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Midnight Report.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.


ing Pension Agents was called up BY Mr..
CRAGIN.
Mr.. HENDRICKS argued against the re-
striction to three agents in each State,
Mr.. LANE reported from the Committee
on Pensions a bill granting pensions to the
widows of deceased Union soldiers in East
tennessee, hung by the rebels during the
war, when caught burning a bridge near
Knoxville.
Mr. WADE introduced bill to construc.
the lateral branch Of the Baltimore l. Poio-
mac Railroad into district
Mr.. RAMSAY presented petition Of the
merchants and bankers Of ST. Paul against
the contraction Of the currency.
Mr.. LANE reported bill providing that
the widows OF revolutionary soldiers married
before 1900 be paid the same rates as the
soldiers would, if living. Payment to date
from September Goth, 1850.
Mr.. MORRILL,, from the Committee on the
District OF Columbia, reported adversely on
bill annulling the laws of the District aud
Territories discriminating against persons of
color
Mr.. SUMNER presented protes. Of Mas
sachusetts citizens against the admission of
Nebraska with Constitution distranchsibg
negroes also, claims OF the New England
Emigration Aid Society for S250,DO0 dollars
damages to property, BY mob in Leaven
worth City. year ago.
Mr. SUMNER SAID he should prefer the
amendment of Mr.. Brown, but If il WAS not
adopted he would vote for the amendment Of
Edmonds.
The question came up on Edmonds'
amendment as a substitute for Browns, and
was disagreed TO by vote of Is to Il.
The question tell upon Browns amend
ment.
Mr.. WADE opposed it.
Mr. SUMNER favored il, and hoped every
friend Of liberty would vote for the amend |
ment.
1t was disagreed TO: yeas, g. nays, "A.
Mr.. EDM0NDS offered an independent
amendment; which was also disagreed to.
leas, Is; nays, Is.
Subsequently the bill was taken out Of the
Committee ofthe Whole into the Senate. /
and Edmonds amendment adopted by vote /
OF 20 to ls-the two additional alternatives
being Messrs. Fowler and Spelman. /
This bill sets forth that, in the State OF Ne |
braska, there Shall be no abrdgemeut Of the
exercise of franchise, or any other rights, to
any person by reason of color excepting In /
dians.
The question recurring upon the passage Of
the bill as mended, il was passed by "a yeas
to Is nays; absent and not voting, ID.
NAy.-Bucaal Cowan. Dixon, Doolit-
tie. Foster, Grimes Ha0dsieks, Howe, john
SON. Norton, Nesmith, Pattersoa, Ridley,4
Saulsbury-15
Absent and no. voting-Messrs Brown,
Davis. treelnEhuyser, Guthrie. Harris, Nc
Dougal Nye, Pomeroy, Sprague, Trumbull, /
Wilson. Bates 1-l3. !
Ar. WADE called up the bill annnlng ali
the laws Of Coheres, or Territories, making
a distinction III the exercise Of the elective |
franchise, or her civil or political rights on
account OF coldr.
Pending the consideration Of which, the
Senate adjourned al 425 2. m.
HoysR.
The President sent to the House partial
list Of the rebels he has pardoned stating
there would ndi be time during the present
session to tnaA Ae the list complete.
Mr. ASHLHY, from the Post Office Com.
mittee, reported resolution directing the
Postmaster Gdneral to adjust and settle all
claims of the ocean Steamship Line. running
between New y ork and San Francisco by
way OF Panama, the allowance not to exceed
$4,000
Mr.. ALLEN, Of the same Committee re
ported resolution appointing a Commits
sion to purchase the site for the Post Office
and United Sihtes Courts in New York, be.
ing portion of City Hail Park, for half
million do.lars.
Mr.. kASS0N introduced bill to restore
the jurisdiction of Indian affairs to the De-
partment of Y ar. Referred
Mr.. WALKER introduced bill to provide +
for system d education for public schools f
in the Districd Of Coambi. Referred
The Judiciary Committee were instructed
to inquire whd,her 30 much of the 5lst sec
ton Of the National Banking act as limits the
right to State Authority to tax the shares al
the place wbete the bank is located, ought
not 10 be SO amended us to permit such tax
atiop at any town where such shares are
owned, beng in the State where the bank is
located.
The Committee Of Ways and Means are
to inquire into the expediency OF
amending tha revenue law to exempt
from income tax incomes that do not exceed
: 900, and to tax all incomes above that
amount per cent.
Mr.. GRIN NIL inquired whether there
could not be modification Of the 23d Arts
Gle of the treaty with the Choc,aw and Chick
asaw Indians of June. 1866, whereby 5000
persons Of color among them might have
their status defined. and be allowed to select
lands from unoccupied lands
Mr.. MAYNARD urged the adoption of
the resolution to modify that OF the 18th OF
June, 1866, instructing the Committee on
Claims to reject all claims of citizens from
S tates lately in rebellion, so tha. it might not
apply to loyal citizens of Tennessee.
Mr.. WASHBURNE objected to the reso-
luton introduced asking the Secretary OF
War for information as to letting contracts
for the manufacture Of arms.
The message the President transmitting
the report upon the murder Of United States
soldiers IN South Carolina and the conviction
and respite Of the murderer was referred TO
q Committee on the subject. Also from the
Attorney General giving the number Of per-
sons pardoned by the President since April
18th, 1866.
Mr.GREENF1ELD' bill to grant addition.
al compensation to the employees in the civil
service ofthe Government was taken up and
discussed without action.
House adjourned