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III. D- II ATI I AWAY,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
KrOIHce corner Muia
t-r7.
street and Levee, coiid
Terms: Weekly, $2.50 per
Daily $1 per month.
annum
Kates of 1 ifrertising.
Cue 'jiiar (.j.are of tea line-) o-ie insertion, tl -SO
Eac., iaoeiiienl inerti'u - - IO
Profit nl curds not exceeding nix lio.es 10 0
One quarter column or lea-, p..-r mmnm 3." im
six in..rjrn 2H to
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On half column twelve months Co ()i
" nix months 3. lid
" tl.tee mmths 20 no
Out roljran twelve month - litii 0
fix i-ionthi ... 6-l.iK)
three in-nthl - -85 00
ill transient adverti-ements mut be paid for in
a-trance.
- We are pn pared to do al! kin.N r.f Job Work
i -hurt notice, and m a style that wi.l K-v sail
f-lir.n.
S.i ui ,11. dirt pinaii,
ATTORN KY A T L A W,
J"7..i' TTSitoCTII. Sf.BUASKA.
13" Office ia In C -Lrt-lioii- n..2Sdw
ATl'OHNJiY AT LAW
AMU
Solicitor ia Chancery.
Ej-Ofhce wuu 1. M. Mrquett,
th" Courl-
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II. It LIVINRSTON, M. D.
Physician and burgeon
Te"Jri his urofct-sional serv ic 5 to the citizens of
Cai rr.'lniy.
r Ke-i-lence In Frank Whit' h ue, corner of
Oa ami ,S':xih -ti' -i; nrticeon M liii Htfett, oppo
site C'our: House, I'l iU-iim.U'Ii, .elTJ'-a.
WILLITT POTTEIJGER-
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1'LATTSMOUTII - - NEBRASKA.
J. N. vMSE.
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f. . A. I.r.vnw-.'th Kvn:-; II- " J. ' Buibm.k,
1-t: A't r-ol Nel.'j.-Ua. My, N.b; Hon. T. M.
l"aii-m -uili Xel. .t:.,l H K LivinK-lun,
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A"v; flu'n Ne'tletoii, So HI HimiIwhv, New
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V. li!-lrr. N. V.. Prof, lieui.v Ai ling aie. ' Ilariford
0 ilvernity," N . Y. oc25
. II. mOLIR, E. C. LEWIS
I. II. Whcrlrr & C o.,
Real Estate Agents,
Commissioners of Deeds
AND
Fire and Life Ins, Ag'ts,
put rsMoirrif, y. r.
Collections prorrptly attended to. and tmicr-els re
n td at current rat-n of fxcbanpf. Taxes paid in
. 'ii and X-nrd-ta iot i.oo reidei,ts. ! itlr
d invtii: -I. Moury loan-i on Keal Ktaie
(tciir.liM. Lind Vruc b-calt-'.
CLAIM AGENTS.
P ZnX forcolirt'on of clmia :iir;ii:Pt iioverninen
I i hoM em. their il.w aui tui-.ui Urn h. Antnt
t i the pu'ch-r ai.d mle of L-u ls a:nJ iSnj griper
it, LeaMiiij jf Tenement.
ni.ii:iii:sci:s:
Tlon. S. II. Klbett, U;Dve Ciiy. C. T.
lleara K-un'Te Hrov. mali. Neb.
" SIC'ann & M- tealf, N'ebrr.a City.
G. K. I lilry. Si Lcui. Mis-ouii.
Or. Pin Lewis. II.M.IU, M -:icbuelta.
H W Pttmarr Cl.ic. .. ll muu.
M SI il-.FUI. Cinrin .iti. Ohio.
Toovla A il iima. Plait-iiminli Neb-aska.
L H Pii-b, 1 hrr Kiver Michigan.
Hon K rlln , ItiiHimli l-l, v i-,-oiif.ii.
Hon r Jl M iqueit, Piail-mouMi, Nebraska.
I. Lewie, A'to nev at Ijiw, Hun.ito, New York.
Carter, Ha5 y & Carl, Lies Aloiue-, Iowa.
u3 diwtf
nca. a. tootle.
t. K. HiXJl, j. b cum
Tootle, Hanna & Clark.
