Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.


S1NAT1s-IheChaira announced a. tbs csem.,
me g ye.nrsnce. on the partof the Sen ate.
tao tenurs Of Once bill, Messrs, Wiii,a ma
Shermau and Buckalew
~. Chshdler, from che Committee on Uom-
msfcs. ieposted the bilfto amead the 2Iss acc.
t'oh OF me act further - prevent sm ueyl,,fc
AID for o her purposes; which was passed.~E
M. Wiiiams moved 10 postpone all osa or
business and proceed 70 the c0nsid ration of
ne bill to provide more efficient 90 ysrnment
for the insurreciiC nary States.
MI sumner wanted, this bill to be consid.
errds but IL was "a uestion whether the Loun.
lana lana e.iI snouId not be fret considered, as it
MI Wade said IL was more important 70 take
up tina LOUISIANA bill IA y rider aud crime were
NV rife in Louisiana, and the bill wh,ch n n .
81 d 10 that State should be passed al once. 40
- t0anord protection 10 the loyal people the
reconstruction ball was q more general meas
ure, and could better be deferred a - :
! The qsestIon was tnen taken ON the m o,ion
OF M. Williams, when IL was agreed TO. And
ipe Dill indieateu By him was taken up, and
men T is 4e aside ,hfm nally; 80 $500.
Jua t,iary, asked and ebtaii.ed lea We D, h. rs
chnsed from the iurther consideration of the
dinerent mem oIials asking he establish ment
OF . N alton Al Bureau of Education = :
8 Mr.. Davis asked leave 70 propose An sr,e,d.
ent 70 the Constitution, that each State on
me LIST OF January preceding the expiration
OF me fIesloents term OF Once, shall nOmin ate
10 Congress one of its eminent citizens most
quaiif1ed for The once. and on the lst OF Feb
rasry Congress shall In Joint col ven linn ,ro-
eeed 10 select q President from the nst so
named. the person selected to have a no aioritv
or AL the votes, and to select In like mann.r
ace president from the remainder, the ter ms
OF ounce To be SIX years, and the incu m be- is
The proposed amendment was ordered To bs
pfiutsd. p ~ w "o
M. Sumner presented memorial from cit
izens VI winchester, Virginia, asking a terri
toriai government for that state. Referred to
Ae COMMITTEE on kecons ucaon
The bill TO provide for the more eff Glen.
OF me insnrrectionary States was
Mr. Williams said he deemed it his dutv tn
oppose ali amendments to this BILL "a bv the
discussion OF such The bill would be endan
&eled. He would withdraw the amendman,
OF which notice had been given by him He
hoped that the bill would be passed by to-
morrow night = - W.
Mr.. johnson said he should renew the amend.
meht as offered by MIR. Williams, as he re-.
garded the bill very Objectionable without It.
Ml. stewart was very sorry that the Sena
tor from Oregon now advised against any
amendment 10 this bill. He was sure the pso
pie OF the United States wanted sometpinn
more tnan mere military governments for the
SCUM, tbty decided so last fall The peopIs
wanted that somebody in the south shonId rho
allowed 10 vote. He (Mr. 81 still held thai
only Inc OASIS OF Reconstruction was uniyerslI
amnesty and impartial suffrage. We must al.
ther give to all men in the South the ballot or
the military. -
AAoN o".-ou uhOpon VI mr. w liSOn, OF Iowa
the Secretary OF State was directed 10 inS,ra
this House what States represented in (,oner.ss
have ratified the ConstItu tionaI amendmsn,
proposed oy the last session OF Congress aud
have OH cially notified the State Departmsnt
Oh sucn rauncation, in addition TO the STATES
named IN the communication of the President
Of February 9th.
Mr.. Ward, IN. W from the Oomm ittee on
claims, reported adversely on a mum her ~
private bills and petitions, Including maj ~
WiiliaU M. Ellis Il Brother, OF Washinoton =.
ana tney were ordered to lay upon the table
Mr.. Mckee, (Ky.) from the COMMITTEES ON
Charms, reported adversely upon the Senate
bill for the relief OF Mrs. Mary Jane Diyon
WIDOW OF Col Dixo Oh Alexandria, Va Lad
on the table :" A1Nio
Bill for the relief of T. W Price. ir.. Canaan
and A. z. M, to reimburse him for monay sto.
leo from his possession at Alton, Illinois, was
passed N - VS.
Bill amending section of chapter 1aa. of the
public acts of lois, SO as to provide that so
much Of the law as relates to compen sation for
boats lost while in the Government service
shall apply only to such as were ACTUALLY los,
by capture or destruction by the euem while
In tne pubic service, and any vessel Lost while
employed nnder contract shall be paid for hv
the Secretary Of the Treasury, was passed.
The Speaker laid before the House com nm
nication from the Governor OF New York. An.
nonncing the ratification by tue Iegislature Of
mat State OF the amendment TO the Copstitn
ton proposed aG the FIRST session Of the loth
Congress Laid on the table 80 : =
On motion Of Mr.. Hooper Mass) Il was re-
solved that the House take q recess frem a.30
until 7:3o p. n. stF %. ss@ . - -'''