Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-02-02


Instead of leaving them To- 70, in their dshOnored
graves, unwept and unsung they are TO be resnr-
rected to the front ranks OF the nation, and monu
ments erected 10 their memory. he deemed snch
talk on the part of the gentleman as simply bias
phemy, and if the spirits of the dead could burst
the cerements of the tomb and stalk from their
graves wrapped in their bloody shrouds, they would
Iebuke the gentleman for such blasphemy until his
eye balls were scared.
Mr.. Raymond said that he spoke only of the cour-
age of the rebel soldiers, and did not claim them As
with the loyal dead.
Loud cries of question" question" came from
all parts of the hall The House then proceeded 10
vote.
Mr.. Schenck offered his amendment, basing APP
portonment on voters. a substitutes
II was not agreed to Yeas 80, nays 100.
The House then passed, by the requisite two.thirds
vote, the Constitutional amendment Just as il came
this morning from the Reconstruction Committee
and given above in full The yeas were 100 and the
nays &C. as follows
icas-Messrs Alley, Allison. Ames. Anderson
Ashley OF Ohio, Baker Banks Barker, Baxter Bea.
man, Benjamin, Bidwell, Bingham, Blaine Blow,
Boutwell, Brdndegee, Cromwell Broomall, Bucka-
lew. Bundy, Clarke OF Ohio, Clarke of Kansas,
Cobb, Conkling Cook, CullOm, Darling, Davis.
Dawes Defrees DeanO, Deming, Dixon, DOnnelley,
Ecklev, Egglcston. FarnswOrth, FaQuhar Fiery,
Garfield. Grinnell. GriswOld Harding of Illinois,
Hart Hayes, Hill, Holmes, Hooper totchkSs, Hub
bard of Iowa, Hubbard of West Virginia. Hubbard
Ohio. Hubbard, James Humphrey OF New York. In
gersoll. Julian, Kasson, Kelley, kel.o, ketcham,
keykendaIl, Latin, Lawrence OF Pennsylvania,
Lawrence Of Ohio, LOngyear, Lynch. Marston Nor
win, McClung, Mclndqe, SMchee, Mercur Miller,
Morclead Morrill, Morris. MOultOn. Myers, ONel,
Ortiz Paine, Patterson, Perham, Pike, Plants Pome-
roy, Price. Rice of Massachusetts,, Rice of Maine,
Rollins. Sawyer, Schenck. Schoiield Shellabarger,
Sloan Spalding, Starr Stevens Stillwe!l, Ihaler,
Francis Thomas OF Maryland, John l.. Thomas, Jr.,
of Maryland, Epson, Van Aernau, Van Horn of New
York Vanhorn of Missouri, Ward Warner Wash.
burne of Illinois, Washburne OF Massachusetts, Wei.
ker, Wentworth Williams, Wilson of Iowa, Wilson OF
Pennsylvania, Window and WOOdbridge-l2O.
Nays-Messrs. Baldwin, Bergen Boyer, Brooks,
Chanler Dawson, Denison, Eldridge. Eliot Fnck,
Order, Hale, Harding, Of Kentucky, Harris Of Ma
ryland Hogan, liubbell of New York James VI.
Humphreys, of New York, ,Ienckes. johnson. Kerr,
Latham, LeBlOnd Marshall, Mccullough, of Mary
land Niblock, Nicholson, NOell, Phelps OF Mary
land Randall of Pennsylvania, Randall, of Ken
lucky. Raymond, Ritter, Rogers, Ross, RosSeau,
Shanklin, Stgreayes, Smith Strouse, Taber, Taylor,
Thornton, Trmble VOORHEES, and Wrglt-i6.
Absent-Messrs. Ancona Ashley OF Nevada, Gull
YER briggs, DumOnt, Glossbrcnner, Henderson,
Highly, Jones, Roam, McRuer, Newell, Radforl and
HrOwbridgc-l5.
Mr.. John l.. Thomas, of Maryland, asked and OBJ
tanned leave to print some remarks on the amedment
just passed which he had been unable to deliver in
the House.
u,
and Mr.. Dawson of Pennsylvania. spoke an hour
against the principles fthe Republican party.
Mr.. Taylor, Of New York. opposed the bill at some
length. Without action, the House took 4 recess
until E3O o'clock for the purpose of debate on tile
Presidents message
BY TELEGRAPH.
EVENING SEsSI0N.-The Presidents message was
considered in Committee of the Whole Mr. Grnnell
in the chair.
Mr.. Dennison of Pennsylvania. spoke and con.
tended for the reserved rights of the States
Mr.. Kelley replied to Mr.. Voorhees, and argued
earnestly against free trade.
Mr.. Payne, of Wisconsin, argued against the soy
ereignty of the States.
The House adjourned at eleven O'clock.
Steamboat EXposiOns-Dreadrul Loss of Life.
CINCINNATI, January 3l.-The steamer Missouri
had one hundred and twenty persons on board,
twenty-five Of whom Were passengers The latest
information from Evansville places the loss of life
at about one hundred.
The Missouri was one af the largest passenger
steamers on the river. She was valued at one hun
bred thousand dollars.
CINCINNATI, January 3l,--The New Albany Leu
ger says: Tine Dictator arrived from the wreck Of
the Missouri this morning bringing the survivors.
numbering thirty. The total number of lost was
sixty, among them the Captains wife. The Captain
and pilot were badly injured.
THE MIAMI DISASTER.
MEMPHIS, January 3O-lt is just reported here
that the steamer Miami blew up aud burned Sun
day last six miles above the Arkansas river. One ,
hundred and fifty lives were lost
The safe and some of the books were brought TO !
this city this morning. The cabin register has not
been found.
\ report from Newburg says only about twenty
survivors were taken Off including the wounded
Captain lurd and two sons were on board.
The steamer had about two hundred and fifty pas |
scngerS, among whom were uincty-One men OF Com /
pIuy b. Thirteenth United States Cavalry. The DIS |
aslcr occurred above the mouth of the Arkansas |
river on Monday, Just after supper, while the pas
sengeIs were assembled III conversation around the |
stoves The explosion was of such force Is To rend |
the cabin floor asunder aud let every person in the
front part OF tine cabin down into the mass Of fire and
steam from the boilers \ great number lost their !
lives by jumping overheard. The loss of life is now
supposed to be nearly one hundred and fifty. Thirty
OF the soldiers We're lost.
NEW YORK, January 3l.-The Galveston Bulletin /
of the 18th January, gives an account of despe
rate attempt OF the negro prisoners in the c0guy
jail to escape The sheriff attempted To pat some III
irons, when they attacked him with brickbats. \ |
guard of the 18th Ohio called in when the ne !
grOc5 also attacked them violently with bricks The |
rng-leadcr seized the Sergeants gun aud attempted
to brain him with stone, when the Sergeant shot /
HIM dead. Two other negroes were wounded, and /.