Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-12-10

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rheEsps.akse agpolz the usaal
eosnmltaee % ln1brm - Innate that
the Hs,ase was organized and ready
70 proceed u business.
Meass. hickey and Newton, mem
bers elsut ft0n Hsnnsyivania to All
saeaaasas caused BY the death OF
Maas4l Esavens AMI FTnaey, and
ar. Sso11 ssaeoezsaF af DIR. H.
Ciarx IL Missouri, being present,
asIv6keed aud took the oath or ssfice.
Aeon n1aication from Gov. Bull
ioak, Of s5sorgia, was read, In which
chs TO seFnor stated that he was sat
isfied that under the I4th amend
nlent 10 the constitution, Mr.. Chris
~, eleczsl from the 9th district Of
that State, was not eligi lie, and tfiat
he had given the csrtitieate OF cleo
ton TO Is. Wympy, he having rs-
ceiveai ile next highest number OF
votes.
MT. Brooks said he held In his
hands 4 certificate from General
Meade to Mr.. Christy, and remarked
that Mr, Wympy had been sib0r.
dinats oifiser In the Confederate arr
my, AMI had resolved a special par
don by the bill passed at the last ses-
sion of Congress. he moved that
both pa ssrs be referred TO the Com
mittee INA Elections.
Mr.. Dawes supported the motion
aud it W II agreed tn.
Mr.. AE,ynarl said the State Of
Tennessee wss entitled 30 an add
tional representative In the II 1use,
and had elected Mi. Hamilton, and
m1veI Inst ths ere len ials be ~
ferred 10 the Committee oa Elections
AMI that Mr.. IL .milton be entitled to
the eoIrtesy of a seat In the Hoase,
The credentials were referred TO the
Committee on Elections, but the
courtesy III a seat in the House was
denied II the applicant.
Mr.. Blutgeil introduced a bill,
1 rovidias that all male citizens oil
the unitcd States, not less than p
years Of age shall be entitled 10 vote
foe EIectsts OF President aud Vice
Presiieni.
4 bill vas introduced to continue
the Freasinen's Barau In the States
OF Virginia, Mississippi aud Texas.
Mr.. BrDsnaI, OF pennsylvania.
introduced resolution 10 amend tire
CONSTITUTE N 20 that neither Congress
nor any Safe shall deny tho right OF
suffrage toany citizen on account Of
race or pacentage.
Mr.. Morrill introduced a Joint res
| olution, declaring the conduct OF
Reverdy johnson, United States
Minister b England, against the in
tsrest and dignity of the nation, and
requestins the President to order,
Immediately, his return.
The Prqadent's Message viii he
sent to tie House at l o'clock, to-
morrow,
| Cole, wio murdered Hiseock for
an alleged seduction Of his wife, was
/ acquitted q yesterday, The Jury
found THAI Code was sanea moment
after the cling, brts was insane al
the rnoneit of tie murder.
| The L. :. Senate was organized at
! II NJ, yesterday. Fifty~one Sena,
! tors aazYe 81 to theirnalnes,
| Mr.. sher1tan reported the creden-
| tIals of senltor Hill OF Georgia.
| Dir. Draba moved b refer them to
the judiciary committee, because af-
ter the election Of Mr.. Hill, the
white members OF the legis allure ex-
PEELED the Iegroes.
Mr.. Sherman ol.Ieeted TO the ref,
erenee and aid Mr.. Hill should mol
be held responsible for the action Of
the Legislature after his election,
The Senate adjourned without act.
ing upon the santipn TO refer.
The te,rg1apf referred TO on yes
teriay relative IN the death Of LOui'
Napoleon tiFns out as we expected
It would, u be = hoax.
HoaRIBL1--A poor, miserable