The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-09
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HOLLY SPRINGS

WASHINGTON, Feb 5-House-An amend
ment to the rules was offered and laid on the
table setting apart one day next week for
| the consideration of public business, to be
called the ''white-man's day"
4 resolution was offered instructing the
! COmmitte on Reconstruction to inquire into
the eXpediency of levying tax on the re-
bellious States i'll order to detray the eX-
pense of keeping up standing army among
them to keep the peace.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill extending the powers of the Freed
mems Bureau, and an amendment was
adopted that its operations be confined to
! those States where the writ of habeas cor
| pus is suspended.
| Senate-Mr. Fessenden called up the Joint
resolution from the Committee on Recon-
struction, proposing Unconstitutional amend
| ment baslng representation upon p0pula-
lation and excluding from representation all
| persons denied the right of suffrage on ac-
| count of color.
| Mr.. Sumner spoke in opposition, and of
| tered substitute declaring that all persons
shall be equal before the law in their civil
and political rights. 1t occupied the atten-
| tion of the Senate during the entire day.
! He contended for the perfect political and
civil equality of all men, and will not con-
clude his speech until tomorrow.
BY clerical error Mr.. AnthOnys bill reg
| is made to confer suffrage only upon white
| persons
Mr.. Clark, from the Committee on Claims,
reported adversely upon several petitions
for compensations for losses incurred by the
invading armies in Virginia and elsewhere.
| Joint resolutions were then read proposing
| the following amendment Representa-
| tion shall be appointed among the several
! States according to their respective numbers,
| counting the whole number of persons, in
| Guiding Indians not taxed; provided, that
| whenever the elective franchise shall be de-
| MED or abridged on account of race or color,
| all persons of such race or color shall be eX-
! cluded from the basis of representation. =
Mr.. Sumner offered substitute for the
| above, i'll substance that Congress may en-
| force the prohibition of slavery by appro-
! pirate legislation, and that all relics OF
! slavery should be removed, including all
| questions of rights on account of color. He
characterizes the proposed resolutions for an
| amendment, as nothing else than another
compromise of human rights.
| Mr. Sumner supported his views in a
| speech of considerable length
| The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
| an order that from and after the first OF
| March all Southern manufactures in posses
sion of the manufacturers shall be held sub
| iect to the present rates of duty, no eXcep-
| tions being made in any cases on account OF
| the manufacture.
Senate combinations Daniel Richards,
| Tax Commissioners for the District of Flo
rida; w. p kellogg, Collector of Customs for
| the Port of New Orleans: and Brevet Major
| Gen. B. w. Brice to be Paymaster General
| with the rank of Colonel.
| NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-A Washington special
| says that the Committee on Ways and Means
/ will recommend new Canadian reciprocity
1 treaty, or an extension of the old one. 1t is
| probable that reciprocal legislation will take
1 i. I
| liar in both countries; navigation is to be
| open; the locks of the Welland canal are to
| be enlarged, the tolls are to be the same to
| all parties; importatiOns from Canada are to
| be toned so as to possess no advantage over
our own products, and the free ports in Cam
| ada are to be abolished.
| RICHMOND, Feb. 5.-The Virginia Legis-
lature has adopted resolution approving
| President Johnson's reconstruction policy
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 5.-The underwriters in
consultation to-day decided to take no risks
upon steamboats, on which tubular boilers
are used
GLASGOW, KY, Feb 5-wm NJ. Sampson.
Chief Justice of Kentucky, died to-day
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The House Com
mittee on Banking, by their action yester-
day, on allowing more State banks to come
il under the provisions of the law, made by
their refusal, a precedent for all such future
applications
| The Supreme Court has affirmed the iudg-
ment of the United States Court of San
Francisco concerning wines seized there for
| alleged differentiation at the place of ship
meut
The government directors, commissioner
and engineers of the Pacific Railroad Com
pany, adjourned yesterday after adopting
egulationssintended to insure the speedy
construction of the road They have re-
eeived highly encouraging reports from the
West relative to the Progress of the road.
The military council composed of Gems.
Thomas, Sherm an and Meade. has finished
| its deliberations.
New York, Feb. 6.-Judge Chapman, of
the United States Circuit Court, has granted
motion to quash the indictments against
Barney, Fabian and Chauncy, charged with