New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-20

lands in tba STATE Of Oregon 10 aid in the construction Of nib
tay and post roads through Tho Coast Mountains rom Asoa
Sawook which referred 10 the COMMITTEE Old fuDbo
Lands -
VENTILATION % THE SENATE CHAMBER
Mr. BUCKALEW Dem Pa offered The following Fesoi''
Re.o.sd Ann. Be susor.sd g sas mined
under the existing ior the miro
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Mr. SUMNER Rep, hass offered the following resolnuon'
Eed That the secretary Of State hereby requested 10
70 the s.n',s ,os 9oi s0n g. he s % s
Of the United states for exhibition the un,t
sal E1hibitioD at Paris in April next
EQUALIZATION or TIE CURRENCY.
Mr. POMEROY REP Kansas introduced bill to eluahze
the currency Of tic United States, as follows
BAsteaI The Of the circulating mediums Of similar
character COMPOSING currency Of tie United States both bses
upon the security to wit the credit Of the Govern
productive Of much commercial Inconvenience there
Ne enacted &C. Of all National Baking A,.oela
Nuon .eegr,d b, pledge Of Unsd STATE, stocks sna
provide Tor the eeoon and redemption ths,e and ihs re-
bonds vim The Treasure, q me Dated s1s: ss Be ikea ssf
Iea,ufy sds By the approved February l 1861
making n.d sat-, n ere s n. Secretary Of Treasury
h hereby ss,bo,lsd 70 iedess and cancel Idss zoe 90
Ter darng Tie year e .nd 70 an extent not sies'os
SIC I'D BE- pfr saGcfed hat Section Of the act approved
Apn H. 1896 10 amend an Get provide wsy' ssd means
atho1d to Tede5 cancel per month Ofhe Tie foI
Boies Aforesaid. IL hereby repealed.
Referred 10 the Committee on Finance
THE LIBRARIANS REPORT.
Mr. CRFSWELL Osep Md introduced the following reto
hilton which was referred 10 Tie Committee on Printing
That the uua number Of copies Of the Report OF the u
Senate an. M SO sa S copies PIE S'
TIE INDIAN BUREAU
Mr. WILSON Rep. Mass) offered the following resolution
which was agreed to.
Taa, s,etoy Of Interior be directed 70 I'po I
oTe by the Indian since the ' Jay Of January act
s s IpG Ss S & sssd 70 S d .
the party pAr,s. whom the sane were purchased
PENSION AGENTS
The Senate bin authorizing se appointment Of S ssoas
agents BY the President y and WIN te consent o. is %
for each state or Terro and providing that no aGai,Gna
agency shall be established in any state where ,he pes ,Sa
the all agents appointed since January leb sha eA
pre within 20 days aei The passage o. ao se G ,S av
from the date reported from the JudlcaT o.
s6 for that Of Jannay LEGO and striking out all thereafter
and inserting provision that the terms Of all other pension
shall expire when SUCCESSORS shan De dny appohcu
RKsTRIcTIoS OF CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
Mr. WILLIAMS Rep Oregon presented resolution d.
reeing the Committee Foen Relation; TO inquire into The
e1peehcy Of regulating and fesneting the mnhghloh ana
emTopulaiion Of Chinese into the United States.
The resolution was adopted
THB NEBRASKA BILL
All O'Clock the Dill 20 admit Nebraska up a. The IN
finished business of yesterday.
Mr. HOWARD rep, Mch) took the floor ~ advocacy Of
the bin and opposition the amendment Of Mr. Brown Tint
shall take Effect only upon the fundamental condition
that there shall denial u the elective franchise on account
Of color in Nebraska lie tMr Howard did not agree with the
senator Massachusetts that u was violation Of the DE
lie did not regard The right To vote a. natural rgh
but ns constitutional right In the previous history OF the
iached a bill for the admission Of new State NehGsha
and Colorado had complied With al The conditions imposed on
them IN the enabling act IL Was departure rom tne tVG
Territories snch condiinnA IL xas competent nor
Congress TO prescribe conditions or nc admission 81 new
state but hey must be conditions To be eomped WIN pic
dent 10 the ndnsio Of the state and not aner IT. Aef
Territory into the UBion and been vested with the
powers Or STATE would be competent Tor ITS people 70 81
aside repeal such condition as was ehuiaceu III 81
brown In doing this they would oHy BE- eLer
clsing the night OF states 10 regulate the a'hs" nc ,
Howard expected 10 live 10 see the day and not Ne very
Old either when every State IN the Union would grant The
night OF suffrage TO coored men nc saw no I,e. eu, n
yesu suffrage Tor the condition OF Affairs that DOW tNs IN
the south yet hc Was careful as member OF ihe Commute
Reconstruction presenting the pending CONSTITUTIONAL
Amendment 10 Congress 10 leave ihe regulation oil suffrage 10
MIR HOWARD said that when 1t should be made manifest to
him asa member body that there Ia any state IN TINS
Union form Of government which was not republican he
should he ready 20 apply the remedy guaranteed D!
