Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21
From Warrington.

of Congress on Monday, 1lth inst,
those concerning Mexico, and further
amendments to the Constitution Of the
United States, will attract the special
attention of the country. AS regards
Mexico, concurrent resolutions were
moved in the Senate by Mr.. Wade and
in the House by Mr.. Schenck, strongly
reasserting the Monroe doctrine, and
requesting the President to take such
steps concerning this matter as will
indicate the recognized policy and pro
tect the honor and interest Of our Gov
gernment. Both Houses also requested
the President to communicate to then
all information in possession of the
Government concerning the present
condition of affairs of Mexico.
On the proposed amendments to the
Constitution, several aim at the cstab-
lishment of equal civil rights for all
men, without distinction of color.
Another, which expresses the outspo-
ken sentiments of nearly all the Union
Conventions held in 1865, demands
that the representation of the lower
House he based upon the qualified
number of voters in each State. 9th
ers forbid the assumption or payment
of the rebel debt, and the reputation
of any part Of the national debt. In
teresting and exciting debates may be
expected on both subjects.
The first bill enacted into a law at
the present session was that of Hon.
John Wentworth, of Chicago, to pre-
vent the spread of the RtnderYest in
the United States by prohibiting the
importation of foreign cattle.
In the Senate on Tuesday the most
important business transacted was the
passage of the House Reconstruction
bill, with two amendments offered by
Mr.. Anthony, the one making it con-
current instead of joint resolution, and
the other striking out the last clause
ofthe House bill providing that until
the report of the Select Committee no
members from the late rebellious
States shall be received in either
House. A petition was also presented
for the payment of bounties to those
who enlisted early in the war equal to
those who enlisted late.
In the House the Tennessee delega-
.tions were invited by name to the floor
of the House without authority to
speak for their State, and their ere.
dentials.wcrc referred to Select Com
mittee called for in Mr. Stevens reso-
ution. A resolution was also passed
requesting the Committee on Terrific
ries to affix the name of Lincoln" to
one of the Western territories.
There is tacit understanding among
the members of the Senate that nc
members from rebel States shall be ad
mitted previous to the report of tn,
Joint Committee on the subject, bu
the Senate did not like to enact it il
the resolution authorizing the Commit
tee.
There are many Republicans in Con
gress who entertain the friendliest per
sonal sentiments toward the member
of the Tennessee Delegation, especial
" Horace Maynard, Col. Stokes and
Col. Taylor, and would be glad to ad-
NIT them if nothing else but the per-
sonal qualifications of the applicants
were to be considered. But they hold
that general criterion must be estab-
lished as to the claims of the late rebel
States to representation, and that the
members, however acceptable they
may be individually, cannot be admit
ted unless their States come up to that
criterion. The tabling of the negro
testimony bill in the Tennessee Legis-
lature is not calculated to facilitate the
admission Of the members from that
State, and the impression in regard to
the other rebel States is, that no mem
bers from them will be admitted du.
ring the present session-certainly
not until such States have done work
meet for repentance"
On Wednesday, Speaker Colfax an
nounced the House members of the
Joint Committee on the so-called Con
federate States as follows Messrs.
Thad. Stevens. of Pennsylvania Eli.
hu B. Washburne, of Illinois Justin
S. Morrill,, Of Vermont /; Henry Grider,
Of Kentucky; John A. Bingham, OF
Ohio Roscoe Conkling, Of New York
Geo. S. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, /;
Henry T. Blow, of Missouri Andrew
J. Rodgers, of New Jersey. The
House adopted a resolution that il
would not admit members from the
late seeded States until upon the re
port of this Committee Congress shall
have declared such States entitled te
representation.
Appropriation bills for invalid and
other pensions, and for repairs and
furnishing the Executive Mansion
($3O.0O0) were reported to the House
by Mr. Stevens and passed.
Eulogies were pronounced upon the
late Senator Collamer. Of Vermont, and