The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-06
CONGREGATIONAL

Georgetown was presented against the pas
sage of the bill to take away the corporation
charter
A. joint resolution was passed restoring
Lieut. Commander Richard L. Law to the
Navy active list
The subject Of reconstruction was taken up.
The seventh section being before the Senate
relative to the obligations of the United States
incurred in suppressing instruction, &C., an
amendment of Mr.. Hendricks was agreed to.
Mr.. Doolittle offered the following as a sub
stltute for the second section, pending the dis
cusson of which the Senate went into execu-
tive session, and shortly after adjourned.
"After the census to be taken in the year
1870, and each succeeding census, Represen-
tatlves shall be apportioned among the sever
al States which may be included within this
Union according to the number in each State
OF male electors over 81 years of age, qualified
by the laws thereof to choose members of the
most numerous branch of its Legislature; and
direct taxes shall be apportoned among the
several States according to the value of the
real and personal taxable property situate in
each State, not belonging to the State or to
the United States"
HoUsE.-Several bills and resolutions were
introduced and referred
The following resolution was taken up and
adopted
RESOLVED, That the President be requested
toinform this House whether any of the mill
tary or civil employees of this government,
within the State Of Georgia, or any of the
other rebel States, have in any way counte-
nanced or assisted in the rendition of public
honors to any of the traitors, either living or
dead, who have been waging paricidal war
against this government, in commemoration
OF their great crime, either by closing their
offices on such occasions, or making other ia
vorable public demonstrations in connection
Herewith; and further, whether the privilege
OF doing like honors to loyalty at the graves
of the Union soldiers who have persisted far
from their homes and kindred, has been, in
any instance, INSTRUCTED or denied by the re-
bel authorities, with the concurrence or ac-
quiescence of the officers of this government.
A resolution was approved relative to pro.
viding new Executive mansion, and appro-
priating the present White House for the Use
Of the State Department.
Mr.. Clarke, of Ohio, offered resolution
generally endorsing the Fenian movement,
and declaring the Fenians ought to be recog-
nized as belligerents. 1t went over
A resolution was agreed to relative to the
equalization of mileage of members of Con-
gress, without increasing compensation of the
| same.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, addressed the House
on the bill to provide for restoring the States
lately in instruction to their full political
rights He declared that impartial suffrage
was the only guarantee to the Government
against future treason and rebellion He said
that if the Supreme Court or any Judge should
entertain or decide the question of secession
of State, he or they would be guilty of judi
cial treason. The bill was postponed till
Wednesday. t
A bill to incorporate the Soldiers andSail-
ors' Union of the District of Columbia was
passed
The credentials of Mr.. Webb, representa-
tive from Mississippi were presented and re-
| ferred to the Joint reconstruction committee.
Pending vote on the bill to fix the pay of
the officers of thearmy, the House adjourned.
| General News.
| The intelligent correspondent of the Baltl-
more Sun, says, in relation to the speech of
Mr.. Hendricks against the reconstruction
programme oil Congress, that it was able and
interesting. He made suggestions worthy the
| consideration of the radical States, on the
I
representation. The correspondent says:
Mr.. Hendricks proposed an amendment
which would test the purpose of the radical
| plan as to representation. 1t is to base rep
resentation on the numbers excluding two
6fths of the persons who have been discharg
ed from service since 1861. This would be
equality, such as the trainers of the Const.tu-
ton contemplated, but would not answer the
| Of tho Gfoto thotc TO
duce the representation of the South not
only for party, but for other advantages, to
give the manufacturing interests permanent
control over the agricultural interests. Of
course it is useless to present any views of the
subject different from those which the caucus
proposes.
LATEST FROM THE FENIANs.-Mew York
June "A Buffalo special says that Colone,
Lowry, of the 47th R gulars, visited the
Michigan yesterday, and asked for the Bri-
fish colors Colonel O'Neill positively refused
to have them delivered, as he had surrendered
Internationally to General Barry, and they
were in his custody. General Barry has re-
moved all restrictions on travel from Buffalo
to Lake Erie and the boats are running
again. The Lake Erie and Huron Railway
Company are repairing their road, and the
trains will run again tomorrow The
English troops are encamped in tents at Fort
| Erie
All is quiet on the Niagara frontier, and
the arms of the captured Fenians are all on
board the steamer Michigan. The British
colors captured by the Fenians at the battle
of Rdgway, which the Canadians call TILES
ston Ridge, were taken on board the Michi-
gan.
Watertown, ~ Y, June 4-Gen Meade
and staff passed here this morning en- route
north. Gen. Sweeny and $50 Fenians We're
on the same train All is quiet north of Og-
densburg,
81. Adams, June 4-Another company of
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