The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-01-18
coNcR RESsioNALs


SENATE.
THURspE1, Jan. i0.--fhe House bill tc ltiz
the time for the regular meeting of Oongtess
as amended as read the third time and PAS
sed. The billtFrovides that in addition to
the regular times of meeting of Congress,
there shall be a meeting of the 10th Congress
| ofthe United States, and of each succeeding
Congress thereafter, at 12 o'clock ID. on the
4ih day of March, the day on which the term
begins for which the Congress is elected. No
person who was member of the previous
Congress shall receive any compensation as
mileage for going to or returning from The
additional session. The bill now goes TO the
House for concurrence. z s
Mr.. Wade called up the bill to amend the
organic acts of the Territories of the United
States by prohibiting the denial of civil
or political rights on account. of color, and
offered the following substitute: That from
and after the passage of this act there shall
be no denial Of the elective franchise in any
of the Territories of the United States, which
are now or may be hereafter organized to any
citizen on account of race or color or former
conditions, and all acts or parts of acts, either
of legislative assemblies or territories, incon-
sisteRt with the provisions of this act, are
hereby declared null and void. Adopted as
a substitute and passed by yeas "a. nays 9.
uoUsH.
On motion OF Mr.. Cook, of ILL.,, resolu-
ton was adopted instructing the Committee
on Military Affairs to enquire into the ex-
pediency of giving to commissioned officers
and enlisted men. who have served In the
army and navy in the late war, and who
were separated from their commands as pris-
oners Of war by being placed on detail ser
vice or special duty, and disabled by wounds
or by disease received or contracted in the
line Of their duty, full pay and allowances
for the full time that they were subjected to
the military or naval authority oft United
States.
On motion of Mr. Washburne, of Ill, the
business on the Speakers table was taken up
and disposed of as follows:
The Senate amendment to the bill TO fx
times for the regular meetings of Congress.
The Senate amendment to the House bill
to amend the organic acts of the Territories,
Nebraska, Colorado, Decotah &c, was agreed
to under the operation of the previous ques-
tion by vote OF Ia yeas to 3S nays. The
amendment prohibits the denial ofthe rights
of the elective franchise to any citizen on &C.
count of race or color on the previous condi-
tion of servitude.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Jan. IL Mr.. Sumner presented q
petition from loyal citizens of Arkansas, TO
supercede the present State Government,
and that Congress declare the twenty five
loyal States only to be competent to pass
upon the Constitutional Amendment. Re-
ferred to Committee on Reconstruction.
The House was engaged all day in the
consideration of bills of a financial char
acter.
SATURDAY, Jan. i2.-After some unimpor.
tant business, bill for the admission of Ne.
braska came up, but was postponed.
Mr.. Clark, of Kansas, introduced a bill TO
secure the speedy construction of the Union
Pacific Railroad, southern branch and tele-
graph line and to secure it to the use of the
United States for postal, military and other
SENATE.
MoSpAT, Jan, 14.-PetitiOns were present.
ed for the passage oftbe pending tariff bill,
for the increase Of pay Of army officers, for
reconstruction on the basis of equal rights,
and against curtailment of the currency, &C.
ture for an appropriation for ths improve
A bill was passed TO set aside the net pro-
ceeds of internal revenue in tha Territories
in 1867 and 1868 for the erection Of peniten-
tiaries.
The following bills and resolutions were
introduced:
That the President cause written or print
ed discharges 10 be given all volunteer COM
missioned officers who have been honorably
discharged from the army or navy Of the
United States.
For the payment Of bounty to the repre-
sentatives of soldiers who have died or were
killed in the military service of the United
States, whose term Of enlistment was for less
than one year. FN. 80 Il
Mr.. Cook, from the judiciary Committee
reported joint resolution suspending the
operation of the Oath section Of the act of
February "a, 1864 which authorizes the pay
ment of loyal owners of colored volunteers.
1t passed-I07 to IS.
Mr.. Banks, offered resolution that it is
the duty of the government to give effect to
the moral sentiment of the nation, through
all its agencies, for the purpose of prevent
ing the further introduction of coolies Into
this hemisphere, or adjacent islands. Adopt:
ed unanimously.
The bill for the admission of Nebraska
came up and the question of impartial suf-
frsge was debated at length. The House
seconded the previous question by vote of
GO to 81, but without coming to a vote on the
bill, adjourned.
NJ Wilson. of lows, asked leave to offera
resolution against any greater ourtailment of
the national circulation thsn 4, 000,000 per
month during 1867, and that for the com.
pound interest notes authorized. be with
drawn. In excess of that amount the legal
tender notes without interest ought TO be
substituted.
The House refused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Hooper moved the suspension of the
rules to allow the introduction of resolution
that it is not expedient TO increase the amount
of national bank notes for circulation beyond
the S3,O000O,000 authorized by law.
The House refused tn susDend the Vulea