The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-15
CONGRESS.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 10.

WASHINGTON, May 10.
Senate.
Mr.. Van Winkle wv. Val introduced Joint reso.
luton to suspend temporarily the collection of the
direct tax in est Virginia. Referred TO the Com
mittee on Finance
Mr.. Van Winkle introduced a bill to apportion
the issue OF national currency amOngl the several
states and Territories and the District Of Columbia
Referred 10 the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Fessenden ME. gave notice that he would on
Monday next call up he Reconstruction resolutions
from the House, and press them to a VoIe as early
Mr.. Irumbull (Ill reported bill to regulate the
time and fix the place tOr holding the United states
Cli cut Courts in Virginia, ne place is changed
from Norfolk to Richmond, and tue time liked ior
she first Monday IN May and DECEMBER, The bill
passed,
A bill authorizing the appointment OF an sddi-
tiOna Secretary OF the Navy, to taxe the place of
of the present Assistant Secretary, who Is about to
VISIT Europe officially was passed.
The joint resolution to prevent the introduction Of
cholera was taken up.
House of Representatives.
The Speaker presented the address of the Swiss
Committee of Geneva TO the Congress OF the United
States, IN regard to tue ASSASSINATION of President
Lincoln Referred TO the committee on Foreign
Affairs.
Mr.. Wilson (Iowa) obtained an order for the
printing of an amendment which he proposed to
offer as substitute for one of the bills reported by
the Committee on Reconstruction.
The amendment as 10 lows:-
Strike ont all aTter toe enaoung clause in the first
section of House Dll64 and insert the folio Ring:-
b. hat wherever the above recited amendment shall
have become part OF the Constitution OF the United
states, ana any State lately in insurrec-
ton shall have ratified the same, and shall
have modified its Constitution and laws in
conformity Herewith the Senators and Representa-
tlTes from such State, if found duly elected ana
qualified may afternaVing taken the required oaths
OF office, be admitted into Congress as such: Pro-
Uided That IL any state, after ratItYing the said
amendment, and confOrmlnglts Constitution and laws
Herewith, shall establish equal aRd lust system
of suffrage for all male citizens within
its jurisdiction who are not leFs than twenty
years OF age, the Senators and Representatives
from such State shall be admitted aforesaid with
out beng required to await the action of other States
on said amendment; and provided further, that
nothing in this section contained shall so construed
as to require the disranchisement of any Loyal peO-
pie who are now entitled to vote.
Mr.. Ashley (OhO) introduced oil TO incorporate
the American Cotton Company of the District OF
Columbia Read twice and referred to the Com
mittee for the District
On motion of Mr.. Lynch (Me.) the Senate ioInt
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF War to grant
the OF certain lumber for the fair for the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphan Home was taken from the
Speakers table, considered, aud passed.
Mr. Washburne I'll } asked leave to oder q resou-
ton directing the Secretary of the Interior 10 com
munlcate to the House whether any application has
been made Ior the Of the Dundas patent for
q CultivatOr, and If So by whom, ut what time, and
on what grounds also, what effect the reissue of
such patent would have on the agricultural interests
of the country, etc.
Mr.. Jenckes tR. H. objected to the resolution
being received
The ,enate amendments to the Post Office Appro.
DTiahOn bill were COncurred in