The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-24

KEOKUK,
to have some occupation that would not sab.
)ect him to recapture.
| The suffering in Louisiana in consequence
Of the food is considerable. The people in
the overfowed districts are actually suffering
| for wood.
xxxIx COHGREss--FRsT SESSION
WASHINGTON, May %.
IS house.
Mr.. McRuen, of California, from the post
office committee reported joint resolution
authorizing the Postmaster General to pay an
additional salary to the letter carriers in San
Francisco, which WAS read three times and
passed
On motion of Mr.. Julian the Senate amend
ment to the bill to dispose Of public land to
actual settlers in certain Southern States were
disagreed to and conference committee
asked for.
On motion of Mr.. Ross the same number OF
the agricultural report for 1864 was ordered
printed that was printed Of the report for
1868.
On motion Of Mr.. Window the Secretary Of
the Interior was requested to state the ex-
penss OF School houses and maintainence of
schools in the different Indian agencies in
Dacotah, together with the condition Of each
agency and its management.
On motion Of Mr.. Bidwell, of California,
the committee on agriculture was discharged
from further consideration Of the bill donating
public lands to the American Forest Tree
Propagation and Land Company for conduct
ing experiments respecting Forest Tree cul-
ture, and the bin was laid on the table.
The House then took up the bill reported
yesterday to continue in force and to amend
the act establishing the Freedmen's Bureau.
The bill was, on motion of Mr. Eliot,
amended by reducing the term of the con-
tinuance of the act to two years instead Of
three.
Mr.. Chandler desired to know wherein this
bill differed from the bill which the President
vetoed.
Mr.. Eliot undertook to inform Mr.. Chand-
Ter on that point, and explain, seriatim, the
provisions Of the various sections. The
first selection, he said, was similar to the con-
tinual bureau for two years, while the bill
vetoed by the President was indefinite in its
duration. He proposed, on the conclusion
OF his remarks, to move the previous ques-
ton.
Mr.. LIE Blond said there were gentlemen
on his side of the House who desired to dis
cuss the bill, and he therefore hoped it would
not be pressed on its passage now. There
were important features in it which
he thought ought to be amended.
He was opposed entirely to the theory and
principles Of the bill. Reports on Gen. Sted-
man and Fullerton showed the system, as al
dy cd oh,
form, and if these reports were true it was
the duty of Congress to abolish the system at
once, and leave the colored people to make
their living in the same way as the poor
whites of the country. The galleries Of the
House were crowded day after day with stout,
hearty, able bodied colored men, who, to all
appearances, draw their nations from the Gov
ernment. The system was miscievous and
ought not TO be encouraged by Congress
While Mr.. LIE Blond was speaking the
morning hour expired and the bill went over
until tomorrow morning hour.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Dawes in the chair, and re-
sumed consideration Of the tax bill, COM
mencing with the paragraph On bank issues.
On motion Of NJ; Morrill, the paragraph
the returns required TO be made BY such pro.
vident institutions and savings banks after
July, 1858, shall be made on the first Monday
Of January and July Of each yesr, in such
form and manner - may Sbe presented by the
Commissioners Of Internal Revenue.
Mr.. Blaine, of Maine, moved to amend by
adding TO it: And provided further, that in
lieu Of all other taxes imposed on National
Banks, there shall hereafter be levied, collect
ed and paid tax of one half per cent. per
annum on the average amount of these depos-
its. This gave us considerable debate, which
was participated in by Messrs. Blaine, Pike.
Lynch, Kelly, Boutwell,, Cooper, Hotchkiss,
Randall, of Pennsylvania, and Morrill,.
Mr.. Randall spoke as to the necessity of
revising the system Of deposits in the Nation
al Banks, as the present system led to i'm
mense losses to the Government.
Mr.. Morrill, agreed as to the necessity OF
such revision, declaring that he was satisfied
that unless some relief was given to National
Banks, they were in peril. He was willing
to give some relief, but he wished that subject
to come up in its proper place. The amend
ment was rejected, and no other material
change was made to the paragraph.
The amendment relating to the income
tax, provided good deal Of discussion. Mr..
Pike having moved an amendment re enacting
the present law, md Mr.. Spalding moving an
amendment to impose an additional duty Of
three per cent. on the excess of income of
$500.
The morning hour was spent in the discus.
sion of bill TO bridge the Mississippi river
at Winona, MINI.
At one o'clock the reconstruction resolu-
tons were taken up.
Mr.. Sumner urged delay, believing the
country had gained much by the postpone
ment already.
Mr.. Fessenden thought it should be con-
sidered now.
Some debate followed OH postponement,
during which Mr.. Sumner said he did not
think the business Of the Senate was in such =
condition as to warrant its adjournment be-
fore the latter part Of July, and thought thb
ought to be received as the last object before
adjournment
Mr.. Conness proposed its postponement.
The resolution was finally taken up ard
read, and Mr.. Howard explained the bill at
length.
Mr.. Wade offered substitute that no State
shall make or enforce any law abridging
privileges or immunties Of citizens Of the
United States, nor shall any State deprive
any person Of life, liberty or property, nor
deny any person equal protection Of the law.
No class of persons as to the right Of whom
the suffrage of any discrimination, be on
account OF disqualification for participation
in the rebellion, or other crimes Section
Sd ignores the rebel debt and maintains the
public debt Of the United States Section
4th gives Congress power to force the law.
Mr.. Wade's substitute was ordered printed.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment that
Representatives be apportioned among the