, 1866-01-23
CONGRESS-.
IN IMPORTANT C0NSTITU.
Fl0kiL AMENDMENT.
Representation and Taxa
tion Oh the Basis Of
Actual Voters.
INTERESTING DEBATE
IN BOTH HOUSES ON
TIE AMENDMENT.
The FREEDkEh'S BUREAU BILL.
The Defeat Of Mr.. CoWan's
Ame: -dment,
LATER FROM MEXICO.
A Warlii.c Look on the
Rio Gra1ldc.
THE DETAILS OF THE BAaDAD
AFFAIR.
Important Propositions from
the Revenue G0mmlS-
sion.
! NATIONAL BANK CURRENCY TO
BE EQUITABLY APP0R-
TONED.
Destructive Fire at Saginaw,
nfich.-A Church Burned
at Cambridge, Mass.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
NATIONAL BANK CURRENCY TO
BE EQUITABLT APP0R-
TONED.
Destructive Fire at Saginaw,
11ich.--A Church Burned
at Cambridge, Mass.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

KAsHKo7ox, jim n
Mr.. FESSENDES. OF Me-, rom the Joint Com
Msttee to Inquire into the condition Of the lately
lime 10 tlme reported fhc following joint Eesolu-
uon.
1atIyeE Of the Tnlied Statee Of America, Ia Con.
eress assembled twu-sh!rde Of bo:h Houses concur
ring, that the following article be proposed to the
81 tie T stnes q q s,aIa
when satiaed by thEee-tourhs Of The said Le1isIa-
tuses shall be valid pat Of said Constitu,on M:
Ansdt. Representatives and direct taxes shall
nany be included within this Uu,on, according to
their respective numbers, counting the whole num-
bcr Of pe,fons IN each State, excluding tndans not
A1ed. FTptadtd, That whenever the elective frau-
ta{te tha1 be denied or abridged In my State on
account Of COLOR all e1sons Of ench race or
color shall be excluded from the bats Of Represent
NJ. SUMNER presented the memorial Of the
Boston Board Of Trade, sett,ng forth that At
ne ia s e., s on IL see hs Sax se:soa
TINT hy the operation OF the statutes OF Limitation IN
those States. prpccedinse for the collection thotc
aaee ofa Inv czemptne sniton ffon lie opesation
ofthe Southern stay law for pes.od long enough
to enaele t then @ t9 entoEce their demands.
error IN ceEHm catef, which provides a. follows:
SECTION l. Tint no person shall be disqualified
@ to at upon ~ Grand o. retit 5uty by reason Of
ten Of cause to be submitted to lch jury, founded
uron public Eunor statements ia the public jo1z.
~ q sessneS neesy s Rrovad "; he b
seon q he coa 19s iii u. 1 aaaer s
oalh Or otherwise that be csn and will, potN!sh-
standing tuch IN opinion act impars.ay and fairly
.srC. :. That any question OF law artsine upon
The triai q any person in any District o. Circuit
Of he District of Conm da for az oencs 26s Gn ban
tsbmenr whereof may be deatn, may be referred 10
Of 10 s. sued out W hin az ass. ae. Te tbe
entry Of the fua1 Judgment in Fuch e.se In the
cou1s below, and thezeupen proceedings shall b.
heard md determined IN he suprsme Court Of ihe
United Statcs, and rueh order sent to the court
below, Affirming Or rcvert1ns the Judgment, a. the
Determination Of such questions Of law may re-
.Mr. SUMNER thought there were fcrious ob}ec.
t!ons to the above. HI~ns an ez1post .tafo law.
justice Nar:hsa IN ths case Of 81 Asson Bur. ~e4
Mt. DAtIS cancuned u the opinion os NJ Sum.
D as n.S S .ypssy f9f R
not think, howert9, that any lover OF lhe Union
ought to hare rnknd FEELINGS for the distinguished
criminal. because 70 his eondact, other than any
thing elc re were indebted for The fallusa Of tie
Confederacy.
1he ht!! was on motion postponed until Thussday.
Nj. ANTHONY called up resolution to refer Ill
tatlou Of the htely rebetous Stata to The SPECIAL
COMMITTEES On Reconstruction. The question wa&
or o. he anendnent ot r. Doolttle to tnseEt afser
tia1t."
