The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-12-15
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Matters az Wnshin gton.
WASHINGTON, December


The overwhelming vote IN the Senate to-
day TO take up the Nebraska Bill, settles
the question Of her admission rs a State at
an early day.
Secretary McCulloch's new Tariff Bill Is
In print with the present rates of the House
bill passed last July and the proposed new
rates In parallel columns. At glance It
is seen that the new measure Is for the most
part re-enactment of the present tariff,
Thirty-one members of Congress organ
lied prayer-mceting Thursday night.
Senator Foster presided.
The Supreme Court of the United States
has not made any new rule for admitting
members 10 its bar without taking the test
OATH The old oath is administered to the
applicant in open court, and he Is then re-
quested To retire TO one Of the adjoining
offices and there subscribe to the test 'iron-
clad oath. This information is derived
from the Clerk of the Court.
There is great rejoicing among the color
ed population Tonight over the passage of
the suffrage bill In the House this after
noon. They say they intend TO select Sayles
5. Bowen. now Postmaster of this city. as
their candidate for Mayor; and two years
hence they will put up one OF their own
ace as their candidate for that office, There
Is no doubt the President will veto the bill,
though of course 1t win be passed. never
theiess IN both Houses of Congress by a
two-thirds vote.
Mr.. Summer opposed the Nebraska Bill.
because, he said, 1t was provision for a
white man government.
Mr.. Wade flow back at Mr.. Sumner, and
charged him with being inpracticable and
visionary. In the course of the debate
MIR. sumner asked Mr.. Wade il he would
vote for the admission of the rebel States
without negro suffrage.
Mr. WaIp rpnIta1 t,r,n.,,t,tI,. that ti,n
rebel States adopted the constitutional
amendment, In q reasonable time. Con-
gress would be In honor bound to admit
them.
Mr.. Sumner said he had never entered
into such an agreement, and would never
consent to It.
sherman afterward made a speech in
which he said the Union party was pledged
To admit tile rebel States on the ratification
of tile amendment. Ii they rejected those
mid terms, however he was In favor of
reorganlzing their state Governments un-
der military authority. and on the basis of
negro suffrage If need he.
The House to-day took up the Senate
bill providing for universal suffrage in this
District and passed IL without any debate,
AMI without any amendment precisely in
the shape 1t was teegraphed last night 1t
VIII be presented to the President to-mor-
row for his signature. There were forty
six votes against 10. ..
DelanO, from the Committee on Claims
reported II bill for the relief of Ober Nam
SON Il Co. merchants of New York, to al
low the sum of SG0,000 deposited In the
p0stollicc at New York for New Orleans,
alld lost in the mail on board the steam
ship Republic, October %. 1865 The bill
was adopted by vote of seventy-six to
siNty-seveu.
The House Committee Is equally divided
on Boutwell's bill directing the sale oftwo
millions gold weekly. Mr.. Hooper las not
yet declared himself. 1t Il understood that
10 practically lies with him whether il
shall be reported or'slecp In the committee.
The Senate held its first executive session,
to- day, since the meeting of Congress. IL
did not even refer the numerous nomina-
tions which have been sent in by the Presi-
dent.
We have q report on the streets to-day
that Chief Justice Chase will resign his
scat on the bench to accept the Presidency
of the Pacific Railroad, vacated by General
Dix being appointed Minister to France
In that position he would surely find his
level.
The House Judiciarp Committee will de-
che that the imprisonment of Congress-
man Culver, pennsylvania, is question
of privilege for the House To decide, and if
sustained, he VIII be sent for by the Ser
geant-at-arms.
MIR. Lawrence. of Ohio. has introduced a
resolution In regard to the amendment of
previous laws to provide that soldiers who
died in rebel prisons may be regarded as
having died of disease contracted i'm the
service of the United States, in time of
duty. Agreed TO.
The location of the new Presidential
mansion has been determined on. It is said.
The place is about two miles northwest of
Washington, and embraces grounds for a
park. The land is valued at about 1880
per acre.
a proposition TO hold convention of
the Governors of the Southern States, TO
consider the political situation and deter
mine what course should be pursued in or
der TO meet the legal demands of Congress
and the Radical party, Is now under con-
sitieration by prominent Southerners, who
are and have been in correspondence with
the Governors above named.
THE CURRENCY.
The feeling Is decidedly against any in
crease of the National Bank circulation.
llooper's bill. contrary to general opinion,
does not increase the volume of this cur
rency, but only calls from the North and
re-distributes TO the South.
GOLD SALES.
In the House Mr.. Boutwell, occupied an
hour In explaining his views in regard TO
the sale of surplus gold, as provided for in
his bill. No decision was reached, the
being of opinion that the pas
sage of the bill must depend entirely upon
the financial policy adopted by Congress.
J any steps toward redemption should be
taken, then the gold in the Treasury must
be held. If no steps be taken in this direc-
tion' Then IL will be better to provide for
sales that win take the control OF so much
money out of the hands of the Treasurer.
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