Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-03-09
Proceedings of Congress.

MONDAY, March 5.-The proceedings Of the
House were interesting, to-day, in consequence
of the ma jority of the reconstruction COM
mittee reporting joint resolution for the adj
mission of Tennessee into the Union as a
State, on the following conditions She must
maintain in good faith her existing constitu-
ton and laws; exclude all who were engaged
in the rebellion from the right of suffrage and
eligibility to Office for a definite period re-
pudate the rebel debt, and provide against
any claim being paid for any slave emancipat-
ed or liberated said conditions to be ratified
by the legislature or people of Tennessee before
this act shall take effect. On motion of Mr..
Bingham, rep. who made the report it was
recommitted, with the understanding that it
would be reported back in few days and
called up for consideration. Mr.. Rogers, dem
made minority report, signed by himself
and Mr.. Order, to the effect that as Tennessee
has never been out of the Union, her represent
atives be admitted to seats on taking the pre-
scrbed oath. Messrs. Washburne and Bout
well gave notice Of a report they intended to
make, differing both from the majority and
minority reports.
In the House a resolution was offered pledg-
ing the United States government to guar
rantee loan Of fifty millions of dollars pro-
posed to be raised by the Republic Of Mexico.
This resolution met with considerable opposi-
ton, and on the motion to allow its introduc-
ton there was tie vote, whereupon the Speak
er voted in the affirmative. 1t was then per-
mitted to be formally introduced and referred
to the committee on foreign affairs.
Resolutions were introduced in the Senate
and referred, proposing to admit the Southern
| States to representation, provided they abolish
all distinctions in civil rights on account of
color, and consent to give tho right of suffrage
| to colored men who have served in the army,
can read the constitution, and who pay tax
on real and personal property. The Senate
passed the joint resolution to pay Miss Clara
Barton $4,000 for searching for the dead
bodies of missing Union soldiers. The army
appropriation bill was passed in the House.
TUESDAY, March 6.-The Senate, to-day,
passed the bill giving the assent Of Congress
| 10 the annexation of the counties of Jefferson
and Berkeley to West Virginia, and also the
bill to reimburse Missouri for expenses in
equipping and paying the militia ofthat State
during the rebellion. A resolution was intro
duced and referred to establish quarantine
regulations, to prevent the spread of the
Asiatic cholera. The joint resolution to fix a
new basis of representation was taken up,
when Mr.. Salisbury, of Delaware, made a
speech in opposition to its adoption A COM
munication was received from the President,
| in response to resolution, enclosing a letter
and document, from the Secretary Of War in
regard to the organization of provisional
governments, etc.
| The House passed the Military Academy
| appropriation bill, with an amendment that
no money shall be used to pay any cadet APP
| pointed from the Southern States whose APP
pontment dates from the first of January
last until said States are restored TO the
Union,