Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-01-16
Congressional summary and
Washington News.

AoAlNGAONs Odls 2
The Senate passed both the Nebraska
and Colorado bills to day, as amended by
Mr.. Edmunds, ~forbidding them to restrict
the right of suffrage.
The internal revenue receipts for the
last W. days are only eight hundred
thousand dollars.
The House military Committee have
authorized General Schenck to report his
equalization bounty bill, with an amend
ment allowing soldiers who have lost their
discharge papers to prove their identity,
and thus secure their claims.
Gen. Ashley YVES before the Judiciary
Committee to-day, TO testify as to his
knowledge of the crimes and misdemean-
ors of the President. The Committee
have placed injunctions of secrecy upon
their operations; consequently but little
knowledge of their testimony will get out
before the committee are ready to report.
The action of the House this afternoon
on the Nebraska bill, shows that the meas
ure will not pass that body so hastily as
its friends hoped when it came up.
Chairman Ashley, of the Territorial
Committee, said his Committee, with one
exception, Mr.. Cooper of Tennessee, was
favorable to it, and he therefore, in ODE
dience TO his instructions, would call the
previous question. A scene of the utmost
disorder and confusion at once ensued.-
Finally, seeing that the temper of the
House was a~ntagonistic to his wishes and
purposes, Mr.. Ashley moved and carried
an adjournment.
The bill will come up in the morning
as unfinished business
A long step towards a full recognition
of the rights of all men was made by Con-
gress this afternoon at n o'clock. Mr.
Wade called up in the Senate a bill
amending the organic acts of the several
territories, and offered his substitute, which
was adopted. 1t declares that henceforth,
in n territory now organized or hereaf-
ter to be organized, there shall be no de-
NAL of the elective franchise on account
of race or color, or previous condition of
slavery, and all territorial laws in con-
fict with this act are hereby declared null
and void.
The bill was at once put on its passage,
without debate and carried by "A % 8.
As o as it could be enrolled, 1t was
sent to the House. 1t lay on the speakers
table half an hour and was then taken up,
and under operation of the previous ques-
ton passed, without debate, by 1O4 to So
The bill was at once engrossed, and IN
about two hours and q half from the time
of its introduction into the Senate 1t had
passed both Houses, received the sigma
lures of the Speaker and Vice President
and was ready to go to the White House
II is not supposed that the President Will
veto it, though every Democratic membar
of Congress voted against its passage.
WASHINGTON, January IL.
The proceedings of Congress were OF
very little interest to-day. The House was
engaged for over two hours with private
bill and then went on the Civil Appro-
p~riation bill.
The Senate spent the whole day on the
bill regula ting the Presidents power OF
removal and appointment, but reached no
conclusion. The bill was variously amen1-
ed and then ordered printed for further
consideration
WAsHINaToN, January y
The Supreme Court is expected TO rem
der its decision in the test oath cases to-
morrow morning. The general drift Is
we'll known in advance, but there Is new
ertheless much desire to hear 1t IN full,
and the court room will probably be
crowded.
The President a few days since express
ed himself as follows regarding impeaeh-
ment: That charges could not be tound
against him without perjury that II i'm,
neaehed he would see what means he had
of resistance, and if he should be finally
washed over board, he would not be the
first good man who had met with such a
fate.
Senator Doolittle, in conversation late
" declared that he considered the sltua-
ton an exceedingly grave one, n that
in his opinion we were rapidly approach
Jig another revolution.
L. S. Morton has been appointed Asses
sor of the 18th Ohio District.