Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-02-03

three-fourths of the said Legislatures, shall |
be valid as part of said Constitution, viz: |
Article: Representation and direct taxes |
shall be apportioned among the several States |
which may be included within this Union, ac- |
cording to their respective numbers, counting |
the number OF persons IN each State, excluding |
Indians not taxed; pr0Uided. that whenever the |
elective franchise shall be denied or abridged |
in any State. on account of race or colcr, all
persons of such race or color shall be excluded
nom the basis of Representation.
Trumbull called up the bill to enlarge
the powers of the Freedmen's Bureau.
The question was upon the amendment
of Mr.. Cowan to limit the jurisdiction
of the Bureau to the states lately In re-
bellion.
? Cowan and Guthrie spoke in its favor
and Creswell and Wilson against it.
The question was on the adoption of
Mr.. Cowan's amendment to restrict the
operation of the Bureau to sthe States
latest in rebellion.
Hendricks demanded the yeas and
nays, which were taken with the follow
ing result: 1E4 Gs4 n9r9 wn4
Yeas-Messrs. BuckaIew. Cowan, Davis,
Guthrie, Hendricks, johnson, McDougalI,
Nesmith, Riddles, Salisbury and Stockholm.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler,
Clark, CONFESS, Cragin, Creswell, Fessenden,
Foote, Foster, Grimes, Henderson, Howard,
howe, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, Sny-
der, Morrill,, Nye, Poland, Pomeroy, Ramsey,
Shermen, Sprague, stewart, sumner. Trumble q
VanWinkle, Wade Williams, Wiley, Wilson and
Yates-33. zrsfrsf cars rT
So the amendment was not adopted.
Davis moved to strike out the provi-
sion extending military jurisdiction and
protection to the agents and employees
OF the bureau.
The amendment was disagreed to yeas
s, nays ID.
An amendment was adopted restrict
ing the military jurisdiction to the ex-
| ercise of the offices pertaining to the
bureau.
Salisbury moved to strike out the Sec
ond section, which authorizes the Pres
ident to divide each district into SUBJ
districts and appoint an agent for each.
The amendment was agreed to.
Davis offered an amendment anthor-
izing an appeal from the decision of any
| assistant commissioner or commission
er to Circuit Court, and that no agent
or commissioner shall exercise any judi
cial power whatsoever. This was disa
greed to.
Pending the consideration of the bill
the Senate went into executive session
and afterwards adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Odd SENATE.
Grimes, of Iowa, introduced bill to
amend the act for the relief of seamen
and others on the books of vessels lost
or wrecked at sea, which allows COM
pensation to the officers of the navy
and marine corps for personal effects
lost in action with the enemy. not to
exceed one months sea pay, provided
that no loss prior to April, 1861, shall
be paid. 1t also provides that the
bounty money paid to any seaman or
marine enlisting in the army, shall he
deducted from his prize money.
| Wilson, from the Committee on Mill
taly Affairs, reported without essential
amendment, the bill introduced by him
to reduce the expenses of collecting
soldiers claims against the Govern
ment.
| Dixon, of Connecticut, gave notice
of an amendment to the sale of postage
stamps and stamped envelopes on credit
as follows: That whenever it shall
become expedient in the opinion OF tbs
Postmaster General to substitute a oil
ferent kind of postage stamps from
those now in use, he shall be and he is
hereby authorized to modify the exist
ing contract for the manufacture of
postage stamps, so as to allow the con-
tractors sum sufficient to cover the
increased expense, if any, of manufac-
| turing the stamps so substituted. The
amendment was ordered to be printed.
Ramsey, OF Minnesota, offered bill
to provide for the appointment of a
| y, 20, i
erect post office at st. Paul.
The bill to enlarge the powers of the
Freedmen's Bureau was called up, when
a debate of considerable length ensued.
HoUsE.-The House resumed the con-
sideration of the constitutional amend
ment reported yesterday, with regard
to the basis of representation.
Havens moved the previous question,
but several gentlemen having protested
that an amendment of this importance
should not be thus Lurriedly put on its
passage and forced through, he With
drew the demand.
Various gentleman expressed their
views as to the effect of the amend
ment. .@@
q Orth, of Ind, and Sloan of Wisconsin,,
explained the amendments they desired
to offer, separating taxation from repre-
sentation, and giving the latter on suf-
fragc.
Brooks, of New York, made a few re-
marks, and caused to be read petition
from Susan b. Anthony, asking, that
the right OF suffrage to be given to
women.
Stevens asked Mr.. Brooks If he was
in favor of it.
Brooks replied, that he was if ne
groes were permitted to vote; as he pre-
ferred his own color and white women
above the negro. This remark OF Mr..
Brooks was greeted with loud applause
from the galleries, which the Speaker
checked, saying that he would use the
utmost means to preserve order, and
either appreciation or disapprobation
were alike censurable.
On motion of Mr.. Grinnell. it was
resolved that the Select Committee on |
Reconstruction be instructed to inquire |
into the expediency of providing law |
for taking census of 1866, and report |
by bill or otherwise.
Henderson offered series of resolu-
tions declaring that the Constitution |
and Government were ordained and es- |
tablished by people and not by states In
their individual character Therefore |
the doctrine of State Rights strikes at |
the foundation of all government. No