Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-01-26
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
SENATE, Jan. 18-Mr. Wilson offered
a resolution, which was adopted, calling
for a statement of the amount paid the
Washington papers for Government ad-
vertising A bill for the admission of
Colorado as a State was reported. The
House Joint resolution for the appoint
ment Of Provisional Governors in the
Southern States was taken up and deba-
ted at iength-M Messrs. Nesmith and Doc
little opposing and Mr.. Wade favoring
the measure.
HoUsE-Mr. jerks reported a bill to
establish a uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States, which was
made the special order for the Both
Mr. DelanO from the committee on claims
reported a resolution asking to berelieved
from the further consideration of all
claims growing out of the appropriation
or destruction Of property by the army
and navy IN suppresslng the rebellion.
The bill to extend the right of suffrage to
the blacks of the District of Colum mbia,
was taken up, and after Intellectual efforts
to amend and stave off action, a vote was
taken on the bill and it passed-yeas I23,
nays 66.
SENATE, Jan. l9.-Mr. DoolittIe pre-
sented the credentials Of VIM Marvin,
Senator elect from Florida, vouching for
his loyalty and declaring he was ready to
take the prescribed Oath-laid on the
table The bill to enlarge the powers of
the Freedmen's Bureau, was taken up,
and prOtracted discussion ensued-Mr.
Hendricks, of Indiana, opposing the bill
at considerable length, hr. Trunbull
replying
HoUsE.-A number of resolution of
inquiry and instruction were introduced
and passed, including one instructing the
Committee on Ways and Means to inquire /
into the expediency Of repeating that por
ton of the reveue law relative to stamp
dutyon written instruments. In commit
tee Of the whole Mr.. DemIng, of Conn.
and Mr.. Smith, of KY, spoke on recon-
sturctiOn
SENATE, Jan. 22.-Mr. Fessenden, from
the joint committee on reconstruction, |
reported the following proposed amend
ment to the Constitution:
ResoIUed bY Senate and House Of Rep |
reSentdtiUes Of the United States Of Amer |
ica, IN Congress assembled, ta0O-tbirdS Of
both Houses c0acurring, That the follow |
ing article be proposed to the Legislatures /
the several States as an amendment to |
the Constitution of the United States, /
which, when ratified by three-fourths of |
the said Legislatures shall be valid as
part of said Constitution, viz:
ARTICLE.-Represe and direct |
taxes shall be apportioned among the sew !
eral States, which may be included within |
this Union, according to their respective /
numbers, counting the whole number of I
persons in each State, excluding Indians /
not taxed; provided that whenever the |
elective franchise shall be denied or
abridged in any State, on account of race /
or color, all persons of such race or color /
shall be excluded from the basis of rep
resentatiOn.
Mr.. Sumner presented the memorial of
the Boston Board of Trade praying for
the passage of law to prevent the loss of
claims due from persons in the Southern
States at the time the rebellion commence
ed in consequence of the operation of
statutes of Limitation in those State. The
bill to qualify persons to act as jurors In
trials for treason was discussed and post
poned till Thursday. A resolution was
passed to refer all papers relating to re-
construction, except credentials to the
enlarge the powers Of the Freedmen S !
Bureau was taken up and discussed at
some length. proposed amendment to
restrict its Operations to the States late
ly in rebellion being defeated by vote
33 to II.
HoUsE.-Mr. Rice introduced a bill !
providing for the defence of the northern
WHICH was T6IGITGu 10 Jn6 com
mittee on Foreign Relations Mr.. Jen-
kins introduced a bill to regulate suffrage {
in the District of Columbia Mr. Fink, t
Of Ohio, introduced a bill prescribing an t
oath of Office to be substituted for what
is known as the test oath. A bill for the l
admission OfCOlOrado to the Union was
introduced, also bill to build a ship
canal around Niagara Falls. Mr.. Ashley ]
constitutional amendment pro
kEs,s IL !
1eath or disability of both the President a
md Vice President Mr. Stevens, from
he reconstruction committee introduced v
proposed constitutional amendment in 0
egard to representation and suffrage
IDENTICAL with that introduced by Mr.. =
IN the Senate, which was made \
he special order for the 23d g
SENATE, Jan. % After the presenta- :
ion of sundry petitions. resolutions. etc y
he Senate resumed the consideration y
u the FTeedmen's s Bureau, the discussion "
till adjournment.
H0UsE.--A resolution was adopted p
nstructlnR the committee on recoustruc- Ct
ion to inquire into the expediency Of el
providing by law for the taking of a cen fe
US OF the United States during the year fC
S66, and report bv bill or Otherwise CT
1r. Henderson offered a series of resOlu- eC
ions IN relation to reconstruction, which
7ere referred to the committee on that 81
ubiect. The proposed constitutional n
mendmeut relative to representation and +,
lxation was taken up, when a protracted y,
iscussion eEsued and continued till the =
Iouse adjourned y
SENATE, Jan, 2.-The session was de- Ae
oted entirely to the consideration of the
i'll to enlarge the powers of the Freed G,
lens Bureau. The clause confirming the eE
'eedmen in the possession Of the land sV
ssigned them on the South Carolina sea vi
lands, for the term of three years, was bJ
dopted By a vote Of % TO IA. When tho lit