The Portland daily press., 1866-01-26
xxx CONGRESS---First Session
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.


Mr.. Foote was excused from service on the
Pension Committee.
Various petitions were referred, including
one from Paul S. Forbes, for relief from con-
tract of building a vessel.
A bill was passed establishing an additional
Land Office in Oregon.
The bill making it penal offence to charge
more than ten dollars for collecting soldiers
claims was considered without action.
The bill to enlarge the powers of the Freed
mems Bureau, was taken up.
Mr.. Davis made speech in opposition there
to.
bill for the sale OF stamps and stamped
envelopes, with an amendment limiting its
operation to June Both 1868, was reported and
ordered to be printed.
A bill was introduced and referred to the
District Committee, repeating the acts incor-
porating the cities of Washington and George
town declaring their legislative powers to be
exercised exclusively by Congress and proyid-
missioners by the President; solicitor, treas
urer, engineer, surveyor, boards of health, po-
lice, education and other officials.
Mr.. Sherman suggested postponement of
final action until letter from the Governor of
South Carolina was laid before the Senate,
which would be tomorrow, relative to the
land titles given by Gen. Sherman. The yeas
and nays on the passage of the bill was taken
as follows;
Yeas-Anthony, Brown, Chandler. Clark,
CONFESS, Cragin, Cresswell, Dixon, Doolitte,
Fessenden, Foote, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Hen
derson, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane of
Ind, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill,, Nye,
Nortan, Pollard, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman.
Sprague, Stewart, Summer, Trumbull, Van.
Wrinkle Wade, Williams, Wilson and Yates. 81
Nays-Buekalew, Davis, Guthrie, Hendricks
johnson, Mcdonald, Riddle, Salisbury. Stock
ton and Wright. 10.
So the bill was passed.
The bill to protect all persons in the enjoy
ment Of their civil rights was taken up.
Mr.. Howe gave notice that he should en-
deavor tomorrow to call up his resolution rela-
tive to the appointment of provisional govern
ors and would submit some remarks respon-
sive to those of Mr.. Doolittle.
Adjourned.
The House resumed the consideration of
the Constitutional Suffrage amendment.
Mr.. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, opposed it.
Messrs. Strouse and Highly opposed the Suf-
frage amendment. @
MIR. Bingham advocated the amendment pro-
posed by the Committee, and saying the Com
mittee have under consideration another
amendment which looks to giving power to
" ~
of every state and territory, the rights which
were granted to him from the beginning
Twenty-Five thousand copies of Gen. Grants
and Mr.. SchurZ's reports on the condition of
the South, were ordered to be printed.
A resolution was adopted calling for the ex-
penses OF the revenue, and the disbursements
of the Commissioner of Agriculture. .H
A resolution was adopted that the commit
tee on Commerce inquire into the expediency
OF remunerating the owners of property
thrown overheard OF sea in order to save life
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Banking Committee to inquire into the expe-
diency of reporting bill allowing banks to
surrender their charters, and close up their
business within reasonable time.
resolution was adopted instructing the
District Committee to enquire into the expe-
diency of excluding from suffrage all persons
who have borne arms against the Union.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Judiciary committee to enquire whether any of
the officers who have been performing their
duties without taking the oath, are required
to execute official bonds. -5
A bill was passed authorizing the Secretary
of War to grant the use of portion of the
military reserve for railroad purposes at Port
Huron.
Mr.. Broomell gave notice of a substitute he
intended to offer at proper time, that repre-
sentives of all the states should be appointed
according to all the persons in the state, ex-
Guiding Indians not taxed. Whenever the
franchise is denied to any portion of the citi-
zens the same proportion shall be excluded
from the basis OF representation.
Mr.. Davis, of New York, hoped the main
resolution would be recommitted.
Mr.. Ward suggested an amendment that no
person shall be deprived of the elective fran
chise in any State by reason of tax or prop
erty qualification, or any other which was not
in force Jan. list, 1865; and any state where
the same is applied, shall be excluded from
representation.
Mr.. Nicholson said he should vote against
this and all other of the proposed amendments
to the Constitution.
Without taxing the question the House adj
journed.