Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-29
HOUSE.

MIR. PRICE, of Maine, offered q resolution which
was adopted, requiring the Secretary of State to in
iOrm the HOu what progress has been made in
completing the maps connected with the boundary
survey under the treaty Of Washington, with copies
OF the correspondence. .Hf#
Mr.. PERHAM, of Maine, offered a resolution.
which was adopted, directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to inform the House what amount of gold
belonging to the United States has been solA under
his authority since the first inst and at what rates:
also the names of the agents through whom such
sales WerS enected and what rate of commission has
been authorized by the Department for selling the
same.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Pennsylvania, offered vo-
luminous preamble and resolution, requiring the
President to inform the House whether any Of the
military or civil employees of Government, within
the State of Georgia or any other rebel State have
countenanced or assisted in the rendition of public
Mr.. NICHOLSON, of Delaware, objecting, the
resolution was laid over for the day
Mr.. STEVENS introduced bill to enable the
rebel Sta es to regain their privileges in the Union,
which provides as follows
First The existing State Governments, tn ugh
disoyal shall be acknowledged until the Constitu-
Second. When the State Legislature shall enact
that state Conventions shall be lied to form le-
gltlmate State governments, the Governor or Ex.
ecutYe ohcer shall direct an election to be held and
choose delegates to Conventions to form State Com
stitutions, which shall be submitted to the people
for ratification.
Third. All male citizens above q years Of age.
who have resided one year in the State and ten days
in the District, may vote.
rbuTln' Inc WOIu ClIlZen means all persons,
cept Indians not taxed, born in the United States or
duly naSuralized. Any male citizen above u years
OF age can be elected delegate TO the Convention
Fifth All persons who he flee, civil militia
ry, in the Confederate Government or swOre alIeg-
ance to it, declared to have forfeited their citi-
zenship and not entitled to the elective franchise
Sn hye years atter ming an intention or desire to
be reinstaied with these rights, swearing egiance
TO the United States and renOuncing allegiance TO
all other Governments.
Sixth. No Constitution shall be acted upon by
Congress which denies rights IN cit
granted to any other citizen, and all laws shall he
Impartial, without regard to race or former condi-
tiOn.
SECT. Z. No Constitution shall be presented 10
or acted on BY Congress which denies to any citizen
any right priv lege or immunites which are granted
to every other citizen in the State. All laws shall
be impartial without regard 10 or former csndi-
tion: If the provisions of this section should ever
be altered, repealed, expunged or in way abro-
gated, this act shall become void and said State
shall o.e its right to be represented in Congress.
SEC. g.. Whenever the foregoing conditions shall
be complied with, the citizens Of said State may
present said Constitution to Congress, and if the
same shall be approved by Congress- said State shall
be declared EMIT led to the rights, prv ges and i'm
munities, and be subject to all the liabilities and
obligations of a State in the Union. No Senator or
Representative shall be admitted into either house
Of Congress until Congress shall have declared the
State entitled thereto.
Mr.. THAYER offered resolution, which was
adopted, dispensing with evening sessions of the
House until further orders.
Mr.. HALE offered resolution, which was adopted
calling on Lne secretary OF var Tor information on
a variety of subjects connected with the operation
of he Freelmen's Bureau
Mr.. STEVENS offered a resolution instructing
the committee on Invalid Pensions to report a bill
to double the pensions due by the casualties Of the
late war with the so-called Confederate States
On the suggestion of Mr.. Perham, the resolution
was altered into one of inquiry, and modified was
adopted.
Mr.. SPALDING offered resolution, which was
adopted instructing the committee on Invalid PEN
sions to inquire into the expediency of paying the
surviving soldiers of theWar of 1872 tha
lit. .f
Mr.: STILLWELB, of Indiana, offered a resolu-
tiOn directing hecdmmittee Invalid Pensions TO
report bill extending the provisions of the pension
law to provost marShals deputy provost marshals
and enrolling officers killed or disabled in the line of
their duty.
Mr.. STILLWELL having declined to modify the
resolution so as to make it one Of inquiry merely
the yeas and nays were taken upon its adoption, and
the vote resulted as follows: Yeas 65, nays 55.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Kerr, of Indiana,
on the 26th of February relating to the stamps on
legal documents, came up and was referred to the
committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. KELLY offered resolution calling on the
Secretary Of War for information in reference to
Railroad property in possession of Government on
Mr.. FARNSWORTH objected to its considera-
ton, and i was laid over for one day under the rule.
Mr.. RANDALL offered resolution calling on the
Secretary of War for the report OF Major General
StOneman on the recent riot at Memphis.
Mr.. BLAINE suggested the including of all other
reports received on the same subject.
The resolution being 50 modified, was adopted.
Mr.. SCHENCk offered resolution. which was
adopted, instructing the committee on Military AT
fairs to inquire into the expedency of repeating all
laws authorizing brevet rank in the army of the
United States, and providing that such distinction
being abolishe some o. her mark, badge Of recOgni-
tiOn or reward for gallant action or mertoriOus
duct shall be substituted. ..
Mr.. SNlDEB offered resolutions declaring that as
loyal men.haye been eleJted by the people of Ten
nessee Senators and Representatives in Congress.
they shall be admitted to seats in the present Con-
gress on taking the usual oath of allegiance.