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on Foreign Affairs and ordered to b

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be
printed.
The Speaker also laid before the House a Jette,
from the Commissioner of Public Buildings, II
answer TO resolution Of the House. stating that ne
person !. employed under him who has ever been il
the rebel army. He transmits report showing that
many of his employees have been in the Union army
REIMBURSEMENT.
biI mri ~ hu6haFd OF w. Va, on leave introduced a
moneys expended for her militia in the United States
service during the war. Referred.
,- >, PosToFFLcE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. kasson of Iowa, FROM the Committee on An
hr2pratons reported back the Postal appropriation
blt, ana recommended concurrence in tho Senate
amendments; which was agreed to. Zone of tho
amencments agreed to requires all of the adyertisin
oi the PoStoifce Department to be put in two news
papers in Washington having the largest circuIation
MILITARY.
Mr.. Schenck. Of Ohio offered resolution tbat tba
Secretary OF war communicate TO this House at the
earnest practicable moment, statement of promo
tions by hreyet appointed since April 1861 and to
indicate the fall rank of such officers in the line Of
the regular army: when the brevet appointments eTa
contrmed' and to name what particular meritorious
services for which said brevet was conferred; which
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on Military AZ
fairs. reported joint resolution declaring that here
after the age for the admission of cadets in the IT,
Military Academy shall be between Il and % wears.
and providing that any officer or enlisted man who
has served honoraby for year. either in the youn-
teer or regular service shall be entitled to admission
as caGet INTO the academy to the of q years;
and All cadets shall hereafter be appointed one wear
10 advance except in case of death or resignation
and further that all candidates for cadctships shall
be fully versed in the elementary branches of the
English language; which was passed
dr. Taylor, OF N. y, offered resolution instruct
ing the court invalid pensions TO INQUIRE into the
eXpedlency OF reporting bill to so amend the pen
son SION Jaws as to prevent pension agents from taking
lees from pensioners which was agreed to-
~, RECONSTRUCTION.
hill SpeakeT stated that NE special order was the
srucon, to provide for restoring the States lately
IN rebellion their full political rights.
MIR Stevens, of Pa, said that he had learned that
the senate would not act on the Constitutional
amendment sent to them by the House for at least
week lie therefore hoped this bill would be post
poned until two weeks from to-day Agreed TO-
The Speaker stated that the next bill rs the
special order was that reported from the COMMITTEES
on Reconstruction, declaring certain persons neligi-
pie 70 once under the Government.
Mr.. StevenS, of Pa, moved to postpone until two
weeks from tomorrow. Agreed to.
MI son OF Iowa gave notice that at the proper
one of the bills reported from the Committee on Re-
construction: Va "
Be 1t enacted etc., That whenever the above re-
cited amendment shall have become a part of t6e
SohSt!utlOn OF the United States, and any State
iately @ IN lnsurrec ion shall have ratified the same
anu shalt nave modlhed Its constitution and laws in
conformity therewith the Senators and Representa-
yves from such States, if found duly elected and
quahed, may, after having taken the oaths REQUIRED
Ry law, be admitted to Congress as such PrcpiTcd
mat any State, after ratifying said amendment
T' estani4sh an equal and Just system of suffrage
ior al male citizens within its justification who are
not less than twenty years of age the Senators
ahG Representatives from such State shall be admit
tea as aforesaid without being required to await the
seton ot other states on said amendments provided
further, that nothing in this section shall be so con.
strued as to require the disfranc Of en
person who is entitled to vote
, Mr.. lie Blond of Ohio. asked and obtained leave to
the Memphis riots 'N
~, - THE TAX BILL.
Inc House then took up and considered as in Com
sidered the ninth section relating to the dmfies n
assessors Pending its disposition the hill was laid
aside. VIZ tA was idlU
The Speaker appointed Geo. S. sbankIin. ofKv
and John MsEroomall, of Pa to fill the vacancies
on tpe COMMITTEE, on the Memphis riots.
"A message was here received from the President
Slatihg that nc mad signed the bill to amend the ha-
6eds corpus act, and bill to incorporate the Theo-
Adjourned.