The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-12-20
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In the Senate, on the ilth, tho main
topic was the District Of Columbia
equal suffrage bill, which, however,
did not come to a vote, going over 70
next day. The chief point of interest
in the discussion was the declaration
in apparent good faith Of foar leading
Senators in favor OF female suffrage,
to.wit: Mcssrs. Yates. ofIll; Wade, Of
Ohio; Wilson, of Mass; and Antho.
ny, Of RI.
lnthe House tho bill regulating the
duties of the Clerk Of the House, SO as
to require him not TO place on the roll
atthe opening Of d new Congress, the
name ofaEy one from q State not rep
resented in tho preceding Congress,
was passed by vote of l23 to 81.
A bill Of similar nature, excluding
from the Electoral College ct the noxt
or any succeeding Presidential cleo.
tion, all States not represented in Con.
gress at the time such election may
take place, was mado the special order
for Thursday, 18th inst.
The bull relating to appointments
and removals from Office, giving Con.
gress, instead Of the President, con
troll over that matter, was discussed.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Ste
vens, providing that any one appoint
cd by the President, who shall be re.
jected by the Senate, shall be disqual.
fled from holding any Office under the
Government for ono year, was de-
feated by majority Of one hundred
and fourteen votes.
in the Senate, on the 18th, notice
was given of bill to extend the du.
rfation Of the Freedmen's Bureau, and
10 enlarge its powers.
A number Of speeches were made on
tho District Suffrage Bill. and Mr.
Cowan's amendment, permitting wo.
men to vote, was defeated by vote ot
thirty seven 10 nine.
In the House, bill was reported
10 repeal the statute limiting proSecu,
tions for treason to three years from
date OF offense and aftor some discus
sion 1t was recomlnittcd. Mr.. Rog
ors, of Now Jersey, added to the sol,
emaity Of tho debate, by declaring his
faith that "Andrew Johnson's name
will be written IN letters Of gold upon
the front Of the altars of Christianity
as the ono pure patriot of these troub
lcus times" The House shortly after
adjourned 10 digest the prophecy
In the United States Senate, on tho
18th, the amendment to tho District
Suffrage Bill, requiring an educationa
qualification, was rejected by vote o
II to 80. The bill was then passed
80 TO 13.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Yates
proposing that tho presiding officers o
tho two Houses Of Congress, instead Of
the Secretary OF State us N present
shall certify and publish the ratifca
tion Of amendments to tho Consttn.
tion Tho object is to have the ratif,
cation published when thrcc-fourths
Of the loyal States shall have ratified
the amendments now pending.
Tho House Of Representatives pass
cd tho Deficiency Appropriation Bill
The question of reconstruction was
presented in new shape, in bill in
troduced to organize civil government
In North Carolina, prescribing th,
qualification Of electors in the primary
organization.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bill was
introduced providing for library in
Washington, for the use Of Government
employees; and II resolution was pass.
cd directing naval officers at Panama
and Aspinwall to MD in the survey oI
the new route to tho Pacific across the
Isthmus Of Daricn, so far as practica
bic without expense to the Govern,
mont.
There was some debate on the bill
for tho admission of Nebraska, !, in the
course OF (which Mr. Wade, OF Ohio, ro
piled 10 question of Mr.. Sumner, that
II the Southern States should, within
q reasonable time, adopt the pending
constitutional amendment, Congress
would be in honor bound TO admit
their representatives
The Senate concurred 10 the House
joint resolution for reccss from the
10th instant 70 the Sd of January,
The House passed the DistricL Uni
versal Suffrage Bill, which now goes
TO the President,
Tho memorial of the Radical Louis,
lanians for u re organization Of thai
State as Territory, WAS presented.
In the Senate on the 18th, some time