The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-09
UNIFIED STATES CONGRESS.


connectsd narrative of its proceedings for the
10th Houses were organised on Monday
In IN 6eNnss orr Foster. President pro tem
4 number Of bills were introduced for securing
Assropublican form of government Tor tne
Southern States, and for extending the Iisn'
OF outrage to negroes and otherwise expanu
ing and protecting their immunties MESS s,,,s
SUnNRs. WILsox aud WADE We're very indus
trtous In piling up the budget OF these ms met
sures. One bill. offered by Mr. WILSON han, ham
poses ane not less than $500 nor M ,han Six
tlo, 600, and imprisonment not less ,a nnns
months nor more than five years ~ ;ns'it,ite a
ishment for any man who snaa. shat, III. .ha ,.,,,.a
distinction of civil rights ~ harot"fnre
nrevaiIinr on the snbject-this bill repeating
all such laws. ~
In the House, the first thing that came up
from the Southern States. Mr.. MCPHERSON,
the Clerk, declined to call the names OF any
delegates from the Southern States, INCLUDING
even Tennessee. Mr.. MAYNARD, from that
State endeavored TO get a hearing, but was
choked down. III there is a man. North or
South, who was entitled 10 nearing IN 'he
Federal House Of Representatives, that man
was Mr.. MAYNARD; but he wos put down.
Mr.. JAMES BROOKS, of New York, essayed TO
present the claims Of the Southern delegates
to admission but he Jared little better IMAM
Mr.. MAYNARD. He did succeed in utterlng
few words-sufficient to characterize the
course Of the House as despotic and tyranni'
cal and did PROFOUND a question to mat ami
STEVENS. Of Pennsylvania, rs to what time
the claims Of those delegates We're to pc con
sidered-and TO winch question the said Mr.
STEVENS obligingly responded cat the proper
tine, rApplause from the ma lOrity.I But
beyond this Mr.. BROOKS had no success. The
previous question closed all openings for de-
bate, and Mr.. CoLFAx (ScHrYLERl ana Mr.
Brooks being in nomination for the Speaker,
(Mr. Brooks nominated by the Democrats,)
the former was elected by vote OF 139 TO 80
The usual messages and communication
<H~ md ~ Evo ixsl ho "
ing taken place. the House soon adjourned Be
fore it adjourned Mr.. STEVENS introduced
resolution relative to the rights of the South
ern States to representation which resolu-
ton, under the operation of the previous
question, was forced thrOugh-l33 to 80. This
resolution appoints committee OF fifteen
six from the Senate and nine from the House
to inquire into the condition of the ESTATES
sohich formed the so-calLed Confederate States,
and report whether they, or any of them, are
entitled to representation in either House OF
Congress.
Notice was given Of measures to give rights
Of all sorts to blacks in the District of Column
bia, and to appOrtiOn representation in Con-
gress according to the number OF legal voters
in each district.
On TUESDAY little was done in either House
besides reading the annual message of the
Executive. In the Senate, the credentials of
Messrs. ALCORN and SHARKEY, from Missis-
sippi, were ordered to lie ON the table for
further action. In the House, a resolution
was nearly unanimously adopted declaring
that the public debt, with interest, should
pc promptly paid, and committee OF one
from each State was ordered to prepare reso-
buttons Of Congressional respect for the late
President.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Elm the Senate, the
standing committees were announced. The
chairmen of the principal are rs follows =
Foreign Affairs, MIR. SUMNER Finance, Mr..
FEssENDEN Commerce, Mr.. CHANDLER; Mill
tary Affairs, Mr.. WILSON: Naval Affairs, Mr..
GRIMES Judiciary, Mr.. TRUMBTLL Terrific
ries, Mr.. WADE. If Mr.. SUMNER would con-
fine himself to foreign affairs, deal of trouble
taking both foreign and domestic affairs under
his care, introduced bill to regulate com
merce among the States something touching
the negro, of course)! He wanted to know if
there were not some persons in office who had
not taken the oath but his motion was laid
over. A committee was appointed TO confer
with the House touching action i'll honor of
the late President Lincoln.
On WEDNESDAY, in the House, Mr.. STEVENS
prop6sad a bill - pay Ms. Linco'" So, 600,
he not been assassinated. Mr.. WENTWORTH OBJ
jected, and suggested that he had bill for the
same object in another form, which he after
wards introduced.
Mr. HOOPER introduced a proposition to re-
imburse to ''loyal States - the expenditure
they incurred in quitting down the rebel
Hon.
EMr. BINGHAM touched upon the negro, and
other things combined, by proposition for
amending the Constitution SO as to allow eX-
port duties, prohibit the payment of the
''rebel debit and secure everybody liberty
and life. Referred.
The "freedmens aid commission was
granted the use of the hall.
Mr.. FARNswORTH proposed that colored SOL
diers should have all the rights and privileges
of citizens.
Both Houses adjourned to Monday.