The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

duced q bill establishing q national militia
regiment of Infantry in each Congressional
district, with provisions similar to the late
draft law.
The debate on the bill comforting civil
righte. WAS resumed. Mr.. Cowan called
attention to tire effect hat it would natural.
izc Chinese children in California.
Trumbull said that Chinese children born
here. were citizens as much rs German
children. Considerable discussion ensued
between Cowan and other Senators, when
Howard, of Michigan. took the floor in a
long speech supporting the bill.
In the House. Mr.. Raymond spoke over
three hours. taking the exact ground f the
President against nil amendments, attacking
the Reconstruction Committee. styling it a
committee to reconstruct the government of
the United States, and calling upon the
House to elnancipaie itself from such domi-
%nutiori.
4 resolution Scr admitting Messrs. KYLE,
Byars and johnson. of Arkansas, to the
privilege Of the floor was rejected. Ayes
ca. noes o..
The President sent q message to Congress
today. saying il was not advisable TO make
public the orders and correspondence relating
to General Shcridan's position ondthe Mcxi-
can frontier. -
0EH. 1ifuflhS tDiO tue TcIDlcAFNCAiOi Gtli1-
mittec to-day, that IL the troops were wholly
withdrawn from his department, the agents
of the Frecdmen's Bureau and all other loyal
men would be compelled to leave.
Washington, Feb. 3.-The Senate is not
in session. In the House. speeches to empty
benches were made by Marshall. of Illinois,
and Rosscau, Shaking and Ritter, Of Ken
lucky.
Washington, Feb 4.-The House COM
mittee amendment fixing the base of repre-
sentation viii be passed by the Senate. and
Trumbnll's civil rights bill by the House.
Both probably this week.
The Congressional plan of reconstruction
so far as any majority can effect it, will be
leompIeted.
| Numerous amendments will continue to be
offered and discussed, but the great work
stands upon the above two named PROPOSE
tons.
Mr.. Summers demonstration in the SEN
ate last Friday. offering negro sufragefas a
counter proposition to the House amendment.
brings him no applause and will amount 10
nothing.
Mr.. Fessenden. having the business of the
completion of the Constitutional amendment
in the Senate, announces that he will urge
from day TO day, beginning tomorrow, in
I'D IHdFu the xE1lS11IAtFE6 HOM III SeS-
sion, the passage of Mr.. Trumbull's bill.
1t will then only remain to settle the test
oath and adjust the personal qualifications of
the Southern members. These two meas
ures are as follows:
Trumhullis bill enacts that ali persons
born on American soil. except Indians SUBJ
iect TO tribute authority and children of
transient residents subject TO any foreign
power. are citizens. and that no d~iscrirnina-
tion in their rights shall be made of sect, or
color, or condition that they can make and
enforce contracts, sue and be sued, buy, sell.
lease, hold and convey property to be SUBJ
iect to the same LAWS and punishments rs
the most favored class under the present
laws. This bill extends every right of citi-
zenship except suffrage.
The House constitutional amendment pro-
vides that the representation shall be appor-
toned among the several States which NAV
he included within this Union according 10
their respective number, counting the whole
number of persons in each State, excluding
Indians provided that whenever the cleo,
tive franchise shall be denied or abridged in
any State on account of race or color. all
persons therein in such race or color shall be
excluded from the basis of representation
Upnn this amendment, Gen. Bidwell, oil
California. voted against. Messrs. Highy,
McRuer, Henderson and Ashley, of the Pa.
M, were Raymond, of New York. and jerks,
of Rhode Island.
Washington, Feb. SIN the Senate. vii
son presented the petition of Gen. Sheridan
and other officers for an increase of pay.
Referred,
Fessenden of Maine, called up the Uous,
constitutional amendment to notice. wher
Sumner took the floor and delivered q speech
against the amendment, fayoring another
proposition offered by himself, providing fol
negro suffrage.
fnthe H,use, Blair, of Pennsylvania, in
troduced a bill providing for taking the cen
sus prior to the 1st of October next.
Briggs offered a resolution, which wa
adopted, i~nstrncting the Committee on Re
construction to consider the subject OF re
moying the National Capital in order sha
IFS site may be an accommodation to the pop
Iulation.
The House passed the important home
stead bill introduced by Mr.. Rice OF Massa
chusetts. disposing of public lands to aetna
! settlers regardless of race or eol6r, in Ala
5 hama. Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas an
: Florida. 1t gives 80 acres to actual settlers
and embraces 46, 200, 900 acres, minera
ItuH'lS CHCCklCus
Washington, Feb. 6.-The House resume,
the consideration of the Senate's Freedman
Bureau bill, and voted down an amendmen
9 exempting Kentucky from the operation o
the bill by 81 against Isl. Stevens substi
3 tute for the bill by which liberal titles t
| lands we're secured to the freedmen was re
U iected by 81 ayes against l26 noes. TIL
House then passed the bill. with an amend
. ment from the committee ayes l36, nays 80
The amendment covers all objections Ab0u
the Carolina Sea Islands, By providing tina
if the freedmen be elected from the same, q
equal quantity of land shall be- allotted thel
elsewhere.
Washington, Feb. TN the House t.
|, day the following Senate bills were passed
extending the time for the completion of tn
Burlington and Missouri River Railr0a
e from July TO December; giving the franklin
privilege to Mrs. Lincoln during her lif
n and a joint resolution appropriating $1,000
to pay the expenses of the Reconstructio
Committee.
The Senate passed the House bill to mr.
vent the reissue of American registers
vessels where their registers were change
during the war. Yeas 81, noes 10.
Mr.. Conness introduced a bill for n ara,
. of land to a railroad from San Francisco
Humboldt Bay.
The joint resolution on representation ":
q taken up, when Mr.. Fesscnden took tie 400
q He spoke at length IN favor Of the rcsoIutio,
d reviewed Mr.. Samner's speech. and show.
the impractieabiEty Of that gentleman