Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-27
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wants. roS, JLn. e-ssHaff, pNhl-
ness OF impottanoe was TRANSACTED IN ms
body To- day. The session lasted ea' hall
an hour.
luton. that In order 10 nAipisin tie asllon-
Nj authority and project The loyal citizens
Of tho seeoding States, the military forces
should mol be Withdrawn from those States
until Congress- declare. their presenes un-
necessaey. Passed. -. \. s
WAsnfSaroS, Jan, o. Ssaass---hr. sun
ner OF Massachusetts,, offered q resolution
10 protect freedmen from being kidnapped
and carried TO Cuba and BRAZIL there 10 be
held in slavery, lie read letter from per-
sons IN Alabama stating this to he 10, and
remarked that Federal officers we're aiaons
the guilty parties. lie moved that s.e
Committee on the Judiciary Inquire Nhal4-
err any furtherl legislation was needed 70 Pre-
vent private slave trad,
Mr.. Davis, of Kentucky, had no DOUBT
that Yankees were opening the slave trade
and would do so II they could make money.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Massachusetts,, gave no
tico that no would call up the bill on We'd
uesday to increase and fix tho number OF
men in the regular army.
After an Executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
A resolution was adopted appointing W,
J. Mcdonald Chief Clerk of the Senate,
vice Hickey deceased.
Mr.. johnson, OF Maryland, asked Mr..
Sumner the name Of the author Of the let
ter from Alabama, regarding the kidnsp-
ping Of the blacks, but he declined 10 give
il. ~ y .r.
Mr.. Sumner read similar letter from
the United States District Judge Of Florida.
HousE.--Mr VOORHEES,, of Indiana, made
q speech endorsing the Presidents policy
Of restoration, and combating the evils Of
Mr.. Stevens that the Southern States by the
war had ceased to exist. He concluded that
the war having ceased, obedience TO the
laws was the only guarantee to represen-
tstion, and in conclusion, expressed him
self against the decision OF protection to
domestic ma nufactures.
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, replied to Mr..
VOORHEES, declaring that the sentiments he
uttered we're such as kept alive the rebel
lion, and asserting that the Presidents was
in accord with Congress.
Mr.. Latham, Of West Virginia made n
speech, arguing that the rebellion was linn
tied by State lines. Its authority was
extended only as far as its power could cor.
~ it, therefore he protested against the
dogma that the States were out OF the I'm
ion and would require the Representatives
from the South to take an oath that they
were the representatives Of large constit-
uency.
Mr.. Shellabarget, Of Ohio, argued that
the Southern States by their disobedience
10 the established laws had placed them
selves outside the Union.
The joint committee to prepare testi-
monial of respect in memory of the late
President Lincoln, have requested Hon.
Geo. Bancroft to deliver the address.
Gen. Howard, of the Freedmen's Bureau,
reports to the House Of Representatives,
that in consequence of instructions being
received TO restore abandoned property to
the owners, when pnrdoned, that the tenure
upon it was SO uncertain that the steps
taken to allot it to freedmen we're counter
inanded, the revenue resulting theieirom
being very materially curt6ilea. ~h
After some discussion, the Senate VAS
requested TO return the bill to facilitate
commerce between the States, the came hav-
ing been passed under Misrepresentation
10 was allegetl.the bill was really intended
TO release the Illinois Central Railroad
from it's obligationsto carry the mGils4free
President Johnson sent message relat-
ing to the steps taken by the Emperor Of
Mexico or BY an European power to obtain
the recognition of the so called Empire of
Mexico. An extensive correspondence ac-
companied the message.
Iop Tho D,.oei1nrt f,,n,,
ports to the House of Representatives. to-
day in response to the resolution Of that
body relative to Mexican affairs. They
embrace much diplomatic correspondence
on the subject, and are mainly to. the effect
of an indisposition on the part OF the
United States to recognize any other gov
eminent in Mexico excepting the republic
presided over by President Juarez, with
which we have SO long been on terms of
amity and friendship. m
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day
communicated to Congress q statement of
the Collector Of Internal Revenue for the
Third District of Georgia, earnestly re-
questing modification of the test oath,
and setting forth the great difficulty OK
perienced, in consequence of its provisions,
of securing proper assistants to transact
the business of the department in that
section. <Atu
Jan. 10.-Mr. Wilson's bill for increasing
the regular army makes its maximum co.
900. There will be one Lieutenant General
Ave Major Generals, and ten Brigadier
Generals. The bill was referred to the
Military Commission.
The President in replying TO the Senate
TO a resolution asking why Jefferson Davis