The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
WASHINGTON, April o.

The next business in order was the
resolution Introduced by Mr.. Dawes, oil
Massachusetts, on the 10th OF january
and since lying over under the rule de-
claring that this House cherish the
most entire confidence in the patriotism
and ability of the President of the
United States, and in his desire to re-
store reunion on the basis OF perma-
nent prosperity and peace, and that the
corporation of this House is pledged 10
MIN in support oft general policy OF
reconstruction inangurated by him in
the mode authorized by the Constitu-
ton and consistent with the security OF
republican institutions.
On which Mr.. Raymond was entitled
to the floor.
Mr. Raymond supposed it would
meet the sentiment of the House, as 1t
certainly would his, to postpone the
consideration of the resolution for the
present. He would therefore move to
postpone it until two weeks from to-
day.
The next business in order being the
call of States for resolutions, Mr.. Bout
well offered the following:
WHEREAS, The President of the Uni
ted States did on the 3rd day of May,
1865, by proclamation declare and make
known that it did then appear from ev-
idence in the bureau of the military
Justice, that the atrocious murder OF the
late President, Abraham Lincoln, and
the attempted assnssinatiC IL ofthe Hon.
VIM. II. Seward, Secretary of State,
were melted, concerted and procured
by and between Jefferson Davis, late of
Richmond, Va, jacob Thompson,
Clement c. Clay, Beverly Tucker, Geo.
n. Saunders, VIM. G. Cleury and others,
rebels sand traitors against the Govern
of the United States, and
WHEREAS, The said Jefferson Davis
i'll the month of May was arrested by
the military forces OF the United Stntes,
and has since been held in custody
thereof, under the authority of the
President Of the United States there
fore,
mitttee be instructed to inquire wheth-
er there is probable cause 10 believe
that any of the persons named in said
proclamation are guilty, as alleged in
suid proclamation, and if so, whether
any legislation is necessary in order 10
bring such persons to a speedy and I'M
partial trial, and that said committee
nave power to send for persons and pa
pers; and be it further
RESOLVED, That said committee be in
like manner empowered to inquire
whether there is probable cause TO be-
lieve that said persons or any of them
are guilty of t. eason against the United
States, and whether any legislation is
necessary in order to bring said persons
to speedy and impartial trial in the
district, where such crime may hnVe
been committed.
The resolutions were adopted.
1t WINS n quarter past two O'Clock by
the time the reading of the bill and the
veto message was completed.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, after few re-
marks demanded the pension question:
Mr.. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, moved
for a call of the House. The call was
ordered. The opposition only voting in
the negative.
A motion was made in the House by
Mr.. LIE Blond TO lay the Civil Rights
by 81 TO III.
Mr.. Eldridge and Mr.. French, of the
severally made motion to
adjourn, which was voted down.
Mr.. Eldridge then announced cessa-
ton of dilatory motions, and saying
that his friends had lett the House, be-
ing convinced that IL was the determi-
nation 10 pass the bill over the Presi-
dents veto by the operation of the gag
rule-nlluding TO, the demand Tor the
previous question, which had already
been sustained.
The morning hour having expired,
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, moved to proceed
10 lue DuSlucSS Oll NnS EopedheE o ldblCs
for the purpose of taking up the Civil
Rights bill.
Motion was agreed to, Ayes OF, nays
not counted.
The first business on the Speakers
table was II message from the Senate
of the United States in the following
words:
Ordered, that the Secretary commu-
nicnte the bill to protect all persons
in the United Suites, in their civil rights
and furnish the means for their vindI-
cation with the message of the Presi-
dent returning the same to the Senate
with his objections, and the proceedings
of the Senate thereon to the House of
Representatives. The following is the
record on the bill: In the Senate OF the
United States, April 9th, 1866.
The President of the United States
having returned to the Senate in which
it originated, the bill entitled an act to
protect all persons in the United States
in their civil rights, and to furnish the
means of their vindicntion, and with
his objections thereto, the Senate pro-
ceeded, in pursuance of the Constitu-
ton, to reconsider the same, and resolv-
ed that the bill do pass, two-thirds of
the Senate agreeing TO pass the same.
Signed, j. w. FoRNEY,
Secretary of Senate.
The vote was taken us 10 whether the
Civil Rights bill should pass over the
veto of the President, and the bill was
sustained by yeas l22, nays IL. The
Speaker then declared that the bill had
become II law, when tremendous, long
continued and deafeniug applause was
given, which WAS followed by Kisses,
amid which, the House adjourned.
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