The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-14
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1866.
HOUSE.

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The Speaker announced the follow
ing select committee in the civil service
of the United States, and to promote its
efficiency: Messrs. Jenckes, Shellabar-
ger. Hagner, Baker, Myers, Mckee and
James NJ. Humphrey.
The Speaker also announced the APP
pointment of Mr.. Harris to fill II vncan-
cy, on the Committee on Private Land
Claims. -1a -
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Secretary OF
War transmitting the Report of the Ad-
jutant General respecting the retention
in the service, of Illinois volunteers.
Mr.. Coffrath offered resolution
which was adopted ,instructing the Com
mittee on Military Affairs to inquire
into the expediency of reporting by bill
sons as were charged and who paid
Communication money or put in subst1-
tuteS a second time.
On motion ofMr. Phelps, the Commit
tee on Ways and Means was instruct
ed to inquire into the eNpediency of so
amending the Internal Revenue law as
to remit the monthly data on average
deposits of savings banks.
Mr.. Schenck asked leave 10 report
back from the Military Committee a
substitute for the Senate bill amends
tory of the act incorporating Military
and Naval Asylum for the relief of to-
tally disabled officers and men of the
volunteer forces of the United States.
He explained:that the act of last Con-
gress provided for one hundred corPor-
ators scattered all over the country, that
no quorum could ever be got together,
that the Senate bad this session passed
an act to remedy the evil, but had in
cluded in it the provision for the same
number of corporators, and that the
substitute which the Military Commit
tee desired to report, provided for only
twelve managers, including the Presi-
dent, the Chief Justice and Gen. Grant.
the other nine to be appointed by joint
resolution of Congress, somewhat after
the style of the Smithsonian Institute.
Unanimous consent was given and the
substitute was agreed to, and the Dill as
amended was passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, of VT, from the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, reported Dack
the Senate amendment to the bill to
extend the time for the withdrawal OF
goods for consumption from pubic
stores and bonded warehouses. The
amendment which was to substitute
May for April was concurred III.
MIR. Wilson, of Iowa, from the Jul
dietary Committee, reported back, with
the amendment, the bill to protect all
persons in the United States in their
civil rights and to furnish the means
OF their VlnQlCaGlOn. Inc urSL hlueuu-
ment was to strike out the words,
''there shall be no discrimination in
civil rights" so that the first section
shall read, "that all persons born in the
United States and not subject to any
foreign power, excluding Indians not
taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens
of the United States without distinc-
ton of color, but the inhabitants of
every race and color without regard to
nny previous condition of slavery or
involuntary serVitude, except rs n pun
ishment for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, shall
have the same right to mike and en-
force contracts, to sue and be parties to
suits, give evidence and to inherit, pur-
chase, lease, sell, hold and convey real
and personal property, and to have the
fullest equal benefit of all laws and
proceedings for the security of person
and property, and shall be subject to
like punishment, pains and penalties,
and TO none other, any law, statute, or
dinance, regulation or custom to the
contrary Notwithstanding" The said
amendment was agreed to.
Some other amendments of an inn
portant character were also reported
and agreed to.
The committee also reported the fol,
lowing rs an additional SECTION, that
ON ali questions of law arising in any
case under the provisions of this act
final appeal shall be taken to the Su-
preme Court of the United States" The
amendment was agreed to.