The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.


asking for impartial suffrage.
Mr.. Harris presented a profess
of the citizens Of st. Senore County
against the renewal of the reciprocity
treaty. Referred to the committe or
Finance.
Mr.. Conness presented a protest of the
California Legislature against the sale
of the mineral Lands of the Uuited States
Referred to the committee on Pablo
Lands.
The bill to enlarge the freedmen's bu
reau was then taken up
Mr.. Salisbury then spoke in Opposi
tion to the bureau.
Various gentlemen expressed their
views in relation to the amendment
Mr.. Orth of Indiana, and Mr.. Sloan OF
Wisconsin briefly explained the amend,
ments they desired to offer separating
taxation from representation.
Mr. Brooks of New York made few
remarks and caused to be read petit
tion from Susan B. Anthony, asking that
the right of suffrage be given to women.
Mr.. Harris asked Mr. Brooks if he was
in favor Of it,
Mr.. 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.
The remarks of MI Brooks were re.
ceived with loud applause from the gal
leries, which the Speaker checked, say
ing he wonld use the utmost means to
preserve order. Appreciation Or disap'
rotation were alike censurable
Mr. Grimes, of Tennessee, introduced
bill to amend the act for the relief of
seamen and others on board of vessels
lost or wrecked at sea, which allows
compensation to officers of the navy and
marine corps for personal effects lost in
action with the enemy, not to exceed
one mouths pay, provided that no loss
prior to April, 1861, shall be paid. 1t
also provides that bounty money paid to
any seamen or marine enlisting in the
army in State or the United Stat 8,
shall be deducted from his prize money.
Mr.. Wilson from the committee on
Military affairs reported without essen
tial amendment the bill introduced by
him to restrict the expense of collecting
soldiers claims against the govern
ment.
Mr. Sumner gave notice of the foil ow-
ing amendment to be proposed In the
bill for the admission of Colorado as a
proviso: Provided that this act shall not
take effect except upon the fundamen-
tai condition that there shall be no de-
NAL of the elective franchise or any other
rights on account of color or race; but
all freemen shall be equal before the
law, and the legislature Of the State by
a solemn public act shall declare the as
sent of the State to this fundamental
condition and shall transmit to tho
President of the United States an au-
thentic copy Of such assent whenever
the same shall be adopted; upon the re-
ceipt whereof he shall by proclamation
announce the fact; whereupon without
any further provision on the part of
Congress the Joint reSolu tion shall take
effect.
Mr.. Dixon, of Connecticut, gave no.
tice of an intended amendment to the
sale of postage stamps and stamped en-
vclopes on credit as follows: That
whenever it shall become expedient, in
the opinion of the Postmaster General,
to substitute a different kind than that
which is now in use, he shall be, and is
hereby authorized to modify the existing
contract for the manufacture OF stamps,
so as to allow the contractors sum sut-
ticient to cover the increased expense on
any of the stamps so substituted. The
amendment was ordered to be printed
Mr.. Ramsey, of Minnesota, offered
bill to provide for the appointment Of
commissioners to select and purchase
site for Posotffice at st. Paul.
The bill to enlarge the powers OF the
Freedmen's Bureau was called up.
Mr.. Salisbury said he had not intended
when he came to the Senate this session
to participate in the debates relating to
slavery, but the Senator from Illinois.
Mr. Trumbull, had said the other day
that it was a necessity in Delaware for
the operation of the bureau although the
Freedmen's Bureau as originally estab-
Esued was only intended, according to
its provisions to extend to the States IN
revolt Yet we cannot shut our eyes TO
the fact to what an extensive burden 1t
is bound to become One thing we know,
and that is that thousands OF the negroes
have been supported out OF the treasury
of the United States and the white peo'
pie Of this country are taxed to pay that
expense.
For the first time in the history of
the country has this thing occurred, that
the great mass of the American people
have been taxed to support in idleness
class of people too lazy and too worth,
less to support themselves. Look around
at these galleries at sny time OF the day,
and Won will see the benefciaries OF tins
bureau Icrewding them and listening
to the debates of this body. How many
of the handwriting white men ei the
country are there who can afford to come
to Washington, and sit day after day
week after week, and month after
month, listening to your debates They
cannot afford to do it; but under the
protecting care of this Freedmen's Bu-
reau, your galleries can be crowded
every dav with negroes listening
to our deliberations, bat doing nothing
to support themselves and being sup.
ported ont of the taxes levied upon the
white people of this country. The bill
under consideration proposes TO enlarge
the powers of the Freedmens Rureau 1t
does enlarge them wonderfully. think
I can demonstrate mathematically that
this bill gives to the President OF the
United States, and to those connected
with the discharge of the duties OF the
bnreau, the power of spending at least
two hundred aud fifty millions OF dollars.
Mr.. Salisbury then reviewed the differ
ent sections of tbs bill, alleging that it
.-o ,oorar 70 a 6aOOarOus extent TO the