The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-12-18

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slaves, has been APPOINTED, etc. The communi.
cation was accompanied by report, which
was referred TO the Committee on Military
4 Affairs.
Mr.. Sumner presented the proceedings Of a
recent meeting Of loyal citizens, without re-
| spect TO color, held ut Norfolk, Va, asking for
| The reorganization OF the Government Of yir.
| ginia, etc.
Mr.. SauIsbury objected, that under the rules
Of the Senate the proceedings Of public meet.
ing could not be received unless they came In
| the form of memorial.
Mr.. Sumner said this was not simply the
proceedings of a public meeting. 1t was in
| the nature of petition. The question on the
reception of the document was put and car
ried, and II was referred to the Committee on
Reconstruction.
Mr.. Wade presented n petition for the re-
annexation of the city and county of Ale1an-
dria, Va, to the District Of Columbia. 1t was
| ordered TO lie on the table.
Mr.. Wilson reported fayorably the House
resolution for the erection Of q monument to
| the memory of the late Lieutenant General
Winfield Scott.
| Mr.. Trumbull introduced bill TO provide
for amendments to defects in the proceedings
of the courts OF law. Referred TO the Judi
| ciary Committee.
| Mr. Sumner presen ted a bill TO punish those
who induced the emigration OF free -colored
! persons under false pretenses. MIR. Sumner
| said there were persons here from foreign coun-
| tries endeavoring TO persuade colored persons
| TO emigrate, but virtually to inaugurate sort
of Coolie trade. The bill was referred to the
| Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The bill TO repeal the Presidents amnesty
power was then taken up.
Mr. Trumbull said that the real design OF
| this section was TO take from the President
only the power to issue general proclamation
| of amnesty. Under this clause 400, 800 acres
of land had already been restored to rebels,
and many OF them, instead OF approaching
| this clemency, were more defiant and disloyal
than ever II was not supposed that any ne
cessity would arise in the future for general
amnesty. and il was therefore proper TO pre-
clude the President from issuing it,
Mr.. Johnson said the Constitution gave the
| President the most unlimited power over the
| whole matter, and as the clause in question
| did not add one iota 10 his power, neither
| could its repeal take any from him. General
| Washington had issued a general amnesty TO
the participants in the whisky instruction,
and no question had ever been raised OF his
power to do it.
The bill for the admission Of Nebraska was
then taken up, and Mr. Hendricks proceeded
| to argue against the measure. AT the conclu-
sion of his remarks, Mr.. Trumbull moved to
| postpone its further consideration, and take
ND the bill repeating the thirteenth section of
the Confiscation act, which had occupied the
attention of the Senate during the morning
hour.
Mr.. Wade gave notice that he would to-
morrow move to rescind the resolution provi-
ding for the holiday recess. 1t was found that
unless this was done the suffrage bill would be
as the ten days given to the President
.In >xpire during the recess, and the bill
wou III.
| Mr. Sumner said the case referred to by M r
Wade could be provided against by the Secre-
tary Withholding the bill until after the re-
cess or until such time as would secure the
expiration of the ten days after the reassem-
bling of Congress.
Some discussion ensued on Mr.. Trumbulrs
motion TO take up the thirteenth section of the
Confsca ton act, and the Senate voted in favor
! of so doing
Mr.. Salisbury offered an amendment to re-
! peal the entiTe DILL
! The death of Senator Wright of New Jer-
| sey was then announced, and after the adop-
| ton of the usual resolutions the Senate ad-
| journed.
| HorsE.-Under the call Of States for resolu-
ti0ns, Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, offered a
resolution directing the Select Committee on
The New Orleans Riot TO investigate the al
! legged frauds in the New Orleans custom
house and the appointment of rebels therein
| to the exclusion of Union men, and into all
matters connected with the administration Of
affairs in the custom house. Adopted.
! Mr.. Harding, of Illinois, ofiered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That the House of Representatives
OF the Congress of the United States will give
unfaltering support TO the Executive Depart
ment of the Government TO yindicate the
time honored policy of this republic against
foreign armed intervention, which tends to
the destruction of constitutional liberty on
this continent, and especially commend the
tone of the national voice in reference to
Mexico.
Adopted.
Mr. Cook offered the following
ReS0leed That the Committee on Banking
and Currency be instructed to enquire into
the expediency of providing by law for the
withdrawal of the currency issued by the
national banks as fast as the same may be
done, without injustice TO the banks, and OF
supplying the place Of such currency with
legal tender notes issued by the Government
of the Unit ed States.
MIR. Cook moved the previous question:
which was seconded. Brandigee called for the
yeas and nays, saying he wanted to see who
was IN favor OF destroying the national banks.
The yeas and nays were taken and resulted
Yeas. IS nays, IS Tie resolution was reject
ed.
MIR. Schenck opposed resolution relating to
the published advertisement of the sale OF q
negro at Annapolis. Md, on the sth OF De-
cember, convicted by the Circuit Court OF
Anne Arundel county, and sentenced TO be
sold rs a slave, and directing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire into the same, and 10
report whether such proceedings were not In
direct conflict with the Constitution OF
the United States, and with the act 10
protect all persons in the exercise OF their civil
rights, etc.
Mr.. Stevens said he wished TO see whether
the inquiry should not be enlarged. He said
that MARYLAND seemed TO be bitterer, worse,
and more imbued with the old virus OF slavery
than any of the southern States that had been
conquered He said, in his Judgment there was
no such thing as republican form of govern
ment there, and he hoped before Congress adj
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