The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-01-25
Congress.

Congress.
After the proceedings already given
for Jan. Is, the House proceeded to
the consideration of the bill for the
admission OF Nebraska, and on mo-
ton Of Mr. Stevens the House recon
sidered the vote ordering the previ-
GUS question, ind Mr. Boutwell, then
moved to amend by striking ont the
Edmunds amendment, and requiring
the consent of the people of Nebraska
to the condition of that amendment
before the territory can be admitted
as a State This was adopted, 81 to
so, and the bill, thus amended, was
passed, 1903 to 81 The Colorado bill
was then amended in like manner
and passed. 80 to So,
In the Senate, Jan. 10, the bill to
admit Nebraska was taken up, the
question being on the amendment Of
the House that the act of admission
shall take effect only on the funda-
mental condition that the Legislature
Of the State shall agree to the aboli-
ton Of of all distinctions on account
Of color Debate ensued
The House amendment was then
concurred in, IS to a.
The bill to admit Colorado was then
taken up, and the House amendment,
which is similar to that put on the
Nebraska bill, was adopted 27 to -
SO the bill goes to the President
In the Senate, Jan. II, Mr. Ramsey
reported the House bill fixing salaries
of post ronte agents at not lie than
nine nor more than twelve hundred
dollars
After some debate the bill vas
passed
Mr. Morrill,, from the Committee on
the District of Columbia, reported "a
bill to prevent illegal voting in the
district, with amendments.
Mr. Doollttle of Wisconsin said that
at some future time he expected to
prove that the policy of the admins
tration was the policy of Mr.. Lincoln,
and from which the republican party
had departed. Mr. Howe of Wis, re-
piled that the gentleman (Doolittle)
has spent considerable time trying to
show that, but thus far the people had
failed to see it. Mr.. Doolittle said he
could demonstrate it from his CO.
leagues own speech on the question
of admitting Arkansas to representa-
ton.
MIR. Sumner, in the course of the de-
bate, said he thought it the duty of
Congress to protect the loyal people
of thd country against the President
of the United States, and added:
" There was no such duty on our
predecessors in this chamber, because
there was no President of the United
States who had become an enemy to
his country" Mr. Dooittle said that
such language should not be used
toward an executive. The chair de-
cided that the words did not 90 be-
You'd the usual license of debate. Mr..
Doolittle appealed from this ruling
and the appeal was laid on the table
by vote of 80 to 10 Adjourned,
In the Senate, Jan. IS, the bill to
regulate the tenure of office was
called up, the question being on Mr.
Summers amendment.
MIR. Sumner spoke at length in ia
vor of the amendment.
Mr.. Sumner said it is now little
more than year ago since l felt it
my duty to characterize a message of
the Presidents as withdrawing. -
The message represented the condi-
tons of things in the rebel States as
fair and promising when the evidence
was the other way. OF course the eyi.
dence was whitewashing, and this was
a mild term for such a document and
you do not forget how Senator's. bor-
ror-struck at this plainness, leaped
forward TO yindicate the President
yesterday some of these Senator's
again leaped forward TO the same task
Time has shown that I was RIGHT ON
the former occasion If anybodv
doubts that | was right Yesterday +
commend him to time and he will not
have to wait long. In holding up An
drew johnson to judgment do not
allude TO his open exposure Of himself
in q state of bestial intoxication while
he was taking his oath of office, nor do
allude to the maudlin speeches by
which he has disgraced the country
as 1t was never before degraded nor
do | harken to any reports of pardons
sold or of personal corruption, but
there IS another cause which is ample.