New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-11
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presented and referred resolution wa
, passed to print 6,0OO, instead of 10000, copie
, Of Gen. Grants Military Report The HonS
bill, authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury
to appoint Internal Revenue officers, was re
ported and laid over-Mr. Sumner remarkine
that he would vote for the bill on the under
standing that the Secretary Of the Treasury
should in future obey the laws, and not oyerrlde
them by appointing persons who could not take
the oath.
Mf. Wilson introduced bill for the reoreah''
zaton of the Regular Army, of which the ioiio"
ing is synopsis:
Tho military neace establishment ofthe Uhited otn'es
TO consist of 10 regiments Of cavalry o. h otber
infantry. regiments OF arerf 81" odditiop TO
the five regiments Of artillery now organzra; r o,c
regiment to he composed OF colgreu IInneer Officers
of artillery having served not less than two years ul
ling the war and distinguished for capnc! o s'"u W.
conduct in the sd the he same , t ,he sh " Regular
! A,,ilery In addition 10 six regiments OF cav,
alry there shall be two white regimen,,s anu n'
two cCared to oo DC onGergu nraydcs for GO regiments
NJ nfantry of 10 companies each, as now organRfu;
The nine regiments of q companies cnch cohsoIuacn m
IN prpa
regiments of ten companies each to be composed OF e
who have been discharged from service on account oi
wounds received disease contracted IN tHe Ihe VI
their dutv-oifcers TO be selected from the veteran
corr or other officers Ot the volunteer service
who have been disabled in service Ten regiments The
officers of which shall he selected f'on among the ocer
of volunteer service who have served TWO wears during
tho war md fen regiments 10 be composea OF cooied
men, 10 be differed by officers who have served two
years with coored troops and tne nc'I oeers 20 oc
pponted the % regiments formed 10y consolidation
shall be selected from among the officers OF the Regular
Army most distinguished for capacity, and the scco.
tons TO be made without REGARD 20 seniority or arm
service. The bin provides for one Lieutenant General
five Major-Generals and ten Observation-Disclosures
The bill to regulate the elective franchise in
the District of Columbia was taken up. 1t
gives the ballot to every male of 81 not felon'
who is citizen of the United States, or who
shall have resided six months in the District.
Various amendments were adopted; one to
introduce reading as qualification was OBJ
jected to and laid over, and the bill was finally
recommitted.
Mr.. Howe of " consin offered joint reso-
luton for the appointment of Provisional Gov
ernments for the Rebel States, and spoke at
length upon the general question Of Recon.
struction. After an executive session, the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Stevens reported the Ma
val Appropriation bill for the ensuing tiscalyear,
which goes in print to Committee of the
Whole. Resolutions were adopted concerning
the tax on tobacco; directing an inquiry into
the feasibility Of deepening and widening the
East River channel; instructng the Ways and
Means Committee to consider the expedency OF
abolishng or reducing the tax on incomes; con-
cerning the injustice OF South Carolina planters
toward the freedmen; looking to removal of
the tax on artificial limbs; asking the President
for information as to the confinement of Jeiier-
son Davis and the delay Of his trial, and call.
ing for an investigation intoa Mexican Imperial
Express Company organized for contraband
trade between Maxinlihan and the United States.
A resolution to modify the operation of the pre-
vious question went to the Committee on Rules
A resolution pledging the House to support the
Presidents reconstruction policy was laid over.
Bills were introduced to punish counterieiting
with death, and to build Jail in the District Of
Columbia. A resolution heretofore offered about
Mexican matters was sent to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. Two resolutions touching Re-
construction were consigned to the Committee
on that subject.
The House then took up Mr.. Wilson's bill
extending suffrage to the colored people in the
District Of Columbia, and it was debated by
Mr. Wilson, Mr.. Scofeld, and Mr.. Kelley in
favor of, and Mr.. Boyer against, extension. Mr..
Wilson said:
Three thousond five hundred and forty nine black
men marched from this District in defense Of our
country They were true 10 tue Government. and why
should not be true to themf According 10 the
sus OF 1860 there l43l6 persons Of color in this
District, since which time the number has been in.
creased. They owned 81 600 worth OF real estate
Their church property is valued at $4,000 The q
churches supported al cost OF t2 900. There are
800 communicates. The average church attendance
lis 600 persons They have schools literary and char
liable institutions. and 4000 can read and write.
Mr.. Kelley remarked that the President had
personally assured him he was in favor Of ne
gro suffrage in the District, as well as in Ten
nessee. Without concluding the debate the
House adjourned.
Tho Covarnmont VpStprdav Drpsentnd 10 thu