The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-13
PROCEEDINas.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Il, 1865.
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Mr.. Crime presented a petition of cit
liens of Arkansas asking for the or.
ganIzation into a territory of district
of country lying in the west of that
State, which they assert Is now howl
ing wilderness, though capable OF sup
porting large population. The petit
lion was referred to the Committee on
Territories.
Mr.. Trumbull presented memorial
of the American Trade League asking
for equality of taxation. Referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Crime gave notice that to-mor-
row or soon thereafter, he would intro
duce bill to fix the pay and establish
the number of line officers of the o. s.
navy.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill to re-
store to the Secretary of War suprem-
acy powers over the acts and duties of
the Commissioners of Indian affairs,
which was referred to the Military
Committee. zEeses ~ essss.s va
Mr.. Wilson offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Finance to
inquire into the expediency of forming
special committee to investigate the
conduct of supervising agents of the
Treasury Depart ment, which was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Dixon introduced a bill compell-
ing the prepayment of postage on news
papers after the LIST OF January next.
Referred to the Committee ON the POST
Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. Morrill, reported bill for negro
suffrage in the District of Columbia,
with the education qualification strick-
en- out.
On motion of Mr.. Trumbull, the bill
to enlargethe powers of the Freedmens'
Bureau was taken up and read as
amended by the Judiciary Committee.
It provides that the act established for
the Bureau for the RELIEF OF freedmen
and refugees, approved March Sd, 1865,
shall continne in force until otherwise
provided by law, and shall be extended
to refugees and freedmen in all parts Of
the United States, and the President
may divide the sections of the country
containing such refugees and freedmen
into districts, each containing one or
more States not TO exceed twelve in
number, and by advice or consent OF
the Senate appoint an assistant COM
missioner for each district of said dis
trfcts, who shall give like bond and
receive the same duties prescribed by
this act; or said bureau may, in the dis
erection of the President, be placed un-
der a commissioner or assistant COM
missioner to be detailed from the army.
In which event each officer SO assigned
to duty shall serve without increase of
pay allowances. Section 2. provides
for the division of the districts into sub
districts and the appointment of clerks,
and authorizes the President of the
United States to extend military jurfs-
diction and protection over all employees
and others officers. Section 8 author
ICES the Secretary of War to issue pro-
vision, fuel, clothing, DC, for refugees
and freedmen. Section 4 authorizes the
President to receive for sale or from set
Element under the homestead. or pre-,
emption laws, and TO set apart for the
1ICa of the fraaflO1aT1 lOCfa1 VafTN crnk1ka
the unoccupied lands in Florida, Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas, not exceeding
in all SOC, 600 acres of good lands. The
commissioner, under the direction of
the President, shall cause the same from
time to time to be allotted and assigned
not exceeding forty acres each to loyal
refugees and freedmen who shall be
practiced in the use and enjoyment
thereof for such term of time and at
such annual rent as may be agreed on
between the commissioner and such
refugees or freedmen. The rental shall
be based upon valuation of the land
to be apportionedin such manner as the
commissioner may under the discretion
of the President by regulation, prescribe
at the end of such term, or sooner If
the commissioner shall assent thereto.
The occupants of any such parcels so
assigned may purchase the land and
receive the title thereto from land of the
b. H
The Seaate then adjourned until Mon
day. Jtfff
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hooper from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported bill ex-
tending the time for withdrawing goods
from the Public Warehouses, which
was passed. 1t provides that all goods,
wares and merchandise that may re!
main in public or private bonded ware
houses on the LIST of April next, may be
withdrawn within one year from time
of importation, and for one year from
the original importation, until the ex-
piration of three years, goods may be
Withdrawn for consumption on pay
ment ofduties. ,Iia5
A resolution was adopted calling for
copies of all proclamations of the Pres
ident and Provisional Governors, and
all other information throwing light on
the subject of reconstruction.
Mr.. Johnson offered a resolution to
increase the pay of members of Con-
gress and employees ofthe Government
in proportion TO, the increased cost of
living since the same was fixed. The
resolution was laid on the table by 147
against 5. ~. ,r.,l--
The House then resumed the constd-
Grafton of the negro suffrage. DcFSfF
Mr.. Davis expressed his views against
giving unrestricted suffrage to the ne.
'groes in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Chandler spoke against the bill,
contending that this is white mans
Government.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-THE warm wealth
er of the past two or three days, COM