The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-30
TGRRssIoNALPRoCEEDINGs.
wAsH1Nae4F00s, Jan. %, 1866.

- SENATE.
Mr.. Crime offered a joint resolution
rendering the thanks OF Congress e
Rear Admiral Farragut and the Officers
and men under him, for their gallant
conduct in the engagement In Mobile
Bay, on the 9th of August, 1854. Re
ferred tothe COMMITTEES on Naval AZ
fairs.
Mr.. Sherman offered a bill, which was
referred to the Military Committee, au-
thorizing the President to appoint, at
the request of any college capable ofed'
ucating one hundred and fifty young
men, a military officer to act as Prest-
dent or Superintendent, and to give in
structions In the military service.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported a hui to grant
the use of the public schools of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill to re.
strict the amount for the collection oil
soldiers claims to ten dollars. U il.
Mr.. Clark offered an amendment,
which was adopted, excepting casesiin
which the accounting officer shall certi-
fy the services rendered 70 pc worth
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill fol
the protection of all persons IN the1l
ci vii rights. Al ~ l4sA NJShts
Mr., Trumbull offered an amendment
to insert the following words after the
enacting clause, shat all persons Of
African decent born in the United
States are hereby declared to be citi-
zens." tffrs f.,t -,
Mr.. Ramsey, of Mimi, presented
memorial from the st. Paul Board oil
Trade, asking for the Improvement OF
the Upper Mississippi river, and such
commercial arrangement with the BRIT
ish Provinces as will secure the freedom
of the Welland and StIawrence canals
to American vessels, and the enlarge
ment of other, canals by the Canadian
Government to a capacity sufficient to
pass vessels of one Thousand tons, from
Lake Superior or Chicago to the ocean.
Referred to the Committee on Conn
merce. .fl0ss3 .Eis 90
Mr.. Yates, of Illinois, introduced the
following which was referred TO tine
Joint Committee on demonstrations:
Whereas, The Constitution of the
United States abolishes slavery IN al
the States and territories of the United
States, whereby all constitutions, laws
or regulations of any States or terrific
ries in aid of slavery, or growing out OF
the same, are null and void; and where
as, by reason of said abolition OF slavery
all men in. all States and territories are
citizens entitled to all the rights and
privileges of citizens subject only TO
legal disabilities applicable to white
persons; whereas, also, 1t is expressly
provided that Congress shall have power
10 enforce the appropriate legislation;
the aforesaid power abolishing slavery
which cannot be done without protect
ing I'LL citizens against all restriction or
deprivation of rights resulting from
slavery, and securing to them nh their
civil and political rights including cleo
tive franchise. II. 20 =!
Therefore, be it enacted, that no State
or Territory ofthe United States shall
by any constitution, law or other regu-
lation, whether heretofore or hereafter
to be adopted, make or enforce, or in
any manner recognize any distinction
between citizens of the %. 8. or OF any
State or Territory on account of race or
color or condition, and that hereafter
all citizens, without distinction of class
or color or condition, shall be protected
else of all their civil and political rights,
including the right of suffrage. 3
Mr.. Wilson understood the bill to In
crease the number of cadets and to
raise the standard of admission to the
Military Academy. 1t authorizes the
President to. appoint two additional
cadets for each State represented IN
Congress, and seventy-fve who shall
be selected from the sons of officers and
priYates who have died in the military
sevvice of the United States, apportion-
ed to the several States according to the
number of troops furnished during the
war. Il. II I,
Mr.. Harris, of New York, presented
the remonstrance of citizens against
the renewal of the reciprocity treaty
which was referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations. ~. n - Z "A
After executive session the Senate
adjourned. - -,tsss55---