Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-30

/ WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-At meeting Of
the Senate Finance committee this fore
noon, they resumed consideration of the
gold bill from the House. After brief de-
bate, vote was taken and the bill was re-
jected. Mr.. Vandyke's- statement to the
committee appears to have been very salts
factory.
Money Turned Over TO COIOred
schools.
The Washington City Council, after
long delay, have agreed to pay the trustees
of the cOlOred schools over $4,000, being
the amount due by law for that purpose.
EteOrgaDizatIo Ion-COrrespondence BE.
tween Secretary. SCI ward and Minis-
ter Motley.
| WASHINGTON, Jan, 29.-The committee
on Reconstruction. will enter Immediately
upon the preparation of proper bill re-
organizing Southern States, in view of the
rejection of the constitutional amendment.
Correspondence Between Secretary Sew
ard and Minister Motley, was submitted to
the Senate to-day. Seward wrote Nov. q,
| that he had information that Motley had
said he despised American Democracy and
| loudly proclaimed the English gentleman
was model of human perfection; that the
President had deserted his pledges and
principles, in common with Seward, whose
condition was helplessly degraded. Mot
| ley's denial or confirmation was required.
| He replied at some length. While he has
never concealed his political ideas in favor
ofareerganizipg the .Southybythe eo1stitu-
tional Amendment, the CHARGES made are as
| false as they are contemplate. He con-
cudes by resigning his mission to Venice.
The Veto of the Nebraska
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-The President
to-day returned to the Senate, with his OBJ.
jections, theg bill for the admission, of Me-
braska. Herefers to the fundamental con-
dition precedent, that suffrage shall be
allowed without distinction of race or
color. This condition is not mentioned in
| the enabling act, was not contemplated at
the time of its passage, was not sought by
| the people themselves, has not been applied
| to the inhabitants of any State asking adj
| mission, is in direct conflict with
the Constitution adopted by the peO-
pie, declared in the preamble
to be republican in its form of government,
form that Instrument the exercise of the
elective franchise aud the right to hold
oflicea expressly limited to white citizens
of the United States. Congress thus un-
dertakes to authorize and compel the Leg
islature to change Constitution which it
is declared in the preamble hasreceived the
sanction of the people, anu which by this
bill is accepted, ratified and confirmed by
the Congress of the nation. The President
proceeds TO show that the first and
third sections of the bill exhibit yet fur
ther incongruity. Ii, he says, Congress is
satisfied that Nebraska, at the present time,
possesses sufficient population to entitle
her to full representation in the councils of
the nation, and her people desire a State
Government, good faith would seem to de-
mand that she should be admitted without
further requirements than those expressed
in the enabling act, with all of which it is
asserted in the preamble, her inhabitants
have complied. l-DN
TestlmO Ony ON the New Orleans Riots.
The President in compliance with a res
olution of the House, transmitted to-day
| voluminous documents on, the subject of
! the New Orleans riots in Jhlylast. These
1 include 400, foolscap, pages sof, testi-
| mony taken before the Military Board
convened al the instance Of General Baird,
and consisting of Generals Mower, Quincy,
Gregg and Baldy, together with their re-
| port, in which they condemn the conduct
of Mayor Monroe, and say that butyfOr-the
declaration Of martial law-by Baird aand
the presence of troops, fire aud sbloOdshed
would have ragged through the night ia all
\ the negro quarters in the city, and lives
| and property of Unionists and Northern
mon would have been at the mercy Of the
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