Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-01
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday. JAN. q, /

In the Senate, Wednesday, Mr.. TRDIBULL
reported without amendment the bill III
relation to the Court Of Claims Mr.. GRIMES
reported the bill to amend The act for tie
relief of seamen and others, with amend
ments, one Of which guards against pay
ment for costs accruIug through The neg
ligencc or fraud Of the officers making at-
phcation. 4 Joint resolution was referred
to the Judiciary Committee, proposing as
an amendment to the constitution that no
payment shall ever be made by the United
States for the emancipation Of slaves. \
petition from citizens Of Colorado was pre-
sented, praying for the immediate admiss-
ions of that Territory as state. rcSolu-
ton was presented, III answer TO Il rcsolu-
ton of the North Carolina Legislature,
that it would be incxpedicut At this time
to repeal the test oath \ resolution was
adopted instructing the Judiciary Commit
/ tee to inquire what Legislation may he
necessary for the protection Of loyal citi-
zens whose property had been coufiscatcd
| by the Confederate authorities. The bill
to enlarge the powers of the Frccdmen's
/ Bureau was then taken up ard debated at
some length Several amendments were
offered, among them one to strike ont the
section confirming grants given by Gen.
/ SHERMAN to Sea Island lands for three years.
| This was lost by vote OF 10 to 81 The
Senate adjourned al . O'Clock, with the
| understanding that Il vote should be taken
on the bill at o'clock Thursday.
| In the House, after some unimportant
! business had been transacted, the consider
atior of the joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution Of the tni-
ted States was resumed. Mr. LAwRENCE
of Ohio, moved an amendment to apportiou
direct taxes among the States according t.
the property in each, and apportion repre-
scntatives among the States on the basis
of adult male voters who shall be citizens
of the United States. Amendments to this
amendment were offered by Mr.. Eliot, o
massachusetts,, and Mr. SCHENCK, Of Ohio
Mr.. SCHENCK explained at some length the
intent of the amendment he had proposed
and the House then adjourned without tai,
ing the question
THURSDAY, JAN. ID
In the Senate yesterday. Mr.. Dixon rc
ported the bill relative to the sale If post
age-stamps and stamped envelopes on cred
1t, with an amendment limiting its appica
tion to the 30th OF June, 1865. \ bill wa,
introduced by Mr. MoRmLl, in addition tJ
several acts, for establishing the tcmpor
ary and permanent seat Of government o
the United States. An analysis OF its pro
visions will be found in our COngresSiOua
report 1t was referred to the Committc,
on the District Of Columbia Several prti
tions we were then presented aud appyo
priatcly referred, with Mr.. WILSON calloC
up the Senate bill to restrict the expense
Of collecting soldiers claims, making i!
penal offence to clIarLc more than so iol
the collection Of q settlers claim for bach
pay or for bouut;"s Mr. SAtLsBrY mad,
the objectio hat Congress had no righ
to regulate the compensation between eli
ents and attorneys Mr WILSON replied
that the fees for collecting pensions wcrC
regulated by law, and why not the fees fol
collecting bounties? Pending the consid
Grafton Of the bill the morning hour expired
and the bill to enlarge the powers of the
Freedmen's Bureau was taken up and dis
cussed Mr. DAVIS spoke against it. At
ter some time time spent in debate, Mr.
SALISBURY demanded the years and nays oI
the passage of the bill, and they were or
dered, with this result: Yeas, 81 : nays
10 SO the hi ! was passed An amend
ment offered by Mr. DAVIS was decided out
of order full analysis Of the bill will be
found in our Congressional report Mr.
TRUMBULL moved to take up the bill to pro
tect all persons in the enjoyment Of THEN
civil rights. The Senate then went into
Executive session. and soon after adjourn
ed
In the House resolution was adopted
to print twenty-five thousand copies Of the
reports Of Gen. GRANT and ScHURz, for the
use of the House \ resolution was adopt
ed requesting information from the Com
missioner of Agriculture in regard to the
expenses and profits of that bureau Tho
Committee on the District of Columbia wcr,
instructed to report a bill to prevent pre-
vent persons from vating in the Distrcr