The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-16

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| Nr HowF. at the request Of MIR. Edmunds,
! wifhdrew his amendment.
| NY HFNBRrCKs Qnd) renewed an amend
| r,ont offered by him yesterday 70 strike out the
intieT oert of the third section. Disagreed TO-
| Mir SUMNER tMass) offered an amendment as
additional secon CSS Nv tb eo or agents
! department whose salary or compensation, de-
rived from fees or oiherwise' , exceeds SlOOo an
and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
! and the terms OF all such officers appointed
! since the first of july 1866, shall expire on the
! last day OF February, 1867.
Mr., EDMgNDs lyt2 hoped this amendment
! would not be adopted. IL would destroy the
symmetry of the bill and might endanger it
| by encun bering it.
| german, and hoped it would be adopted. The
| President had proclaimed his intention to kick
men out of office. 1t was the duty of Congress
| TO protect the men thus threatened.
Mr.. CRAGIS IN. H. spoke against Mr.. sum
officers whom IL was not desirable to send to
the Senate to cumber up the business of that
Mr., FEssENDEN Odaine) had doubts Of the
propriety of this amendment His experience
was that long-continued practice Of the Go
vernment ought not TO be set aside on the spur
of the moment. He Concurred with Mr.. Cragin
in the views he had expressed to the inn
propriety of cumbering the business of the
Senate with such combinations as would come
under this amendment. In the city OF New
York alone there were hundreds Of such officers.
There were custom house officers and assistant
revenue assessors. On the general subject Of
the bill Mr.. Fessenden expressed himself in
favor OF doing Just as much as was necessary,
and no more He believed the bill, as it stood,
would accomplish that
Mr.. SUMNER replied to Mr.. Fessenden's objec-
tions to his amendment
Mr., SALISBURY (Del.). offered resolution,
under discussion, calling upon the heads of de-
partments for list of removals from Office from
March 4, 1861, TO March 4, lS65, with the causes
of their removals, &c.
Objected to and goes over.
Pending the consideration of the bill and
amendments, the Senate adjourned
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Dopnelly (Minn.l, on leave, introduced bill
10 provide Tor the construction OF q gOnrOad for
military and postal purposes from Fort Abercrom-
bic, in DakOtan Territory, to Fort Benton, IN Mon.
tana Territory giving four sections of public land
per mile, and providing for the construction OF a
wagon road with proper bridges, suitable for emil
grant travel Referred to the Committee on Terri
On motion of Mr. Hubbard Comm J. the Com.
mltee on Appropriations was directed to inquire
INTO the eXpedlency OF reporting an appropriate on
for the lurchase or construction OF sutab BILE build
lngs IN Bridgeport, Conn, for The accommodation
Treasury was dir ected to furnish full copies OF all
the rules and regulations adopted in reference to
the export of artc es or American manufactures,
and the allowance OF drawbacks thereon.
On motion OF Mr.. Cook I'm J, the Joint Committee
on Retrenchment was directed to INQUIRE WhV, IN
the present stringent condition OF the New York
money market, the current balance in the New York
increase, OF any part of it, has arisen from the sale
of gold; whether any agent of the Department or
any officer Of the Government has, within the last
thirty days, loaned gold belonging to the Govern
ment to any person or persons any institution,
and il so, to whom, for what purpose, on what Sc
curlty and to what amount.
Mr., Ward IN. Y asked leave to offer the follow.
ing:- ... ...
Whereds By the Constitution and the laws of the
State OF Maryland, persons who were disoyal to the
Government of the United States, or gave aid and
encouragement to the recent Rebellion are deprived
OF the elective franchise; and whereas it is alleged
that at the last election in the State of Maryland
sae d Voe op be 10 ne as aGe
Congress, and officers; and whereas it is further
alleged thar armed forces of the United States were
ordered by Feuera auth orIty to- and did cooperate
with the Executive of the State of Maryland and
| others who were engaged with them in overriding
the Constitution and laws aforesaid and in receiving
the votes OF Rebels and persons disqualified afore
] said, and whereby loyal and qualified voters of
Maryland were deferred from the free exercise of
| the elective franchise and from resisting and ple
venting the violation OF the Constitution and laws
ResoIved, That the Committee of Elections shall
| inquire into and report whether the Constitution
and laws have been violated as aforesaid, or
whether the President or any one under his COM
| mand, has In any manner ineFtered with the said
election, or has in any way used or threatened to
to the said elections and If whe her it was upon
the requisition of the Governor of Maryland, and
the Committee shall have power to send for persons
and papers.
Objection was made, and the resolution was not
! received.
ON motion of Mr.. Washburne Ill) the Select
Committee on the murder OF United states soldiers
IN North Carolina was extended to inquire INTO the
facts connected with the murder of Captain Mon
gomery, an officer of the United States, by Con-
iederate soldiers under command of George ".
| Chiffon, now seeking admission as member of the
House; Montgomery having been kidnapped in
| Matam Oras, carried over the Rio Grande and
hanged and his head and right arm cut Off, and
sent to his former home in Texas as trophies.
Mr. Randall pa asked leave to offer a resolution
for the pay ment of Alexander Ii. Coffroth, late O
member from Pennsylvania, the amount OF increased
compensation from the commencement OF TINS Con-
gTess TO the period when he ceased TO be member
Mr.. Koontz PA. } objected, and the resolution was
not received.
The bill for the admission of Nebraska as State state
of the Union was taken up as the unfinished bus
ness OF yesterday.
Mr. boutwell, moved to reconsider the vote
seconding the previous question. -
Mr.. Ashley moved TO lay the motion to reconsider
ON the table. Negatived-yeas, 81; nays, ~
The House then refused to second the previous
question. -
Mr.. BOUTWELL, moved to amend the bill by
adding to the third section, known as the Ed
munds' amendment, as follows:-
i"And upon the further fundamen tai condition
that the Legislature Of said State, by solemn
act, shall declare the assent of said State to tht
+ said fundamental condition. and sh all transmi
TO the President of the United States an au
f | thentic copy Of said act, upon receipt whereof
= the President, by proclamation, shall forthwith
announce the fact. Whereupon the said tunda
mental condition shall be held as part of tn
organic law of the State; and thereupon, AM
@ without any further proceeding on the part c
Is Congress, the admission of said State into tn
UnionLshall be considered complete, said stat
o Legislature shall be convened by the Territoria
L Government within thirty days after the pas
sage Of this act, TO act upon the condition sub
@ mitted herein.
o Mr. boutwell, spoke in support of his amend
r. ment
e LIE Blond Maynard, Delano, Farnsworth, His
o Highly, Kelley, Allison, Hill, stevens, Ray
d mond Wilson. Bingham, Ashley and Davis.
Il The discussion was limited closely to tn
question, whether Nebraska should be admitte
n as a state, while the colored population wer
by her Constitution, deprived OF the elecuN
IS franchises; ana also as 10 tne PFaGIicai etieo.