Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-01-19

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two Of cavalry, and ten Of infantry shall be
eOlored persons The cavalry and artillery
are 10 be organized as at present, and al
the infantry regimentsare 10 be organized
on the basis of ten companies each Part
ofthese last are 60 be composed of men who
have been disabled in battle, and will be of
4 ticered bJ, officers Of the Veteran Reserve
Corps Several departments are feorgan-
| lied, and the signal department Is made a
part ofthe regular organization. The bill
to regulate the elective franchise in the
/ District of Columbia was taken up and a.
| mended, and then sent back TO the commit
l tee \ resolution declaring that provision
al governments were necessary for the wants
and necessities afthe lately rebellious States
was offered and debated, but no result was
arrived at, and, after an executive session,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill for the support Of the navy was
introduced, The Committee of Ways and
Means were instructed to inquire into the
eXpedlency OF revising the system of income
tsxes. Resolutions were offered expressing
the confidence ofthe House in the President
and calling for information why jeff Davis
and others are held in confinement A bill
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with death. A long debate ensued on the
bill granting the right of suffrage to colored
persons IN the District of Columbia, after
which the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1866.
SENATE.
The bill authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to appoint assistant assessors OF
internal revenue was passed Resolutions
u ere introduced respecting the three months
extra pay of officers of volunteers when mus
tered out of service. Mr. Trumbull intro
duced his bills from the Judiciary Commit
tee) to enlarge the powers of the freedmen S
bureau and TO protect the inhabitants Of the
United States in their civil rights. Mr.
johnson, of Maryland, delivered speech
upon reconstruction, after which the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE
James d. Farrow and John d. Kennedy
presented their credentials as members elect
from South Carolina. They were referred
TO special committee A resolution was a
dopted, directing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to furnish information in regard to the
amount of money appropriated and expend-
ed for the Philadelphia navy yard, and the
estimated value of the property. The army
appropriation bill, for the year ending June
80, 1867, was introduced The Committee
on Territories were instructed to inquire IN
to the expediency of reporting a-bill repeal
ing the act organizing Utah, and to divide
said Territory. a bill was introduced to
make an appropriation to improve the har-
Dor of Chester, Pennsylvania Mr. Rogers,
of New jersey delivered a speech against
extending the right of suffrage to colored
persons in the District of Columbia Mr..
Farnsworth, of Illinois, made a speech in
favor of extending such right, after which
the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1866
SENATE
Petitions were presented for the organi-
zation Of thecountry west of Arkansas into
Territory, and the abolition fprotective tar
ifs. A bill was presented for the amend
ment Of the postal law declaring that after
January, 1867, all newspapers aud periodi-
Gals, including those mailed from the Office
Equalization, shall be prepaid Dead LET
ters, and letters endorsed with the writer's
address, are to be returned free The a.
mount which can be sent by money orders
is increased to fifty dollars, which are to be
good Tor twelve months and may be good for
twelve months and may beissued free The
bill to enlarge the power of the freedmen
bureau was taken up and discussed The
act is to continue in force until otherwise
provided, and its provisions are to extend
TO refugees and freedmen throughout the
United States Unoccupied public lands in
Florida, Mississippi and Arkansas, not to
exceed three million acres in ALL are to be
given 10 the freedmen and loyal refugees in
parcels of forty acres each. A rent is to
be charged, and the occupier may buy the
land at a low rate. Tbebill was postponed.
A message was received from the President
transmitting the credentials of the State Of
Colorado, the proceedings of the convention
aud the bill for her admission as a State,
which was referred After an executive
session, adjourned until Monday
HOUSE.
A bill was placed extending the time for
the withdrawal of goods from bonded ware
houses A resolution denouncing foreign
interference in our affairs was referred. A
resolution was passed instructing the Com
mittee ON the District of Columbia to report
upon the expediency of coniding the gov
ernment of the city of Washington to COM
mission to be appointed by the President.
Also, one calling for information regarding
the acts of Provisional Governors In the
South. The bill to extend suffrage TO the
eolored people ofthe District of Columbia
was debated, pending which, the House ad-
journed until Monday.
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