, 1866-01-25
| CONGRESS.
Debate on the Coastits-
| tional Amendment.
The Freedmen's Bureau
Extension Bill.
the SEA ISLAND CLAUSE
ADOPTED.
FROM MEXICO. |
Arrival. of Juarez at |
El PaSO. !
The Chi|ian PriYateer Case to be
Referred to the Seo1e-
tay Of State. |
LEGISLATIVE ACTION IN WIS
C0NSINAGAINST RAILROAD !
Af0N0P0LlES. |
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR FROM |
THE TREASURY De-
PARTMENT. |
DESTRUCTIVE FERE AT
EAU CLAIRE WIS.
FIRE AT DuMKlRK, N. ".
FOUR LIVES LOST.
PROCEEDINGS '0F CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR FROM
THE TREASURY DE-
PARTMENT,
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT
EAU CLAIRE, WIS.
FIRE AT pUMKlRK, N, ".
FOUR LIVES LOST,
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsBtNoroa, Jan. u
NJ. SUMNER presented petition OF the citizens
sbe admission that 10 Territory State but with
The promise that the Nord "white shall be et.7ck
en from beT Constitution;
Nj. BROW \ also presented petition asking for
extension Of the right Of suffrage 10 women.
The Naval COMMITTEE tepor:e ed the bin 10 amend
the act for The relief Of ecaaen with amcndmentt,
one OF which Ruar1e against psrmcn,s for costs
which have accrued through negligence or ftrrd
Of ttlc officer mali the npnhenfton.
Ar. SAMUEL J. kts&nMOUD was sworu III
a. Senator from loxA unpl the Sd Of Mnsrh, 1861
Edie1art, rcported without amendment. the bI1l In
relation 10 tie Court OF Clans- This hill repeals
the 1ith fcctlon ol the act Of March Sd. 1sts aud
led Stntes 1T ans time within ninety dats aftcr it,
massage in cases mentioned In me NH rection ot
sd &C, Of 1868 except in ses In which money has
1'een 1aid into the teaeury. The bill fxee as the
oneutng Of the term the iFt Mondnyi in December.
MF. WILSON. Of Aa7t-. offered 4 joint resolution
proposing q ~ amendment to the constitution Of
elall ever be made b{ The United States or any
Slate for Or On account Of the emancipation Of sny
trac1ed Of incurred in I'D o, the rebellion. Re-
fe1rtd 10 the judiciary Committee.
Ar. TREMBCL~ from the committee on the
Carolina Leeitlatulr askinp 1hai the teet oath BE-
repealed. ':-@vtunuu that Il uoatd be ipyxreaIent
~ rcpeaj the tcft outh at fhis tine ~
VI: coSNEss, q 81, complained that In the
maters Of s1r.t fmpoanee 10 Cso, s nc Ssd 9tn9 he
etudiou.y omitted, Ut lid sesen;iy sn,eTrS IN
!31 me ; S1nsttoctton Of .siirosd II Gaosua and
neither had been mentioned.
IL aGt DlAoN: Of Connecucnf offered resolution,
on Judiciary 10 inquire VIA, leEis,aton i neres-
saI* sor The Of loyal cti,en. Of The pni.
10, 10 1es ncna,~ ~neze ptoperty aI Or persona has
to loyal osness thereof, and report By bill a oth-
esT,he, T7
a5e Eli sstaE g e. eh & O.
meas I!nrean: '''' : ''~0'
Nj: MepouGA1I4 Of Cal, took the floor IN op-
Nj. Davis, 81 Ky., moved to strike ont f,e SEC.
iIe. s1ea By Gen % sheimsn g Sc 1ana f.nas eae
for 1hfee yetz- Ias senste refused % Ft14ks ous
the section:
hole htll. odered b Nj: :McDo1gau md men-
TONED beretotore- Neestfvnd-yeask 3, mar. 8,
.esk oaIs. On ts lot s Z, ~ ~ III nAV1s
MI HEEnEKsoS moved 10 adjourn.
hit. ANTHONY. Of r l., suceested .hat the
Sens,e adjourn. r11h 1he understanding that vote
The question On adjournment was decided
.aeat' T.; nssf.
asr, HESnnlCks sucrcsted shsi there could be
10 opposition 10 Adjournment, x7th an understand.
anE thAt vote wonld be taken tomorrow II three
e!ofk;
III; IRCABuLLs said he would not object, pro-
Fadeo tniA Wae the unde1standmss
ssn''' '''0oi0e' po1,sr
The Home resumed thu confederation of the totnt
resolution ptppoe1pc al aIpcpdp,ent to he Consi-
NJ. LAWRENCE, Of Ohio. mo,ed 10 .ecommIt
the Terplnt1un 10 fhe Commtftee an Resun.trpt1ion
viii, Instruction. to rrport sn smendment to he
tnttttr1ion nY The iInfted Stases rhich shsi arr
annor1inn iirert tsxc. n,nnnf. ibe SITE sref-nr
1o he properly IN cach. md second. which
stsics 9n tSe ha3i, az @l1a he a nnm6cr % Of
adult ruale vptef4 who ensll Be
s1tizens Of he United Slatrs, III. Launence ex-
p3en,nr 1s dg4s taxsa md 4sbsee.on ~. a. NJ
fuft nud s1thouch the result Of compnomiee If wa1
WTouc IN principle nd unequal IN il practical re-
volert n each State precisely equal. Il va not
proposed to withhold The rgh1 0! Suffrage from any
s1s 81 peep1s 1he anendnent DID n not de-
Il ea:ss5 eex @ ~ r : sss!h cs:sas ,e sss! ::
he original basis Of Trpfescptation On threeaihs
Of the elave OF The South having o+ased lbe nlode
,sSst;eu.
Mr. SHElLABARGER, Of Ohio. opposed the
aAEEi LIE ctAkE3 ~ hNuff1 0l-12uCuttE
an euttfe race Of people, md that too he!heT 1hat
racc be white Or black, Saxon Celhe or cauc.sau,
and without regard to The number or proportion to
the ent1se population or tue States.
III. BANKS eaid that The basis OF renretentatlon
having been in eject stricken out BY the anti-Slaye-
y Cont tutuunnal Amendment. tlie question was,
| Wheeler the kuuse should .eettablteh It
MI, SHELLABAKGEI1f further opposed the rexo-
| luton. and advocated the amendmcnt Of III.
III. ELLIOT. Of Mesa. offered NJ amendment 10
| Sir. LANRESCE'5 instructions, namely, thai To
fin1sS .e,nng ~ .ers-.f st,fss .rhIch 80
| cl1ded N11bi5 lhe Uniou RECORDING 10 tbs rrpre-
rcnis i've mc1ihert ronnr1op the u6oie nnn,hcT ri
peuons in cach ;tstc. exC}udfnc Indians nor taxed.
adnd liz e1nctjyc frsnchise xhaii moi he denied
! ~ nfrTidord In anr State IN ncronn1 o1 -ars ~
rn,or r. t4,1 H. cs,n1d no rire n 3he re.nfntton
Trrortei fr,,n the d:nmnittae m Hernnstrnrt,on
| ~ snnro+ }srSsrsr T. nescrted ~ ,mni1c.tio,
~, ;psa ~ r;Tb, ~ a;st1suS,.
~ II. rit,ens Anniher n,.ieriinn IT, H. rnson.n
Nas thai II rnab3ea ! State. b. nsSins+
| fHe r1rh. in Tntr drrenj ~ : n1nnrrt1
! rnsHscatIe, ~ n~rindn 1870 49,. II - II ~