BANKERS,
Dealers ia
Cold Duf Gold and Silver
Coin. Exehaiiffc. U S.
and other Stocks-
DEPOSITS RKCEIVICD,
and special attention given to Collections
PLATTSMOTJTII, N. T.
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Il&:.aOLISATIC Ml'LIJ.
The fallowing from the JWws, whose
editor has aLt-d the people of Nebras
ka to make hin Governor arjd send him
to Congress, ia a fair specimen of the
manner in wind) the leaders of that
patiy attempt to convince people that
ihey are right. The writer of the fol
lowing is the leader of the copperhead
party of Nebraska; and we hope every
Democrat n Cass county will read it :
"Ruck B ufls Chapiu has been made
Speaker of the IIou?e of Represent
lives. He is an exce'lent specimen of
a mou-ing radical. lie is ine origina
lor of ill Rock BInfTs swindle. Hi
ha intellect like a bed bug. He spells
Sumner wiih two large S S God. wiih
a Miiaw l, "ioval, law yai. "tiu inri-r,
with a little k. lie is a perfect imper
ona-un or tne rottenness ignorance
and Muriditv of Cass county radical-
m."
When one lakes into conideretion
ihe factihnt Mr. Chapiu is a man whom
Ins bitterest political enemies in Cass
county ever s-peak of wiih respect, and
whose capabilities are doubled Ly none,
the above seems far-fetched and su
prtmely riJicuious, especially as it
comes from a man who a-pires to be
great and who is. or has been, acired
ned the leader of his party in Nc-brask.t.
Again, from the fame paper, we
ouo'.e :
The Speaker of the lower IIoue,
some one Mys, would not iitak a re-
j'eciable looking bull whacker.
Thus showing the writer's utier ci n-
ten;pi for the good a man may pushes.
iiid baling Misjudgement of him in ac-
"
accordance wi'.a ins outwara appear
(; evidently despising the man who
labors for his 'iving iustead of gaining
it by political chicanery. Mr. Chapiu
Joes labor for his livelihood, and we
presume he does not count it a disgrace;
we know the party that elecied him
does not. V. hen Morton cannot find
any Letter Dccu-a:ibn ogains,i a man
than tha ab. he Lad be tier turn in to
lai-iii
praising nun that woujj Kill mm
quicker. Chapin's ability, honesty and
uprightnej?, are too well known ai4d
re.-pected to be nfTrCted by any attempt
ed rlander from the pen of Morton, and
the Democrats of Cass county are not
o mucn under .Morion s control as u
yet le'ieve lhai honrsl labor is any
disgrace to a man.
tiii: surruAGE.
On the 10th inst.. Mr. Wade called
up in the Senate a bill amending the
organ.c acts of the Several Territories,
and offered his substitute. Messrs.
Howard and Williams suggested some
verbil changes, and the .-ubsutuie was
then adopted without a division. Il is
in ona short sec i- n, which declares
thai henceforth in Territories, now or
ganized or hereafter to be organized,
there shall be no denial of the elective
franchise on account of race or color
or previous condition of slavery, and
all terri orial laws in coufiLt awith
with this act are hereby declared null
and void.
The bill was at once put upon its
passage,-without debate, and carried
by 21 to S. Vice President Foster
voted for it. Messrs Dixon and Doo
liitle did not vote at all. The nays
were Buckalew, Hendricks, Johnson,
Norton, Patterson, Biddle, Snulsbury
and Van Winkle. A- soon as it could
be enrolled it was sent to the House.
It lay on the Speaker's table half an
hour; was taken up, and, under opera
lion of the previous question, passed
without delate by 101 to 33. The bill
was at once engrossed, and in about
two hours and a half from the time of
it introduction into ihe Senate it had
passed both Houses, received the sig
nature of the Speaker and Vice Presi
dent and was ready to go to the White
House. Ii is not supposed that the
President will veto it, though every
Democratic member of Congress voted
against its passage.
This virtually ett!es ihe question of
Miffrage in Nebraska while she remains
a Territory, and our Legislature will
take notice thai it becomes necessary
to repeal all laws of Nebraska making
distinctions on accoun' of race or color
or previous condition of slavery.
LEGISLATIVE.
On the lGth, Messrs. Doom, Baumer
and Presson were appointed a special
committee from the Council lo confer
with a similar committee from the
Houss on that portion of the Governor's
Mestage relating to the withdrawal
from market ot the lands of the liur
lingion &, Missouri R. R.
