Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-24
Congressional proceedings.

al of the Iowa Legislature, asking for
the speedy trial of JEFF. Davis. Which
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee. - .eaJ se M
SUMNER ask leave to send to the
chair an amendment which 1 hope, at
the proper time, to offer as a substitute
for the apportionment amendment to
the constitution, which has been under
discussion so long in this chamber. 1
send il to the chair and would ask to
have it read in order that it shall be
printed. The amendment was read as
follows:
article Representatives shall be appoint
| ed among the several states which may be
/ included within this Union, according TO their
| respective numbers, which shah be deter
mined by taking the whole number of persons,
and including the Indians not taxed. Pro-
vided, that whenever male citizens OF the
United States over the age of twenty-one
| yesrs shall lie excluded from the elective
franchise in any state, except for participation
in rebellion, the basis of representation there
| in snail be reduced in the proportion which
the number thus excluded bears to the whole
number of citizens of the United States over
/ the age OF twenty-One years In such state.
| WILSON presented the following joint
resolution, which he intends, he said,
to offer when the constitutional amend
ment Gomez up again:
Representative shall be apportioned
among the several states according TO
the number of male citizens over 81
years of age having the qualifications
required for electors of the most nu-
lmerous branches of the State Legisla-
lures, excluding citizens possessing like
qualifications DISTINGUISHED for partiei-
lpation in any rebellion, and persons of
like age not naturalized. The number
of representatives shall not exceed one
for every one hundred thousand. of
actual population, and each state shall
have at least one representative.
GRIMES said he believed his time had
come to offer a constitutional amend
ment, aud he therefore offered the fol-
lowing: Representatives shall be ap.
portioned among the several states,
which may be included within this
Union, according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole number
of persons in each state, including In
dams not taxed but whenever in any
state the elective franchise shall be de-
MED to any portion of its male citizens
above the age of Fl years except from
crime of disloyalty, the basis of repre-
sentation in such state shall be reduced
In the proportion of the number of male
citizens over 81 years of age. Mr..
Grimes said he did not know whether
he was in favor Of the above or not. 1t
came nearer to what he thought ought
to be adopted after the Senate had re-
ljected the proposition before it ON Fri
day, than anything else he had seen
presented.
HOUSE. first business in order
during the morning hour was the case
of committees for reports, the reports to
be placed upon the calendar. The next
business was the call of the states for
resolutions.
| ASHLEY offered resolution directing
the joint committee of the library to
inquire into the expediency of purchas-
ing the portrait of the Hon. Joshua r.
Giddings, now on exhibition in the
congressional library. Mr.. Ashley
stated that the picture was painted and
owned by Miss Ransom, of Cleveland,
Ohio, and was a work of art as faultless
as it was a faithful representation of a
great and good man, who had for nearly
a quarter OF a century
"Faithful stood with prophetic finger pointed
| towards the blessed to be, sa
When beneath the spread of Heaven every
| creature shall be free"
ELDREDGE, of Wis, demanded the
yeas and nays, which being ordered re-
suited, yeas rs; nays 80. So the reso-
luton was adopted. alG st
SPAULDING, of Ohio, introduced a
joint resolution in reference to the tax
alton of Unired States notes and cert fl
Gates of indebtedness by the several
states. The joint resolution proposes
to enact that the act of June Both, 1864,
shall not be so construed as to exempt
from taxation by or under state or muni-
cipal authority United States notes or
certificates of Indebtedness not bearing
interest. The joint resolution was read
twice.
STEVENS I move to lay The joint res
olution on the table. 1t is rank repu-
diation and nothing else.
The vote ordering the main question
was reconsidered. ge GU
STEVENS Withdrew his motion.
ROGERS renewed it, and called for the
yeas and nays. .........
The yeas and nays being ordered, the
vote resulted--yeas, AZ; nays, 80. So
the resolution was not laid on the table.
SPAUnDING then modified his resolu-
ton by striking out the words s'certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness"
| Several members objected to this,
but the Speaker ruled in favor of it.
On the suggestion of Mr.. Hooper, of
Mass. the resolution was further modi-
fed so as to read, that the act of June
Both, 1864, shall not be so construed as
to exempt from taxation by or under
state or municipal authority any amount
of U. S. notes not bearing interest held
by any person as money.
The previous question was again sec
unded, the main question ordered, and
the joint resolution was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means. 1HJ
COBB, of Wisconsin, presented the
joint resolution of the Legislature of
Wisconsin expressing appreciation of
the legislation of Congress in passing
the Freedmen's Bureau bill and exclud-
ling representation from rebel districts.
PAfNR introduced bin to authorize
the Milwaukee d Prairie Gu CHEN rail-
road company to construct bridge
across the Mississippi river, and to es-
tablish post route, which was read
twice and referred to the postoffice
committee.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-SENATE. -
LANE, of Kansas introduced resolu-