The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-11-22
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/, CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, November q.
SENATE.
-To TEX REGISTER
The Senate met at noon'

the Senate met ~ noon'
PRAYER by the Chaplain.
The following Senators were present.
Tbs President, Messrs. Anthony,
Cameron. lCattell, Chandler, Conness,
Cole. Corbett, Conkling, Cragin, Davis,
: Dixon, Doolittle, Drake, Edmunds,
Fessenden, Fowler, Frelinghuysen,
Grimes, HARLEM, johnson, Jordan, Nor
Erill. of Vermont, Morrill,, of Maine,
Morton, Norton, Nye, Patterson, OF New
Hampshire, Patterson, of Tennessee,
/, Pomeroy, Ramsay, Ross, Sherman,
Stewart, Sumner, Thayer. Upton,
Trumbuu, Van Wrinkle, Wiley, Viii
liams, Wilson, and Yates.
Mr.. Sumner asked unanimous consent
10 introduce bill for the further secu-
rity of equal rights in the District Of
Columbia. He stated that it was an
exact copy of bill passed at the last
session, but not returned by the Presi'
dent. 1t therefore became necessary
again to pass it. The bill read as fol-
: lows
Belt enacted by the Senate and House o.
Representatives of the United States o.
Ansrica in Congress assembled, That the
word white, wherever it occurs IN the
laws relating to the District OF Column
bia or in the charter or ordinances OF
the city of Washington and George
town, aud operates as limitation on
said cities to hold any office or to be
selected and to serve as jurors, be and
the same is hereby repealed, and it shall
be unlawful for any person or eihcers
to enforce or attempt to enforce said
limitation after the passage of this bill
Mr. Davis Directing, the bill laid over
Mr.. Williams introduced joint reso'
luton amendatory to the joint resolu'
ton approved June 9th, 1866, authoriz
ing the Court of Claims to reopen AND
examine for adjudication the claims o.
Richard w. Mead, deceased. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Edmunds offered the following
Joint resolution which was read arc
laid on the table. Ordered to be prlpt
eG. He said he would call it up a al
early day and hoped it woald be passed
with entire unanimity. Whereas the
public debt of the UnitediStates was
except where specially otherwise pro
vided, contracted and increaseQ upo1
the faith and credit of the UnitedkStates
that the same would be paid or redeem
ed in coin or its equivalent. Therefore
Resolred, by the Senate and House o
RspreseRtatiUes Of the United States, "a
Z Congress assembled, That the public
: debt of the United States, except in the
cases wherein the law authorizing the
same, other provisions were expressly
made, is owing in coin, or its equiva
lent, and the United States is hereby
pledged in payment accordingly.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following
- which was agreed to:
ResOlued, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to communicate
for the information Of the Senate, any
facts or reports in possession of the De
partment relating to the repeal of the
tax on cotton.
Mr.. Grimes moved that when the Sen
ate adjourned it be to meet on Monday
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan it was or
dered that the Senate meet at IL O'CLOCK
NJ, daily.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, the bill fol
b the calling out of volunteers TO suppress
hostilities, and the bill reacting certain
municipal officers in Alexandria. We're
indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned.