The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-01-10
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up the DlIl endctlng "that tue report OF
the commissioners appointed to make
award Of compensation to loyal owners
OF slaves. etc, "shall report to Congress
instead Of to the President, and no mo
ney shall be paid from the Treasury un-
! der said award until such report shall be
confirmed by Congress- Mr., johnson,
OF Maryland. opposed the Dill. 1t was
finally passed, and goes to the House.
! At 1928 message was received from
| the President returning the Disni:t ,uf
lrage bill, with his objections thereto
/ MIR CressweIl, of Maryland, introduced
Il bill to amend the several "copyright"
acts, which was referred. Mr. Wade
offered resolution, providing Tor deep
eniug the various harbOr improvements
now in course OF construction on the
lakes Mr. Morrill,, Of Vermont, sub
mitted a resolution, calling upon the
President for any official correspondence
on the subject OF an alleged emigration
OF citizens VI the United States to the
domnious Of the Sublime Porte. pend
ing the consideration OF which the IN rn
my hour expired and thev message
OF the President was read Nc. Antho
ny il the chair, stated that question be.
fore the Senate was, Shall IT," bii pass,
the objections OF the PIcsjd cut uotwi;n.
standing? Mr.. Salisbury moved to
print the message. and p"stpo1c until
to day. The motion was lost Mr.
Morrill, took the floor aud reply 10 d" few
points in the message, ar4u'ug nat the
question Of suffrage did not hyiong TO
the people OF the District Interested, Mi.
!, Sherman followed III the same rain
Mr., Cowan. in reply to Mir. >iorrii,
asked if the peopl OF the District had
nothing to do with the question:, who
had The people Of Maine. or oi Ohio
lie contended that the peopir ct the
t District had rights, and TO deny them
the right OF seli-goverumcut was 10 app
ply the axe to the root OF the tree Of civ
Il liberty. Mr.. johnson, of Maryland
discussed the right OF Congress to pass
such a measure. Mr.. Doolittlc denied
as was stated in the debate, that nniver'
sal negro suffrage was the issue in the
late canvass, or that the people had de-
cioed in favor of this bill. The ques'
I ton was then taken on the passage O
the bill over the veto, and resulted; =
n yeas; 10 nays. So the bill, receiving q
two~thirds vote, was passed and goes tC
the House. The bill to admit Nebras
D ia was called up, the pending question
being upon the amendment making tht
i condition that there shall be no dlstlnc
tion in the civil and political right
among the inhabitants un account OF col
or, which was disagreed to. and the Sen
ate ut 500 adjourned.
- HOUSE.
: In the House, immediately affer thu
:. Journal was read, the Speaker procccde,
to call the States for bills and resolutions
under which Numerous private bill
:. were offered and referred. During tn
cali, MIR. Loan, of Missouri, threw
bomb shell into the Radical camp in th
Of shape of resolution directly calling 10
r. the heimpeachmentu Of the President, whic
upset heir late caucus arrangement
and considerably disturbed their equ;
y nimjty. \ lively time enSucd in the
: endcarors, by parliamentary devices,
yet rid OF the Troublesome castome
IN aud by >uaining point 1t was rcterTc
II. to the Reconstruction Committee. In
trouble was hardly rver wnen MIR. re
h 50 renewed the re,olntiOu, with some {
-, the utjec tiunnble features removed, al
another eXciting scene occurred. ~
morning hour expired, however, in ii
a. midst OF it, and relieving the anXiO'
parties by sending the resolution owe
Mr. Ashley, Of Ohio, then rose, aud Sc
rs. to the Speakers desk charges aud SPc
he iGcations iwpeaching Andrew Johnso
President OF the United States, Of hig
crimes and misdeu.conors, with resoi
Vt ton referring the sane 10 the iudlc'l
Oh Committee for investigation. lie move
the previous question. Mr. Spaldil
" (Kudical,) of Ohio, moved TO lay &
as resolution on the table. Negati
rk od-yeas 81, nays l05 The previo
question was taen seconded. aad tt
IN main question, Shall the resolution pas
- ordered, when Mr.. ilnnbeIl, of On
~ moved to reconsider fie vutc by viii
the main question VS. ordered. \
ro' Stevens moved 10 lay the latter mott
ut on the table. CanieG-;eas, 96, IA,
Il. The question t3en recurring
, tine adoptiOu Of the resolution. II was CT