Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-02-23
CONGRESS.

SENATE, Feb. IA number of peti-
tlous were presented. resolutions offered
and reports maGte, after which the House
constitutional amendment was taken up.
Dlessrs Williams, of Oregon, and Hen
bricks, of Indiana, making speeches, the
tlrst supporting and the latter opposing
the measure. In the House the business
transacted was Of a miscellaneous char
acter, but not Important. During the ev-
ening session Messrs. Newell. of New
Jersey, and Delrees. of Indiana. made
speeches Ou reconstruction.
SENATE, Feb. 16.-The Senate passed
bill extending the benefits of the pen
sion laws to artihceTs of the army. AIr.
Dixon, from the Post Office Committee.
introduced a bill to prevent the sending
OF sFFtndiIng lottery circulars through the
malls. Mr.. Hendricks completed his re-
marks on the Constitutional amendment.
and Mr.. Yates, of Illinois, commenced 4
speech on the same subject. In the
House there was no business of imDOr-
tance transacted-the greater portion Of
the day being consumed IN considering
contested election case from Pennsyl-
vania
FFB. 1.-THE Senate vas not in ses-
sion, aud the House was occupied during
the day exclusively in listening to
Saturdays to speech making.
SENATE, Feb l9.-Seyeral resolutions
were offered, including one by Mr.. VIII
son to disarm the militia of ne rebel
States. A message from the President
vetolng the Dill to enlarge the Freed
mems bureau. was received and read, and
ITS consideration postponed tilt Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Yates resumed and con
cluded his remarks in favor of the Con-
stltUtlonal amendment. In the House a
number of bills were introduced. also
several resolutions, including one to
amend the Constitution so as to exclude
from all offices OF the Government those
who have or may hereafter engage IN re
belIon or conspiracy against the Govern
ment, and one declaring that two third
vote of the loyal States or those that did
not engage in the rebellion, is sufficient
to carry an amendment to the Constitu-
hon-both OF which We're referred to the
judiciary Committed,
SENATE, Feb. 2l--Mr. Wade, of Ohio /
presented a proposed amendment to the I
Constitution restricting the term of a
President to fOuryears and making the
person holding It ineligible to a re-elec-
tlOn during his natural life-accOmpa-
nyiug the resolution with some remarks
severely criticisiBg the conduct of the
President in connection with the work of
At one o'clock the bill
to enlarge the powers of the Freedmen's
Bureau, which had been returned by the
President with objections, was ia ken uD.
the question being shall the b!ll pass,
The Presidents objections notwithstand-
ng? Mr.. Davis, Of Kentucky, read
4 lengthy speech In opposition to the
measure, aud Mr. Trumbull, the author
of the bill, addressed the Senate at great
length IN its favor, after which, the vote ;
being taken, resulted as follows
eas-Anthony, Brown, Chandler.
CLARK, OOnness. Cragin. Creswell, Fessen-
len, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Henderson !
Howard, Howe. Kirkwood, Lane of In
hana, Lane OF Kansas, Aye, Poland. Y
2omeToy, Ramsey, Morrill,, Sherman,
3prague, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade. VIII a
Jams, Wilson, Yates-30. :
Nays Buckalew, Co1oan, Davis, Din a
NJ, DooIttte, Guthrie, Hendricks, John :
on, McDougal, Morgan, Nesmith, Nor
on, Riddle. Salisbury, Steloa5f, Stockton.
Van WiRkLe, and WiLIey-1S. A bseDt Y
-FOOte and Wright. The names Of fbe =
Union Senators who voted in the mega o
i've are in Itatic. The Chair announced o
hat the number voting in the affirmative q
elng less than tWo-thirds, the bill had b
allied.
HoUsE.-DIr. Stevens, from the Joint Il
elect. committee on reconstruction, re-
orted joint resolution that in order to
lose agitation on the question which
Gems likely to disturb the action Of tbe p
government, as well as to quiet the nm y
srtainty which exists in the minds of the q
sople of the eleven States which have %
cen declared to be IL insurrectiou. no Ga
snators or Representatives shall be ad sa
itted into Congress from either of fbe I.
-ates until Congress shall have declared in
Ich States entitled to such representa- ly
under the operation Of the u,
evious question, cutting off debate was CO
ssed by vote of yeas 109, nays 10.
SENATE, Feb 2l-Mr. Sumner intro in,
ICED a resolution to facilitate commuui- olC
ton by telegraph between the Eastern MI
d Western Continents. Mr.. Wilson is
reduced a resolution thanking officers ace
! soldiers of the United States for tn
'ir bravery and heroic devotion to the Hil