The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
COngressiOnal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1e

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patable with the public interests that
the President communicate any informa.
ton ia possession of the Executive Dc.
partment in regard to the steps taken at
any time by the so.called Empire of Mex.
leo OF any European power to obtain
from the government a recognition OF
the so-called Empire of Mexico and also
what correspondence or action in the
premises has been taken by the govern
ment of the United States.
Mr.. Stillwell, of Indiana offered the
following: Whereas, the war for the
preservation of the Union and the CON
stitution is now over and the rebellion
has been put down by the strong arm OF
the government and procuration Of peace
being the object and that having been
obtained, therefore
Resolved, That the people who have
been in rebellion against the government
| and who have submitted to the laws OF
| the United States and adopted repub'
ican form of government, repealed the
ordinance of secession, passed the consti.
tutional amendment forever abolishing
slavery, repudiated the rebel debt and
passed laws protecting the freedmen in
their liberty, the representatives of the
people elected to Congress having receiv-
ed their certificates of election from
their respective governors should be re-
ceiyed as members of the 39th Congress
when they shall take the oath prescribed
by Congress known as the test oath
without further delay The above was
referred to the committee on RecOnstruc-
tiop.
On motion of Mr.. Dumont it was re-
solved that the committe on the Judi
ciary be instructed to inquire into the
expediency of providing by law that no
person shall be appointed a 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 Wisconsin,
the committee on Roads and Canals was
instructed to inquire whether persons
visiting the National Capital are sub
iect to any inconvenience and obstacles
in passing through the city of Balti-
more, and report to the House at an early
day whether it should be just and expa-
dent to authorize the Northern Central
Cailroad Company, OF Pennsylvania, to
extend their road to this city,
Mr.. Hall, of Indiana, introduced the
following: Resolved, That the act of
January 2, 1862, prescribing an oath to
be taken and subscribed to by persons
elected or appointed to office under the
government of the United States before
entering upon the duties of such office,
is of binding force and effect in all the
departments of the public service, and
in no instance should be dispensed with.
A motion to lay the resolution on the
table was disagreed to, by yeas 80, nays
J26. The resolution was then passed.
Mr.. Hooper, from the committee on the
War Department of the loyal States, re.
norted resolution, which was adopted,
Calling upon the Secretary of War to
fnrnisR the House statement showing
tbe number of men furnished by each
State. from the 1st of April, l661,-the
Number of three months men, and num-
ber credited to each State IN the state
ment of three years, &c:
On motion of Mr.. Elliott, the commit
tea on Commerce was directed to inquire
into the expediency of reporting gener-
al bill, providing appropriations for the
necessary improvements on the sea and
lake coasts, and on navigable rivers.
Mr.. Miller introduced bill to enquire
into the practicability of having steam.
ship navigation from the Chesapeake
Bay, at the mouth of the. e.Susquehanna
river to Lake Ontario. in the State of
New York Referred.
A message was received from the Sen
ate, accompanied by a report from that
body, proposing appropriate action con-
seouent upon the death of President Lin
coin. The report was unanimously con
Cured in by the House.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, from the
Select Committee appointed to take ac
ton on the bill for the relief OF Mrs. Lin
coin, reported the same with substitute,
namely, that the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, if not otherwise appropriated, pay
Mrs. Mary Lincoln, wife of the late Pres
dent of the United States, or, in the event
of her death before payment, then to her
legal representatives, $4,000, provided
always, 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
the said sum of So, ,0OU. The bill passed.
MI. WDSOuJ vi IoNdJ iCPoi'Ou 'iL'
from the Judiciary Committee extend
ing the right of suffrage in the District
of Columbia The bill enacts that all
laws prescribing the qualifications OF
electors in the District of Columbia, the
word "white" be and the same is hereby
stricken out of, and after the passage OF
this act no person shall be disqualified
from voting OH account of color, all acts
of Congress and all laws of Maryland in
force in this District, and all outside OF
the corporation of Washington and
GEORGETOWN inconsistent herewith, are
hereby repealed aud anuulled.
Mr.. Elsderslie objected to the bill re-
ported.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson the House
suspended the rules, and the bill was
made special order for the 10th OF
j anuary next.
In reply to the question OF order
raised by Mr.. johnson, Mr. Wilson said
that so far as he was concerned he would
allow seasonable opportunity for de-
bate
Mr.. Alley, OF Mass offered the
following resolution: Resolved, That
the House cordially concurs in the views
of the Secretary of the Treasury IN rela-
ton to the necessity of the contraction
of the currency, with view to an early
return to specie payment as the busi'
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