Mr. Djoin introduced a bill lo inror
porate the Matte River Bridge Co.
In the House, on the 17ih, a commit
tee wan annuii.ted lo preoare a memo
, t - , s
rial to Congress asking greater protec
tion to settlers from Indian ou rages.
Resolutions were passed in both
Houses that the National colors be dis
played over lha Capital during the
session
IT CMS.
Roscoe Coukling has been elected
U. S. Senator from New York.
ThePresidcnt has sent to the Senate
the name of John V. Murphy, for
Governor of Idaho.
Six hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars in bono. have been issued to the
Central Pacific Railroad for another
twenty miie9.
Simon Cameron is elected U. S. Sen
ator for Fennsy ivamn, by a strict party
vote.
Chas. D Drake is elected U. S. Sen-
ator for Missouri.
MLUi:U AT tOLlJ.llRlS.
It. B Grant was murdeied in cold
blood at Columbus, Nebraska, on the
loth itiM., by a man named Robert
Wilson. Grant was delivering wood
near trio rai roaJ track, and . ileon
was working for him. Wilson wanted
Grant to measure some wood with which
ihey had nothing to do, and Grar.t told
him so. Wilson remarked that if he
(Grant) wanted a fuss he could have
it, and immediately drew a pistol and
hred, killing Grant instantly. The
murderer was arrested by the authori
ties, but w.is soon taken possession of
by the vigilance ominiuee," who tried,
oun-1 him guilty, and hung hun to a
Cottonwood tree in sight of the telegraph
olFice, on the next day.
0 .11 A II A tORI'.LSPOXDCXCC.
Fbiexd Hathaway. You will per
ceive that the Legislature is progress
ing rather slowly. This is occasioned
by the unwarrantable course pursued
by Secretary Paddock in claiming the
entire control of the incidental printing
of the Legislature. Thts was a de
mand the Legislature could not con
cede without surrendering one of the
most important prerogatives of a Leg
islative body. Our party placed them
selves upon ihe principles heretofore
held by us, that the control of ihe
printing was of necessity a right that
belonged lo the bedy ordering the same.
As this question will be discussed to a
considerable extent, I would refer you
to a report made by Mr. Majors, of
Nemaha cn the subject, to the Council.
That report sets forth briefly, the
ground taken Ly the Republicans on
ihe question. You will perceive that
the committee consisting of Majors,
Baumer and Presson were unanimous
in their opinions. I would suggest that
you publish the same. The gallant
Co). Baumer, whose name will ever be
held in respect by all true Union men.
is a member of the Council, and enjoys
the respect, and I might say, affection
of every member of that body. Lt.
Col. Majors, another of the heroes,
whose deeds have made the old 1st
Nebraska so glorious, is also a member
of the Couacil. The Col. is a young
man, but has already given evidence
of great abilities as a Legislator; and I
do not hesitate to predict for him a
most brilliant future. With all the
modesty that true merit ever possesses,
he rarely takes ihe floor to make a
speech, but when he rises, his remarks,
like his charges upon the enemy, are
directly to the point. His report on
printing will at once establish for him
a character. Of other members of the
Legislature, I will write hereafter.
Mr. Doom has introduced a bill to
incorporate the Platte River Bridge Co.
Tne main provisions are that a Com
pany shall raise and expend $5 000,
and then the Governor is authorised lo
issue bonds to the amount of 40 000,
in instalments. Provisi m is made to
guard the Terriiory from Joss. The
Counties of Douglas, Sarpy, Cass and
Otoe are authorized to take stock. The
bill will meet with considerable oppo
sition, ar.d if the citizens of Cass desire
,he brij?e ,hpy lnusl exert themselves.
jaild .ust8iu their Representatives,
j Corn is worih 70 cents unshelled
; other produce in proportion.
Your, X.
t O it It 115 10 X C 12
Omaha, Jan lu ll
Discus-ion of Doane's amendment to
the "Printing Resolution," viz: Th t
if ihe printing lie procured through the
Chief Clerk as contemplated by; the
resolution, it shall rot be nt a hrgher
rate than that stipulated in a coi trf.c,
alreadv made tv the Secretary. Reeves
spoke at length, evidently against time.
