Smyrna times., 1866-01-24
CONGRESS.

IN the United States Senate ON Thursday, a
resolution Wa PASSED ordering the distribution
among State Libraries Of 500 copies OF the work
Of James Madison Bills and resolutions were
reported, granting registers to British huilt yes
sells owned 10y Americans authurlZn" Amcrl- /
can, t. akc Part in the French Exposition in
cooperating the Freedmen Savings and Trust
Company inquiring how much has been paid
To- W Wa9hln@tOn newspapers for advertising; and
admitting Colorado into the Union. The rcSo-
luton for the appointment Of Provisional Gov
ernOrS III the South was debated. A bill grant
Ing the tranking privilege to Mrs. Lincoln was
passed unanimously.
la the House the bill granting land to agri
cultural colleges in various States WAS report
ed, and postponed The bankrupt bill was re
ported and made the order for January 3O.-|
4 till regulating the Freedmen ) Bureau was
made the order for next Tuesday. \ report
WAS made against paying claims for damage
done to property during the war. \ resolution
was introduced to treat foreign smpS all
American vessels that changed their registers
70 foreign ones during the war The District
of Columbia Suffrage bill was taken up and de-
bsted After various dilatOry motions it was
passed granting universal suffrage in the Dis
tTict. t-f eaS ll6 pays, 81.
Ia the Senate on Friday, the Committee on
Reconstruction reported an amendment to the
Constitution that when the right of suffrage is
denied 10 any class Of citizens, that class shall
bs excluded from the basis of representation.
The I'LL relating so qualifications of jurors in
treason trials was briefly debated. The reso-
luton to refer oil papers relating to the South
80 the Reconstruction Committee was passed
The bill to enlarge the powers of the Freed
mens Bureau was considered. Mr.. Cowans
amendment, " restrict its operation 10 the
States lately in rebellion were lost-yeas, ii,
nays -. Pending the consideration Of the bill
the Senate adjourned.
In the House bills were introduced rcgulat-
lag suffrage in the District; preventing coun-
terteiting, regulating the appointment of Ad-
miralS; for new navy yard on the Delaware
for more pensions and bOuntleS; for paying
prisoners prescribing new oath for office
holders, and repeating the test oath for i
ship canal around Niagara Falls and for the
admission OF Colorado into thc Union. Re.o-
lution> We're offered for new arranecrIcnt Of
the tobacco tax and for Il loan 10y the Unitcd
States to the republic Of Mexico. Mr. Ste
venS the mover withdrew the latter, however,
b wing no opportunity 10 explain it, \ rc>O-
Itlou was offered and referred for the trial of
Jefferson Davis by military court C0nSti-
tIti Intl amendments prpviliu" for the success
son to the rc-lIcncy We're presented. RcSO-
lutInn~ were introduced for more army pay
fr changing the whisky and tobacco take
calm" Tor Mexican mtOrInatlOn \ rc~Olutiun
thanking the President for not ac:,pting the
clrrlAsc offered him by the New Workers was
offered Dut the expiration Di the Iuoiuihg hour
prevented it consideration. The Committee
on Reconstruction proposed amendments to
~. Con tItuJI4n. proEIlia4 thai wh, q the right
=. ,'..."- : l:nl'ai t. an, rri -. citizens,
tA1. shu excluded from the basis Of
repccscntatlon After discussion they were
laid over until Monday
la the Senate on Monday, 22d Nj Wilson
introduced bill to restrict the EXPENSES of col
Letting soldiers claims Mr. Ramsey, one for
the rchef pt certain officers Of colnrcd troops
Nj huo.r''.rr. ut,.i the credentials oi Judge
..oJ hpm Florida An..rdc
80 w.. "'I. .u1 On the table. The bill to
'rIArt,. th' ttarl- m the Freedmen Bureau
4r.I IS Mr. Ilcndrck,
Mr. rrumnu il favor of
a., .,r-,.It,. An amenincnt confirming the
title to land, and tien. sherman savannah
order f" thle. ycaro Instead of for iile, wa
adopted.
la the House, the Secretary Of the Treasury
inrlc communication relative to the decrease
OF our merchant marine; a bill was introduced
authorizing readjuStmcnt Of lo>tma>tcrs sal
aries u resolution lnqulrin" about the Statu,
OF the Miami Indians OF Indiana was intro
duccd. Mr. McCullOch was called upon for in
tOrmatIOn about the appOrtiunIncnt of Nation
Bank notes among the States. The Commit
tee Of Ways and Means were instructed t,
consider the expcdiency Of repeating the staml
duties on written instruments. The naval an
preparation bill was considered in committee
-~s~S
The Pope. it seems, no longer cOnceals frou
himself the impending doom Of his tcmpori
aom1hi0ns la addressing the French troop
on the LIST Of January, he expressed the fea
tnAs n ehe enemies of the Church would go t
1sone aiter the departure Ofthe French troops
this Withdrawal Of the French -troops will /,
very soon followed BY reyolntion n Rnn'c r." y
and demand Of the Romans for annexatio