Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-19

per MoayI MyaI lae IiITTS Is.H Bar a'qr.fiaEa! &
.7sfa 7PRoeEED1Ntas OF CONGRESS-: = Y:
;sFSs1llr ss eistcrd called up
,babillof 1astsessions granting onen million; .ot
sasas # the public lands forthe benefit of the
anbl;c ai schools IN the sDistrict Of Columbia.
%S gSS gprovides that the income derived from
tho lu0 sale Of such lands sha be- evoted TO- the
Of bout distinctions OF
aonr o. race s Referred to, the Committee on
puhlic bands. & A;petition was presented from
nommodoreI Farragtt and "a sthousand naval
o6ears., asking an nlincrease of pay. A resolu
i%an ,WVas adopted instrueting the Committee
on Commerce to inquire into and report upon
~ tho manner in which American vessels, trans
torred to- British owners during the war, are
M heiingy II areflrnished with American registers
IS,yr srpnort was adopted that the two Houses
assemble in the Hall OF. the House hof Repre-
ssntatiyes on Monday, the 18th of February
neYt the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, and
that that; an address be then delivered on the life
andsseryices Of the late President, to be pro-
nonnced by Secretary Stanton. A resolution
vas presented BY Mr. Doolittle, providing that.
no person shall beiteld incompetent to act as
mror upon Grand Jury by reason of having
hrned or expressed an opinion upon the mat
ters 10 be submitted to the Grand Jury for in.
yestgation, provided he be otherwisecompetent
and t appear 10 the satisfaction OF the Court
that he can and will act impartially upon the
matters submitted 2.A@,l4 73 G3za IT, =
gHoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVE a preamble
ana resolution were presented by Mr., Price, OF
Iowa, providing for an amendment OF the Con-
atutiOn 40 as to prevent any State from as
snmno the Confederate debt or from repudiat-
inc the National debt, and also to preclude all
Culture legislation in respect to paying for the
slaves that have been made free. The resOlu-
6On further providesthat no State, formerly.
IN insurrectlon, shall be entitled to representa-
ton in Congress until these amendments have
Been adopted. Referred to the Committee on
Reconstruction. a bill was introduced to pro
hibit the payment Of monies to poygamlsts IL
the employ Of the General Governments.
lresolution was agreed to requiring The Select
Committee on Freedmen to enquire into the
expediency of some immediate legislation to
secure to the freedmen in the Southern States
such civil rights as are enjoyed by citizens IN
the loyal States MI. Mouton, OF Illinois,
introduced resolution enquiring why the
traitor. Jefferson Davis, has not had a trial.
aud whether any obstacles are In the way.
Laid over. A resolution was agreed to request
ing the President to COM munlcate to the House
any correspondence or information ne may
possess in regard to Mexican affairs, and also
what action. if any, has been taken on the part
of the Administration. Mr.. Stillwell, OF In
diana. introduced a resolution, which was
referred to the. Joint Select Committee OF ht-
teen providing for the reception, as; members
Of the thirty ninth Congress, on taking the
testoath, of all the representatives OF those (,
Southern States which have submitted to the
laws Of the United States, adopted the Kepu!Do-
ican form of government, repealed the ordl,,
nance of secession, passed the Constitutions
amendment, repudiated the Southern war
debt, and passed laws protecting the freedmen IN
their liberties A resolution was agreed TO
declaring the test oath obligatory IN all depart,
ments of the public service. a bill was passed
providing for the payment to Mrs. Lincoln OF
twenty-five thousand dollars after deductlng
somuch of the amount as had previously I Deen ::
received by the late President as part OF y MS
salary. a bill to extend the right OF suffrage
to all citizens of the District, without regard 20
color, was made the special order OF the DAY for
January 10th. The House then a1 went ln5o
Committee of the Whole. MI. stevens maze
aspeech, in which he declared that the oou1n-
ern States were conqured territory, and !, were
subject to such action as the conquerors snoulu
impose.
A letter from Paris says, that down to NOV. nov
25d, the date Of the letter, there haq ogen 1sa
$500 deaths from cholera in that city. !, it also
states that the milder form OF the uaseLsei =
known in Paris by the term OF cholerlne, nad
attacked nearly everybody during the e. damp, y
sultry weather that had been pTs3valilng iol o
the nrecedino FIVE or six weeks. The faYorlte
medical remedies for the latter for q .ne uis
ease were laudanum and sub-nltrate q psnuo aiio,