Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Various petit
lions were presented, including one from
the citizens Of Detroit, against the reduc-
ton of the currency; one from the loyal
citizens Of North Carolina, asking for the
passage Of Mr.. Stevens bill for the recon-
struction Of that State
a memorial from the Oregon Legislature
for the establishment Of a branch line, was
presented and tabled.
The bill to admit Nebraska, as amended
by the House, was taken up.
Mr.. Wade moved Z concurrence therefor.
Mr.. Edmunds-The Senate non-concGT.
Either Congress had right to impose con
ditions Of universal suffrage, or it must be
left TO the people Of the territory for their
decision. There was no middle ground.
NJ. johnson expressed his agreement
with Mr. Edmunds.
Mr.. Hendricks was opposed to all the
conditions mentioned, but if any were to
be imposed they should be left to the peO-
pie Of the State to comply with.
The question was further discussed by
Messrs. Henderson, Morrill,, and others,
when the morning hour expired.
A bill TO regulate the the tenure Of Office
was called for
On motion of Mr.. Wade, the regular
order was suspended by vote Of "A to II.
Mr.. Hendricks offered, as a substitute
for the House amendment, what was known
as the Brown amendment. Disagreed to,
! against 81.
The House amendment was then con-
Cured in by % against A.
The nays are Buckalew, Cowan, Dixon,
| Doolittle, Edmunds, Foster, Harris, Hend
/ ricks, johnson, Nesmith, Norton, Patter
son, Riddle and Salisbury.
The bill to admit Colorado was taken up
and the House amendment concurred in,
and bill goes 70 the President
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on the
! District of Columbia reported a bill to
protect the rights Of married women in the
| District, with amendment substituting
new bill, changing, to some extent, proyi-
sions Of the original measure OF last week.
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, introduced a resolution
similar to the one introduced in the House
! on Monday, relative to the coolie trade,
which was passed unanimously.
Mr.. Conness introduced a resolution
authorizing the ocean mail service from
San Francisco to Portland, Oregon, in con-
tinuation of service from New York for
Panama at cost not to exceed 81, 900 an
nually.
Mr.. Grimes introduced bill to amend
certain acts in reference to the navy,
making certain changes in the regulations
as to rank, in conformity to acts already
passed, repeating the law requiring that
cadet engineers shall be under eighteen
years when appointed, and been employed
two years in the fabrication Of steam ma.
chinery; authorizing payment to enlisted
persons who served in the navy or marine
corps for twenty years without misconduct
when discharged for age, infrmity or disa-
bilitv. in lieu of a home in the Phi.adel-
phia Naval Asylum, a sum equal to hal
the amount Of their rating. The bill was
referred to the Naval Committee.
Mr.. Howard moved to take up his resO
luton of enquiry by foreign committee into
Mexican affairs.
Mr.. Williams hoped that the Senate
would consider in regular order the bill tC
regulate the tenure of office.
Mr.. Sumner had no objections to pas
any of Mr.. Towards resolutions, provided
it was amended 80 as to leave 1t to thu
discretion of a committee to report If eX
pedient. He believed the enquiry wal
, altogether unnecessary, as there was every
evidence that the French troops were now
leaving Mexico. He had no official intor
nation fthe fact.
Mr.. Howard did not believe all these
, rumors about the departure of French
troops, at any rate he would like to have {
report from the committee.
Mr.. Towards motion was disagreed to
Mr.. Fessenden announced that he would
call up thetariff bill Monday, and expected
TO keep it before the Senate until disposed OF
The bill to regulate the tenure Of olic,
was taken up. The question was on Mr.
f Summers amendment, which was discussed
at some length by Messrs. Howe, Sumner
, Fessenden, and others.
Mr.. Cowan said the whole number of re
movals by the President was four hundred
and forty-six, Of which three hundred anC
: fifty-seven have been sent to the Senate au'
acted upon. No men have been removed
who refrained from improper and disre
spectiul language towards the President l.
the last campaign.
Mr.. Sumner said he could not think OF
single prominent officer Of the government
in his State, who had been removed for pc
liticaI purposes without action.
| Adjourned.