Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-02-21


In the Senate Mr.. Yates, nom the
COMMITTEES on Territories, reported q
bin for the admission Of Colorado, and
gave notice that he would call Sc mp at
an early day y.,....s.sh1r. Sherman intro
duCed q bill, providing that the Repre-
Bentativss and Senators from Alabama
shall be admitted to their seats in Com
gress, q Convention having formed q
Constitution. republican In form,
and containing ali the guarantees re-
uuired by the Reconstruction acts,
which had been ratified by majority
of the votes cast at an election held for
that purpose The bill was referred to
the Judiciary Committee. Trum-
bull, from the Judiciary CoEnuliate8, re-
ported a bin providing that in future
elections in the Southern States,
q majority of al votes cast on
any question shall decide It. This bill
Is q Modification Of one passed by the
House, In Decem ber. ......... Mr.. Irun1 bull
also reported q bill, which was referred
to the Judiciary Committees declaratiye
Of the jurisdiction Of the Courts Of the
United States, affirming that it does
not EN- brace matters purely political,
and that in such matters the Courts are
bound by the decisions Of the POLITICAL
departments Of the Governments. IL
also deeIaEes that Congress has the right
to decide WhaS Government in q State
is the established one; that in the late
rebel States there are no civil state
Governments, republican TorIni that
the Reconstruction acts are political in
their character, and no Court has the
right TO question their validity, and the
Supreme Court Of the United States is
prohibited from taking jurisdiction Of
any case growing out Of the execution
of said acts in either Of said States, IN
Gil such States shall be represented in
Congress, or until Congress shall recog-
nize the State Government as Tepubh-
can in form. All such cases pending In
said Court shall be dismissed ......... The
Senate cOneurred in the House amend
meut to to the act for the payment OF
bounties. The Senate Committee on
Military Affairs, voted to recommend
the return Of the Sherman brevet noun-
ination to the President with . Eesolu-
tion stating that it is inadvisable to
confer breVet rank on the ofdcer Of the
second highest grade........In the House,
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, introduced q bill
prepared by the Secretary of State, pro-
Viding that no foreigner guilty Of muir
der, piracy, assassination, arson, ROBBERY
or forgery shall be allowed to enter the
country. The bill also authorizes the
President to send back TO the country
from which ne came, any person guilty.
Of these crimes, upon satisfactory proof
of guilt. 1t was referred to the Judi-
ciary Committee .sss..... Mr.. Bingham IN
troduced q bill for the restoration Of Al
ALBANIA, which was referred to the Re
construction Committed Mon
day, the House went into COMMITTEES OF
the Whole on the Consular and DiplO-
matte Appropriation bill. A minister
to Greece was provided for. A motion
to cut OF several of the South American
missions was defeated. An appropria-
tion for admission to Rome was rejected.
1t was agreed that fees of consular
agents and vice consuls, when exceed
ing 81 coo, shall be paid into the Treas
ury. The bill then reported to the
House and passed.