The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
washington, March l6.

| tlon IOr equal r1gntS ana tne aDollGiOn
ali distinction on account of color b.
constitutional amendment, which wa
referred to the committee on Reconstruc
tion Ga y...
Mr.. Sumner presented the petition o
the dress-makers of New York ant
Brooklyn, complaining of the injustic,
of the tax upon their business, which
was referred to the committe on Fl
nance. -s
Mr. Sumner also presented two Othel
petitions, one for equal rights and one
for a provision for the election of the
President of the United States by the
popular vote.
Mr.. Norton presented a memorial for
modification of the tax on railroad iron
which was referred to the committee on
| Commerce.
| Mr. Guthrie presented claim Tor ser
vices rendered by FIVE regiments of Ken,
| tucky Home Guards, called into service
on the occasion of General Morgan's re-
ltreat from Cumberland Gap, which was
referred to the Military Committee.
On motion of Mr. Chandler, Thursday
next was set upon for the consideration
Of bill from the Committee on Com
| merce.
Wr. Wilson introduced q Joint resolu-
ton providing that the act entitled an
act supplementary to the several acts
relating to pensions, approved March
Sd, 1865, shall not hereafter be so con-
strued as to deprive invalid pensioners
of, or the widows or heirs Of any person
who has served in the army or navy
during the late war, of pensions which
they are entitled to by reason OF holding
any Office under the Government, pro-
vided that the compensation received
from the United States as pay or salary
does not exceed $500 per annum. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Pensions
Mr.. Wilson introduced Joint resolu-
tion appropriating $4,000 for the publ
cation of the medical and surgical his
tory of the war of the rebellion. Referred
to the Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Harris, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported back with amend
ments the bill recognizing the Judiciary
of the United States A number of the
amendments are in the form of addition.
al sections incorporated in the body OF
the bill.
sec. U pEONllloS UudI OACOullOh ~
issued out of any district court to col
lect any judgment or claim OF circuit
court of such district with the same
effect as such executions may be issued
out of the circuit court.
Sec. 18th provides that 10 render
an appeal from the District Court to
the Circuit Court, effective for any pur-
pose, bond shall be executed in behalf
of the appellant, to the effect that the
appellant will pay all costs and damages
Which may be awarded against him in
the appeal, not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars, If the appeal be from
q Judgment or decree directing the pay
ment of money, it shall not stay the exc.
cution unless bond is given That if
the appeal be dismissed, the amount Of
the Judgment shall be paid. Such bonds
shall be of no effect unless the sureties
make an affidavit that they are worth
double the amount specified, over and
above all liabilities In other words, a
STAY of execution may be granted upon
such terms as any Judgment of Court
may prescribe.
Sec. 18th provides that any case pend.
ing in any Court on the said lst day of
September upon an appeal or writ OF
error shall be transferred to the proper
Court of Appeals and shall be heard and
determined by such Court according to
the provisions of the act. In the origin
al bill July is stricken out wherever it
occurs, and September inserted.
In Sec. 9th the following words are in
serted: when the amount claimed or
the value of property in controversy ex-
ceeds $500, and in other cases, the Dis
trict Judge shall certify that the adju-
dication involves a question OF general
Importance; such appeal shall he taken
within ninety days after the entry OF
the Judgment or decision sought to be
reversed" A great number of minor
and verbal amendments are reported.
Mr.. Poland introduced a bill to fix the
salaries of the district judges of the
United States, which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary. 1t gives
IS 900 per anuumto the judges of Massa
chusetts Southern New York. Maryland,
| Eastern Pennsylvania, Eastern Iouisi-
ana, Northern California, Oregon and
Nevada. and to those OF all other dis
tricts $4,000 each
Mr.. Stewart introduced the following
ioint resolution, which vas referred to
the Joint Committee on Resolutions:
Whereas, in the present distracted con-
dition of the country it is eminently
proper and necessary that all just consti-
| tntional means should be used for the
euieting of popular excitement and the
removal of unreasonable prejudices, and
the obliteration of all hostile feeling
growing out of the late unhappy civil
war; and whereas, the most prolific
cause of unfriendly sentiments is the
conflict of opinion existing on the sub
ject of negro suffrage; and whereas, 1T is
now most evident that there is no proba
bility whatever that senator's and repre-
sentatives in congress from the States
where the people were lately in insured
tion will be allowed to occupy the seats
to which they have been elected, until
such States shall have complied with
certain fundamental conditions, por
ton of which are hereinafter recited
and whereas, it is inexpedient to expect
the re-establisbment of harmony and
good feeling as long as the eleven South
ern States, whose people were recently il
insurrection, are prevented resumine
their ancient relations to the govern
ment; therefore be it
Resolved, First, That each of the said
States whose people we're lately il in
surrection, as above, shall be recognized
as having fully and yalidly resumed it:
former relation with the government
and their representatives shall be ad