The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-12-15
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day of last to Monday OF this week,
Dee 0.-Senatc,-Aher the presentation
o. petitions, among which Was one From l.
Cornell Jcwett, praying that Hannibal Ham
lin be declared President (lauShier). Mr.
Wade introduced bill for the admission Of
Colorado as a State. pretsrring TO attempt
the passage Of new bill 10 risking vote
on the bill of last session. winch the Presi>
dent has sent back with his veto. lie also
reported bill for the admission Of Nebraska.
The bill to reg ulate the elective franchise liz
the District of Columbia was then taken up
and discussed. The bill gives the right Of
suffrage TO all NEGROES over the age Of II the
same as to whites, and DISTINGUISHES all %ho
were rebels. Mr.. Wiley moved 20 amend so
as to eonine suffrage 20 sash rs could read
and write. This wss voted kdown. Mr.:
Cc.wan moved TO strike out the word "male,'
SO as 10 give the right to vote alike to both
sexes, as well as all colcrs, aud made q
speech in support of his motion. Pending
this amendment, the Senate adjourned.
House-.A number of bills were intro.
ducsd, the only important one being one by
Mr. Ward, of New York. proposing to organ
ize territorial governments for the southern
states The bill fixing the Hh Of March
next as the time of meeting of the next
Congress was taken Up aud passed, by a
strict party vote. The House then went into
committee Of the whole, aud Mr.. Blaine
occupied tie balance of the days session in
speech against the President
Der. ll.-Senaie.- Immediately after the
usual morning business, the Senate resumed
the consideration of the Dstric, Suffrage Bill.
the question being on Cowan's amendment,
Mr.. Williams supposed the an.entiment was
intended as sa:kasuu5." Nr Cowan pro
tested that he had offered it in go.d faith.
Mr.. Wade supported the amendment. VIII
son and Frelinghuvsen opposed it. Without
coming to a vote, the Senate ad burned.
House-Mr Wilson, from the Judiciary
Com miitee. introduced bill directing the
Clerk to place on the roll Of the next House
of Representative the names OF members
from such States only as are represented in
the present congress. The bill passed. The
House then took up the bill to prevent the
President rom making removals from office
except with the consent of the Senate. To
Thad. Stevens disgust, very serious oppo'I>
ton to inter fering with the Presidents power
to appoint and remove officers, manifested
itself among radical members. No vote was
reached on tire bill.
Dec. II .Senats-The Consideration OF
Cowan's amendment to the District outrage
bill vas resumed, after the morning hour
Mr. Brown spoke in favor of and Doolit,le
against it. The amendment Ito allow women
TO vote was voted down-yeas Q, nays 81
Mr.. Dixon renewed the proposition to con-
fine suffrage to persons who can read and
write. Without coming 10 a vote, the senate
adjourned.
The Hou,e took up the bill repealir the
law OF 1870 allowing treason and other CAPT.
tai offsases to be barred By the statute Of
spoke against the bill, when it was recon.
mitted. The bill to prevent removals from
Office next taken up and made the order
for TO- morrow; upon which the House at
jourued.
Der. l3-S,adte-Aftert the mornin. hour
the District Suffrage bill was resumed, rhe
question being CT Dixon's amendment
to attach the qualification of reading and
writing to voters. sir. Samner opposed the
amendment, and it was vo:ed down-Si to
IL. After some verbal amendme ITS, the bill
was passed by yeas 81, nays Is. Adjourned
In the House, Mr.. Stevens introduced bill
for the temporary territorial organization Of
North Csrolina,-and providing for conyen.
ton to frame constitution under which. BIZ
Dec. 1868, latter the next Presidential elec,
tion) North Carolina can be re>admittsd' :fitC
the Union The bill was referred. The
deficiency bill was then discussed until ad.
journmert wltiou, coming to vote.