Show congressional washington march nth HOUSE senates bill en enabling abling nevada to form a con constitution ution for state government and ad admitting 0 her into tho union passed without debate sr SENATE ATE colorado enabling bill came up maller mallery y proposed to out the clause prohibiting slavery in the proposed state the question was decided in the negative there bein being 9 only seventeen votes in affirmative the bill then passed kinney of utah made a speech on territorial affairs principally in relation to utah washington VAS HINGTON march the president has signed the gold bill in the contested case of loan and mcclurg the committee was equally divided but the casting vote of the chairman decided against them on the ground that the election was void being under military control kings case will be reported back to the people as it is on proof that he interfered in his official capacity in election A report will be submitted in favor of loan and mcclurg it is thought they will be able to convince the house of the lawfulness of their elections NEW YORK march 18 enabling bills were passed by the house yesterday for nevada colorado and nebraska the bills require of each election district delegates to a convention which shall submit a constitution agreed upon to the people for ratification at an election to be held on the second tuesday in october the constitution shall be republican in form and not repugnant to tle tie constitution of the united states and principles ples of the declaration of independence slavery be probia prohibited therein by ordinances forever irrevocable without the consent of congress when the constitution is ratified by the people the Pies president ident is to declare by proclamation the admission of these states on equal footing with the original states each is entitled to one member in the house until next appointment and two senators after the passage of the bill providing a temporary government for montana tile the house went into committee on oil the bill appropriating two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for public buildings kinney spoke in favor of admitting utah as a state referring to her patriotism and the persecution of that territory without action the committee rose |