The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-06
CONG REssIONAL.

lee civil rights had he been In the Sen
ate on Friday, when the vote was taken
Mr.. Wilson presented the petition Of
General Sheridan and other officers fol
an increase of pay. The petition was re
ferred to the Military committee.
Mr.. Howard presented the petition OF
citizens of Detroit, asking for protec.
/ tive tariff Referred to the Finance com.
mittee
| Mr.. Chandler, from the committee on
Commerce, reported the House bill to
prevent the issue of American registers
to vessels whose owners procured foreign
registers during the war, and asked that
it be passed Immediately.
Mr.. Sherman asked that the bill lie
over until tomorrow as it was very i'm
portant, and it was so ordered. all
Mr.. Foote offered resolution, which
was adopted calling on the Secretary of
| War for the report of General Roberts,
setting forth his views as to the best
mode of reclaiming the swamp lands in
the basin of the Mississippi.
By clerical error in the report ola re-
cent days proceedings, the bill introduc-
ed by Mr.. Anthony to regulate suffrage
| in the District of Columbia is made to
confer the right of suffrage only upon
| white persons 1t confers it upon all
| male persons resident in the District one
year prior to the election, and upon all
who were entitled to vote at the cleo
tion of 1865. 1t makes 10 distinction on
| account of color
Mr.. Ramsey, of Maine, presented
memorial from the citizens of Maine,
asking for the establishment of bureau
of Education at Washington to have
charge of the educational interest of
the country, and to establish common
schools in every part of the Union.
Mr.. Clark, of New Hampshire, from
the committee on Claims, reported ad-
versely upon several petitions for COM
pensation for losses incurred by the in
vading armies in V rginia and elsewhere.
Mr.. Nye, of Nevada, called mp a bill for
the relief of Paymaster Rittenhouse, of
the Pacific squadron, and to indemnify
him for the loss of government bonds
stolen from his safe.
In the discussion of of the above rcso-
luton, Mr. Wilson, who opposed it,
said that the government had lost not
less than quarter of a million of dol.
lars through the negligence of pay
masters since the commencement of the
war. He thought it best to hold them to
strict account, and not set a bad pre-
cedent at this time while so many settle
ments with Paymasters are being made.
Mr.. Fessendsn moved that the consid-
Grafton of the joint resolution for the
amendment of the constitution be post
poned until next Tuesday.
Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, spoke of the
necessity of taking action on the bill for
the admission of Colorado.
Several senators replied that the bill
for the admission of Colorado could be
taken up at any time.
The joint resolution was then read
proposing the following amendment to
the article: representatives shall be APP
portioned among the several States
which may be included within this
Union, according to their resi- ective
numbers, counting the whole number OF
persons in each State, excluding Indians
not taxed provided that whenever
the elective franchise shall be
denied or abridged on account OF color,
all persons OF such race or color shall be
excluded from the basis of representa-
ton.
Mr. Sumner took the floor, and after
few Introductory remarks called tor the
reading of the following proposition, of
fered by him as a substitute tor the
above Joint resolution:
Whereas 1t is provided that the Con
stitution of the United States shall guar
antee to every State in the Union a re-
publican form of government; aud,
whereas, by reason of the failure OF GER
tain States to maintain government
which Congress can recognize, 1t has be-
come the duty of the United States,
standing in the place of guarantor, to
secure to such States, according to the
requirement OF the guaranty, a govern
ment republican in form and, whereas,
further, it is provided in recent consti-
tutional amendment that Congress may
enforce the prohibition OF slavery by ap-
propriatc legislation, and 1t Is important
TO this end that al! relics of slavery
should be removed including all dlstlnc-
ton of rights on account OF color; now
therefore, to carry out the guaranty OF "A
a republican form of government, and to
enforce the prohibition of slavery, be 1t
Resolved, by the Senate and House OF
Representatives in Congress assembled,
That in all States lately declared to be
| in rebellion, there shall be no Oligarchy,
Aristocracy, Caste or Monopoly invested
with peculiar privileges and powers,
and there shall be no denial of right,
civil or political, on account of color or
| race, but all persons shall be equal be-
fore the law, whether in the court house
or at the ballot box, and this statute
made in pursuance of the Constitution
shall be the supreme law of the land,
ANYTHING in the constitution or laws OF
any such State to the contrary, not
withstanding.
Nj. Sumner gave briefly his objections
to the proposed constitutional amend
ment
HoUsE.-Mr Blaine introduced a bill
which was referred to the committee on
Reconstruction, providing for taking a
census of the United States prior to the
first of October next.
Mr. Ross. of Indiana offered resolution
for the amendment of the rules, so that
one day in the week should be devoted
exclusively to public business, and be
known as the white mans day.
On motion of Mr. Washburn, of Hi.
nois. the resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. McClurg, of Missouri, offered res
olut1on instructing the Reconstruction
committee to inquire into the expedien-
cv of reporting bill to levy contribu-
tions on the seeded States to defray the
expepses of keeping up standing army
to,nreserve the peace
4 dehate arising. the resolution went