The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-17

Mr.. Wade presented petition for
equal rights and the abolition of all
distinction on account of color, by
constitutional amendment, which was
referred to the Committee on Recon-
struction.
Mr.. Sumner presented the petition of
the dress makers of New York and
Brooklyn, complaining of the injustice
of the tax upon their business, which
was referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
Mr.. Sumner also presented two other
petitions, one for equal rights and one
for u provision for the election of Presi-
dent of the United States by the popu-
| lar vote.
Mr.. Norton presented memorial for
| a modification of the tax on railroad
iron, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
Mr.. Guthrie presented claim for
services rendered by five regiments of
Kentucky home guards, called into
service on the occasion of Gen. Nor
gan'S retreat from Cumberland Gap,
which was referred to the Military Com
mittee.
next was set apart for the consideration
of the bill'from the Committee on Com
merce.
Mr.. Wilson introduced n joint resolu-
ton providing that the act entitled an
act, supplementary to the several acts
relating to pensions, approved March
Sd, 1865, shnll not hereafter be so con-
Strued as to deprive invalid pensioners
OF, or the widows, or heirs Of any per-
son who has served in the army or ma
Wv during the late war, of the pension
which they are entitled, by reason of
holding any office under the govern
ment, provided that the compensation
received from the United States as pay
nxnnnI GgOn
mum. Referred to Committee on Pen
sions.
Mr.. Harris, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported back with
amendments to the bill r organizing the
Judiciary of the United States. A num-
Der of the amendments are in the form
of additional sections Incorporated in
the body of the bill. Section 9th, PRO
yides that execution may be issued out
of any District Court to collect any
Judgment or decision in the Circuit
Court or such district, with the snme
effect as such eXections may be issued
out of the Circuit Court" Section II,
"proyides that 10 render an appeal from
the District Court to the Circuit Court
effective for any purpose bond shall
be executed in behalf of the appellant
to the effect that the appellant Will pay
all costs and damages which may be
awarded against him in the appeal, not
exceeding S2OU. II tnS uPPeai &c iiOHi
"a Judgment or decree directing the pny-
ment of money, it shall not stay the
execution unless IL bond is given that
If the appeal be dismissed the amount
of Judgment shall be paid. Such bond
shall he of.no effect unless the suretles
make affidavit that they are worth
double the amount specified over the
above liabilities. In other words stay
NAV be granted before such term of any
Judge of the Court who may prescribe"
Section Is, "P-ovides that cases pend
ing in any circuit court on the said first
day of September, upon an appeal or
writ of error shall be transferred to the
proper court of appeal ana shall De
heard and determined by such court
according to the provision of this act.
on the original bill July is stricken
out wherever it occurs, and September
inserted. In section 9th the following
words are inserted: "When the amount
claimed or the value of property in con-
troyersy exceeds $500, and in other
cnses. the district Judge shall certify
that the adjudication involved a ques-
ton ofgeneral Importance, such appeal
shall be taken within ninety days after
the entry of the judgment or decree
sought TO be reversed. A great number
of verbal and minor amendments were
also reported.
the salaries of the district Judges of the
United States, which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary. IL
gives 5000 per annum to the judges
of Massachusetts, Southern New York,
Maryland, Eastern Pennsylvanla'
Eastern Louisiana, Northern Califor-
mia, Oregon and Nevada, and to those
of all other districts, $4,000, each.
Mr.. Stewart introduced the following
Joint resolution, which was referred to
the Joint Committee on Reconstruc-
ton:
coalition of the country 1t is necessary
that all Just and constitutional means
should be employed for the qui,,
citing of popular excitement and
removal of unreasonable preju-
dices and the obliteration of all hostile
feeling growing out ofthe late unhappy
civil war; and whereas. one of the most
prolific sources of ppfriendly sentiment
Is the conflict of opinion existing on the
subject of negro suffrage; and whereas,
it is now most evident that there IS no
probability whatever that Senators and
Representatives in Congress from the
States where people We're lately in IN
surrection will be allowed to occupy
the seats to which they have been elect
ed until such States shall have complied
with certain fundamental conditions, n
norton. of whichNv we hereinafter recited;
and whereas, it is uneXpedient to eX-
meet the re-establishment of harmony
and good feeling as long as tho eleven
Southern States, whose people were re,
Gently in instruction, are prevented
from resuming their ancient relations TO
the government; therefore be it ~
ReSOLUed, LIST, That each of said States
whose people were lately in insurrec-
ton. as above, shall be recognized as
having fully and validity resumed its
former relation with the. government.
and their representatives shall be al.
mitted in the two Houses of the national
Legislature whenever said State shall
have so amended its constitution as to
do away with all distinction as to civil
| rights, The disabilities among the va
| rious cIusses of its population by rea-
son either of race or color or previous
condition of servitude. I'd, to rePudiate
all pecuniary Indebtedness which sald
STATE may have heretofore contracted,
| incurred or assumed. Sd, TO yield all
claims to compensation on account OF
The liberation ofits slaves; and 4th, to
provide for the extension of the elective
| franchise to NIL persons upon the same
terms conditions, making no dlscrllnl-
nation on account of race, color, or pre-
vious condition of servitude; provided,
that those who were qualified 10 vote in
| the year 1860, by the laws of their re-
spective States, shall not be disfrapchis-
| ed by reason of any new conditions
which have been or may be prescribed
since that year.
ResoEUed, That after the aforesaid
conditions have been complied with,
the same shall have been ratified by
majority of the voting population OF the
| State, including all those qualified to
vote under the laws thereof as they eX-
| listed in 1860; general. amnesty shall
be proclaimed in regard TO all persons
in such States who were in any way
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