The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-10
coNGREssTONAI PRoCEEDINGs.
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WAsHNGToN, Jan. 8, 1865.
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tsaAfr. Summer presented the petition OF
the clerks in the State Department. for
am, increaseIof pay. The petition was
referred to the Committee ON Foreign
Relations. 4 lfItl.e' = sifltg ffu9uz -
p Mr.. Sumner presented memorial
asking for donation Of public lands
for educational purposes in the States
lately in rebellion Referred TO the
Committee on Public Lands! q. -ifi-iti
Mr.. Foote offered resolution which
was adopted, appointing William ].
Mcdonald CHIEF Clerk of the Senate,
vice Hickey deceased. .f.7't ~
Mr.. Henderson presented the memo
rial of the st. Louis Chamber OF Com
merce, asking for an appropriation for
river, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce. ~ ~ ~
Mr.. Summer offered the following:
Whereas, It is reported that persons
declared free by the proclamation of
emancipation, and by the recent amend
ment Of the. constitution. are now kid
mapped and transferred to Cuba and
Brazil to be held as slaYes, and that in
this way n new slave trade has been
commenced on our southern coasts.
lheret0res fiu975f. no 1-rsftftFif4f-F sfI
Resolved, That the Committee ON the
Judiciary ibe directed TO inquire 10 any
further legislation is needed to prevent
this kidnapping of freedmen and the
removal of the slave trade ON our south
ern coasts. nf5!4H lgafi-s81 41sr aftitsl4
Mr.. Sumnerread a letter from n gem
tleman in Alabama, setting forth thnt
the facts stated in the above preamble
actually existed-that Federal officers
were among the guilty persons. 30 %
Mr.. Johnson call for the name Of
the author ofthat letter.
Mr.. Sumuer-E have been requested
not to give the name of therwriter. He
is well known in the other House. Mr..
Sumner then read n letter of a similar
pnrport from the u. s. District Judge Of
Mr.. Davis had no doubt that the Yam
KEGS Were. endeayoring to reopen the
slave trade. He knew they would do
SO IL they though could make any
money out ofit.i Hewas in favor Of the
resolution, 1t was adopted. taiseig ~
Mr.. Wade called up the bill to give the
consent of Congress to the annexation
OF thecounties of Berkeley and tJeffer1
son OF the State OF Virginia to the State
OF West Virginia. The bill was read
and, Mt the suggestion of Mr.. johnson,
was postponed until tomorrow. ~
Mr.. Wilson gave notice that he would
tomorrow introduce n bill to increase
and fix the number of men in the regu=
lar army. 80 - E1..-I eat aii9t
onmotion of Mr.. Foote, the Sennte
went into executive session at 1890 p.
NJ, and soon after adjourned. iutH -
HOUSE. ,ig
The Speaker appointed the fol-
lowing as the Select Committee on
Military and Postal Railroad between
Washington and New York. Stevens, of
Pa; Garfield, OF Ohio; Francis Thomas,
of Nd, Brandegae; of Conn, Starr, OF
Ny. :Grinnel, of Ind, and RadfOrd,
Mr.. Washburn, OF nj, brought to
the attention of the House a cores
ponlents letter, written by Mr.. Bald
win, of Mass, to the 1atters paper, the
Worcester Spy, saying that the purpose
of passing the bill TO prohibit COM
mefee between the States, was to re-
lieve the Illinois Central Railroad from
its obligations TO carry the mails, de-,
free from charge in consideration OF
from several gentlemen. MIR. Baldwin
maintained that such was the legal
construction of the bill, while Wash
burn disclaimed any such intention.-
Finally the Senate was requested 10 re-
turn the bill, as it was passed under a
Misrepresentation.
Mr.. Voorhees,, of Ind, made a speech
in support nj the restoration policy OF
President johnson, combating the
proposition of Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, that
the Southern States destroyed them
selves by the war. -
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, replied TO MI.
Voorhees,, charaCteriZingt the latters po-
sition as similar to that which inspired
the conspfrator and secessionist. Mr.,
Bingham also advocated equal and ex
act Justice to all men OF whatever race
aud color, and offered a substitute for
the resolution of Mr.. Voorhees,; declar-
ing that the House has abiding conf
dence in the President, and that in the
future as in the past, he viii cooperate
with Congress in restoring TO equal po-
sition and rights with the other States
in the Union, all the States lately in in
surrection. s}
Mr.. Stevens suggested that Mr.. Bing-
ham refer the resolution to the Select
Committee ON reconstruction, This
was argeeed to by 107 against So, thus
carrying Mr.. Voorhees,, resolution sus7 |
tanning the President, to the same COM
mittee. The House then adjourned.