The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-01-17

| Efi n. House, on Monday 1hs 9th, res.
IISintion was passed By . vote Of "a sgainst37
Pasclarine "a the sense Of tho House oil, Repre-
ssntatiyes TINT the troops should not be; with:
dawn from the lnto seeded States until the
two House, of Congress shall have ascertain
ed and declared thoir presence there no longer e
MIR. O'Neil, Of Pennsylvania, introduced .
bill, which was referred, granting bounty, or
additional bounty, tossoldiers, seamen, ana
marines, in tho war Of 1851, or their heirs,
providing those who eptered the service on or
after The 18th Of April, 1861, and before tho
OH Of April, 1865, to seyvsrfor one year or
more, shall haye bounty ofsthrse Injured
dollars, deducting the, smopnt already 70.
cciyed; those who entered previous 70 the io.h
| of April, 1861, three hundred dollars; those
who!ontered between the 18th Of April, 1861,
and tho 9th of April, 1866, for less than one
wear one hundred dollars; those who re-en'
| listed, not to have charged against thom The
amount Of their first bounty; those who nave
| boeu promoted from tho ranks, to be commis.
stoned officers, to have the bounty, and in case
of death of the soldier, seaman or marine, the
bounty TO be payable,
l,t. To his widow.
81. If no widow, to his children If minors,
to guardians. .,,
if no father, 10 the mother; if neither father
or mother to the brother and SISTERS.
The House passed the bill HERETOFORE offered
by Mr.. Ward, denouncirg polygAmy, and de-
ciaring that, like its twin sister, slavery, 1t
shoud be cxp PEELED from the territories OF the
Republic, if il should require the whole power
Of the Government to do 50; and directing the
inquiry into the conduct of certai IN Govern.
ment oflicinls in Utah.
Mr.. Blaine presented resolution, which
was referred to the joint.Committec on Recon
s,ruc,ion, proposing to amend the Constitu'
ton so that Article l. Section 2, Clause 8,
shall read az follows 10 the first period Keep
rcsentatiycs and direct taxes shall be appor-
toned among the several States which may DC
included in this Union, according 10 their
respective numbers, which thall be deter
mined by taking tho Whole number OF persons,
except those to whom political rights orc de-
MED or abridged by the Constitution or laws
Of INV State, on account of race or color.
The fact Was brought 10 the attention OF the
Senate, with n view 10 necessary legislation,
that system Of kidnapping colored persons
| from our southern coast md selling them in
to slavery in Cuba and Brazil, has been com.
mcnecd.
Mr.. Smith, Of Kentucky, introduced the
following resolution, which was agreed to:
Rc,olrcd, That tho Military Committee he
instructed to INQUIRE into the present condi.
ton of the property known rs Arlington
flights, and the cxpcliency OF converting said
property into q home for tho disabled md
wounded soldiers Of the late war, with the
view of establishing an invalid corps for the
purpose of manufacturing such stores rs mny
be required by tho army and navy OF the
United States.
The resolution offered and referred to the
Committee on ReconStructioI, asserting TINT
the termination Of tho oiyil war has left the
people Of the conquered territory without their
boIitical rights; that amnesty gives pardon
for crime, but does not confer political rights.
Congress should confer the necessary poweFto
enable them 10 form their own State Govern
ments but this cannot be done till the rights
Of all shall DO guaranteed and protected
The question Of enforcing negro suffrage in
the District Of Columbia occupied the greatest
portion of the morning session of the House
on Wednesday. The tone Of the speeches in
it's favor. and The general feeling Oh the hoor,
bore no doubt Of the passage Of the bill, and
early uAS, WIN
limiting suffrage to such US can read anH
write.
The Committee on Ways and Means was
instructed 10 consider the cxpcdiency OF dis
pensing with income taxes entirely, or asses
sing only on incomes Of over $1,000, aud OF
} reducing the present percentage.
4 bill was introduced to punish counter
teitiu: with death
} Mr.. Grimes presented the petition Of the
citizens Of New York, asking for the organi
cation into territory Of tho district OF conn'
try lying in the west Of that State, which they
assert is now n bowling wilderness, though
capable Of supporting large population.
On the question OF granting the right o
suffrage TO negroes in the District of Column
bia, several speeches have been made ant
many are yet to he made, thus occupying
mnch time The opponents Of tho measure
rely on the assumption that this is white
mans govcrpmcpl,n az sheir principle arEu
mcnt against granting the privilege, even un
der qualifications, to colored ci'izeus.