The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-03-02
Thirty-Ninth Congress.

FRIDAY Feb, 30.
In the Senate, after number of
petitions and resolutions had been
offered, Mr.. Fessenden called up
the concurrent resolution adopted by
the House, as to the power of Con
gfess over the admission of represen-
tatives from States lately in rebellion.
Some opposition was offered To the
consideration of the resolution during
the existing excited state of the pub
lie mind, but, by n vote Of 26 to II,
the Senate resolved to enter upon the
discussion. Mr. Fessenden then
opened the debate with speech OF
marked ability, in which he answered
charges made by the President against
the committee on reconstruction and
showed that the power OF Congress in
the matter had already been clearly
defined IN the action in relation to
representatives from Louisiana, in
which case it was held that no repre-
sentative could be admitted from II
State whose restoration to harmoni-
Gus relations with the government
had not been recognized by Il law of
Congress.
In the House, the most interesting
business was the action on the Indl-
ana contested election case, by which
| Mr. Voorhees, was declared to be not
eutitled to the scat he occupied, and
Mr. Washburns 5 claim to it estab-
lished
SATURDAY, Feb u.
Congressional proceedings on Sltur-
day were confined to speeches on re-
construction III committee Of the
whole in the House Messrs. Clarke
aud Plantz of Ohio, Beaman, of Michi-
gan, aud Brownell, of Illinois, spoke
against the admission of Southern
representatives,
MoNDAY. Feb 26
In the Senate, a motion to lay the
credentials of senator's elect from Ar
kansas before the judiciary committee
was tabled The concurrent resolu-
ton in relation to the admission oI
Southern representative came up and
Mr.. sherman Of Ohio spoke on the
question. After further discussion
the subject was postponed The LII
for the establishment of telegraphiC
communication between New Yorl
and the West Indies was taken up
and after debate was recommittcd.
In the House, bill was introduced
TO continue in force aud to amend the
Freedmen's Bureau act 4 Joint re
solution WAS reported from the com
mittee on reconstruction TO amend the
Constitution so as to give Congress
the power to make laws to secure t,
citizens Of each State all the privilege,
Of citizens Of the several States, and tt
all PERSONS III all States equal protec
ton. The bill was discussed withou
action. Permission was refused to in
troduce a petition in favor Of the
"eight-hour' system.
TUESDAY, Feb 81
, In the Senate a resolution express
ing-the nations gratitude to the Off
= GERS, soldiers and seamen was adopted
The concurrent resolution was takcI
up, and Mr.. Dixon of Connection
made . speech in defence ofthe Presi
dents policy.
In the House, the amendment to til,
t Constitution reported the previous da,
was discussed for some time, and lin
t ally went over until today, when it il
: anticipated the previous question vii
be ordered. A bill regulating trad,
= with the British Provinces was report
ed and passed to ii third reading, az,
was made IL special orde, for Friday
| As series Of resolutions relating to th
: French occupation of Mexico was Ie
, ferred to the committee on foreign re
, lations.