The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-03-22

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Banks spoke at length in favor Of the
measure, explaining the reasons why
the Government should make liberal
provisions for this object. On the con-
clusion of his remarks, another consti-
tutional amendment was offered, and
the House adjourned.
SENATE-March 14th.
Mr.. Trumbull reported the Civil
Rights bill back from the Judiciary
Committee, with a recommendation that
it pass; but, Mr.. Davis Directing to its
immediate consideration, the bill went
over. A joint resolution was passed APP
propriating twenty-five hundred dollars
for the relief of the sufferers by tie late
arsenal eNplosion-ten in number. Mi.
Davis offered resolution directing that
the Committee on Reconstruction take
the testimony of q reasonable number of
persons whose names may be suggested
by the Senators and Representatives
from the Southern States. Objection
was made to its present consideration,
and it went over. At one O'Clock the
regular Army bill was taken up, and
some time spent i'll considering the
amendments proposed, which were
quite numerous. The bill was finally
put upon its passage. When the yeas
the bill was passed by vote of twenty
seven to five, eighteen Senators not vot-
ing or being absent. The House amend
ment to the bill relative to the Court of
Claims was concurred in, which leaves
the bill ready for the Presidents sigma
ture. Mr.. Wilson then called upthe bill
to establish a uniform system of militia
in the several States; but, pending its
| consideration, the Senate went into eX-
ecutive session, and soon after adjourn
| ed,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, reported back
from the judiciary Committee the Sem
ate bill in reference to the Court of
Claims, with an amendment which was
agreed to. The House then resumed, as
the business of the morning hour, the
bill relating to habeas corpus, and regu-
lating judicial proceedings in certain
cases. The substitute reported by the
committee proposed to enact that no
person in the military service, acting
under the order of superior officer,
whether written or verbal, shall be pros
ecuted in the State courts forany alleged
search, seizure, arrest, or other wrongs
done or committed during the rebellion.
Mr.. Cook, of Illinois, spoke in favor OF
the bill, and Mr.. Harding, of Kentucky,
against it. Pending its consideration
the morning hour expired, and the bill
went over. Mr.. Pike introduced resO-
luton providing that the Secretary of
the Navy shall send a naval force to the
fishing grounds to protect our citizens in
the enjoyment of their rights under the
Treaty of 1888. The House then went
into committee of the whole and re-
sumed the consideration OF the joint res
olution i'll reference to the Paris EXPOSE
ton. Speeches were made by Mr..
Washburn against the measure, and by
Messrs. Chandler, GrinneIl, Woodbridge,
Raymond and Rice in favor of it. The
committee then rose to close the general
debate, and soon after took n recess I'M
til half past seven in the evening. At
the evening session the House again
went into committee of the whole, and
resumed the consideration OF the Expo
sition resolution, and after proposing
and debating several s,sOme
of which were agreed to, the joint reso-
luton was passed by avote of sixty-nine
to fifty.
SEN.ATE-March Is.
The morning hour was taken up in the
discussion of resolution to print ten
thousand copies of the report OF the Re
construction Committee, and a motion tC
amend it by reducing it to six thousand
copies. The amendment, not answering
the purpose of the Radicals, which is to
give the greatest desirable circulation tC
their &c pare testimony, was disagreed
to, and the original resolution adopted
The civil tights bill was then taken up
the question being on the concurrence il
the House amendments. An effort was
made to stave off action on the bill; bu
vote was very soon reached, when the
amendments were concurred in. Mr.
Fessenden then called up the deficiency
bill, which was considered, with the re
commentator of the Finance Commit
tee to strike out certain proviso there
in inserted by the House, and certain
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