Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-02-09
preceding OF Congress.

Morn.y Feb. BIN the Senate, to-day, q
petit;on was presented from General Sheridan
and other officers asking for an increase OF
nav. The committee on commerce reported
/ back the bill from the House, without amend
ment- to prevent the issue OF registers TO
american vessels whose owners procured
| foreign registers during the rebellion. The
| committee asked for itssimmediate passage,
| but 1t was laid over until tomorrow. The
House Joint resolution, proposing to amend
the constitution so as to fix new basis OF
representation, was then taken up, when Mr..
! Sumner offered his substitute and read print
| ed speech, which, it is said, will FIJI about
thirty columns Of the Congressional Globe.
He had not concluded at the hour Of adjourn
ment.
In the House, large number Of bills were
introduced and referred, among them one for
special census of the inhabitants of the
United States. The senate bill appropriating
nineteen millions Of dollars for invalid pen
sions was passed. A resolution was offered
proposing to instruct the committee on recon
struction to inquire into the expediency Of
removing the capital Of the United States to
the West A debate then ensued on the bill
to extend the powers Of the freedmen's bureau
the vote on which will be taken tomorrow
Tuesday Feb. GA bill was reported in
the Senate, to-day, to authorize the appoint
Republic Of Dominica. The committee on the
judiciary were instructed to inquire into the
expediency of reporting bill for the payment
Of loyal citizens Of the late rebellious States
for quartermasters stores taken from them for
the use Of the United States armies. The pro-
posed constitutional amendment, fixing new
basis Of representation, was then taken up
Mr.. Doolittle gave notice Of a substitute which
he proposed to'ofIer. Mr., Sumner then resum-
ed and concluded his speech.
| The House, by vote of yeas l36, nays 80,
passed the bill to enlarge the powers of the
/ freedmen's bureau. tits, as passed, a substi-
tute for the Senate bill, but differing, how
ever, in only one or two essential particulars
The annual fertilization bill was reported
| After quite sharp discussion, of personal
character, between Messrs Rosseau and Grin
nell the bill giving the assent of Congress to
| the transfer of the counties of Berkeley and
jefferson to West Virginia was passed. The
committee on naval affairs were instructed to
| inquire into the expediency of admitting into
the Naval Academy cadets up to the age Of
twenty-one years.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. THE Senate, to-day
passed the House bill to prevent American
vessels which had changed their registers from
renewing the same. A bill was reported from
the Judiciary committee declaring that nc
further legislation was necessary to exemp
Northern creditors from the operation 0
Southern statutes of limitation, MS the subjec
was covered by the act Of June, 1864. Thu
joint resolution proposing to fix new basil
of representation was then taken up, when Mr.
Fessenden took the floor and replied at length
to the speech of Mr.. Sumner.
The House passed a bill requiring inteypa
revenue taxes to be paid on the basis Of lega
tenders, instead of on gold returns, and TO re
f.ra md dor boil ~ vail
road bonds to pay taxes on dividends. Tn
annual consular and diplomatic bill was re
ported, after which the naval appropriation
bill was considered in committee ofthe whole