The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-02-07
TeoMpItrp FROM THE onEGoSIAS.l ]
DATES TO FEBRUARY 2.


Limitation law. Referred to the Judiciary
committee.
Clark, Of New Hampshire, called up the
bin in relation to the qualification of jurors.
II was male the special order for Thursday.
Fessenden, of Maine, from the rccJnstrnc.
ti)n committee, reported against the resoIu
lions to amend The Constitution, by declaring
that representation and direct taxation shall
lie 0pporlioned among the several States
which may be included within this Union,
according ~ their respective numbers, count
ing the whole number Of persons in each
State, and excluding Indians not taxed -
FrOridcd, That whenever the elective fran
caiae shall be denied or abridged in any
State, on account ofFaee or color, all persons
Of such race or coloF Shall be excluded from
the basis of representation.
II the House, Stevens, of Pennsylvania in
'roduced resolution to instruct the commit
tee on jndicinry, to inquire whether any fur.
iher legislation is necessary TO compel com.
piance with the law requiring all ofic TO
take the trst oath. Adopted.
Willitm., of Pennsylvania, introduced
resolution which was referred TO the commit
lee on reconstruction, declaring that the lead.
-rs of the rebellion onght t' be tried by q
court martial or military court, and that it
would be nexpedient TO try them by civil
court, where the Jurors in Che South woui
he the equals of taose accnsei OF crime.
Stevens, of Pennsylvania, from the commit
tee on Reconstruction, reported an amendment
20 the Constitution, providing that rcpresen.
ration and taxation shall be based on the
whole number of persons in the several States,
rnd that where the elective franchise is de-
nied or abridged on account of race or color,
al such persons shalt be excluded from the
basis OF representation.
In tho Senate, the enlargement of the
Frcedman's Durann was takcn tap. The ques
lion wn9 upon Cowan's amendment. After
debate The amen lment was rrjectcd-lyes, 7;
Nays, SO Davis, of kentucky, moved to
strike ont the provision extending military
jurisdiction and protection TO the agents aud
employees OF the Bureau. r. 'j'cred ayes
Sntys, 81 Aa amendment was adopted re
strictng the military Jurisdiction to the exer-
else of the functions pertaining to the Bureau
Several other amendments were offered and
rejected. Anthony, of Rhode Island, called
mp his resolution to refer all the rapers und
20 .umenls on the suhj7ct OF the lacy rlbel
Hons States to the special committee on re
construction; pusSel. After an cxeculiv,
session, the Senate ljourned.
III the House, Il resolution was adopted in
.'rnctirg the committee on manufactures Il
inquire into the cxie iency Of lclo'ting
bill for graduating the tx on cigars manu-
fLcturcd within the United States according
10 quality. Ashley, of Ohio introduced al
amendment TO the Constitution, providing
that in the event of the death or disability U
both the President and Vice President Of til
United States, the Chief Justice or oldest As
sociate Jlstice shall act MS President unit
there shall be II new election Also, tha
when there shall be no eIc .,on by the people
a choice shall be made in Congress by Sena
tors and Il ipresentativ S; referred to the com
lee on judiciary. Adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 25 The Frcedmens Bl
reau bill passed the Senate wi hout amend
meni; ayes 81 nays, TO- Conness, Of Cal
iornia, said he should move reconsideration
Trumbull, of Illinois, said the bill could sti
be amended in the House, and if the letter
the Governor Of Soulh Carolina containe
ANY good reRson why the section giving tn
Sea Islands to the freedmen sholld be stricl
en out, it could tie done by the House nn
sent back to the Senate.
The House spent tie entire day in consit
cring the proposed constitutional amen imen
and ended where it begun in the morning.
The mania for speech making seems just
s;rong now as four days ago.
Washington, jan. 26 Ia the House to.da
Upton, from tho committee on elections. +
port d that Alex II. CotTrolh has primo ia,
right to the seat from the 10th District
Pennsylvania. Paine made minority repl
TO the eject that Wm II. Koontz has a rig
10 tire scat Both reports provide tor nkil
testimony by each allowing Sky days
that purpose.
The House agreed to take vote on 7
constitutional amendment fixing the basis
representation, on Tuesday next, January
The balance OF the day in tho lIouse was CO
rumcd by speeches.
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