New-York tribune., 1866-04-25
XXXlXrm CONGRESS.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, April q, 1866.
TIE RINpERPEST.
FIRST SESSION.

and cure which was referred to the Committee on Agri
culture.
Mr. CowAN presented "the petition Of Pennsylvania
Wool Growers" FOR an increase of the duty foreign
wool which was referred to the Committee on Finance.
CLERKS IN THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Mr. SHERMAN introduced bill to reorganize the ce1-
cal force Of the Interior Department. which was referred
TO Special Committee OF Five.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC APPRoPRiATIoNs-NEW
COINAGE.
Mr. SIBERIAN, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation pilii
also the House bill authorizing the coinage ot yo cent
pieces.
Mr. SHERMAN reported, from tue Finance Committee,
the bin TO make appropriations TO supply dehelences IN
the public printing appropriations for the present yea"
which was passed.
it appropriaes about $6O0OOO Tor the purpose named
RELIEF OF vIRGISIASs
Mr. WILEY offered resolution for the Tellef OF loyal
citizens Of Berkeley and jefferson Counties, West virginia
provides for the payment OF citizens IN these coul'es
for qnartermas,er stores furnlshed the army
Mr. TRUMBULL said there bil now pending o pro-
vide for the payment of loyal citizens all over the South
for army stores regularly furnished IL his intention
10 call this bill up early day and he thought would
Sufficiently embrace the referred To by Mr. Wiley
Mr. WILEY said he Of the fact stated by Mr.
Trgmtu but he believed that bill would lead 10 dscus-
sion. All be proposed was TO put the counties OF Jeer
and erkley equal footing with the other counties
Of West Virginia.
The resolution was referred the Judiciary Committee.
PRIVILEGES or oFFICERs.
Mr. GUTHRIE offered resolution that the Secretary Of
the Navy be requested 10 Communicate to the Senate cop
les Of orders of the Departments which deprive officers of
the navy duty of the privileges OF citizens OF tho
United States, with respet g. their privilege OF passing
from one State to another 20 the City If Washington
also whether the Navy Department he's refused to permit
officers to visit Washington for the purpose OF personal a
peal the President and CgrCss in their own cases. and
ifso, by what authority The night is withdraw from them
as citizens of the United States.
The resolution was adopted.
THR DAVIS REWARDS.
of. a roaplf fiep linz
Of War for information the evidence upon which The
awards for the apprehension Of Jefferson Davis were made
make the awards si Howe sad ne had to think
that the awards not justified by the evidence.
Mr JoHSsoY inquired II the money bad yet been pad
MI HowB said it had not been. IL could not b' Para
until the money appropriated
The resolution was adopted.
THB NAVAL CONTRACTORS.
The bill ior the relief oi certain Naval Contractors war
The following amendment, by way of a substitute, was
offered by Mr. GMyDs and adopted
That Secretary Of the Treasury be directed to pay cut
Of any money not otherwise appropriated to the several
parties made in their favoI by the Naval Board
I awards being made under dae OF December % soh
and reported TO the Secretary Of the Navy Proraef Ia
tie shall not in exceed ~ peIeentnm uron
the contract price the Of the CameaeLe IN
which case the award shall be paid in full ~
Mr.. SUMNER ofeed the following as an Iudiiohai sec
ton:
Mckay OF Boston Massachusetts, built Ashueat and
ms,hinesy and Miles Greenwood OF Cincinnati Ohio who
built the ppecnnoe whose contracts have been completed TO
rom appearing before the Naval Board shall De entitled
the compensation authorized TO be paid to
other parties building the class Of vessels and machinery
and such made them out OF In the
Treasury otherwise appropriated under the SUPERVISION
and direction the Secretary Of the Navy P'esdd the
evidence submitted for his examination fully esa6ibos the
right OF the said parties TO eo~Penss'icn
The further consideration OF the ABOVE was ten on mo
ton, postponed until Tomorrow
COLORADO.
