Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-04-13

FIRST SESSION.
WASHINGTON, April g.

WASH1NGION, ApfH q.
SENATE.
tional currency act BY plsdging United
Cem0ittee.
Mr. Lam, Of Ka.. offered . joint resola-
ton for the admission Of States lately in
rebellion to representation in Congress Oh
condition Il their repudiatiug the rebel
debt. endorsing the Federal debt, annulling
al ordinances of secession, granting the
right Of suffrage to such colored people as
can read, or who own and par taxes on
32jO worth of property.
Mr.. Lane spoke Of the necessity Of inn
mediate action on the subject of reconstruc
ton to save the Republican party from
crumbling to pieces. The resolution was
ordered to lie on the table for the present
At one p. NJ. the veto message was ia
ken up.
Mr.. Wade contended agaius, the policy
o. the President.
Mr.. Lane responded to some personal
remarks of Mr.. Wade.
Mr.. Doolittle wished that the Civil Rights
bill could be placed in charge of the Judi
ciary Committee. to frame one unobjectiOn-
able to the members of Congress and the
President, as he (Doolittle) was DESTROYS of
preserving amicable relations between Con-
gress and the Executive Although he had
received instructions from his Legislature
70 vote for the bill he should not do 90.
Mr.. Davis opposed the bill and defended
the veto. He said that l. the bill became
. law he should fee lcompeled to act himself
a. an enemy of the Government and work
for its overthrow.
Mr.. Salisbury said he should consider
the passage of the bill a. inauguratiug rev.
olution. and that it would lead to bloOdsh
war and dissension.
Mr.. Yates urged Senators to march for
ward in the performance OF taeir duty, and
to do it now and hereafter.
The vote was then taken. "Shall the
bill pass, the Presidents veto to the con
trary Notwithstanding p
YEAs-Messrs Anthony, Brown. Chand.
Ter. Clark. Conness. Cragin, Foster. FEES
sender, Grimes. Harris, Henderson, How
ard. Howe, Kirkwo0d, Lane. Of Indiana.
Morgan. Morrill,, Nye. Poland, Pomeroy,
Ramsey, Sherman, Spraguc Stewart, Sum
ncr. Trumbull, Wade, Wiley, Williams,
Wilson, Yatcs-33.
NAys-Messrs Buckalew. Cowan. Da.
Wis, Doolittle. Guthrie. Hendricks, John
son. Lane, of Kansas, McDougal Nesmith,
Norton, Riddle, Salisbury, Van Wrinkle,
Wright-l5.
Absent--Mr Dixon.
When Mr.. Morgan recorded his vote in
the affirmative the galleries applauded very
loudly.
The Chair announced. amid great APP
plause, that the bill having received two
thirds vote. had become a law. but snbse
quently corrected the inadvertency by sta
ting that the bill having received two
thirds vote. had passed the Senate.
Ga motion of Mr.. Trunbul,. the Secrc-
tary of the Senate was ordered to commu-
nieate to the House copy of the Veto Mes
sage. together with the result as above Civ
WAsHIsGToS, April 7.
HOUSE.
The loan bill was then taken up
1t was quarter past two by the time the
complet6Q in the House.
". Wilson, of Iowa. after few remarks
demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Eldridge moved call of the House
esGhe call was ordered, the opposition only
voting in the negative.
A motion was made in the House by
Mr.. LIE Blond to lay the Civil Rights Bill
on the table. Rejected 81 against l2l.
Messrs. Eldridge and Finch severaly
made motions to adjourn which was voted
down.
Mr.. Eldrige announced the cessation of
dilatOry motions, saying his friends had
left the House being convinced it was the
determination to pass the bill over the ve-
to by the operation of the gag rule, alu-
h. S. ~
ton which had already been sustained
The vote was taken and the bill passed
over the veto. l22 against Al. The Speak
er then declared that the bill had become a
law. Tumultuous and long continued ap-
plause followed with some Kisses, and the
House adjourned.