The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-19
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CONG r e s S.
SENATE.
IWAsHINoroN, Dec. Is,

It's passage. : - ''-'''A ''t
MIR. Edmnnds reported a bill repeal
Ing The act admitting Georgia, pro-
i yidlDg a Provisional Governor for that
State. Referred to the Judiciary.
4 Mr.. Harlan introduced resolution
requesting the Secretary of the IntsrI-
/ or TO communicate any information in
/ possession of his department in refer
| ence TO the hostile or peaceful chRrac-
ter ofths Indians recently killed or cap
tured by the troops, and whether they
Were at the time residing on Govern
tnent Reservation. Adopted.
Mr.. Davis moved to take up the Joint
Resolution pledgtng the faith OF the
| United States for the public debt In
/ coin or its eq quiValent, W hich was done.
Mr.. Davis then moved TO amend by
\ making 1t declare the true aud eqnita-
| BILE measure OF the liability of the
United States upon these bonds Is what
was received by the Government for the
the table.
Mr. Warner Introduce resolution
| lnstructfng tine Judiciary Committee TO
inquire whether the bill removing the
| political disabilities Of certain citizens
| OF AiabAmR WAS passed be efOTa the rati-
| tiGatiOn Ofithe l4ih amendment, which
operated TO remove the disabilities im-
posed by the amendment, and by the
later recopstrueion acts. Adopted.
Mr.. E1munds Introduced a Dim to
| repeal the act OF June 18Th, 1868, admit
| ting Georgia to representation in Con.
Rress and TO provide a PROVISIONAL gov
ernment therein and for other purposes,
which WAS referred to- the Judiciary
Committee. Il premises that the legis-
| lature of Georgia has violated the I4th
Amendment by refusing to purge itself
bfinelliglble members, and has in viola
tiOn Of the Constitution aud fundamen-
| tai principle upon which Congress con-
seuied- to the Festoratton OF the State,
expelled large numbers OF regularly
installed members on the sole ground
that they were persons of African blood
and that the local authorities of the
State appear to be wholly able or un-
willing 10 protect the lives. liberty and
prOpeFfy of its peacaful and unOffeud-
ing citizens from lawless violence, and
refrain puFposelyl or from want OF
power, from bringing such offenders to
justice. d zHs tT yta.tg l.,5.. ..a. +.
The preamble, therefore, fully declares
that the people OF the State of Georgia
have not complied with The terms or
conformed to the principles on which
Its restoration was provided fors and
that the government therein is not in
fact Republican or regular, and the bill
provides that as much of the acts
passed June .25, 1868, as relates to the
State of Georgia bsIePeAled; and that
the military government heretofore
provided for by law, be revived, SUD
iect only TO the Limitations now pre-.
scribed; that the government organized
underline nswtcoustttntiOn Of Georgia
shall continue in operation during she
Measure of Congress as provisional
only: and the expulsion of official
members shall be considered null and
void; that such expelled members shall
resume their seats, their successors va
eating the same; and no person shall be
a member OF the Legislature or hold
office under that provisional govern
ment who is Ineligible TO ths terms OF
the I4th Amendment. It ts further
provided that the Circuit and District
Courts OF the United States shall have
concurrent tuI isdic;ion with the courts
under said provisional government of
all offences aud torts; but such United
States courts shall not proceed thertn |
unless the party injured or some one
on his behalf shall make oath before a
Judge or commissioner that justics !
cannot be obtained in said provisional
court. Finally it Is made the duty OF
the President of the United States TO |
cause to be stationed in the State such !
part OF the land and naval forces of the
United States as shall be sufficient to
carry the foregoing provisions into ef-
feet.
ate took up the resolution expressing
sympathy with the people Of Spain.
Mr.. Davis did not like the latter part
of the resolution, recommending the
abolition of slavery, and characterized
it as y piece OF othcious interference.
Mr.. Salisbury agreed with him.
The resolution WAS passed. l. Is In
these words:
ResolUed, That the people OF the
United States sympathiZing with the
people Of Spain in their effort to estab.
lish a more liberal form of government.
express their contidant hope that it will
be conducted to the end in. such way
as 10 promote triumph of liberal insti
tutions, aud they earnestly appeal 10
the people not to allow the. present op
portunity to pass Without securing the
immediate emancipation of slaves and
the final abolition of slavery through
out the Spanish domain.
At this point the clerk OF the House
appeared with House resolutions on the
death of Thaddeus Steveus.
Mr.. Cameron formally announced the
death to the Senate and read n brief ad-
dress tracing the history OF the deceased,
relating his past service aud eulogizinE
his charac;er. He thea offered the
resolution Usual on such occasions.
Messrs. Buckalew, Morrill, and Sum
ner followed With enloSies, when the
Senate unanimously adopted the Teso-
luton offered by AR. Cameron aud
adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The resolutions to print thirty thou
sand copies OF the enloSies delivered
yesterday was adopted.
Mr.. washburne reported n pension
bill WhiclT Rppropriates SO. eco 900. Or
dsred printed and consideration post
poned till the OH of January.
Mr.. Sypher presented the credentials
of j. NJ Menard as n Representative
from Georgia, Referred to The Commit
tee on Elections.
The bill to admit midshipnan Joseph
Moorhead, of Ohis, to the Washington
Insane Asylum was passed. p r11l.
Mr.. TIN introduced a resolution in
structIng the COmmittee on the Reyis.
ion of the laws 10 consider the -proprie-
ty OF extending the time in which bank
rupts may avail themselves OF the pro
visions OF the bankrupt act, and re-
ducin g the fees. Adopted.
Mr.. Ella offered a resolution instrnct-
ing the Committee on banking 10 IN
Qnire what legislation was necessary TO
enable the Comptroller OF the Currency
to wind mp the affairs of banks that
have no officers, or places of business;
TO stop the payment of Interest OF
hanks on debts they owe TO the United
States, and so prevent insolvent banks
being made repositories by the Gov.
erpment disbursing officers. Adopted.
Mr. Julian, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported a bill TO extend
the provisions of the homestead net to
who are under the age of tWenty-One
years, Passed.
The Speaker announced that, under
nmlhnEilH eiNan him hZ the Hnrlaa he.