The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-03-22
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE 9.

0ucCi III lttNOi Va wi luCfctst VI Pc,
rmy officers, against Il renewal OF !le
Reciprocity Treaty, in favor of ehan 1,san
The Constitution SO as tochoose the i'fesl-
6ent and Vice President directly by the
|beople and for one term only, ana LOT
$q,al rights to all without distihetlon ol
color. Mr.. CONFESS called up the OH TO
EXTEND the time for the WltharlWal OF
hoods from public stores ana pohaed
warehouses. Mr.. Sprague,, took the
ioor i'm s,lpport of the pending motion
II reconsider the vote by which the bill
kas passed. arguing that the measure
|Eas calculated to injure the productive
Interests of the country to the advantage
III foreign manufacturers. At the con-
klasion of his remarks the Constitutional
amendment on the subject of represen-
kation was taken up, when Mr.. Fessen-
len took the floor in support Of the
measure. lie spoke at some length,
ghen a vote was taken on the amend
nent Offered by Mr.. Henderson, pro
|Xiding that in presenting the qualifi-
|8ations of electors no State shall dis
Eliminate against persons on account of
ace or color, which resulted in its re-
lection by vote of thirty-seven to ten.
liz. Sun,ner and others then proposed
Ather substitutes to the joint resolution,
&hich were all either withdrawn or
Roted down. Finally a vote was reached
IN the amendment as reported, when
Acnty- five Senators voted in favor of it
Ina twenty-five against. The Chair
Then announced the failure of the meas
Ire. as it required a tWo-thirds vote to
larry it. A motion was then made to
8econsider the vote, which prevailed,
Xhus bringing the whole subject again
before the Senate. An adjournment
vas then taken until Monday.
HoUsEoF REPRESENTATIVES, 8.
LIN the House, after spending the MORN
Ing hour in presenting and considering
reports and resolutions, and some other
8nimportant matters, the House took up
he Senate bill to protect all persons in
heir civil rights. Mr.. Wilson of Iowa,
having the right to close the debate,
Yielded half hour to Mr.. Bingham of
Ohio, who spoke against the bill as
being unconstitutional in some of its
provisions, and Mr.. Wilson then follow
(d in closing speech. Mr.. Eldridge
IF Wisconsin moved to lay the whole
bubject on the table, which was lost,
bnly one Republican, Mr.. Rousseau,
voting in the affirmative. Several
amendments were then proposed, and,
hfter some little time spent in consider
ling them, a motion was made to re-
Hcommit, which prevailed. The House
then went into Committee of the Whole,
flor the consideration of the bill regu-
Hating trade with the British Provinces.
MIR. Allison of Iowa, Mr.. Darling of
New York, and Mr.. Lynch of Maine.
leach spoke against the bill. The general
7debate having closed, Mr.. Morrill, offered
Several verbal amendments, which were
zaccepted as the original text. Several
amendments were offered by other Sena-
8tors, which were variously disposed OF,
when. Mr.. Stevens proposed an amend
ment, making the tax on bituminous
eoal one dollar and twenty-five cents
fnstead of fifty cents a ton, which was
3hdopted. The committee then rose, and
the House soon after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, March.lO
4 The United States Senate was not in
session on Saturday. The House con-
Iened, as usual, for speech making only
Ind was addressed by Thad. Stevens
&Drth, of Indiana; Ashley, of Nevada
Ind Holmes of New York. Mr.. Stevens
opened his speech by declaring that he
would have to apologize for its tame.
hess, as it was written before the recess
bf Congress, but he had failed to deliver
II, and had, in subsequent debate, stated
nearly all of the views which 1t con-
ained But rather than lose the paper
ON which it was written, he preferred t.
read it. He then proceeded to define
his views on the results of the war, con
lending that the Southern States haC
been belligerent, and were alien enemies
hnd having been conquered they were
6ubjeet to the will of the conquerors.-
He regarded the present State govern
Nments of the South as made in defiance
of the law-making power, but said HI
entertained high respect for the Presi
dent personally, and only questioned hi
Judgment in public matters. At thi'
moment Mr.. Price, of Iowa, jumped VI
and wanted to know if this was TIN
same Thaddeus Stevens who was callet
q traitor by the President on the 22d o
February. Mr.. Stevens replied in {
vein of sarcasm that it was all a mis-
take. The President had never mad'
any such speech and had never calico
any such names. He looked upon it a
Ia joke only cqualed by the moon hoax
and insisted that it was 4 Copperheat
SANDER, gotten up for political purposes
ln proof of which he sent to the clerk,
desk an editorial from the New YOrl