Smyrna times., 1866-12-19
Congress-.

Tnn,J,''o aole report was made in the Senate
rucsuay, on bill to admit Coior,dn to'iI'c
Ghlon a favorable report was aIso ,,I ln'H Tue
.tc nhahce committee on the hin Ius'o.eI. .!
PH9 HclI oi moneys to persons cloin,;n,, tLts
ol.iCeS VI slaves enlisted or drafted ;n.to 81 .lc
,rar ~ the United States during tho lato a'to
Lrcn ',i a,,,, .nc award CT the commission, has
comm;ttan ;p'U"cu 1n oy Congress. The Judiciary
any firth - %"o : Instructed to inquire whethrr
tL9 iuler legislation is necessary in rrrai
Iilc succession to the pre,n,.,, :, l',icsatu To
'ilsaplilty by death or otherwise ,f tIno VI 'lle
f o'Lateu to MI that office. The liII - ~ Nv"
49,; sG;uIage e on the coorcd population ~ tI
amost;o VI Columbia was then taken nm tho i'o
InfFroo1 .o,o" pcll8 on an amendment to nvto,'J
sInTage to females This gave r;.e - ~ cAteild :i
oJ ueOate' which continued until tbo Sadnn4 Sd,iit
i, In the House bill was reported 70 nroh,.. /
mG 1ato GoITg OF electoral votes from any IF t6
t''e leoelllouS States until they were adw;ttn
nassrd JiSch.aIlon JsoInrn In Congress. A bin was
Shall 1.ato M Iliat the clerk Of the House p
from aii tbo Gt Io OF the Representatives elect O
tbom III all tn9 states before the next ConeroC
snall assemble, and shall put on the I;St I9HgreIS s
PERSONS only as are elected in accorlor,,o SucH u
lnc laws OF the United States a In Win VIII -
Of jurors. '0'"'llg 70 the powers Y
at ene Senate, "Wednesday, after the intro c.
.1 VI several resolutions of no panoraI :;
Tit;' tne OH to allow colored suffrage in tha
1rotu.J $50 vi GoIumbla was taken up. Atfor =,
oo.;'' ue3ate the proposition to extend n" VI
y Pond;m iGmcllse use was rejected-yeas Q, navS
N =, eHdlng the further consideration of ty
'liI y, the Senate adjourned. "'iOn oi the Go
~ 1 he House, after debate. recomm;t.o, :, U.
~ 70 repeal the law Of 1890. which Je U.
aas NO tra for treason shall take nIace thue o.
oais aiIer the commission of the art III =.
d. passed authorizing the Presid~pt 70 a. 3ill U'
reVet rank, with the consent of tho C conler ~
pon 4hcers appointed to the reouIsr Senate' ~ ~;
i saiant action In the volunteer service T De'
IN, ~ ulaCe appointments to and rcmoraIl
9s M aInntoI TiCe was then taken up. An amendmcnt
-e.;Jodp. p'tu Dy vote Of IS to H. to allow tbo Phil
the snvor ~ appoint the assistants and cerIS Viii
originaIIv ieIleIts, instead of giving Com
no;9t 80 proposed, the power to maEn smn1I' Fau
Pol9ETmentS by the head Of the 5o1na..Such iaAe Such
u IN thursday the Senate proccndod dddf'nlenfs. ~
a. consideration of the bill to oTton9 " the
ny n iranc1ISe to the colored nonnIet;an 'ne
plSlrct OF Columbia. The nand;u p~d?ulation OF ~
J n5 ieqIlrlng those who have NOT heraed a,ntnd ~
~ 81 z :ne District to be able to rooJ m
acteJ h., o"H o. names Was, after some debato
of otSo yeas /; nays a. After the aJon'
ess 80 dllendmentS. the bill was naSCaaJ
ites snld lays amidst hisses from t6a De
galleries. -'' 'Hc coioFed persons in C,I'II
p" 'me .,I iIlouse bill was introduced 70 oo.oL On
clvil government in North GaroIno 10 eSta9 DELPHI
o@ ior Ioc holding convention At RaIo; |: III
~ 1861. of one hundred and ~ naielgh, Miss
. as delegates to frame const;.;,.y On
: e submitted 81 to Congress An the b
I bo years Old, without regard 80 f lfsl- Mr..
ro onn E, SIoV or more, shall vote. nrov;Joj Miss
nsGGoJ heretofore entitled to vote sbail S hn
JenIorod ron 4I voting in said election H. y At
as rcsolvod '.lo ~. present government void - OueSs
Jan. Jul" oh the 10th, to the and n
eiie senate Friday the De6c;ono,, D:u ing Gle
~ ds appropriations for the fiscal vnsy Dbl,
~ a. -nr. Hllson introduced a bill - was "',
81 Wr, ydc establishment of a library in ~
VI W " dShlmgton, for the use of Torer',ene - ene In
o9ees, The bill for the admission of f"Gn' M WOoD
"a was then debated at some ionn.L " He- Kent
;pS, se % oeHate voted to adjourn over on tba On
II lIse 70 Jan. 3. on Tue ly, Mrs
the theriao noaSe u.s. Mr. Kasson introduced hill Adam
'hoIl1e the construction of line of ~ Illi Fox,
!, under the direction of the PoSt oG seie On t
ltnieIC Mr. Shellabarcer nroso',toI catarrh
,rial "a from the loyal peone of leb Z.
Gongress to establish, under Tho ao. and d
NJ IIates, a Government for tL Va -.
MI ~ I. 0ullan introduced a bin nro,,;I iilaV
.m governments for the districts lotaig
against against the Government If 10 idIGIely IN
+, Inc bill provides for ternno~ .ne United The
governments for all the Ia,' Terri Hotel or
tennessee, suffrage bar tcDei States DAY NJ
without respect to cole SIVeh to all ternoon,
9Orne arms against tho -! ana all who 10 said ia
wi or military office dntGu States, or This pro-
r be ineligible either "br to bnlI me Gonfede- TW
nc senate Bill passed on TSTice IN or to With 3 r.
Z universal suffrage in tho thursday, cond, tog
ola, was taken up and nosoj GlsIrlct OF small Gai
10 10 P''''ou Dy vote ces, and il