The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-20
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ny the Union Line.
ONCE, corner of Main and Monroe streets.
From Washington.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Message from the President.
Report of Gen. Grant.
Destruction of Steamboats,
at st. Louis.
ooNaREssIoNAn PRoCEEp1Nes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS, 1866.
HOuSE


ReSolVed, That If not incompatable
with the public interests the President
communicate any information in DOS
session of the Executive Department
in regard to the steps taken at any time
by the so-called empire of Mexico, or
any European power, to obtain from the
Government recognition of the So
called empire of Mexico, and also what
correspondence or action in the premi-
Ses has been taken by the Government
of the United States.
Mr.. Stillwen, of Indiana, offered the
following:
WHEREAS, The war for the preserva-
zion of the Union and the Constitution
Is now over, and the rebellion has been
put down by the strong arm of the
Government. and the preservation of
peace being the object, and that having
been obtained; therefore,
ReSoLVed, That the people who have
been in rebellion against the Govern
ment, and who have submitted to the
laws of the United States and adopted
a republican form of government, re-
pealed the ordinances of secession,
passed the constitutional amendment
forever abolishing slavery, repudiated
the rebel debt, and passed laws protect-
ing the freedmen In their liberty, the
representatives of the people elected to
Congress having received their certifi-
Gates of election from their respective
Governors, should be received as mem
berS of the Fhirty-ninth Congress when
they shall take the oath prescribed by
Congress, known as the test oath, with
out further delay.
The above was referred to the Com
mittee on Reconstruction.
On motion of Mr.. Dumont, it was
RESOLVED, That the Committee on the
Judiciary enquire into the expe-
diency of providing by law, that no
person shall be appointed clerk of a
District or Circuit Court of the United
States who is of kin or related by blood
or marriage to the Judge thereof
On motion Of Mr.. Sloan, of WILSON,
sin, the Committee on Roads and Ca
nails was instructed to inquire whether
persons residing in the national capitol
are subject to any unnecessary incon-
yeniences and obstacles in passing
through the city of Baltimore, and to
report to this House, at an early day,
whether it should be just and expedient
to authorize the Northern Central Rail-
road company of Pennsylvania to ex-
tend their road to this city.
Mr.. Hall, of Ind, introduced the fol-
lowing:
Re8otved, That the act of July 2, 1862
prescribing an oath to be taken and
subscribed to by persons elected or APP
pointed to office under the government
of the United States, before entering
upon the duties of such offices, is OF
binding force and effect in all the De-
Partments of the public service, and
should in no instance be dispensed with,
A motion to lay the resolution on the
table was disagreed to by yeas 80, nays
126. The resolution was then passed,
Mr.. Hooper, from the Committee on
the War Department of the loyal States,
reported resolution, which was adopt-
ed, calling upon the Secretary of War
to furnish the House statement show
ing the number of men furnished by
each State from the LIST of April, 1851;
the number of three months men and
the number credited to each State in
the standard of three years, &c.
On motion of Mr.. Elliott, the Com
mittee on Commerce was directed to
inquire into the expediency of report
ing general bill providing appropria-
tiOns for the necessary improvements
on the Sea and Lake coasts and in nayi-
gable rivers.
Mr.. Miller introduced bill to in
quire into the practicability of having
steamship navigation from the Chesa-
peake Bay, at the mouth of the Susque-
hanna river, to Lake Ontario in the
State of New York. Referred.
A message was received from the Sen
ate, accompanied by report from that
body, proposing appropriate action con-
sequent upon the death of President
Llncoln. Iherepoft was unanimously
concurred in by the House.
Mr.. Washburne, of ILL.,, from the Sc
lect committee appointed to take action
on the bill for the relief of Mrs. Lin
coin, reported the same with a substi-
tute, namely, that the Secretary of the
Treasury, out of funds not otherwise
appropriated, pay to Mrs. Mary Lin
coin, wife of the late President of the
United States, or in the event of her
death before payment, then to her legal
representatives, $4,000, provided al
ways that any sum OF money which
shall have been paid to his personal
representatives since his death on ac-
count of his salary as President of the
United States, shall be deducted from
said sum of $4,000. The bill was pass
ed.
Mr.. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, report
ed bill from the Judiciary Committee
extending the right of suffrage in the
District of Columbia. The bill enacts
that all laws prescribing the qualifica-
lions of elections in the District of
Columbia, the word "white" be and the
same is hereby stricken out; and after
the passage of this act no person shall
be disqualified from voting on account
of color. All acts of Congress and all
laws of Maryland in force in this Dis
trict, and all ordinances of the corpora
tons of Washington and Georgetown,
inconsistent herewith, are hereby re-
pealed and annulled.
Mr.. Eldridge objected to the bill re-
ported,
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the House
suspended the rules for that purpose.
and 1t WAS made the special order for
the 10th of January next. He said in
reply to question of order by Mr..
johnson, that SO far as he WILSON, was
concerned he would allow reasonable
opportunity for debate.
Mr.. Alley, of Mass, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the House cordially
concurs in the views of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, in relation to the necessi-
ties of the contraction of the currency
with view to as early resumption of
specie payment as the business interests
Of the country will permit; and we
hereby pledge cooperative action to
that end as speedily as possible.
the resolution was agreed to by yeas
IA, nays GO.
Mr.. Ashley introduced bill to enable
loyal citizens in the States whose con-
situations were overthrown or subvert-
ed by the rebellion, to form a constitu-
ton and a State government, prepare
tory to resuming their relation to the
General Government. Referred to the
Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr. Spaulding introduced bill pro-
Ytdtng for the enrolling of vessels built
IN foreign countries, hut wholly armed
feEred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Ward, of New York, introduced
resolution declaring that notwith-
standing the law against polygamy. that
abominable institution still exists and
1t is on the increase in Utah; that Il
should be swept from the territories of
the republic II 1t takes the whole power
of the GOyernmnnk "a, do 60 ,,,,,I =, 49,
end be 1t 100
RESOLVED, that the Committee on Ter
rttor1es take the whole subject into con-
sideration and inquire into the condnct