Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-26
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Proceedings of Congress.
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SENArE.-1he Senate, after further discussion
passed the bill charging the power of the Freed
mems Bureau. The bill has yet to be acted on BY
the House. As passed the Senate, it reads as fol-
lows:
THAT the act to establish n Bureau for the Relief
Of Freedmen and Refugees, approved March 3, lS6o,
shall continue in force untl Otherwise provided by
law and shall extend to refugees and freedmen in
all parts of the United States and the President may
divide the section of country containing snch refu
gees and freedmen into districts each containing ore
or more States, not TO exceed twelve in number and
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
appoint an assistant commissioner for each of said
distrc IS who shall give like bond receive the same
| compensation, and perform the same duties pre-
scri6ed by this act aud the act to which this is
amendment, or the said bureau may, in the discre
ton of the President, be placed under u commits
sioner and assistant commissioner, 10 be detailed
from the army, in which event such officers, as
signed to duty, shall serve without increase Of pay
| or allowances.
"Section . provides for the division Of districts
into sub-districts and the appointment of clerks,
and authorizes the President of the United States TO
| extend military jurisdiction and protection over
all employees, agents, and other officers in the en-
ercisc of the duties authorized imposed upon them
by this act.
section authorizes the Secretary of War to
issue provisions fuel clothing, etc., for refugees and
| freedmen.
Section 4 authorizes the President TO reserve
| from sale or from settlement under the homestead
or presumption laws, and to set apart for the of
freedmen and loyal refugees male or female, unoc-
| cupied public lands in Florida Alabama Louisiana,
Mississippi and Arkansas, not exceeding in all three
million of acres of good land; and the commission
err under the direction of the President shall
| the same from time to time to be allotted and as
signed in parcels not exceeding fifty each TO
| to the loyal refugees and freedmen, who shall be
protected in the and enjoyment thereof for such
term oftime and atsLch annual rent may be agreed
! on between the commissioner and such refugees or
| freedmen. The rental shall be based upon a Valua-
ton Of the land IL he asceItained in such manner
n the commissioner may, under the direction oil the
President by regulation prescribe. At the end OF
such term, sooner if the commissioner shall assent
thereto, the occupants of any parcels assigned
may purchase the land and receive a title thereto
from the United States, in fee upon paying therefor
the value of the land ascertanel rs aforesaid.
"Section .. That the posscssOry titles granted in
pursuance of MajOr-Gcneral Sherman's special field
! order dated at Savannah. January l6, 1860, are
hereby confirmed and made valid for the space of
| three years
Section =. That the commissioner shall, under the
direction of the President, procure, in the name OF
the United States by grant or purchase, such lands
within the districts aforesaid rs may be required Tor
refugees aud freedmen dependent the Govern
ment for support; and he shall provide or cause to
be built, suitable aSylumS aud schools. But no such
purchase shall be made nor compact for the same
entered into, other expense incurred. until after
appropriation shall have been provided by Congress
for the general purposes of this act, out of which
payment for said lands shall be made; and the com
missioner shall cause such lands from time to time,
to be valued allotted, assigned and sold in the man
ner and form provided in the fourth section of this
act provided always that the said lands shall not
lie sold for less than the cost thereof to the United
States.
Section authorizes the President TO extend
military protection TO the freedmen in all cases Of
laws making discrimination against them on ac-
count Of color.
section prescribes punishment for subject
| ing freedmen to slavery.
| Section repeats all acts Inconsistent with the
provisions of this"
HOUSA.-The House adopted q resolution instruct
ing the Committee of the District of Columbia to
port bill excluding from the right of suffrage in
the District all who have voluntarily borne arms
against the United States in the naval military or
civil service of the late Conrederacy.
The House resumed the consideration of the Con-
stitutional amendment regulating the basis OF repre-
sentation. During the debate, Mr. Bingham, of
Ohio who is member of the Reconstruction Com.
mittec said the committee had under consideration
another amendment to the Constitution, protecting
the rights of all persons, black or white, which
rights had not heretofore been enforced owing to
the want of power in Congress. This the committee
propose TO bcStOw
Mr. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, (Dem.) in opposing
the measure asserted that the rebellion having been
suppressed, the Southern States were restored to
their rights under the Constitution. Justice, har-
mony aud union ought to be maintained, and moth
ing done in n spirit of furious fanaticsm.
Mr. Strouse, of Pennsylvania Dem.) and Mr..
Nicholson, of Delaware, (Dcm.) favored the admis-
sion of southern Representatives to participate in
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their interests.
Various Republicans favored some amendment
apportiOnng representatives but were not agreed on
the one pending.
Mr. Ward, of New York, like otler Republicans
would 10 nothing to give the South an opportunity
to exclude blacks from voting.
Later from Europe.
| PORTLAND January o. Tho utoamship ITii,erm
from Liverpool llth and Londonderry 18th instant,
has arrived.
GENERAL NEWS.
1t was reported that the Spanish insurgents had
defeated the Government troops, but official des-
patches represent them to be discouraged and re-
treating.
The late gales have been very disastrous to the
shipping. The effects along the coast were still
hibited.
The ship Worcester, from Baltimore. reac he'd Lv-
erpOol in a crippled condition. She encountered a
fearful storm in the channel.
Tho Times and other journals, having attributed
the pressure in the money market to heavy exports Il
America on credit commercial men are publishing
letters refuting the argument, and showing that
mittances have been most rOmpt and heavy
The cotton receipts are set OF against British ex
ports.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
LIVERPOOL, JAN l2.-Cotton has declined laid
The sales of the week were $4,000 bales
LONDON, Jan. l2.-COnsols closed at SGiaS7
iive-tweut;es 64!a65.
Death Of Miss Bremen.
New YORK, January 25.-Foreyn papers an
. nounce tho death of Frederika Bremen, at Stock
holm.
Miss Bremen was born IN 1872. Her novels
some twenty or moro in number, have had an ex
/ tensve circulation in the United States, Engan,
and Germany. In lSjO-5I, she travelled in Til
country, and was everywhere cordially received
The book in which her impressions were recorded
=. Homes of the New World"-evinced a warm ap
probation of the kindness that had been EXTENDED
to her.
From Tennessee.
NASHVILLE January 26.-The House passed til
negro testimony bill to-day. Yeas Al nays %.
Rolimore Cattle Market.