The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-24
CONGRESS.

AffalrS Ill Congress on wednesday,
progressed in very calm manner, as
contrasted with the exciting scenes OF
| the day preceding. In the Senate Mr..
| Wilson Offered q resolution expressing
the nations gratitude to the officers and
men OF the army and navy for their pa
triotism and valor during the rebellion
and their orderly return to peaceful pur-
suits, which was referred to the Military
| Committee. MIR. Henderson presented
a petition from New York women,
asking that they be granted the priv.
lege of voting, which led to q humorous
coiloquy among the Senators, Mr.. Yates
remarking that he had doubts about the
propriety ofwoman's rights being dis
cussed by two gentlemen who, like
Messrs. Sumner and Henderson, had
arrived at the respective ages of forty
nine and sixty-thrce, without their APP
probation of woman by getting mar
ried. The House resolution instructing
the Secretary Of the Navy to detail a
steam vessel to assist in the construction
of the Russo-A American telegraph, via
Behring Strait, was adopted. A long
debate then took place, in which several
Senators participated, but in which
Messrs. Fessenden and Cowan were the
CIlti SI)ed>cIs, VII iAOliot vi Juc loiin-
err to take up the Reconstruction Com
mittees resolution adopted by the House
OH the previous day, that none of the
southern representatives at present ex-
cludcd shall be admitted until Congress-
shall have declared their states entitled
to representation. The resolution was
finally read; but permission to consider
it in regular order could not be OBJ
1T. IT,, JN,aunnlnp
that he would again call it up to-mor-
row. Mr.. Lane gave notice that on the
same day he would introduce another
bill to continue the Freedmen's Bureau,
which, under the present act, will cease
to exist one year after the termination
of the rebellion. The greater portion OF
the remainder of the session was con-
summed in speech against the proposed
constitutional amendment changing the
basis of Congressional representation by
Mr.. Buckalew, who was briefly replied
to by Messrs. Anthony and Wilson.
In the House of Representatives o re-
solution of the republican members of
the Ohio Legislature, endorsing the
course of the republican majority in
reconsider the vote of the previous day
vi llc ItSolultoI tNIluditIS fol tbC plCG-
ent the representatives from all the
states which took part in the rebellion
was rejected by one hundred and eight
yeas to thirty seven nays. Mr.. Cooper
requested, but failed to obtain, leave to
Introduce the unanimous resolution Of
the Ways and Means Committee against
reduction of the internal revenue
whiskey tax. A bill providing for the
e,n u, Of m NJ ,cnld and oil
lands was reported from the Public
adopted calling on the heads of depart
ments for statement Of the cost of all
public printing outside of that under
tendent, and on the Secretary of the
| necessary to establish u coal and naval
station at Baltimore. The contest be-
| tween Messrs. Voorhees, and Washburn
for one of the Indiana seats was discuss
| ed for some time without final action,
after which heconsidcrationof the loan
bill, reported from the Ways and Means
Committee, was proceeded with,a the
debate on il occupied the remainder OF
the session, it being laid over for further
action till Wednesday next
\ new bill, similar to that introduced
in the Senate, to take the place of the
one.vetoed by the President, providing
for the continuance. of the Freedmen's
Bureau, is being prepared by the House
COMMITTEE Oh Free,lmen's affairs.
The District Of Columbia Committee
of the Senate will shortly report to thai
body the House Suffrage bill, and re-
quest its immediate passage. jE
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