Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-03-22
Congress.

for an international copyright law was
presented and referred. Resolutions
were adopted directing bill to be re-
ported for medical commission on
the cholera and instructing the Judi
ciary Committee to inquire what legis-
lation is necessary to protect army Of
ficers from civil prosecutions for acts
done in obedience to orders. The pend
ing Constitutional Amendment concern
ing representation was taken up. Mr..
Sumner addressed the Senate in oppo-
stion to it, and was followed by Mr..
Doolittle, when the subject was post
poned. The bill for the admission of
Colorado was read second time and
made the special order for Monday the
18th inst.
In the House, on the It'll, a bill was
introduced and referred, to continue in
force the present Freedmen's Bureau
act. and bill was reported to reim-
burse Pennsylvania for war expendi.
lures. The Missouri reimbursement
bill, from the Senate, was taken from
the table and referred The Senate
amendment to the resolution for annex
ing certain counties to West Virginia
was concurred in. A bill to reorgan-
ize the United States Army was report
ed and ordered to be printed.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, the resolu-
ton of the West Virginia Legislature
asking Congress to reimburse that
State its war expenditures was pre-.
scented and referred. A jolt resolution
for an amendment to the Constitution
to exclude rebels from Office and from
the ballot-box was referred to the Re-
construction Committee. Mr.. Hender-
son offered resolutions declaring that
Congress should determine when the
Rebellion is at an end, and what rights
survive to rebels, and that Congress
ought to reorganize State Governments
republican in principle, which were or
dered to be printed.
In the House, on the 9Th, the Senate
resolution appropriating $4,000 to re
imburse Miss Clara Barton for expen
ses in searching for missing soldiers
and to continue the search, was unani
mously passed. A bill was introduced
to grant right of way to California Ca
mails through public lands.
In the Senate, on the 9th, petition
were presented for an amendment Il
the Constitution so as to choose Presi
dent and Vice-President by direct vote
from citizens of Massachusetts for tn,
: disfranchisement of rebels from Cit
zens of New York against renewal o
the Reciprocity Treaty. Mr.. Yate'
amendment, guaranteeing protection t
all citizens in all rights, including sui
frage, was rejected, I to 3S. Mr.. Doc
little offered an amendment, making
voters the basis of representation.
In the House, on the 9th, resolu
ton was adopted directing the Secre
tary of War to report how many vol
unteers whose terms have expired arr
still in the service. The Senate bill Il
reimburse Missouri for war expendi
lures was sent to Committee Of tn,
Whole, and postponed for fortnight.
In the Senate, on the 18th, memo
rial of the Iowa Legislature for the
| Spttuy THAI Vi OCu bdNiS was pICoSut
ed and referred. A petition from citi
zen of Columbia, s. c., asking for in
demnity for the loss sustained by the
burning of his house, was referred
The bill for the admission of Colorado
being called up, Mr.. Sumner made |
speech against the admission, and OF
fered an amendment to the bill, making
the admission dependent upon the fun
damental condition that there shall bt
no denial of the elective franchise, OF
any other right, on account of color
or race. Pending the consideration Of
the bill, the Senate went into Execu
tive session, and soon after adjourned
In the House, on the 18th, on motion
of Mr.. Ashley, the Joint Committee OF
the Library was directed to inquire in
to the expediency of purchasing por
trait of the Hon. Joshua X. Giddings
Mr.. Julian introduced a bill to fix eight
hours as days work for laborers, me
ehanics and artisans in the employ o.
the Government. In the evening SEES
sion, joint resolutions were presented
from the Iowa Legislature in relation
to lands to aid in the construction OF
railroads.