Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-08
XXXLXth Congressional Session.
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SENATE. ~

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The bill prohibiting certain moneys be-
ing paid out until the reports approved by
Congress was passed.
Mr.. CATTELL introduced resolu-
tion directing the Commissioner OF Agri-
culture to prepare cereal productions of the
several States for the Paris exposition.
Passed. \. ltt triE.y IllIJ4U j "A
Mr.. HOWARD reported back the reso-
luton withjDformation touching the cost
of the Northern Pacific railroad. '}
Mr.. WILLIAMS introduced resolution
prohibiting passenger vessels going to sea
after being in use a certain number of
years, -
A message from the President returning
the Suffrage bill was read. III
Mr.. .SAULSBURYymove its postpone
menJ. Cries of dissent. The motion was
put and lost. ~
Mr.. MORRILL, hoped the Senate would
act Immediately. He, said the District be-
longed to the United States. There was no
local government here, no Legislature, mo
representative BODY. Antagonsm between
races need not be. apprehended.
Mr.. SHERMAN denied there was any
invasion of the rights of white people. He
believed this was the time and place for
the experimental of intelligent qualifications.
lie desired to see negro suffrage extended
In Ohio and other States.
MIR. COWAN wanted to know II the peo-
pie of this District had nothing to do with
the question. who had? Have, they no
rights? He portrayed antagOnism between
races as the result of the bill. ---. -
Mr.. WILLIAMS called attention to the
letter Of the President to Gov. Sharkey adj
vocating negro suffrage in 1865. ~,
Mr.. JOHNSON denied the right of Con-
gress to pass such measure. He said he
believed it would have been much better
had the President omitted altogether that
part relating to the abuse of legislative
powers. There was no abuse of legislative
power in this bill, whatever might be said
of its wisdom and expediency.
Mr.. DOOLlTpLE denied that the ques-
tion of universal suffrage had been decided
| by the people at the late elections. -l
The question was taken-yeas 20, nays
10. Nays as follows: . 80 81 - F..
Messrs. COwan, Dixon, Dolittle, Foster,
Hendrit ks, johnson, Nesmith, Norton, Pat
terson and Van Winkle--l0.
Absent and not yoting-Messrs. Brown,
Buckalew, Davis, Guthrie, Harris, McDou-
gal, Nye, Pomeroy, Riddle, Salisbury,
Sprague, Wilson and Yates-13.
The hill having received two thirds
vote was passed and goes to the House.
Mr.. FESSENDEN introduced bill to
enable the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury to sign warrants for public
money. ~.
Mr.. MORRILL, introduced bill to pro-
tect the rights of married women in the
District. 1t provides that females owning
property at marriage shall ot-be sub
ject to the disposal of the husband, or LA
BILE for his debts, but remain her property
as though single, the same provisions ap-
| plying to females now married. 1t also
permits inheritance and convPyance of
| property, authorizes contracts, stock hold
ing and patents and wills by married wo-
men, exempts $1,000 and household furni-
ture from sale and execution. Referred to
committee on Districto of Columbia.
Mr.. CRESSWELL presented bill to
amend the copyright law, providing that
all books and other py-righted matte
can be sent to the Congressional Library
and must be sent within one month from
publication. =
Mr.. CHANDLER offered a resolution
authorizing the Secretaryyof War. to i'm
prove harbors on western lakes to accom-
modate vessels drawing IA feet of water
Referred. rr.....-r -7
Mr.. MORRILL, offered a resolution re-
guessing the President to furnish CORES
pOndence concerning the recent migration
of citizens to the Dominions of the Sub
lime Porte, for settling and acquiring prop
erty there. ra i- N7 BIO. .-l
Mr.. WADE called up the Nebraska bill
Mr.. HOWE made speech in favor of il
and the right of suffrage to the colored
race. t-li.- d. .. -
The question was upon an amendment
that the act shall take effect only upon the
fundamental condition that there shall bC
no distinction in civil or political rights
| among the inhabitants of Nebraska on ac.
count of color and that the legislature O.
that State agree to said condition before
admission of the State.
The above was disagreed to.
The Senate ut 500 adjourned.