Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-02-09
pROoEEDINcs on CoNGRIss.

/ 5000 copies of the Revenue report. a bill Il
grant 100000 acres of public lands TO a min
ing college in Nevada was referred TO the Com
! mittee on Public Lands Mr.. Sprague moved
to reconsider the bill extending the time fo
withdrawal of goods from public warehouses, OIL
the ground that it reduced the duties Is pei
| cent. Mr.. Morgan objected, and after debate
the subject went over, and the bill 10 protect
all persons in their civil rights was taken up
Mr.. Lane amendment to specify Indians hold
! ing lands by allotment was rejected. Mr..
| Trumbull moved to amend by excepting Indi.
ans not taxed. After debate, and without tax.
! ing vote, the Senate adjourned. a'N ID r.
I RouSe- An amendment to the rules was re-
ported from Committee, prohibiting the use o.
the Hall, except for legislative business or fol
caucuses, or for solemnities wherein the House
! shall vote to take part; which was adopted.
memorial was presented from the Board o
| Trade of ST. Paul, Mimi, for the improvement
of the Upper Mississippi, and for a new Re-
| ciprocity Treaty. The Military. Committed
| was instructed TO inquire into the expediency
Of paying Communication of rations to prisoners
! of war during their confinement. Bills were
reported from the Committee of Ways and
| Means declaratory of the Internal Revenue act
of 1864; from the Committee of Commerce to
secure the continued admission of sawed o,
hewn timber from the Maine forests on the st.
John, free of duty to American citizens; from
! the same Committee to repeal the fishing boun-
| ties, which bill Mr. Morrill, desired referred 10
the Committee of Ways and Means, and which
was thereupOn withdrawn; from the same Com
mittee authorizing the sale of certain marine
| hospitals and revenue cutters, which was pass
ed, and from the same Committee by Mr. FL
| lot, prohibiting the reissue of American regis
| ters to vessels sold during the war, except by
act of Congress which went over. Mr.. Stevens,
f1rH
back Joint resolution for amendment to Constitu-
tion striking out provision concerning taxation,
but making no other alteration. Onhis motion
the previous question was ordered by 73 to 49.
Mr. Schenck then moved substitute to base
representation on qualified voters The House
| rejected Mr.. Schenck's amendment by % to
100, and then passed the joint resolution by
Yeas 100, Nays 46, the requisite two-thirds
vote. -
FEB. l. Se1dte-It was resolved that the
Committee on Reconstruction inquire into the
expediencv of SO amending the Constitution as
to establish the power of Congress to enforce
the guarantees of that instrument; especially,
concerning the people without distinction Of
color or race the assurance to the citizens OF
each State Of the privileges and. immunities OF
The citizens of the several states, and the guar
antee of a republican form of Government to
every State. A resolution was adopted to in
quire as to giving the United States Courts
Jurisdiction of all suits for acts done under mil
itary authority. A petition was presented and
referred for compensation to loyal woman for
destruction of property by Rebels Mr.. Fess-
enden gave notice that he would call up the
joint resolution for an amendment to the Con-
stitution adopted by the House, and press it to
| passage. The resolution for the trial by mil
| itary commission of jeff Davis and others for
completely in the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln,
was called up by Mr.. Howard, who spoke on ii
at length, and asked for vote; but Messrs.
johnson and Salisbury announced their desire
TO debate it, and it was laid over. Mr.. Prum-
bulls bill for the security of civil rights was
then taken up, and the amendment declaring
| I'll persons born in the United States except In
diaDs not taxed, citizens, was adopted by Yeas
81, Nays TO-, Mr.. Davis spoke, and the Senate
adjourned. Ia g. sH 1sr
HouSe,-A bill was reported from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means giving the Secretary
of the Treasury power to fund the national
debt, which was made the special order for next
Tuesday A bill was introduced to improve
the navigation of the Mississippi, and reso-
luton adopted for an inquiry into the peonage
laws of New Mexico. A resolution was report
ed from the Committee on Agriculture to in
quire as to protecting agricultural interests from
oppressive taxation by railway companies
winch WIS TeIPTfeu 10 I0C OOmIDllI6S Ol W avs
and Means The House then resumed the con-
siderationof the bill prohibiting the reissue,
except by act of Congress, of American regis
ters to vessels sold under foreign flags during
the war. which was passed by Yeas 49,, Nays
81 The contested case of Dodge against
Brooks was briefly discussed and the Freed
mem Bureau bill was then taken up, and Mr.,
Eliot gave notice he would move the previous
question on it Thursday at 5 P. NJ. Adjourned.
Fee. 2. Senate MIR. Sumner offered Joint
resolution reciting the obligation of the United
States to guarantee a republican form of Gov
ernment to every State, declaring the right Of
Congress under the second clause of the anti
Slavery amendment to legislate to that end
and resolving that in the States lately in rebel
lion there shall hencefOrth be no denial of
rights civil or political, on account of color or
race This was laid on the table and ordered
to be printed, and Mr.. Sumner gave notice he
should offer it as a substitute for the amend
ment Just passed by the House. a bill was re-
ported from the Committee on Commerce to in
crease the salaries of appraisers and assistant
appraisers, and making certain provisions in re-
gard to the examination of goods. A bill was
introduced to grant lands for railroad and tel
graph from California to Oregon. Petitions
were presented from Wisconsin asking citizen
ship for the freedmen as condition of readmit-
ting the rebellious States; and from Ohio SOL
| diers for an equalization of bounties. A joint
resolution was adopted to set apart room in
the Patent Office for specimens of gold and sill
ver The bill for the sale of postage stamps
and stamped envelopes on credit was passed
Mr.. Trumbull's bill to protect civil rights was
taken up and debated by Messrs. Davis, Trum-
bull, Guthrie, Hendricks, Lane Ind. y Wilson,
| Cowau, and Salisbury. Amendments by Mr..
70 tbo
the President to use the army and navy to ex-
ecute the act; by Mr. Davis TO strike out the
first section; and by Mr.. Salisbury to inseri
after the words 'civil rights ''except political
rights, " were successively rejected. The bill
was then passed by Yeas 80; Nays l2. 1t en-
acts:
s'That all persons born in the United States
not subject to any foreign power, excluding In
dians not taxed, are hereby declared TO be citi-
zens of the United States without any distinc-
tion of color and there shall be no discrimina-
tion in civil rights or immunities among the
inhabitants of any State or Territory of the
United States on account of race color or pre-
vious condition of Slavery; but the inhabitants
of every race and color, without regard to pre-
vious condition of Slavery or involuntary serv-
itude, except as punishment for crime where
of the party shall have been duly convicted,
shall have the same right to make and enforce
contract, sell, be parties, and give evidence, to
inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey
real and personal property, and to have full and
equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for
the security of person and property, and shall
be subject to like punishment, pains and PEN
alties, and to none other; any law, statute, ord
nance regulation or custom to the contrary
notwithstanding. ,.-
The remaining sections provide for penalties
and judicial proceedings. AT half past five the
Senate adjourned till Monday.
House. "A resolution was adopted directing
an inquiry as to extending Government aid to
the Iowa branch of the Pacific Railroad The
Dodge Brooks election case was taken up and
discussed at great length. During the debate,
a recess was taken to receive Gems. Thomas and
Meade The Speaker delivered an address Of
welcome and the Generals responded. A bill
was introduced to erect warehouses in New
York for merchandise arriving in vessels SUBJ
ject to quarantine, and resolution to authorize
the use of United States vessels for quarantine
purposes. Petitions were presented from SOL
diers for an equalization of bounties. The Com
mittee on Commerce was directed to INQUIRE