The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-24
FoRTIETH CONGRFss
SENATE.

WAsHINaToN, Jan. o. (
my certain House bills were referred
1ne second reading ofsthe act supple.
s.asit 70 an act for the more efficient
SSS1NeEIntnent OF the rebel States, pREseCl
aaron 1856 was postponed Vesfer-
day, at the request Of M. n6oIS,tIs
VINO TOOK the floor and said he wotid
move to amend the ordinary Ilaotions ~
ttelerence by adding certain fnstruotfons
t 70 1he committee. He saw In the
Dit. complete overthrow of the con.
~! non IN Ten States, a realization OF
s1s " y ~. llutss oeslres OF Calhoun; dual
e4ecttve comprising a President toIax-
eoute laWstn- the North, and q Militarv
DICTATOR DICTATOR over negro empire in the
south. He then moved his amend.
nent. before noticed, establishing three
SSIsi ilia lS that negroes must
mold In order to vote: First, milititarv
s s1lfSI OF one year or more. Second,
1reehold of property worth $3.50.
Mr.. Doolittle continued to deno1nca
.tne measure, saying 1t empowered the
General OF the army to put and keen
negroes In power over white men: in
character1Hing it as Revolutionary and
as contounding legislative with execu.
tlve duties; in taking away the power
oI paFaon, until the expiration of the
morning hour, when the special order
Thomas. ''stt'tsS =
Mr.. Hendricks moved to allow Mr..
Doolittle to finish his speech. After
discussion he withdrew the motion and
Mr.. stewart renewed 1t, moving to sus-
peno all rules and conclude the sub
Further discussion ensued. durino
which Mr.. Edmunds said he hoped me
Republican Senators would vote. Tbe
same question was involved In bOth
cases. as Mr.. Doollttle had been appiV-
Ing thesentiments that Mr.. Thomas hS q
during the war. Carried-3O to N
Dooltttle having voted no.
The Committee of Conference onfkhe
Tax Bill reported in favor OF the com.
promise amendments, that cotton i'm.
ported after July LIST, 1868, shall be ex.
empt t1om duty Adopted.
Mr.. Howard offered a resolution re-.
qnesttng the President to communicate
any and all the instructions given h
Generals Pope and Meade on taking
command of the Fourth Military DIG.
tflet, under the reconstruction act, OF
while in command thereof; also, copfe.
of the votes, &C., in the Cabinet respect
ing said acts. Adopted.
Mr.. Doolittle continued his remarks
during which Mr.. Nye asked what d,
meant by the terms radical at thu
Mr.. Doolittle-I mean secessionists
Mr.. Simmer rose to ask a question
but Mr.. Doolittle declined to Yield, saV
ing he would probably refer to Severa
things that would attract the Senator
attention. and he could answer then
afterwards. Laughter.)
Mr.. Morton asked whether thes
radicals of the South were not nov
voting with the .Democrotics party
| (Laughter.
Mr.. Doolittle said that was not tn
point he was considering, and decline
to be further interrupted.
HOUSE.
The House resumed the considers
ton of the Senate amendments to h
House bill in relation to an additions
bounty, the question being ON a
amendment reported from the Con
mlttee on military Affairs. The Ser
ate amendment, as substituted for I'll
House bill, provides that If a perso
entitled as soldier to bounty, as prt
vtded by sections IL and Is of the act ,
July %, 1865, dies before receiving /
the bounty shall be paid to his heirs, &
designated in the order named therein
n and to none other. The amendment
OF the Committee are to add after I'll
word person the words Cor persons,
and to strike out the words ga soldier.
4 Alter considerable discussion tt
House seconded the previous question
The amendments reported by the Con
mittee on Military Affairs were agree
to, and the Senate's amendment wa
also agreed to.
The death of the late Cornelius Han
ilton, of the Eighth Congressional DII
tttct of Ohio, was then, at two o'clocl
announced by his colleague, Mr.. Law
renee, who pronounced a euloRy an
offered appropriate resolutions. Eult
giles were also made by Messra. MOI
gan, Buckland and Welker. Nh
resolutions were adopted, and th
House, at quarter before three, ad
tourned.