Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-18

CONGRESS. In the Senate, yesterday, mr.
Wilson introduced joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution: declaring
that ''no distinction shall be made By the United
States nor by any State, among citizens IN
their civil or political rights, on account OF race;
color. or previous condition" 1t was ordered
to be printed and lie upon the table. The
Senate bill providing that in the District OF
Columbia no person shall be dlSquailnen iloU
holding office on account OF race or Color wis
passed-yeas %, nays 5-among the iatter WIS
MIR. johnson, of MaTyaEd The BIZ Tor me
appointment Of Commissioners 10 make frea-
ties and select Il reservation On Which 10 '"ca't
the Indian tribes, was discussed TO the tine %
adjournment.
In the House of Representatives commlinl-
cation was received from the Secretary OF the
NAVY, stating that Adnlira! Goldsborough i
retained Oh tie active list of the navy against
the rules of the Department, and b? orlc" OF
President Johnson 4 b'It to provide Tor the
election of electors for President AID Wee
President in the States to be formed out OF the
territory included within the late Contedcra.c
States, except Tennessee, was referred 70 the
COMMITTEE on Reconstruction. Gen. Butter
made Il personal explanation III reference to an
article in the Integencer cf Tuesday: co'n-
mentiDy On Mr.. EldridgeS statement soluc
days since that the "RcbcI'' Comlois$ioncr o!
Exchange Gen Ould) had offered 10 dcIl7cr
up, without equivalent, twenty Thousand Un!on
prisoners Of war sick and wOundcd, which
offer had been refused lie denicd the truth
of the statement. Mr. El}ridgc replied III a
speech lauling Mr. Ould as IAN honorable and
conscientious man which was greeted win!
decisive laughter and Kisses from the Radical
members By vote Of one hundred yeas to
eighteen nays, the House adopted resolution
declaring THAT the doctrlDce avowcd BY the
President in his message OF the 18th lnstant:
that the abrogation Of the Rebel States blads
the nation to pay their debts incurred prior to
the late rebellion, is at war with the principles
Of international law, 4 deliberate stab at the
national credit, abhorrent, to every Schtment
of loyalty, and well pleasing only to VanquIshcd
traitors, allies and sympathlzers. iha41cu>
Stevens was appointed Chairman OF The Neiect
Committee on Education in the District ol
Columbia. A preamble and resolution rcc't-
ing the report as to the organization OF czpe-
ditons against Mexico, and requesting the
President to issue Il proclamation requiring all
was referred to the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs. Mr. Covode, Of Penn Introduced 4
resolution, the preamble OF which charged upon
the President sympathy with the murdcrerS Of
MIR. Lincoln in having, at the request OF the
| counse! for John H. Surratt. pard0ntd, On the
fourth Of July Stephen +. Cameron, CT Mar,
land, person guilty Of violation Of the laws 0!
war, to give him credibiIity as a witness Tor
Surratt. The resolution directed the Judlci,,
ary Committee to rquire into the matter ard
report to the ncxG Congress. The preamble
was stricken out, and substitute adopted,
reading: "Whereas, it is reported that the
President has parconcd Stephen i. Cameron,
therefore, be it resolved, &c. The resolution
was Their adopted. The House adjourned 't'-
I'll to-day