Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-01-12
CONGRESS.

SENATE, Jan. 5.-Petitions on various
/ subjects were presented by a number Of
i Senators, and appropriately referred. Mr..
| Sumner presented proposed amendment
/ to the Constitution to guarantee the pay
1 ment of the national debt and prevent the
1 payment of any rebel debt-whieh was re-
| ferred to the Judiciary committee Mr..
| Williams, of Oregon, offered an amend
/ ment to the Constitution declaring that
J Congress shall have no power TO make
provision for the payment of any person
| for slaves emancipated IN any State; which
/ was referred to the same committee.
| HOUsE.-The Speaker laid before the
| House copy Of the proceedings, OF the
| Court Martial in the case Of B. q. Harris,
a member of the House from Maryland,
! who had been tried and convicted on
| charge of dislOyalty. Sundry resolutions
/ Of inquiry were offered and passed. Mr..
| Hagan. Of Mo. offered resolution. which
| was adopted, IBstructIng the Military
4 Committee TO ascertain II soldiers have
/ been discharged from service at points
/ far distant from their homes, without re-
ceiving pay for the interval between such
/ discharge and final muster out, and If so
| to make such provision as may be neees-
| sary for doing Justice to such troops, and
/ report by bill or otherwise. The House
| resolved itself into a Committee of the
4 whole on the state of the Union, and Mr..
| Spalding Of Ohio, made lengthy speech
| on the subject OF reconstruction.
SENATE, Jan. 8.-Sundry petitions
were presented and resolutions offered.
/ NJ. johnson Of Md. presented the creden-
! tials Of a couple of gentlemen claiming to
| be Senators from Louisiana, which were
i laid on the table
HOUsE-A number Of bills were intro
.dueed, including one by Mr.. Mil
Ter, of Pa. granting pensions to soldiers
Of the war of 1912 with Great Britain.
Also one by Mr.. O'Neal, of Pa, granting
bounty and additional pay to soldiers,
.seamen and marines in the war of 1861, or
their heirs, providing that those who
entered the service on or after the 18th
day of April, 1861 and before the 9th of
April, 1865, to serve for one year or more,
shall have a bounty of $500, deductiDg
the amount already received those who
entered the service previous to the 18th |
Of April, 1861, $500 those who entered be- !
tween the 18th of April, 1861, and 9th of
April, 1865, for less than one year, 800; |
those who re-enlisted not to have charged |
against them the amount of their first |
bounty; those who have been promoted |
from the ranks to be commissioned Off |
GERS to have the bounty and in case of
the death Of a soldier, seaman or marine, !
the bounty to be payable, first, to his /
widow second if no widow, to the chill |
dren, and if they are minors, to the guar
dian; third, if no widow or children, then
to the father; if no father, then to the
mother; if neither father or mother, then
to the brother and sister
The House passed the bill heretofore
offered by Mr.. Ward, of New York, Gun
ion,) denOuncing polygamy, and declaring
that like its tWin-sister, slavery, 1t should
be expelled from the Territories of the |
Republic, if it should require the whole |
power Of the Government to do so; and
directing an inquiry into the conduct Of
certain GOYerenment officials in Utah.
The House resolved itself into Com
mittee of the whole on the state of the
Union, and Messrs. Latham, of West
Virginia, Blaine, of Maine, and Shella-
baTger Of Ohio, made speeches on the sub
ject of reconstruction.
SENATE, Jan. "a number of petitions
and resolutions were adopted-among the
latter, one offered by Mr. Sumner, direct
ing inquiry into the alleged kidnapping
and abduction Of oolored persons from
the Southern States and their transfer to
Cuba or Brazil, where they are reduced
to slavery. VIM. J. Mcdonald was ap-
pointed Clerk of the Senate, vice Hickey
deceased. Mr.. Wilson gave notice of
bill to- increase and fix the number of
men in the regular army.
HOUsE.-A bill in reference to the Il
1LuOlS C6HlEdA1 ICdllT0aIl. passed. uBu6F
mIsapprehensiOn, was, after, considerable
discussion. recalled from the Senate. A
resolution was adopted instructing the
Military Committee to inquire into the
expediency of converting the estate of the
rebel General Lee, situated near Wash
ingtOn and known as Arlington Hights
into home for wounded and disabled
soldiers and a manufactory of army and
navy stores. Mr.. Voorhies, of Ind. made
a speech rendering to the President the
support of the party who declared the war
failure and called those who prosecuted 1t
tyrants and despots, and was replied to
with much force by Mr.. Bingham of Ohio.
SENATE, Jan, 10-The bill to grant
the elective francise to the blacks in the
District of Columbia was debated at some
length and referred to the committee on
the District. A number of resolutions
and petitions were presented, among the
former one inqUiring of the President
why Davis, Clay and others are retained
In custody.
HoUsE.-Nothing of special interest
transpired. A bill extending the cleo
tive franchise to the blacks of the Dis
trict Of Columbia was discussed, but
without any result being reached. The
subject of Internal revenue was also dis
cussed, and the Committee on Ways and
Means was instructed to inquire into the
expediency of dispensing with income
taxes entirely, or assessing only on in
comes of $1,000, and of reducing the pres
ent per centage. A bill was introduced
to punish eounterfeiters with death