The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-03-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,
SENATE.-Eoh. d.

WHICH WAS lcleTfeu 10 Tie Military IOlll-
mlttee, expressive OF the gratitude of
the nation to the officers, soldiers and
seamen OF the United States, for the
valor and endurance displayed by them
on the land and on the sea during the
war of the rebellion. Mr.. Henderson
introduced Il petition from tWenty-seven
women, asking for the extension OF the
right OF suffrage to women; which was
referred, after IL somewhat playful and
personal debate, to the Committee On
Reconstruction. Mr.. Summer, from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, re-
ported the House joint resolution to en-
courage and facilitate Geographic COM
munication between the Eastern and
Western Continents, which was passed
with some slight verbal amendments.
Mr. Fessenden moved that the regular
order, which was the constitutional
amendment relation to representation,
be postponed, and that the Senate pro-
coed to the consideration OF the concur
rene resolution OF the House, providing
that, until Congress shall so decide, no
Senators or Representatives from the
lately rebelliOus States shall be admitted
to the halls OF Congress. The motion
gave rise to some discussion, which re-
suited in thecOncurrent resolution being
reading was objected to by Mr.. Dixon.
The constitutional amendment was then
taken up, and Mr.. Buckalew took the
floor in opposition to the measure. At
the conclusion of his remarks the Senate
went into Executive session, and soon
after adjourned.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, FEB. 81.
In the House, Mr.. Garfield of Ohio,
caused to be read aresolution passed by
the Republican members of the Legis-
lature of Ohio, in a caucus held by them
on Tuesday evening, endorsing the ac-
ton of the Radical representatives in
Congress, in the exposition they had
given of their principles and policy.
Mr.. Stevens wanted to know if the reso
luton was thus passed with knoWl-
edge of the action of the House in voting
to exclude the eleven Southern States
from the privileges CT the Union, to
which inquiry Mr.. Garfield replied that
the resolution WAS passed after such at
ton by the House. Mr.. Stevens then
moved to reconsider the vote by which
the House yesterday passed a resolution
to the effect that no senator or Repre-
sentative shall be admitted into either
branch of Congress from any of the late
rebelliols States, until Congress shall
have first declared such State entitled
to such Representations. He made this
motion, he said, to enable those not
voting the day before to place their
names on the record. The motion to
reconsider was laid on the table by Il
vote OF a hundred and eight to thirty
seven. M. Dawes called up the con-
tested election case from Indiana, con-
Guiding with a resolution that Danie!
w. Voorhees, is not entitled to the seat
now occupied by him, but that Henry
G. Washburne is entitled to the seat.
The case WAS, after some little debate,
postponed till Friday. The consideration
of the Loan bill was then resumed, snd
and Mes5s's. Sstevesisand Kelley OF Penn
sylvania. The House adjourned till
Friday.
sen ATE.-feb. 90.
Mr.. Nye presented petition from the
citizens Of Colorado, asking for the inn
mediate admission Of that State into the
Union. Mr.. Ramsey presented the pc
tition Of Doctor Evans Of Colorado, rec
ommending strict quarantine as Il pre-
ventive of the spread of the cholera in
this country: which was referred to the
Committee Oh Commerce. Mr.. Fesse II
WIN PAt''sitNNt ~ I'Neitioti IVA e1tN iNN'N1S
ton of the tax on agricultural nipple
ments, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance. Mr.. Cowan pre-
sented a petition asking that an amend
ment to the Constitution be adopted to
prevent any State from making dis
tinction Oh the right Of naturalized citi
zens which was referred to the .Judici
AIRY Committee. Mr.. Wilson introduced
IL bill to continue in force the present
Freedmen's Bureau for two years long
er: which was referred to the Military
Committee. Mr.. Pomeroy introduced
a bill to reimburse the State of Kansas
] for expenses incurred in equipping and
calling out the militia to repel the inva-
sion of that State and Missouri, which
was referred to the Committee on Mill
] tary Affairs. Mr.. CONFESS called up the
bill to grant public lands for the con-
struction OF a railroad from San Fran
cisco Bay to Humboldt Bay in Califor-
MIA. Pending the consideration of this
bill the morning hour expired, and the
! amendment to the Constitution, on the
subject of representation was taken up;
Mr.. Nye was entitled to the floor, but
gave way to Mr.. Fessenden, who moved
/ fn toEa nm tho concurrent resolution