1866-03-22

G4tOl9 SOuAPaAlu5 OAA e-s@AAtSA "N
Of Colorado, and suggesting that we
would fare as she does, let US see what
grounds there are for such assertions.
On Monday, March 18th, the bill for
admission of Colorado came NJ. Mr..
Summers impartial suffrage amendment
being the first question it was with
drawn during the debate without a vote
being taken on It's adoption.
Mr.. Pomeroy, KANSAS. favored the
admission of Colorado.
Salisbury. (DeI.) opposed it on the
ground Of its small population.
Crimes, (Iowa,) opposed 0 q account
of the heavy tax he said il would i'm
pose on the people of Colorado. If he
voted for Colorado to-day he would have
to voted to admit Nebraska and Montana
tomorrow. He said the enabling act
was not repealed but expired by reason
a refusal of the people 10 accept it at
FIRST. The question was whether the
Senate was prepared to sanction a rotten
borough system which would give to
1000 to $4,000 people an equal power
with New York in the Senate.
Hendricks, (Ind.) did not oppose it
on the question Of suffrage, but did not
believe the $4,000 people of Colorado
should be entitled to the same right in
the Senate as the 100000 people of
Indiana also opposed because the ma.
jOrity of The people of Colorado for the
Constitution was only 1861
Lane, (Kansas.) said the arguments
of Mr.. Hendricks aga inst the admission
of Colorado were The same as urged
agains, the admission Of Kansas by Mr..
Hunter, of Virginia and other Southern
men. California and Florida were ad-
milted without any enumeration of pop
ulation. He said be would vote for the
admission of Colorado because the people
had signiied their willingness to bear
the responsibilities of a State govern
ment. Colorado had as many people
within her borders now as Kansas had,
when every Republican Senator voted for
the admission of Kansas.
Wade, COhiO,) he had reluctenily re-
ported the pending bill, when he had
first reported it, The Committee on Ter
ritOries we've informed hat people were
aOcking to Colorado as they did to Cali.
%fOrnia a few years ago, and that soon
there would be a very large population
there. He would now oppose her ad.
mission.
McDugal, (Cal said the lands of the
West were being developed mere rapid
ly than Senators were aware of, and a
Territory soon outgrows the requirements
of a Territorial Government, and needed
representation IN Congress. He believ-
ed Colorado would be much better off as
a State than a Territory.
Trumbull, Gil said if this were a
new question he might oppose the adj
mission of Colorado; but inducements
had been held out, an enabling a tpassed
and the people of Colorado invited to
form a State Government.
Fessenden, (Me.) said the people bad
refused to form a Stale under the enabl-
ing act, but subsequently, voted for ad-
mission as a State. !
Trumbull, resuming, said the enabling
act was still, in force notwithstanding the
refusal to accept on one occasion. The
act had not been repealed. As to pOpu-
lation, he held that it was bad faith TO
reject Colorado on that ground, as her
population was now as great as when her
enabling act was framed.
Sumner, Mass said the population
of Colorado had decreased since 1861.
In 1861 there were 10000 aud upwards
of voters, in 1865 there were less than
G, 200.
DOOlittls, (Wis.) said be voted for the
enabling act in the belief that there were
at that time from 40. to $4,000 in.
habilants; it would appear, however,
that there were bnt % 5000 people in the
Territory when the enabling act was
passed, and the population had since been
decreasing. Under these circumstances
be believed it his duty to vote against
admission.
Cragin, On. H. believed that by the
enabling act Congress was bound TO re-
oeive Colorado. The question of popu-
was not-diseussed by the Commit
lee on Territories. He believed there
was now a population of 10000 IN the
Territory. He saw no reason now to re-
Jet her which did not exist when the en-
abling act was passed.
Ramsey, (Minn.) said that the failure
Of Congress to repeal the enabling act
was a standing invitation to Colorado to
form a State government ; and that on
account of the position of Colorado SO
a population should not be demand.
ID as of Territories nearer home.