NJ. DooLIT1IE said that explanations hsd been
made 70 h,m ',pos ne Offering e this snenansp.
resolution to include credentials. Re therefore
withdrew the amendment The resolution WIS
Iii: IRCMBULl called up the bin to eulzzge the
rowezr Of tie Freedmcns bureau. The question
Nas upnn the amendment Of Mr. CoWAN TO limit
the joiisdc1ion Of the Bureau 10 the sates la,c(y
s.: CKEswELI. Of Nd, hoped The amendment
wuuid mot Be adopted. 1t would exempt MARYLAND
hayc bad eject he had been reliably informed
that returned rebel soldiers were perseeuiins the
freedmen in Maryland, snd the lnterreCtion Of the
Iii: WILSON said i xonh be Remembered
TINT trom @ the time " TRCMBuIe on the I'd Of
ior 81 a ss %
the passase through the Houte Of Representatives,
the other day, Of the outrage bill for the District,
dc e; 4e9s se aea Be soD hss e
Union party On these eutjecte, and although IN
evey tnels ea.e .he,I predictions hare been falsi
aed By nc cts and Al e9m,n q, tlns VI thst
ofmeasrres weakened the enemies Of the connt1J
and strengthened its friends ; that thcee measures
I'D s u b sEosst axa e sss Il m
blessings OF Almighty God, they still continue to
pIophesy, and 70 oppose The completion o! TIE seres
our country. When the blu 30. The abolition Of
elarery ii the District Of Columbia was
passed. Senators predicted that this Dis
prevail. that anarchy vas to BE- c.iablirhed. When
The bayonct vas put into tne hands Of the hlack so
der. to fight for The conny they told In tie hrrt
place that white men would 10, chl along With him.
that be would strengthen the enemies Of the eoun-
t!o. The mnsket was put into the handa Of
lid: they 'ef opeSs md 'PS b'ed On v''s D Pae sa
i'm In ] ]En,9lpsssed, and .,o Whits M H., soldiers Of
liberty to their own slave. II their own rlavc. would
aeht 5gz he cansede;ssy, a1d Dc r!ases .pnrnsd
ec q 1 vas a. Issued 81 ws
T1ud b* ns,Rsa il9n By poJR1l,s Indignation
Abraham Llneoln't name, the mos, hono1cd of The
country, ttreagthsned ths county and broke the
had advocated The use OF Government patronage to
influence the action Of Congress. ewou1d sayto
everybody who had that thought in bis brain, that
be FOLD. They have decided that negroes shall not
he bought and solo, and they are unanimous
that the Senators and Representatives, shall
Ii there IL anybody in the country who wIehcs to
buy Or te1l, be vii! find the American. people will
hast hIra With vithsr,ns ecorn md Indignation.
three thousand m.llous Of dollsrs md undertake 10
buy them With the little penny patronage Of this
bs,be whenever you o}er it. "A ~
Nj. coW1S COMMANDED for bis amendment
Trder The Constitution The GoTe.nment vas one Of
ment ind he opposed to seeing the 3oyal States
xahn tne gasp 81 1hese w p,s;n h.P
sGsskas sGss s ssnss a Rssss & Gs9Rs
tsnted b. could .T th.I the people snsa q
Of amendments 10 the Constitution. sevc1sy. in
number, now pending. BE WIS in favor Of State
yet Of men. but the legitimate lawful rights Of tue
Sta.ss. BE hciscsed The sthtes had rights As well
.he Union It w 70 proposed, after hasing fEetd
$ss ( sss';ss II ~ "a sIeS:a % s.
oe o9 vi I Sa sel 6. e. o Fl as @
cal distinction ii conferred, til could confer no
social distinction npon the negro. The friends Of
| Eton Mr. Gown eaId that II a ftecdman's Bureau
mus! exit, It. opc9atione ought 70 be confined TO
III. GrTnIiE denied thst he anti.slsvc7y; ncn
si.e1 he esttie q bu RaS they ao1chod On thsir &
scoc.eioritu of ahe South that did It. 1Ie would
ase Je Davis. in his dying eonteeeion. to say who
the standard Of tecess! ion, and be knew he would
say they weEc the members Of the ti-saycrT 30
| cieties.
MI. GUTHRIE alluded to the lhe rernsrke
| made by Mr. Wllton. md said the etiec1 Of the
adoption Of the n-stt1toual amendment was
he did not believe thc,e ~ss any 1eccsetty for con-
cressional action 10 enforce the st Ecction OF the
amendment; he wonid % fc1aind he scnaiors on
the other eide that IN the Last presidential election
+he r~nddAtc Of the pe1uos4atic nnry srnt ons mi