New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-20
CONGRESS-.
SENATb

Fsb. l9.--McmOTiais and petitions were pre-
seateu from a ColOred Convention il Florida 10 enable
oolored persons to lease and acquire lands; by Vaous
ersons for all International copyright law; for eToduc
ION Of excise on petroleum and ou agricultural imple
neuts: for railroads between Kansas and Texas and
r IN increase OF tie cavalry in The United States
army Bills were reported 10 enlarge tie boundaries Of
Nevada and to authoIiye the annexation o. certain
counties 10 West Virginia. Bills were introduced TO
,utlo!ize e2l,O0OOOo uOre Of National Bauk capital
aud 70 grant right of wsy Trough the puniic domain
iot hieLWays, Cauas &c. Il joint resolution intro
.'uced 70 disband The Robe State mlidl which
erred Al amendment to the pending House resolution
.oa2cad the Consi1tioa wa offered .granting the
tive franchise to specified csG3es of persons o. African
descent. Mir. Ya1es spoke At length the amendment
message was received from Tire Pre- .dcni YetCng the
g.cedmen'e Bnreau BILL II was moved 10 prirt The
message end postpone rs consideration, which vac
ne estiyed by Il to 81 Nr. Lalc then announced his
intention 70 use parliamentary practices" 20
osh tle postponement and afor suudry dilaioIy nc.
tioas the main question carried. and the Senate
ajoIrnod.
HOUSE
Bills were introduced to award bOGntie5 70
s-y volunteers and 10 equole bO1ntes 10 constitute
,Lt LOur8 a day Work N GOFcr1ment service; to re
peal all laws exempng Cos securities from tax
empowering tie Statcs ~ ta@ them, aud iiupJgiug
Government tax OF per cent TO give bounty lauda
lD0tay officers ana soldiers; AID TO protect perors
cling under military autLor.iy from Illegal yrosCca
ion Resolutions introduced 70 amend he Const
tuition By prohibiting any perEon 10 hold Office who
has been, or who SHAH bc, engaged In any
Gebslliou authorizing transfer TO benevolent insttu
,ione Of United States barracks; declaring that the
states which retained their allegiance 20 the Govern
1,ept are alone qualified 20 vote amendments 70 the
Coustitution-which referred against objection 70
the judiciary Committee by 5s TO 81: fixing the dIty
on unsiEed printing paper per cent and pedGnz
the support Of the House TO the President in executing
the laws and bringing to trial the leading Rebels.
resolution adopted to print 90 900 extra copies OF
Nr BaEcrOfts address. A memorial was presented
from numerous theaters asking for On amendment OF
the tax 'aw eating to them GIemonstrance agaDtthe
proposed free envelope law and memOriafTOm the Free
Trade League concerning the Reciprocity Treaty a
series Of resolutions offered by Mr. LongJear declaring
ghe sense OF the House that the States Dy their Re
5eion had been deprived Of civil government. that il
rests With Congress 10 restore IL 10 them that the
habeas corpus is rght!uy suspended and thct the
Military power is properly kept In control Of these
states were passed joint resolution, authorizing
assistance 70 the Russian Telegraph project was passed
b was passed to modify the Law concerning the i'm.
7ortat.on Of diseased cattle The Committee on Elec.
Ions reported against tho right Of Mr Voorhees, Of In.
Llama to scat H. the Pennsylvania election the
,eport Of the majority in favor Of Mr. Cohroth was
adopted and the House adjourned