The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

| SENATE.
Mr.. Wade, from the committee on
Territories, reported favorably on the
Il for the admission of Nebraska as a
State.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary
committee, reported q bill regulating
appointments to Office, with amend
mcnts.
Mr.. Wade introduced bill to admit
Colorado into the Union. Referred to
SCommittee on Territories.
The bill regulating the elective fran
chise in the District Of Columbia was
taken up.
Mr.. Ward introduced bill to graran-
tee certain States that have been III re-
bellion certain forms Of government.
Referred to the committee on recon-
structiOn.
Mr. Rogers introduced a bill to repeal
the neutrality laws. Referred to the
Judiciary committee.
Bingham introduced q bill declaring
valid certain proclamations the Presi-
dent issued during the rebellion. Refer
red to the Judiciary committee.
Farquahar introduced bill to dis
franchise all persons in the District of
Columbia who bore arms in the Confed-
crate government or who accepted Office
under the COnfederacy. Referred to the
Judiciary committee.
Perkam introduced resolution in
structing the committee on Invalid
Pensions and to inquire whether any
person i'm the rebel States who had been
dropped from the pay of pensions for
participation in the rebellion had been
restored, and if so, by what authority.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Hart introduced q resolution
which was agreed to, calling upon the
President To furnish the House with
names of all persons engaged in the re-
bellion who have been pardOned since
April, 1865, the rank and position held
by them, and whether they had held
Office under the United States Govern
ment prior to April, 1s6l.
Mr.. Spaulding offered n resolution
which was agreed to, instructing the
committee on Reconstruction to inquire
into the expediency of reporting q
Joint resolution i'll relation to the adj
mission of Senators and Representatives
of the United States from the rebellious
States, upon the passage of the cOnsti-
tutiOnal amendment, and the establish
ment of republican forms of government
by those States.
Mr.. Mckee introduced resolution,
which was agreed to, instructing the
committee on Ways and Means to in
quire into the expediency of so amend
ing the Internal Revenue law as to re-
lieve distillcrs of spirits who manufac-
ture less than twenty barrels per year
from the operation of that portion of the
law which requires them to have a
bonded warehouse and employ an in
spectOr.
Mr.. Ross offered resolution instruct
ing the committee on Banking and Cur
rency to enquire into the expediency OF
withdrawing the national bank cur
rency, and of winding up affairs of the
national banks and supplying the coun-
try with grcenbacks or similar cur
rency. 1t was laid on the table, by a
vote of Sc to 81.
The Speaker filled vacancies OIL COM
mittees. The committee on Freedmen's
Affairs remains the same as special COM
last wear. Messrs. Elliott, Shellabarger
and Thomas were appointed a commit
tee on the New Orleans riot. Messrs.
Pike, Farnsworth and Cooperto investi-
gate the murder of union soldiers Ill
South Carolina.
The House took up the special order
which was to report time for the
meeting of Congress. The bill was
modified so as to provide for IN addi-
tional- session of the FOrtieth Congress,
to corfYi ice on the 4th of March next,
and TJsNd-l24 to ~.
Mr.. Loan introduced a resolution,
which was agreed to, calling for infor.
nation reStive to the payment of
money to til Atchison 4 Pixies Peak
Railroad, as assignees of the Hannibal
& st. Joseph Railroad.
The House considered the Presidents
message.
Mr.. Blaine spoke. Adjourned.