Constitution, but he must at the same Tine Say 10 the
Senaor from Missouri that he did hot believe that that clause
OF the Constitution authorized congress 70 pass "a" ~
cncc In this Union giving 20 the black people 0i
not hold that the ~ the black from the right TO
vote such departure from republican government as
Of HE remarks Mr. Howard dWe upon the subject oil Recon
The senator from Ohio shermanl had sad that
Congress had agreed that the Rebel States would ratiy the
pending Constitutional Amendment they would b. resdned
into the Union and be- permitted 70 participate IN legislation IL
Sherman said What he really believed TO be true Inc SAINT
had oen been made not very frequently congress
but ycrv frequently during last Congressional canvass anu
Ia the various journals country. lie iovard would
take this far ~ he was concerned 10 contauet
Congress has proposed to the lnsgent STATES
that n they would adopt the pending Ainenunfnt VI as
Constitution OF aHy other amendment 70 te nv
should be readmcd states of the Union aud allowed TO par
to!pae 10 the legislation Of Congress congress AZ le hsl
session, after the moot mature denbealon saw D, 20 sp'
which upon being ratified by three iorihs OF the Sa'es-o
said Alr Howard mean three oths OF the states
In the uuiOn-and not out Of the Union. -
Mr. sCMNER-Yes Not including the Rebel States
Mr.. HOWARD-les, That then II shall be pau oil the
Duf f.gifi If lie
either House Of Congress far my memory serves me has
made such proposition a. that the Rebel states sha De
Mr. HOWARD-Of course am entirely Ignorant OF the re-
port which have been made OF my speech ana also OF ne
IN which may have been understood by the pbhc o.
by the audience who listened knew very vel what my Cd
eet were and my language 80 far as the substance con
agree let tell the senator from Minnesota ana a
others TO any such thing will not agree taat te Sate o
shall be instantly readmittcd into Congress nor VIII agree
all IeIa. shall be admitted 70 their senis IN
Congress going through with what would certainly
G hi tier c.e the mere flfce Of rarg that amendment
the Constitution I think have mol been so blind Mr.
w. have NOT agreed thai thev migt come back hero to resume
their simply because they should ray that amendment
having the question undecided and uncertain as 10 the hna ra
acaion OF thai amendment by all the states Ar Howard he
explained said tie mistake he referred gained
currency What tue Committee on Reconstruction did propose
v the Of the Souih and ts adoption part OF the
Constitution they should be admitted This biz was not passed
II was laid the table Ia the House In conclusion Nr How
ard referred TO what had been said by gentlemen on the o
site side that II the principal object OF the friends o.
MS Bin to increase power OF the Republican party in the
senate lie very willing admit that be did desire 10
strengthen the Republican party here he believed the good OF
the demanded Mr. johnson had declared IN ~
ous his teaiou to veto all tho bills passed by the present
Congress II the President sincere IN that declaration
len Howard would ask his friends here whether 1t not
HIGH thine that the XXXIXth Congress should foy itself
and H. through their numerical strength 10 the Two
bod the interests the shall not suhe through
this promiscuous and OF the veto power By rs
dent Johnson He threatens 10 veto all our legislation II ms
shall be bis purpose Sir II IL is his denomination TO tres, hs
Congress usurpug body, AS being an uncohsuulonh
body b. trusted with the business, OF egsang iGf tue
reason they have i adopt his policy ior the re-
admission Of the Rebel States then IL perfectly obvious tha
no legislation be got through Congress unless We can carry
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