Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL
CONGRESSlONAL.
SxHAf1-The Bankrupt bill was discussed,
but no definite action Was taken on IL mp to tn
hour OF adjournment yesterday.

SxHAfl-The Bankrupt bin was discus..d.
but no definite action Was taken on IL MP TO the
hour OF adjournment yesterday.
AoUs1.-Ysstsrday afternoon
trodueed joint resolution giving the thank q
OF Congress to Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary Of
War; Major General NJ. q. Meigs, Q uartermas.
ter General, and Brevet Lieut. Colonel James
M. Moore, assistant Quartermaster, for their
care In collecting and burying the loyal and
honored dead OF the war, and for their perse-
vering laoors In obtaining the names OF those
VINO died, whether Of wounds received in bat
tie, disease, or starvation In rebel prisons, and
publishing them on the rolls OF honor of the
nation. Read three times and passed.
Mr. lngersoll asked leave to introduce a Joint
reso!utlon appropriating e25000 Tor the poor of
the District OF Colum bia, to be distributed nv
Major General q. o. howard.
The House refused TO suspend the rules, and
the joint resolution was not introduced
Mr.. Lynch offered preamble and resolutions
declaring that the overthrow Of the rebellion
mas left the people Of the rebel States Except
ing Tennessee) deprived OF all civil govern
ment; that the governments now existine in
those States, as established by the President
nave no con itutional sanction, and being IN :
DER the control and administration Of the lead
ers Of the rebellion TAIL to afford the loyal citi
zens OF the United States that protection to
which they are entitled; and resoly wing that AZ
is the duty Of Congress Immediately TO es uab-
hsh such governments over those States as
shall MAINTAIN the authority Of the national
Government, suppress violence, establish or
der, and protect all the citizens thereof IN their
lawful rights, TO the end that they nav as
speeohy as Is consistent with the safety of the
nation, be restored TO their former relations
with the Union, and that in the formation OF
new State governments all loyal citizens shall
have right to participate, and snail bs pro
tecteo In the exercise of such right by the IA.
nonal Government
The resolutions were referred, without de.
bate, to the Joint Committee on Reconstruc.
ton.
Nr. Schenck asked leave to offer the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on Naval Az.
1alrs be instructed TO inquire into the proprie-
~ OF an immediate removal of the United
States Naval Academy from its present Ioca-
ton in the State Of Maryland TO some point IN
loyal State, where the pupils Of that Institu-
uon VIII be secure againstthe surrou ndings of
Political and social influences hostile to the
national Government, which now predomi-
nate at Annapolis, and report by bill or other
wise.
The previous question was seconded. and
the resolution was adopted-1Ql TO 35
The bill reported last Saturday from the
Committee on Printing for the election of a
Congressional printer by the House, aud abol-
ishment Of the office Of Superintendent of
Pubilc Printing came up, the question being
on Mr. Trimble's motion TO lay IL on the Ia
BILE.
The House refused to lay the bill on the table
yeas b nays 100; an the bill was tn en- passed
without division.
Mr.. Wilson, (lowa,) from the judiciary
Committee, reported back the House bill TO
declare valid and conclusive certain procla.
nations OF the President, and the acts done
IN pursuance thereof in the suppression of
the rebellion; and IL was made the special
order. 10 be taken up after the civil rights bill
and the bill to squalize the bOunties are dis.
posed Of
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the StAte of the Union, (Mr. Pome-
roy in the chair,) on the fortihcation bill, and
finally
On molten of Mr.. SchofeId, the enacting
clause was stricken out which is a rejection of
The bill
The committee rose, and the House. after
confirming the action Of the committee ad
lourned at 20 o'clock