The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-04-16

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rRrDAY.: -: .rRlL ,s. 1853.
THE NEW RECONSTRUCTION BILL.
This important measure was pass
ed by both Houses of Congress rre-
v;ous to adjournment. 1t gives the
President power TO order an election
in either of the reconstructed States.
1t further declares that each OF these
States shall ratify the 18th amend
ment before they shall be admitted
to representation. The bill was
taken up in the Senate on the 9th as
soon as the session begun, and was
passed at quarter past three by
vote of 43 9. The only Senatorial
amendment made was that offered by
Mr.. Morton, which prevailed by 30
to 90, Republicans, in opposition
being Anthony, Foreman, Conkiing,
Edmunds, Fessenden, Ferry, Patter
son, Thayer, Sprague, Trumbull and
Wiley, though these all voted for the
bill on its passage. The three hours
we're mostly occupied By Democrats
in repeating old speeches and State
rights arguments, in which nobody
on the floor or in the galleries had
the least interest. The bill came
ND in the House at half past nine OF
the evening session, and the Demo
Gratis. who don't at all like the Nor
ton section, Immediately began fill
clustering under the lead of Wood
ward and Eldridge. They succeeded
in delaying action long enough to
get two calls of the yeas and nays,
and then Mr.. Butler took q short
turn on them by moving to suspend
sill rules and come to direct vote.
This was carried, and the Senate
amendments were then agreed to,
and the bill finally passed by yeas
IO7, nays 27-all the Democrats
voting in the negative. 1t is worth
nothing, in this connection, that the
action of Congress on this measure
gives the best possible proof of the
harmony between that body and the
President. Here were the two Hous-
es wrangling all Winter about the
reconstruction question, and utterly
unable to agree upon anything. The
President sends In his brief message,
suggesting a way for cutting the
Gordian knot, and in two days Con-
gress disposes of the whole matter
by putting it in his hands and giving
him power to order an election in
each of the unreconstructed States
at his pleasure. This settles the
subject, and except as it may possi-
bly, arise In regard to Georgia, the
country is not likely to hear much
more of the reconstruction question.
It NAV be added that the President
will probably order an election in
Virginia in about six weeks, with a
provision for separate vote ON three
clauses of the new Constitution.
CONGRESS- having adjourned on
Saturday last, the President called
an extra session of the Senate, com
mencing last Monday. AS there is
considerable business demanding the
attention of the Senate, it Is probable
the extra session will continue az
least fortnight. Besides the nom
nations which are to be made, CON
sisting of several hundred, and all of
which will require more or less time,
there are thirteen foreign treaties 10
be considered, among which are the
Alabama and other claims treaties,
the treaty for the purchase of the
Danish islands (St. Thomas and st.
Johns, J the Darien treaty, the En-
glish naturalization treaty, the Sand
wich Island reciprocity treaty, and
the Belgium trademark treaty
Some of these treaties will have to
be ratified at the present session OF
the Senate, or they become void,
among which are the Danish treaty,
which expires in October, 1859, un-
less sooner ratified.
1t Is expected the Alabama treaty |
will be considered at considerable
length. Mr.. Sumner will make an
exhaustive and elaborate argument,
taking strong grounds against rati
flying any treaty with England until
due Acknowledgements and apologies
are made for the action of England
in recognizing the belligerent rights
of the rebels. 1t is said Mr.. Sumner
declared it as his belief that the
Alabama treaty, if submitted to the
Senate in its present shape, would
not get single vote in its favor.
ASHLEY has been confirmed as
Governor of Montana by msjority |
Of one Uose Leading Republican
Senators said some very have hard
things against him in the debate
which preceded his confirmation, and
it is generally conceded that if a
vote had been taken in full Senate,
be would have failed of confirmation.
The time between the termini of
The Union and Central Pacific Rail-
roads is reduced to twenty four hours.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s stages now
make the rout via the north end of
salt Lake.
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