Doane and Freeman (Democrat"); be
ins absent, the Serjeant at-Artns was
dispatched after absentees and the
Council look a recess of 20 minutes.
On being called to order, the amend
ment was called and lost. The previ
ous question being demanded on the
original resolution, was voted upon and
carried, viz : That the Chief Clerk pro
cure the printing of the Council pro
vided no responsibilities be iucurretl by
ihe Territorial Treasury.
Doom moved that the Chief Clerk
inform the party with whom he con
tracts for ihe priming, an to ihe resolu
tion and proviso attached,
was carried.
which was
Mr. Presson moved that a committee
be appointed to wait upon Secretary
Paddock and ask a certified cony ot a
dispatch sent by him to Secretary Mc
Cullough on or about Jan. 11th, lS'f37,
relating to the printing question, rnd
his, f McCullotigh s) reply. Motion
reed lo.
Adjourned li.'i 10 o'clock to-morrow
H.
l.eport of Hie Committee on
Frintiiig. ;
.Mr. President:
Your Committee to whom was refer
red the communication of the Secretary
of the Terruoiy upou the subject of
1'uolic l"nntnig, beg lea re to report
that ihe course pursued by the Secre
tary is without precedent in the history
of tins Territory, And your Commit
tee can regard it in no other light than
on attempt u usurp one of the rtgiiitu
prerogatives of ii-is body. The control
of ihe printing, is a right that of ne
cessity beiongs to the - body ordering
the rime; for if that power u conceded
to the Secretary, or any other person
upon whom the Council h is no control
III i -L r
ii win ue in ine nowtr or mai person '.
prefer the work ordered, or not. or, tu
perform it at such lime a- may sun h;s
convenience without regard to the ns
cessities of t. e case. Our sessio i be
ing limited to ybAdays. renders it ab
solutely necessary that the Council
should have the enure control of the
Printing ordered for its use.
Your Committee would further rep
resent, lhai upon inpnry, we are uti
able to learn that Messrs. Bark-alow
Bros, have any printing press, or other
materials of a printing establishment.
The Secretary not having informed
the Council as lo the rates, at which Iih
tias contracted the priming, and not
having, either publicly or privately, ad
vertised for the lowest bids al which
the printing could be done, your com
miiiee are unable to see, that even a
retrenchment of expense is one of th;
ends to be accomplished by the surr
rer.der of so important a right.
In conclusion, your committee would
recommend, that the Chief Clerk b
instructed to contract the printing or
dered by ihis Council only with respon
sible parties, and a: the lowest possible
rates.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted. T. J. Majors,
Wm. Baumer,
J. K Doom. .
THE PLATTE DKIUGE.
Il affords sat ifaction that ihe Legis'r
lature will consider ihe subject of bridg'
nig the Platte river, Mr. Mujors having
yesterday given nonce of a bill for that
purpose. We entertain but very little
doubt that the Legislature will consider
ihe subj-ct with the utmost favor, and
provide for its construction. The Mesj
age of ihe Acting Governor gave uct
a favorable exhibit of ihe Territorial
finances as to warrant the construction
of this much needed work, in the finan
cial point of view. The Gov.-rnor tok
us there was a surplus fund sufficient tit
build the bridge. Whether it should
be appljvd to ihat purpose is a question
tor the people' representatives 10 deter
mine. Bui certain it is, that such a
favorable condition of our finances does
noi s'and in ihe way of building ihe
Lridge, but is a tirong argument i i lis.'
favor. It shows the people to be abunf
dan'ly able to bui!d it without the leasi
embarrassment So important an im
provement cannot be postponed under
such favorable conditions. Republican
Latest advices from the Upper
Missouri are lo the effect thai, the cold
weather has been very severe, and
caused considerable uffering. The
snow has fallen to great depths and
drifted considerably. The Indians were:
moving southward from the region of
Fori Berthohl, and give signs of ugly
intentions. The severe weather had
dampened their ardor.
OMAHA
Address of Cit t:Hical inal As
soc i lion of Nebraska.
To ihe People of JVtbmska.
