, 1866-02-01
CONGRESS.
Passage Of the Constitu.
tioral Amendment.
Introduction Of Impor-
tant Bills.
FROM EUROPE.
The Steamship London
Wrecked-27O
Lives Lost.
Continuation Of the Cattle
Plague and Ecnianism.
The New Reform Bill Before the
English Cabinet.
FROM the Oil REGIONS,
FROM the Oil REGIONS.
Six Wells Burning g~--lmnlense De-
stfuction Of Property.
TEE STEAMBOAT DIS
ASTERS,
Full Details Of The Explosions
Of The Miami and Missouri.
a Spanish Decree Against
the Suppression of the
Slave Trade.

: the Suppression OF the
Slave Trade.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.
= WAsuNGroE. Jan. 81.
Mt. LANE, O! Ind, reported a bill to extend the
bcnefts Of the pension laws to asishcHs in III.
aEmy. -
Nr. GRIMES, from the Nayal Committee, nc.
ported the resolution OF thanks to Admiral Fa1a.
Ent, winch Vas parsed.
NJ! .;a nMSEh Fl R,s:sn.sa petition ia 1svo, o'
which was rete,Tcd 10 the Comtuitte On Recon.
III. ANTHONY. from the corpmjtte IN rr,attnp-
reported tr favor Of printing 600 copies OF the Re.
port Of the Rercnue Commissioners. which was
MS Mr. SPkaGrE mpyed ia rccons,ae, tbs ro.. ~
which lhe Bill to extend the time ioE he Withdrawal
the e'1 VI e 81 would as
BE- to rsdnce - the dnty on imported goods IS per
goods might he Withdrawn within three mouths. or
u after Tint time md within three yea1s on pay
Tde1 sGn H;sb!n
1ns1t OF 10 ler CENT He held that the alteration In
the Law would be 10 the advantage Of foreign nan
nj. MORGAN, Of y. +, did not believe the bill
fntnieM 10 the Amcncan manufacturer, Otber.
v,se be ehould not haze favored t. It had the np-
pEoval OF The Treasury Department It Was To
Mr. TESS ESDES, Of Maine, ensgssted that IT
won!d he wc to reconsider the bill aud let ii go to
The Committee ou Finance 10 be examined.
III. MORGAN objected to this.
Mr. ANTHONY introduced bill to resn.a,e
.aa5ase s U me e District of Columbia. Only such
10 snte at the election in 1S, under The s,atntes
then In force. Ncg1striea provided los, a. wei
as prnShment for fraudulent voting.
Mr. TitUMDEl1., Of H., called Tor the rerul.r
order. which vas the bill Tor The protacuon Of ali
p.rs ous In llelr Ciyi! rights. The pending oue*-
uon VI Epon the amendment Of Mi. Lane, -of Kan
make the Crit section read thai I'll persons born in
the Cnitcd statcs not subject 10 any foreign pow
e or fSnl a1h.o;y are hereby declared to be
~ " i. DAVIS Of kentuesy poke a.,in't the bill
ana Inc amendments IL faId The blacks we1e not
IT, LINE asa atkea ass 70 xItad1,x h
ana IN uen Of II 10 ohaz an amendment 10 n to
make the ntet section read. hsi Ill PERSONS born Ia
tEe In,fed State. mol subject ta any foreign power,
declared 10 he citizens Of The United Stata-r Qe
then moved 10 amend the section ~ proposed YES
st, ea9 te os aea 5ns Moss os iesl au.ho'
&equfntty withdrawn
Mr.. TRrNBCL1 then moud To amend hts
srn o. ,Ra 70 f. 70 sse II .esa That eoas
hereby declared eslizsne Of he Tnifed stsses.a '
Mr- HENDRICKS, Of Ind, objected to making
hi: TRUMBULL was Of the opinion list ,ke
anea-dment under consideration was really M
necessary. ne belteFed that every man born In The
Limited states Mns citizen. hnt It had been held
differently by high authorities.
Mt. CLARK, Of New H.mIehirr. held that black
Constitution He ~ss CITIZEN before the adoption
Of the Cons ktituion.
Mr. bKoWN arrued that Conrrees had the r;.b.
10 make them cItiZeuf.
1tId,nE the discussion the Senate adjourned
House.
The Home passed bill that the prodnee or ,he
fotceie Of Name, on the St Johns fayeT md its
tflbutares. owned BY Americans and sawed ur
hewn IN New Brunexaek By American citizens, The
s1s sh haS anT1as51rsa 9, tn sois q n
nee Of d9ty. shall be 80 admitted.
