The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington, Feb. 4.
SENATE.


which was not granted.
Hale, from the Committee on Terrific
rlee, asked leave to be discharged from
further consideration Of the memorial OF
the colored citizens Of Louisiana. asking
Tor the elective franchise. As the sub
ject was being considered BY the Com
m,ttee on Slavery and Freedom, i, was
SO ordered.
Wilson offered the following. entitled,
4 b II for the Protection of Passengers ::
Be it enacted, That DO person shall be
excluded from travelling upon any railroad
n any nayigable waters of The United
States on account of color. or by reason
Of aay stale law or any municipal ordi-
nance or Of any corporation, company or
pers ~, and colored passe ge shall be
subj ct aud amennble to the same laws
IS waite passengers.
A,y uffense against this ac. shall be
p nj he'd BY fne OF not less than $50,
or Imprisonment for nor less than six
mon lis. Ordered printed.
Simmer offered the following, which
was ordered printed:
r solved. That all acts, exec utive and
legislative. sp+pursuance OF ii g .coos'i.
tuition, aud ali treaties made unler the
authority OF the United States, are valid
throughout the u aiied States, al ,hongh
certain rebel states refuse to participate
therein, aud that the same rule l. EQUAL,
applicable to IN amendment of the coossi
sulion.
Resolved, That the amendment Of the
constitution. : prohibiting slavery through
out the United States will be valid
Resolved, That ans other rule requiring
the participation OF the rebel states is
dangerous Ia its consequences, and also
that all recent treaties have bee enacted
or ratified without any participation OF
the rebel states.
Resolved, That any other rule must
tend to postpone the great day when the
prohibition Of slavery vii be valid to all
iu,ents and purposes, as part Of The con-
stitution of the United States, bat the
rule herexilh declared will assume the
immt date ratification of the prohibition
aud The consummalion Of the national de-
sires
The Senate proceeded to the conside.
rali1n Of the joint resolution declaring
certain stat-s not entitled to representa-.
ion in the electoral College. The anes
ion pending was the adoption Of Mr. CJl-
iamers substitute, making the provisions
Of the re- utIon general .tead Of beng
applicable only TO the states named in thu
resolution. The substitute of Mr.. Cola.
mer was not adopted, by 81 agalns. LIZ
Senate adjJurnvd at 2 O'clock.
! HOUSE.
| Stephens asked leave to offer pream
BILE setting forth that. as informal nego
tiation is noa pending between the Uoited
States and The So called Confederate
States, therefore, be it
Resolved. That il is the deliberate and
emphatic opinion of this house, that no
peace can or should be made TO recognize
the ,raiiorous leaders OF the rebellion. as
they are not entitled to equal rights with
loyal cilxens
Stevens said he was informed that no
negotiations are pending-the contract
ing parties have separated, nothing ad
mlssabls having been presented.
Leb!ord offered resolution. instruct.
iug-the Military Committee to inquire in
to the alleged faetsas to soldiers recently
at Fort Schuyler having died of open ex
posure to severe Weather.
Adopted
The House passed the joint resolution
terminating the treaty with Great Britain
with reference to tue naval force on the
lakes
TIE House then resumed the c,nsider-
alton of The Naval Appropriation Bill.
Fernando Wood opposed the peadinr
motion for Board of Admiralty. THE
course Of bis remarks he said that if. as
was repuried, the peace nego'ia ioas / ad
failed, 10 consequence of the indi. position
IT the rebel authorities to return to tbei,
allegiance, and because they refused TO
uni;e on the basis Of the Constitution. a.
tar as he represented the peace sentiment
he would not sustain them in.that posi-
'ion. Ii the door was thrown open by
she President. and the answer III. ratio
was separation and recognition. and no,h.
ing else, 90 lar IS his humble efforts we're
concerned. he should aid the canqueriog
armies OF his country 10 obtain bs force
What they had been unable to obtain by
peace.
Pike aad Griswold opposed. aoa Blaine
advocate the Admiralty Beard, which
was r. jected-43 against SIS
Bldsin offered the following:
Whereas, The New York city papers Of
Thursday state that alrsnspor. fI,led with
sick and wounded soldiers. DISCHARGED
them At SchuJ Ter, aud lsft them exposed
70 the cold Of January from svs o'clock.
p m, ill midnighs and
Where's. Tor n then died from pros- |
tf.tioa and expossss. lherslose,
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