Impressed wuh a deep conviction of
the vital importance of th? educational
interests ot Nebraska, to her future
prosperity, and realizing that those in
lerests can only be properly advanced,
and that prosperity secured and made
permanent, by a full conception on the
part of the people of that responsibility
in the matter of the trust roimmtied to
1'ieir hands. the IJucaiional Associa
tion of Nebraska, now' in session at ihe
Territorial Capital, present to ihe peo
ple ot JNehraska tins Address, as a
means of informing them as to their
school property, and the responsibility
imposed by mat pjssessi.n
Whatever may be the result of the
question of the admission of Nebraska,
now pending belore our National Con
gress, it is evident that Nebraska will
shortly become a State. Upon emerg
lug from her Territorial condition, she
will be Jetl free to the exercise of the
p pular sovereignly which is the boast
ot the American people. It will then
devolve upon her people to "manage
ihc ir own institutions in their own way.
and if in the exerc:e of ihit sovereignty
ah-i exhibits a wise forethought in ret
ereuce lo the great interests of popular
education, and carefully provides for
thrj preservation of support for schools
of all means furnished by ihe general
government, then will future genera
tions "arise and call blessed tne gen
eration which lias understood and faith
lully discharged it glorious trust.
Th experience of other Stales is full
of instruction and warning as to the
importance of wisely guarding and pro-
let ling from sacrifice ihe lands set apart
by the munificence ot the rederal
Government for ihe support of our Ld
ucational system. Thuse bonds are now
of immense value. With ihe rapid in
crease of population which will result
from an opening of railroad communi
i tun with ihe various sources of immi-
tiiauon, and ine consequent occupancy
of land now vacant, that value will be
immeasurably enhanced. The income
Iroiii these lauds, if wisely managed.
may be made to sustain a system of ed
ucaiiou equal lo any on this continent
.r icu,c wot I J. io tu tnoo latius or
con ent to their sale at any price would
be recreancy to our trust. It would in
a great measure defeat tne ooject ot
the land grant for school purposes. It
would rob your children and your chil
dren's chihlren of their dearest heri
tage, their nio-t sacred right; the right
to an education, vouchsafed to them by
the provision of these lands.
To preserve these lands from ihe
rapacity of the speculator, lo throw de
fences around all revenues for ihe sup
port of schouls to devise means wnere
by the Educational System of Nebraska
shall be made equal or superior to any
kno vn system; to encourage at as early
1 stiff r.
h day as practicable tne rounding ot
Normal Schools and a Slate Universi
ty, and to awaken an interest in tne
cause of education in Nebraska gener
ally, are among the objects of tht" asso
ciation, and we seek our reward, not
in dollar nnd cents, but in he con
sciousness thai we are laboring in a
good cause, and striving to faithfully
execute one of our most important trusts.
and that we are doing that upon which
our children will look with pride and
ay. tin's is the work of our fathers.
W e ask of the peo le of Nebraska,
that in this work they take a pari, that
in every organized county in the Ter
ritory the friends of education meet
together and organize auxiliary asso
ciations for the purpose of completely
guaiding the School interests, and that
ihey annually send delegates to si: with
our Territorial Association in order
that in our meetings we may have the
advantage of the wisdom and experi
ence of your best men to guide us in
these important questions.
Signed in behalf of the Lducational
Association cf Nebraska.
G O. Mom ell, Pres't
J. C Ambrose, Sec'y.
Omaha, Jan. 9 1S67.
Duel. We are informed by a spe
cial in ihe Chicago Time, that an af
fair of honor is on the tapis, between
Senator SauNbury. of Deleware, and
Brigadier General H. II. Heath, of
Nebraska, aspirant for gubernatorial
honors of thai Territory, at the hands
of President Johnson, and late Col. of
the 7th Iowa Cat all v.
If a fatal "affair of honor" to the de
bauched Delaware Sen;. lor would afford
ihe reople of that State as much gen
uine piea-ure as a similar accident to
the pompous Heath would lo the people
of I wa. then ihe iwo demoralized
Johnson beligerents are exi eniely cruel
to ihe people cf iheir respective S ates
by postponing hostilities Don't stand
upon the order of your fighting, but
fight al once. Oitumwa Courier.
The world annually consumes
about five and a half million bales of
cotton.
?5rAn in'ense temperance interest
prevails in Vermont.
tSj "I wish you would pay a little
attention to what I am saying, sir,"
roared an irate lawyer it an exasperat
ing witness. "Well, I'm paying as
little sb I can," was the calm reply.