Mr.. WAahEURSE, rom the Committee On
boun,aes: vh!ch MAS not acted On. As''
inrtses 'o amend The s,seiss,17ng Of vesselr. Eis
during the rebellion shall not again be entitled to
the privileges Of American Vessels, except un1rr
Tue provisions 81 an act Of Congress-, authorizing
SoSn @ 1tGsfte1 MhiSs va debated bas not yoed on.
3 tfuhs. reported N amendment thereto, namely, |
[bAt the Hall shall not be uked for hny nthey NM,
,ba the ne e1Ensr, .! The nos
my fuch purpose. or far s1sr,ens TX N s ~
ided tnai This RUE ehall moi inte.fere VIII a. pey.
ion OF The Speaker, for The NE If memhsr. nrh
ancus. or for occasions when he Honse sbsii ~
esolntloD. take dlrec: yart in soleuanities to be
be rule did not exclude but nrnyided a. ~ ~.
ices commemorative Of The Iaie FrrsId.Mt IL
oln, and those proposed touching lac 1nenher
Mr. DAVIS, Of Md, thought sha. attention h,a
lol heen called 10 this subject TOO soon. lie had
nade eume ne inquiry Of the doozkecper, and had
ish,tng np The ball we're $lso night Or IS an
p. - e: x5 nisht The doorkeepeF fanbei sid ia,
eeetsea nore Injury than when ased for ]e.Isa,ive
imposes for week. There bad mol been sinric
LILLE aFs1 meetips @ b9t u which The desk 0! some
: The watchfufness Of the otaccr. 1his new fnIe
a. fhen adopted.
NJ NSU0M, of Minnesota, introduced to1nt
t bn1'e Inc 81 adSsa1fs q Mnneso relative
1iecfs n{ o,ins late War
~. DoN NAElLa- OF Minnesota. presented the
enot1al OF Tue DoaFa Of T.ade Of ST. Paul foE Tie
R nplosGmeht o1 The lpper Mississippi, and for
~ ~ reciprocity treaty.
- ~ mG.,on o. Ar. kETCHAM, Of Now York. it
tnas tas COMMITTEES on Military Aaatr*
~ 70 tnqulIe INTO the expedtcncy Of all-
~ la1tonsss Of w for the period OF their con
g; ~ nS4 ai hnes report ~ bull or othe< wise
- 10 -. seposd OIL authorizing
,cbs., ,na H. o. s 3,aa % ieaee or sell 70 the
r. o,.,, ana oee, IT ,doa aer ons noic such ma
y deem Advisable. and appropriate ibe1sooeeds
IL sTEVEES r tsas. ts estaotshnent
1rctia. ssss,.1 Svla tuG eqmntloe on Recon.
t,1a ~ 1spe.Hu oseA tnt olut RESOLUTION pro-
~nt ~ aMenamtnt 10 Inc G0nsntHt1oD1 with IN |
T1.atrtI H. rp =, r. - psaa aeaa ~ lo49Nh:
.,vos ~ ,i,s f1ts S. huu 4oaeE " 4tepfeeen' !
!. 'nhi.d M rol,h,rd ~ I'll o. AmeIea ID CONGRESS
n the fo;lomfn seicinx H. hs n
n{ss o. .ne sesela! States a. m amendment to
~ Sontsntlou oi Inc United states. which. when |
~ u .! Sa1ee OF he sa'd Lesislatures,
]: Renrs. enta,,,eq F' sbs', Il eaaa consesut,on
'onr The several states whIch may be tncl,o-d | I
hin this Union according to their respective :
1, !hpst, epnnas ,ee Mhole numosz OF persons In
he sse apehse ns! sas !; dRsniad
idccd Ia Hry State on account ol mr. nr so1or j.
Fons lhe,vn Of such race OF color sbali b. er. i
aed trom n shs 1:,,. neE's e representation.
'1Ig ,1'ra1dg NJ +. M speech IL suppqEi Of The
,neou a. having buf rrcentiy nnf fortb : n.acs a
ton Or cou1p4nd. nj tic Sey 1fmc Cnnerra. u.s Il
irlatias On the Conrtiiat,onal ansadmsn,. Th,1, e
.tcres Of hi. hoar md N Z oat,on hsa @ o. a s9s
e,uj ccnfnrics ,so ~ '1 H-t,,.t - oeI A.aac n
nt, IL woud inSe r9.t H., hfA bnad. ~, T. III q
ne mr. tolerant or usnrnat,on M .hs .hs
ser. fAA'>'A A44 'Ae Ao1se O. 4
cr 10 y htch MI. SieSrns rrfe1rrI ~ 4-a41s VI tne
he paper wrs then resd. he1p, fh4 ,e,o-t. al c,,,
'atou between lhe Pre4,5ent nnd gttttth ~ |
scuaior on ihc anb,rrt NJ ihe nm snomat ~. | T.
'r,'.nt,on. &c " > sD' - '"e