The bill ior the admission OF Colo ado taken up as
! the special order.
| The PENDING question was motion reconsider.
M SUxNER spoke against the proposition, reiieratng
his arguments heretofore published OF the nadequacy OF
the population Ct Colorado aud IN regard 10 the insertion
of the sord white in her lyadopted State Consu-
ution The population of Colorado he claimed, had de-
creased with every year since s6I In 1901 the aggregate
vote the Territory 1850, and in December Of the
same year 1854 In September 1864 the aggregate vote
Was 6lgl and in lat September only 59o5 Referring to
n pamphlet on the resources Of Colorado. published by
Mcssr Evans and Chatter the Senator's elect from Colo
RADIO he quoted from the report OF the Committee on the
Conduct of the War the Massacre of the Cheyenne
Indians before which Mr.. Evans then Governor OF Colo
ra,s was summoned The report states that the testimony
of Mr. Evans was Of preyacatlng and shutting charac-
ter The prevaricating and shuiilng, MI sumner
ssd were apparent in the pamphlet of Mr. Evans There
retrogresson IN every aspect IN regard to that Ie-
or but the greatest of all its retrogresson in repub
can government The original organic act of this Terri
tory allowed every male person of the OF Il years and
upward exercise the elective franchises but IN 1861 the
Legislative Assembly declared that no person being ne
| gro and muatto should be voter.
Mr. TRUMBULL interrupted Mr. Sumner TO say that it
was not rue coored persons had voted in Color
ado The right of suffrage had been confined TO citizens
of the United States according 10 statute law and ColOed
men were not believed TO be citizens
THE HABgAs CORPUS.
message was here received from the House announc-
ing in the Senate amendments 10 the BIZ
| in relation Ia the habeas corpus.
Mr. CLARK moved that the Senate insist on it's amend
! ment and call for Committee Of Conference.
The motion was agreed TO-
COLORADO.
Mr. SIMMER resume ed his remarks the Colorado BILL
saying in conclusion Against all this hear whisper not
a argument II whispered thai we need two more votes
on this noor Sir there is something that we need more
than two more votes LOYALTY To that great principle
which il now in question Better far than any number
Of votes, will be loyalty to that great cause Tel
me not Sir that il is expediest tn create two more votes
in the Chamber. Permit me 10 say, Sir nothing can be
c1pedient that no, right and II were now about to
PRONOUNCE the last words could utter in this Cham
be would To you Senators, do Dot forget that nght
! is always the highest eIpediency
THE ST LOUIS COMMISSION.
The Chair laid before the Senate message from the
President Ia response 10 resolution OF the Senate Trans
mitting the record Of the Commission assembled III 81
Louis in relation TO beyct appointments in the Regular
Army. ,.,...,..,... .,
Mr.. GUTHRIE referred to the small population of Color
ado against its admission lie hau no doubt she
had less population now than "heh he eh"DE act "as
passed There time great rush of gold miners
10 the Territory but most of them had since left finding
no cold there. lie believed Territorial government
better suited than State government for tho people who
lived m Colorado lie thought the Senate ought 10 in
crease its votes lesitmaicy by admitting he - Senators
from the Southern States that would be better than 10
nore them a. the Senator from Massachusetts, Mr.
sumner had suggested, by admitting Colorado. 1t was
far more the advantage OF the country Rat the Senate
shoud admit the Southern States than that it should
ndnit Colorado. The senator from Massachusetts had
pocn abon increasing the vote of the Senate lie ought
TO have thought of this while making his onslaught upon
| the Senator from Now-JerScy
Mr. NYE replied to the Arguments of Ar. Sumner. He
alluded TO the population and resources oi the Territory
alleging that II contained twice much tllLhl, Land rs
Massachusetts, She paid S3625 Revenue tax last year
exclusive Of the stamp tax against $,6vj IN Nebraska,
nno -, ~. Moy.t ,,d sli n.n "a, lfftf would