Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-13

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Rssolesd, That in giving leave On ~ Ssh
;,st for tie intrudSc6o6 Of fs6Olht16n, 70
| cusr.ntee . loan ar the Mexican Republic
does not thereby y any waynpprove such
measure, and 4 y hereby declared = the
sense OF the House that AZ sceemes
loohin1 o ~ 90anAntee Of 116ta6um 0endD
i are unWioe and inexpedient
i Mr.. Woodbridgs okjOtso. 80
Nr. Blaine wiahedt0 suspend IT, rules 81
M. Morrill, having he Aoof declined TO
Weld for the melton. a
Mr.. Wsbb, q via, presented ! joint re-
o,utisn Of Ahe Leti1laee - Wbconm ~
Representatives ftpm sobol OtnnA .eF
Mr.. Stevens offered . resolution, which
was adopted, providing for recess OF the
House daily excepting Saturday, from 4'U
A. bin 10 ampnd the act n regard e y;
ventorV p1SenSs ~ read twice and referred
70 the Committee on Patents.
Il Mr. Paine introduced bill 90 authorize
the Milwaukee g. PE1irie du CHEN =. r.
; Co, to construct . bridge ACROSS she Missis
!. sippi river and 10 establish . post rouee,
which was read twice and referred 70 tine
: Post Office Oommittee. SHl.. 80
- M. Boutwell, introduced . bill reserving
the right Of way, for certain purposes, over
lpublic. lands, which wss read twice and -
ierrstl TO the Committee on Public Lands
| He also introduced hill 10 confirm seIecliOn
: of location of lands granted the State OF Cal
Z ifornia by the United States, which was read
: twice and referred to the same committee.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the COMMITTEES on Way
and Means reported back adversely the join
resolution to increase temporarily, duties OF
= imports Laid on the table.
- inc House then went into the COMMITTED
!. OF the whole, Mr. Ingcrsoll 10 The chair, ant
y reaimed consideration OF the bill regulating
., trade with British American possessions. I
~ Mr.. herman presented the petition Of
= citizen Of Columbia, asking for indemnit.
= for loss sustained BY the Burning Of his house
a In presenting the petGion Mr.. Sherman real
letter from Gen. Sherman in relation to ~
., burning of Columbia He alleges that III
a. current report Of this mattefs ~ alse; tn
Columbia was not fred by Federal troop
=, but by rebel authorities, and that Gen. Wad
ne Hampton, sshe vas Gazing town. had give
!. orders to burn 1t on the approach Of til
y" Ynnkees. Gen. Slocum states the town VI
on fire when he entered the place. Keierre
TO Committee on Claims. ga ~
Nr Wilson presented the following joir
We resolution which lie intends to offer, b
said, when the Constitutional Alnendmcl
'ee again comes up: That representation sha
I'D he apportioned among the several Stat
on according to the number Of male either
OF over 81 years of age, having the qualific
led tipbs REQUIRED for electors OF both branch
ice of Che State Legislatures, excluding persOI
DISTINGUISHED for participation in any rebt
lioh, and persons not naturalized. III
number Of Representatives shall mot exos'
ate one N hundred OF the actual populatio
The but such State shall be entitled to at lea
scs one representative.
to had come to offer Constitutional amen
The mcnt. aud he therefore offered the fOllowir
Ow Representatives Of States shall be appt
rec. toned among the several States which III
les. be included within the Union according
their respective numbers, counting the who
nuo,ber Of persons in each State, includl
ted Indians, but never, in any State, shall Z
on elective franchise DC denied to any male G
ais. izen above the age OF 81 years. except
will crine and dislOyahy. The basis OF rep
sentation in each State shall be reduced
its Drop rtion to the number Of male Ct
zerS so excluded TO the whole number
w. male citizens oyer q years OF age. :,
MI. Mr.. Grimessaid he did not know whetl
the ha "a . i, e,vcr If the above or not. It cal
'Iiai nearest to what he thought he ought to
lie after (the senate had rejected the propos
ton before it on Fridry) than anything c
AIRY he had presented.