The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-02-20

WAsHrsGros, Feb. 10.


WASHINGTON, Feb. I9.
SENATE.
Mr.. Wade presented the credentials of Mr.
Sherman of Ohio.
Mr. Snmner presented q. memorial from
officers of colored convention IN Florida,
praying for homesteads and the elective fran.
chise.
Mr.. Morgan presented memorial for an
International copyright law. lE
Mr. Cowan presented a memorial for re.
duction OF tax on petroleum.
Mr.. Wilson introduced concurrent resou-
tons TO disarm and disband the militia OF
the rebeliious States.
Mr.. Wilson read letters from Generals
Thomas, Swayne and others, in charge of the
freedmen's bureau in the Gulf States, which
represented that there was danger of the ex-
tinction ofthe negro race and the expulsion oil
Northern men if the militia should not be
superseded by United States forces.
Mr.. Salisbury objected to the introduction
OF the resolution and said that the State mill
tia Of those States could no more be disbau.
ded by IN act OF Congress than could the
State Militia of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. wilson replied that they were rebels,
recently disarmed. They were now armed
again and are as much rebels as before and
Congress has the power to disarm ruffians
and traitors.
Mr.. Howard introduced an amendment to
the House bill giving the right of suffrage to
all citizens Of African decent who have been
enrolled in the army and navy, who can read
and write, and TO all who possessed proper
ty of $3.50.
Mr. ates then resumed his remarks from
Friday on the constitutional amendnent and
was still speaking at 8 O'Clock. The galleries
were crowded
A message of the President, vetoing the
freedmens' bureau bill, has been laid on the
Clerks table and it win probably be laid be-
for the Senate, when Mr.. Yates concludes has
remarks.
Mr.. Lane presented several petitions for
railroads connecting Kansas with Texas.
Mr. sherman presented petition for re-
duction of the tax on Agricultural imple-
ments
Mr.. Trumbull presented similar petition
from the manufacturers Of aSricuitural imple-
ments in Illinois.
Mr.. Stewart introduced . bin concerning
national banks in certain States. II provides
that IN addition 70 the $500. 200, 900 Of hank
ing capital, now authorized, twenty one mil
lions more shall b Distributed - follows: To
California ten million; Idaho two millions;
to Oregon three millions; to Nevada four
and to Washington and Arizona one
million each.
Mr. Yates argued that Congress has power
to INK the conditions on which the late rebel
llous States might be restored to the Union.
be States were not out Of the Union in law,
though they might be in fact, but he did not
consider them In q condition for restoration.
tie thought all the Constitutional amend.
ments impracticable, and argued in favor of
the bill presented by himself few days ago,
prohibiting the enforcement Of any law rec
ognUing IN State or territory any distinction
on account of race, color or previous condi.
ton.
Among other bills introduced was one con.
stItuting eight hours a day s work for all la
borious workmen and merchants empioyed
by or IN behalf of the federal government.
which Was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Mr. Mckee introduced joint resolution to
amend the Constitution Of the United States
so as to exclude from all offices of the gov
ernment those who have or who may hereaf.
ter engage in rebellion against the govern
ment, which was referred 10 the Committee
on Judiciary.
Mr.. Bromwell introduced a Joint resolution
declaring that loyal States, orthose which re
sisted the rebellion are sufficient to adopt an
TO the Constitution. Ii was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr.. Henderson, of Oregon, offered a series
OF resolutions declaring that the government
was organized TO confer equal rights and priv
lleges on every individual, and that while the
House sustains the President in executing the
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lion shall be punished in order to sustain the
national character and prove a warning in all
tune to come.
Debate arising, the resolution went over.
Longyear of Michigan, offered series of
declaring that the organized re-
bellion and the results of the war had left the
the people OF the South without civil govern
ment, and bence it became the duty Of Con-
gress to authorize the people to effect State
in the language of the Consul
tution, to guarantee TO each State q republi.
can form of government. and expressing as
the deliberate sense of the House, that the
President 10 justified in keeping an army in
the rebel States, and is entitled to the thanks
of Congress for protecting the loyal citizens
and freedmen.
Mr.. Longyear' resolutions we're all adopted
by yeas and nays.
The Hous passed the bin directing the Sec
retary OF the Navy to place . steamer at the
disposal of the company now laying the
American and Russian telegraph.
Bills were introduced providing bounties to
soldiers of 81 and 80; to repeal all laws
exempting government bonds and securities
frbm taxation, empowering States 70 lax
them and imposing government tax Of one
quarter of one per cont upon them; giving
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lection of persons from illeeitimate prosecu-
Tia. motion Of Mr.. Loneyear,s resolution
was as follows on the first resolution, viz:
Resolved, That in the language Of the proc
lamation Of the President Of May 29th, 1885,
the rebellion which WAS waged BY . portion
of the people of the United States against the
properly constituted authorities of the Gov
eminent thereof, in the most violent and re-
volting form, but whose armed organized
forces have now been almost entirely over
come, has in its revolutionary progress de.
prived the people of the States in which it
was organized Of all civil government.
This was agreed to by vote of yeas l02,
nays SO.
The next resolution was read as follows:
Resolved, That whenever the people Of
any State are thus deprived of ell civil gov
ernment, it becomes the duty of Congress by
legislation to enable them to re-
organize State Government, and in the Ian
guage Of the Constitution, to guarantee to
each Shte : Republican form Of Govern
ment.
This was agreed to by yeas l04, nays SO.
The third resolution was then voted ON,
namely:
Resolved, That it is the deliberate sense of
this House that the condition of the rebel
States fnlly justi6es the President in main
tanning the suspension Of the writ of habeas
corpus in those States.