, 1866-05-01
/ CONGRESS.
River and Harbor Improvement
Bill Passed in the House.
4 Bridge Authorized to Cross the
Mississippi at Quincy.
The Confiscation Bill Called up
in the House.
Committee On Banking will Report
Against the Further 0rganiza-
ton 0; National Banks. >
The Reconstruction Report as Viewed
by the New York Press.
LATER FROM EUROPE
H.
| German Aeiyices Have a More
t ..' Peaceful Look.
Austria's Answer tt: Enylana's Re
lnOnstrance.
JOY OF THE RUSSIANS OVER the
| EMrEhun-o Eo6Ape
THE GREAT OHIO BANK
| ROBBERY,
JOY Of THE RUSSIANS OVER THE
EMFEhun-0 Eo6Ape-
THE GREAT OHIO BANK
ROBBERY.
Favorable Ha3orts from the
Esey. :-,=tt: Cholera Ships.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribpue,1


WAsu1aorox, April %.
The nEcoksTHrC17oS coAMTIEE's y1NAL SESSION.
Tie following Is 4 concise and succinct sccord Of
The proceedings Of The Joint Committee on liecou-
*tEctron at their meeting On Saturday last on the
adoption Of the report submitted by them to Con-
ascss st the opening OF the tession OF that day.
Senator Grimes urged the necessity OF dcnuite and
snclaeive action and declared his determination to
INSIST On the saoptton of report be1ore an ad-
tou1ument wxs had. 4 central discussion Of IN
hcur's dnrn:ion followed, at the end OF which the
taeIs Of the report wa. laid ty the adoption, on
Senator WiIltams motion. and ty the unanimous
vote aF The Republican members Of the COMMITTEE,
Of inc 1scond section Of TIE proposed
amendment yix: that estsbl.hips the ha41a of re-
presentation which WAS before the committee Ia an
independent amendrnent, hrving been moved IN the
senate By both Mr. Gr1m.o sud Mr. Sumner. Mr.
Boutwell, proposed the fourth section Of the
amendment, VIZ: that relatirg 10 the Payment Of
The rebel debt, and TO compensation for c1snetno
led elasce, and *hfs. nllce some discussion, Tas
also adopted. Tho 1hiru reetiou, viz, that dis
franchifInc rebels until 1870, WIS next proposed.
ndyocatcd br Mcsess Boutwell, and Corklinz, nud
rejected. The hzst sentence Of the asst see1ion
viz that declaripg that no State shall make any
lawr, abride1ng the privileges and immun,tscs Of
citizens Of the Cns;ed States, which Il taken
from the Dale Owen proposition, Has
ihen moved and adopted, after which, On Mr. Btng
tam's motion, the rest Of thai section was added.
4 motion was then made to reconsider The vote by
which the third section was rejected. This WIS car
Eied, and tbs section as It DOW stands was. ateF
debate. adopted. BY a vote Of eight 10
seven-th1ec Democrats md four Aepublf.
cuns voting against II. The dfth section,
giving Congress power to enforce The article by ap-
prop1ate legf.lauop, wasthen added, and the COM
et,sutIon-l amendment uas declared complete. The
matter beng ecttled Senator Ha.1is IN obedience
to the Instructions or expressed opinions og thu
New York delegation caucus, moved The amend
mente providing for the restoration Of tho
rebel States 10 their political nights.
declaring certain per.ous tne1h~ib,e
eta -, =; T,-,..a
70 ooet' at'aet tne uosefnment o. inc HA*'SS
slasee. Ihey were offered a. ono bill, but mo-
t'on IVES II onee naae ana eaNaea 70 consider them
as tNo separate ptopoaunns. nj. boalWeu pro-
fofea Z eubstftnte 1o9 ths otrt section Of the
ensltnE act a 1t now stands. It provides TINT
Tennessee md Arkan.as alone should be admitted
nj present, aEd thin only afief the enactment Of
Laws puttinE whites and blacks On IN equality with
respect to suffrage. This WAS rejected very de-
casively. Ar. Grimes the1 brought forward The
eecond section OF the enabling act, six.: that tus-
pending The collection OF the direct tax
Tor ten 3eaFf. which was, afte1 considerable oppo-
t1non' adopted. The bill declining certain Persous
tae4lsih.c 70 once, nas adopted without material
ehange Of amendment. ihe only proposed modl-
datidn Ha. to tnclude tnumhc1s Of the rebel Con-
afc8s ~ Tie hs1 ot 1neheo!e persons. ihif caused
muehsd'scutsfon- Iii. Grimes especially taking
ground agntnsr It, and it Ta- finally rejected on the
ground that AMONG The class o[ cz~otHla1s werr
rome Of the best men IN the South.
The Fe4elon OF the Committee Occupied nearly
fve houfs, md the report ssas nnany adopted By
:he unanimous vote Of the twelve Union members
Of The com1uittee
OH HE1A11oxs WITH AUsTH1A.
The Sr tays The unexpected announcement
that tie furnished rsridtute Of Count Wydeuoack,
the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Flen,poteu-
naty hom Austria, IL for fale or rrut, haE csuEed
quite commot1ou in diplcmatlc cascies. 1t will
hc remembered that tnttmatious have been given
that the Scc7etury Of State has informed Mr.. Moi.
ley pur Ntztstr nj Vienna that the sattfnc cf Ans
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