I'LL: A K AS MUD.
The following from Mr. Paddock to
the Territorial Council is undoubtedly
very satisfactory to that body:
Secretary's Otfice,
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 1G, 1S67.
The Honorable, Tne Council oj the Leg
islative Assembly :
Getleme!h I have the honor
to acknowledge ihe receipt of a commu
niottion from your Honorable Body,
through ihe chief clerk thereof, noiiry
jug me lhai you have instructed him lo
procure ihe incidental printing for th
Council durinz its present session.
I btg leave, ret-pecituiry, lo refer you
to my communication, placed in the
possession of your Honorable B-idy, on
the morning of ihe second day of your
session by which you wwre uoiified thai
I had coutrac ed with Barkalow Bros
for the Council printing of the Legisla
tive Assembly:
i our Clerk understands, of course,
that he is noi an officer of the United
Stales, capable of making such contracts
for the expenditure of ihe Federal
moneys, and that he is bound by the
contract of the Secretary, who is charged
penally with that duty, under bonds
for its faithful performance.
1 our notification lo rue that he is au
thorized by you to procure the printing.
satisfies my mind that this is understood;
and I shall therefore cause all orders
placed in liis hands by your Honorable
tiody to be speedily and faithfully exe
cuted. I shall keep a careful and ac
curate account of all that is done and
notify you if your orders are likely lo
"exceed the fund which may he properly
I used for such printing
I have the honor to be very respect
fully, your obedient servant.
A. S. PADDJCK,
Secretary.
Standing Committees of the
Couucil.
The following are the standing com-
mit'ees of ihe Council as framed by
the President of that body:
On the Judiciary Doom, Doane
and Siew.irt.
Finance and Ways and Means
Pres-on, Reeves and Sheldon.
Federal Relations Doom, Baumer
and Presson.
Highways, Bridges and Fences
Sheldon, Ftutemnn and Wardell. '
Expenditures Siewari and Shel
don.
Incorporations Presson, Wardell
and Doom.
Territorial Library Neligh, Free
man and Reeves.
Publi.; Buildings Neligh and Doom.
Elections Majors, Baumer and
Doom.
Printing Majors, Baumer and Pres
son.
Enrolled and Engrossed Bills
Doane and Stewart.
Washingtox, Jan
15.
The House on Nebraska Bill up, on
motion of Boutwell voted seconding, ihe
previous question was reconsidered.
Boutwell moved to amend ihe third
section known as Edmund 8 amend
ment, as follows :
And upon further fundamental con
sideration, that the Legislature of said
State, by solemn oath, shall declare the
assent of said State to the fundamental
condition, and shall transmit to the
President of the United States an au
thentic copy of said act, upon receip:
whereof, the President, by proclama
uon shall forthwith announce the facts,
whereupon ihe said fundamental con
ditions shall be held as part of the or
gnnic law of the State, and therefore,
without further proceeding on the part of
Congress the admission cf said State
into the Union shall be considered as
completed. The said State Legislature
shall be convened by the Terntoaial
government, within thirty days after
the passage of this act, to act upon
condition submitted herein.
Boutwell spoke in support of
the
hie
amendment.
The debate was continued by Hale,
Lablond. Maynard. Delan, Farns worth,
Higbee, Kelly, Allison. Hill, Stevens,
Raymond, Wilson, Bingham, Ashley
and Davis.
Discussion limited to the question,
whether Nebraska should be admitted
as a State, while her colored population
is deprived of the elective franchise,
and al-o a lo the practical effect of the
condition imposed in the third section.
Boutwelfs amendment adopted, S7
to 70. bill passed 103 against 5-5.
A bill for the admission of Colorado
was up.
The same amendment as above
adopted on molion of Ashley, by a vote
of 90 to 60, and the bill passed U0- to
60.
Chicago. Jan. 1G A Washington
special says the action of the House on
ihe Nebraska and Colorado bills will
probably cause a change of views of
some of the Senators, but whether Bout
well's amendment will pass the Senate
is doubtful.
Raymond speke yesterday for the
first time this winter, declaring himself
for equality, without regard lo color;
but opposed to the admission of States
wi'h so small population.
Cameron made a speech yesterday.
at Harrisburg, saying : I hope I may
live to sep the word white stricken
from the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
and the spirit of caste based on color,
utterly destroyed.
