Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-01-31
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan. %.
SENATE.


ing the passage of a law to exempt
Northern creditors from the opera.
ton of the Southern statutes of limit
alton. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The bill providing that no person
be disqualified from acting on Grand
or Petit Juries by reason of having
formed or expressed an opinion upon
the matter to be submitted to such
jury founded upon public rumor, news
paper statements, ETC., was made the
special order for Thursday.
The bill for the enlargement of the
Freedmen's Bureau was taken up.
The pending question was upon Mr..
Cowan's amendment to limit the iuris-
diction of the Bureau to States lately
in rebellion.
Mr.. Fessenden, from the Special
Committee on Reconstruction report,
ed a joint resolution to amend the
Constitution by providing that repre-
sentation and direct. taxes shall be
apportioned among the several States
which may be included in this Union
according to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number of persons
in each State, and excluding Indians
not taxed, provided that whenever
the elective franchise shall be denied
or abridged in any State on account
Of race or color, all persons of such
race or color shall be excluded from
the basis of representation.
A resolution was passed referring
all papers and documents on the sub
Jet of representation of the late re-
belliodS States to the Committee on
Reconstruction.
After debate Mr. Cowan's amend.
ment was rejected, l against SO.
Mr.. Davis moved to strike out the
provision extending military iurisdic-
ton and protection to the agents and
employees of the Bureau. Rejected.
s against 81.
An amendment was adopted re.
stricting the military jurisdiction to
the exercise of officers pertaining to
the Bureau.
Several other amendments were
offered and rejected.
The Senate then went into execu-
| tive session.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Fink introduced a bill prescrib-
ing the oath of office and repeating the
test oath of 1862. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Messrs. Jencks, Myers introduced a
bill regulating suffrage in the District
of Columbia.
Mr.. Bradford introduced bill pre-
vlding for the admission of the State
of Colorado into the Union.
Several resolutions We're introduced
instructing the Committee on WAYS
and Means to inquire into the expedi,
ency taking tobacco in the leaf and
reducing the tax on common leaf.
A resolution was adopted instruct
ing the Committee on the Judiciary to
inquire whether further legislation is
necessary to compel compliance with
the law requiring all officers to take
the test oath.
A resolution was committed to the
Committee on Reconstruction declar-
ing that the leaders of the rebellion
ought to be tried by court martial or
military commission, and that it would
be meXpedient to try them by a civil
court when jurors of the South would
be the equals Of those accused of crime.
Mr.. Stevens from the Committee on
Reconstruction, reported an amend
ment to the Constitution providing
that representation shall be based on
the whole number of persons in the
states, and that where the elective
franchise Is denied or abridged on ae-
count Of race or color all such persons
shall be excluded from the basis of
representation.
Mr.. Conklin made a speech in IA
Yor Of the amendment, showing the
propriety and justice of it.
The following bills were introduced
and appropriately referred;
Providing for the protection of the
Northwestern frontier; to prevent the
counterfelting of United States mon
ey; to regulate the appointment of
Admirals and certain volunteers in
the regular navy; giving bounties to
those who entered the service in 1861
and 1862; prescribing the oath of
Office to all appointees of the Govern.
ment; for the construction of a ship
canal around the falls of Niagara:
providing for the admission of Colo
orado as State
The resolution declaring that the
leaders Of the rebellion ought to be
tried by court martial was referred
to the Judiciary Committee, not Recon
'tructiOn Committee.
An amendment to the Constitution
was offered, providing that in the
went of the death of both the Presi-
lent and Vice President. the Chief
Justice or elder Associate Justice.
hall act as President until a new
election. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
A preamble and resolution was
-dopted, that as several high officials
ave appointed to Office several rebels
he Judiciary Committee inquire
whether legislation is necessary to
ntorce obedience to the law by all
zen without regard to color.
a series OF resolutions was offered
J Mr.. Order and referred to the Re.
obstruction Committee, that State
cannot be DESTROYED: