The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-16
xxx CONGREss.-FIRST SESSION
WASHINGTON, May Is.

HOUSE.
The Speaker presented an address of the
Swiss Committee, Of Geneva, 10 the Congress
Of the United States, in regard to the assassl-
nation Of Mr.. Lincoln; which vas referred to
the committee on Foreign Affairs
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, obtained an order
for the printing of an amendment, which he
proposed to offer as substitute for one of
the bills seportsd by the committee on Recon
struction. The amendment is as follows
''Strike out all after enacting clause in the
first section of the House bill DAB, and insert
the following-that whenever the above re-
cited amendment shall have become part of
the Constitution of the United States. and
any State lately in insurrection shall have
ratified the same, and shall have modified
their constitution aud laws in conformity with
the Constitution of the United States, then
the Senators and Representatives from such
States, if found duly elected and qualified,
may, after having taken the required oath OF
Office, be admitted in Congress as such. Pro-
vided that if any State, after ratifylng said
amendment, and conforming its constitution
and laws Herewith, shall establish an equal
and Just system Of suffrage for all male citi-
| zens within its jurisdiction, who are
| not less than twenty one years of age. The
| Senators and Representatives from such
| State shall be admitted as aforesaid without
being required to await the action OF other
States on said amendment. And provided
| further, That nothing in this section con
| tanned shall be so construed as to require the
| Acknowledgement of any loyal person who is
now entitled to vote.
NJ. Ashly introduced bill to incorporate
! the American Cotton Company OF the District
| of Columbia. 1t was read twice and referred
| to the committee for the District.
Mr.. Washburn, of Illinois, asked leave to
offer resolution directing the Secretary o.
the Interior to communicate to the House
| whether any application has been made fol
the reissue of the Dundas patent for cult
vator, and if SO, by whom, at what time, ano
on what grounds Also, what effect the re
issue of such patent would have on agricultu
tural interests of the country.
Mr.. Jenckes. Of Rhode Island, objected tc
the resolution being received.
Mr. Washburn represented that the resolu.
ton only asked for information, and it coult
be referred to the gentleman's Mr.. Jenckes
own committee-fhe committee on Agricul
ture.
The objection was persisted in.
l The bill to amend the organic acts of th'
Territories of Nebraska, Colorado, Decotah
Montana, Washington, Idaho, Arazonia
Utah and Mexico came up for consideration
| Inc OIL pfOniUft6 tHc IcStoiosisC oooSupi'S
from passinr special acts conferring corporate
power, but authorizes them to pass genera
| laws for the purpose. It declares null ant
void oil speeial charters heretofore granite
BY any Of the sixth section y provides 'ns n
no person appointed by the President to th
Treasurers Office in Territories shall receiv
: any compensation, unless he shall have en-
! tered upon the discharge of his official dutie
: | within the1 Territory, and that no officer sha
$ be paid for the time be may be absent fror
e the Terrstory without authority. 1t prohibit
the legislative assemblies from grantin
divorces, but leaves that authority with tn
: courts of the United States in the Territor,
o ! She 9th section is as follows:
+ Apd b. further enacted, That within III
! Territories aforesaid, there shah be no deni,
Of the elective franchise to citizens Of Il
United States because Of race o. color. A
1 persons shall be equal before the Law, ard Z
: | Acts or parts Of acs, eithes Of CongIsss or
. the lesislstive assemblise Of the IsfritoFi
aiesseaid, II ifcoodbtsnt win tie ltdssioas