The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-01-23

the Territorial Gpvernmentavithin thirty
days after the passOge.of this actIto act
upon the condition submitted herein.
Mr.. Boutwell, spoke in support Of his
amendment. Tho debate was continued
by Messrs. Hale, LeB Blond, Maynard, De.
lpno, Farnsworth, Higbee, .KelIys Allison,
Hill, Stevens, Raymond, Wilson, Bing-
ham, Ashley and Davisl ,.,a an
The discussion was limited to the ques-
ton whoiher N6braskn should Bci-rdmits.
ted as a State, and also to the practical.
effect of the condition imposed in the third
section. r.
Mr.. Boutwell's amendment was adopt
ed by vote of 81 against 70 '''
Bill passed by l03 against S.. q
A bill for the admission of Colorado
came up, with the same amendment as
above, and was adopted, on motion Of Mr.
Ashley, by vote Of so to 60, and the
bill passed by 90 against 60. fa5
Mr.. Kelly presented petition of 2, All
citizens of Richm ond, Va, for the ap.
pointment Of Provisional Governor nam
ing Judge Underwood. Referred to Com.
mittee on Reconstruction. q
SENATE Kednesddy.--The bill to ad
NIT Nebraska, as amended by the House,
was taken up. q .I s
Mr., Wade moved concurrence therein.
Mr.. Edmunds-The Senate now can
concur that either Congress had the right
to impose conditions Of universal suffrage,
or that it must oe left to the people Of the
Territory for decision. There was no
middle ground. Ai'a
| When the morning hour expired, and
the regular order Of business was tronsac.
ted, the bill to regulate the tenure Of Of
Gce was called for. ..''
On motion of Mr.. Wade, the regular
order Of business was suspended. The
House amendment was then concurred
in. % against Ia. The nays are Buck.
alew, COwan, Dixon, Doolittle, Edmunds,
Foster, Harris, Hendricks, johnson, Nor.
ton, Nesmith, Patterson, Riddle and
Salisbury.
The bill to admit Colorado was taken
up, the House amendment concurred in,
and the bill goes to the President, who
will probably veto it.
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported resolution
similar to that in the House on MondSy,
relative to the Coolie trade, which passed
unanimously. ECO
The bill to regulate the tenure of Office
was called up. The question was Oh
Sumner's amendment, Mr.. Oowan said
that the whole number of removals by the
President was four hundred and forty. six,
of WHICH three hundred and Gfty-seven
have been seat to the Senate and acted
upon. No man has been removed who
has refrained from improper and disre
spectful language toward the President
in the last campaign.
Without action the Senate adj Jurned.
HoUsE-Mr Spaalding asked leave tc
offer resolution that the Committee or
Judiciary report to the House an opinion
in writing respecting the necessity Of OBJ
; tanning any further sanction Of the Con
stitulional amendment than three. fourth
Of the States actually represented in Con
gress. t et-tqsA azd ~
Mr. Fiuck objected, and the resolution
was net received. ..... ....-
! The House considered Mr. Stevens bi
! for the reconstruction of tie rebel State
Mr.. Paine spoke at length in oppositio
thereto. He denounced the present Stat
Q governments as piratical, governments
}, which to this time had feasted on souls {
D Andrew johnson and his Northern an
!. Southern satellites, but would hence
= forth rest on the soul Of the rash youn
gentleman from Pennsylvania. al
Il Mr. Stevens said it would really seer
D as if he (Stevehs) had some time longe
for the Presidential bread and butter.
IS After further discussion by Bingham
n and others, the House adjourncd. .T'
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