Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-09
XXXIXth Congress -SecOndSeSSiOn
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.

Mr.. WILLIAMS, from the Finance COM
niittee, reported a resolution forappropria-
ting, s 900 to defray the expenses of the
Joint Retrenchment committee. Also a
resolution asking the Presidentif the civil
rights bill has been violated, and what steps
has been taken to punish the offenders.
Mr.. CRAGIN called up the bill in rela-
tion to the appointing power. 1t provides
that the President, with the consent of the
Senate, shall appoint Pension Agents for
the term of tour years, three for each State
and Territory n Iig
Mr.. LANE said one of its objects was to
vacate the offices of men appointed the past
summer by. the Presidents consideration,
Postponed. .1HAH ~
Mr.. Ian q presented memorial from
soldiers and sailors, who complain that
they are being dismissed to make place for
men who plotted against the nation during
thewar. Referred EICr 1r wT Er7 2.
Mr.. SHERMAN reported bill repaying
the Winona 81 st. Paul railroad $3,424 over
paid imports. q ~ GTlHEEH
Mr.. HOWARD introduced bill author
izing the payment of the reward offered
for the capture of Jefferson Davis. It is
the same bill introduced last session, and
provides for the payment to 1t. Col. Pritch
ard of $4,000, Captains Hathaway and
II
teen others $555 each, .Adjutant Dickinson
$500, Quartermaster Davis and Commissa-
fy Pugsley $666, Assistant Surgeon Grooms
$555; Sergeant Slivin $272, Hospital Stew
ard Knight, ,$239, Commissary, Sergeant
Dunning 1920, Sergeant Gooding and 9TH
ers of equal rank $228 each, corporals jar
Wis. Dunning and Others of equal rank
$1S7, and privates Hiram Ansch and 9TH
ers $l66. Referred to the committee on
Tie bili to admit Nebraska was taken
up.
Mr.. SUMNER opposed its admission as a
State under the Constitution restricting
suffrage to whites. 81 5.or ala ,.o'insh
Mr.. C0WAN was against the bill.
Mr.. GRIMES explained he would vote
for Mr.. Browns amendment, and if adopted
for the bill, he could not vote for its admis-
sion with negro suffrage, as he doubted
the fate of such question before the Su-
preme Court.
T Mr.. iEDMUNDS maintained the right
that Congress had no right. to admit a
State and exact conditiOns! 3VNjFf3
Mr.. HOWARD denied the right of i'm
posing any fundamental conditions In rela-
! lions to suffrage, or other matter over
Whicht the State has control, dN .t1tf 4M
Mr.. HARDWOOD advocated the passage
of the bill without conditions. II n 8t4A
Mr.. WADE made q long argument, re=.
| peating points already ELECTED.
MR. EDMUNDS replied that there was
nothing in. the Constitution to prevent
| Congress from enforcing equal tights In
the Territories of the United States. zoo
Mr., MORRILL, offered resolution. in
| structing the Secretary of the Senate to
send the District Suffrage bill to the Secre-
tary of State, with the usual certificate of
its passage by a two-thirds vote by each
hSHsei Mr. iokhESsSss%ELh hSSsS spoke in favor d the
| Nebraska bill and amendment. He said he
was a new convert to negro suffrage and
to disiranohise black citizens,
! Mr.. SALISBURY asked If negroes
| voted in Maryland.
Mr.. CRESSWELL said they did in 1910,
and now, that all were tree, the right could
hot be denie them. e oed ohO 7BjunIo0