New Orleans, Jan. 13. The U.
S. Grand Jury failed to find indictment
against any persons concernd in tlie Ju-'
ly riots.
P. II. Morgan, U. S. District Attor
ney, when the Jury was empanneleJ
declined to apply the test oath to the
jurors.
Fort Laramie, Jan. 12. The mail
from here to Fort Phil. Kearney was
attacked yesterday by about thirty In
dians. The party escapeJ with the
loss of their wagon and mules. Up to
ihe 4th inst., there had no more Iudidi
demonstrations occurred in the vicinity
of Fort Phil. Kearney.
Two cavalry and four infantry com
panies have been sent to Fort Reno:
and will probobly go on to Fort Phi J.
Kearney.
The 30th Infantry are en-roufe for
here. All the companies of the 21
Cavalry are concentrating hero rap
idly. Toronto, Jan. 13. Patrick Mc
Grath, a Fenian, was convicted and
he sentence postponed till Monday
the Judge stating he received instruc
tions not to sentence any more for the
present.
Washington,. Jan. 12. Senator
Sumner and Representative Ashley
have received a dispatch signed by 200
colored citizens of Colorado, asking ad
mission as a State under the Edmond'd
amendment.
The District'Supreme Court affirmed
the judgement of the Criminal Court
overruling the demurrer's case of San
ford Conover for perjuiy.
Washingtox, Jan. 14.
Senate took up the Nebraska bill.
Wade moved to concur in the Houso
amendment.
Edmonds hoped the Senate would
concur. Either Congress had a right
to impose conditions of universal suf
frage, or ii must be left lo ihe people of
ihe Territory for decision. There was
id itiiddie ground.
Johnson ugreed wiih Edmonds.
Hendricks was opposed to all tbo
coiiditions mentioned, but if any were
i:upo-ed they should be left to the peo
pl; of the State lo comply with.
The question svas further discus.-eJ
by Henderson Morrell and others.
Hendricks offered as a substitute for
the House amendment, what was
known as the Brown amendment. Dis-
aijrred to by IS to 21.
Nys Buckalew, . Cowan, Dixon,
Doolittle, Elmonds, Foster, Harris,
Hendricks. Johnson, Nesmith, Norton
Patterson, Riddle and SauUbury.
The IIousj considered Stevens bill
for the reconstruction of the re&el
Slates.
Payne spoke in opposition thereto
and denounced the present state of gov
ernment as a piratical government.
which to this time had rested on the
f A 1 VI t
sou sor Andrew joiinson and ms norm
em and southern Satellites, but would
henceforth rest upon the soul of the
rash young gentleman from Pennsyl
vania (Stevens.)
It would really stem as if he (Ste
vens) had at some time longed for the
Presidential bread and-bu'.ter.
Bingham opposed the measure be
cause he recognized the power of the
people to establish guarantees and safe
guards. If the people depended upon
the incorporation into the Constitution
of the great amendment proposed by
the reconstruction committee, that did
not prevent further constitutional legis
lation, but this bill neither stood with
the constitutional amendment nor the
duty of. Congress to give due protection
to citizens ot the United States 'within
the diiorganized States. Let the fu
ture destiny of the Republic rest in lr
repealable guarantees imbeded in the
Constitution, nnd not upon repealable
legislation in insurgent States. So he
would have rebellious States go on and
perform acts for the ratification of the
Constitutional amendment, even though
theyare notregularly organized State,
and ratification of the acts subsequently
by Congress would legalize them.
As to the Supreme" Court, its powers
were very limited, its appealable
powers rested upon the will of Congress
and could readily be taken away. This
bill was very offensive to him, It at
tempted to restrict ihe right of petition
which the Constitution expressly for
bade. Chicago, Jan.lG- The Legislatures
of Illinois and Michigan have ratified
the Constitutional Amendment.
The Wisconsin Legislature has pass
ed a resolution censuring Doolittle, and
requesting him to resign.
Topeka, Kansas, Jan. 1,5. The
Senate has passed a resolution, by a
vote of 23 lo 1, disfranchising rebels.
T-L - T .r I
i ue uanioru insurance com
panies received about a quarter of a
million dollars in premiums in October.
EST'Thfe colored Good Templars ia
New Jersey are numerous.
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