Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-12-15
Congress.
STANDARDIZATION fnr increase Of pay
n army officers Referred.
Congress.

conformation TO persons claiming the ser
vice or labor of cnlnrrd volunteers or drat-
Ted men, or for other purposes unhi each
report shall be approved and confirmed
by Congress. Referred.
! The resolutions OF the Chamber oil
Commerce Of New York in favor of es
tablshment OF another lire Vi Ocean Tel
egraph to he under american Genital,
were presented aud -eforred.
Bills were reroned for the admission OF
Nebraska aut Colorado fnGo the Union as
States. Referred.
The bill to regulate the elective fran
chs. in the DIotricl OF Columbia was
.nen taken up and read. Several amend
nents were offered among which was one
by Mr.. Cowau OF Pennsylvania. 10 strike
out The word male" remarkng that
,ince the barrier had been broken down.
he was in favM Of extending !hls PTivl-
Ilege 10 females. believing that no Senator
on the floor could give any reason why
this franchise could not be as safely Iodg-
ed in the hands OF the women al America
as in The negroes. This was dI'rus'ed
rather anim.,edIy and spic'ly at length,
but the Senate sdjooroed Without taking
vote upon il.
HrusE.- Bills were introduced TO fix
the tine for the election Of all members al
The House If Representatives Of The Uni
ted Sales on the second Tuesday after
The first Monday in November OF each
year. Also granting pensions 10 the sol
diers Of The war Of 1912. Both referred.
A resolution was adopted for the ap.
poinlmenl of committee Of three mem
bers to proceed Immediately 10 New Or
leans and to investigate the Circumstances
Of the New Orleans riot OF July las, and
report fully particulars for legislative sc-
ton
A bill was introduced to repeal The neu-
lralilv laws; referred.
A resolution was introduced and agreed
to, instructng the committee OF Ways ami
Means To inquire into the expediency OF
reducing the internal revenue tax on artI-
rlea Of mechauical manufactures from 5 10
81 PR cent.
The following was introduced: Re
solved. That The proposition that The war
.ieb, Of The country should be ex;lngnlsh-
ed by the generation which contracted II,
is not sanctioned by sound principles OF
national economy. and does not meet the
approval OF The House; referred.
A resolution was offered, aiming at the
winding up the affairs Of the National
Banks and ;heir currency. and furnishing
he country with gIcenbacks or sim'lsr
currency. Tabled.
The bill 10 regulate Il e meeting oi Con
grass. so modified as to provide f"r an al
dliuasl ss.sI"n of tbs T'or,ieih Congress.
to commence on March 4, 1867, was Ia
ken UP and passed.
A bill vas frsmsd authorizing the Pros
'deni 10 establish Peusicn Agencies IN
the several STATES.
A bill was reported, inslruclins The
Clerk of The House TO make roll Of Tie
Recrrsenta'i,e elect from all the States,
elected IN accordance with lie avs el
the United States. befors next Congress
shall assemble. Passed.
ni'I reported 70 prevent the counting Of
electoral votes from any OF the Sou 'hrf"
States until such States arc anmiued /"
in Congress. Printed and
referred back.
The 6rsl petition for the impeachment
Of ,he President, introduced in Congress.
comes from Ole Hundred and fifty cit
izens Of Slarks county, Ohio. and was
presented by Mr.. EckIey, Of thai Sale.
The memorial is in printed form. end IS
a duplicate OF that which has been clrcu'
lated in the Northern States during the
past two months. Tine men"rlallsls
charge apon Mr.. Johnson u'urpaIl"n Of
rights and abuse oil power devoted upon
him; selling pardons; neg lecl 10 execute
laws; abuse Of power in appointments and
removals; incinug the people 10 dIsobey
laws, etc.
Rev. DR.. Boynton. Chaplain of the
House Of Representatives. in his prayer
on Monday opening the proceedings oil
tina, body, after thanking God for the
work done by members during the recess
in eplgblening the people on "the great
questions al ISSUE" added "And we .
thank thee. oh. God, for the magnificent
uprising of free people. instructed as i
they were TO make right decisions in rel s
erence to every question presented so ,
tina, we knew that II war not in vain 10
Depend upon the intelligence OF the Amer
lean people"
This reminds US of a grace that was
offered on some occasion by Rev. Nor
aL;na Nalun, "a fnllnws 40 I.uId. We