The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-06
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| w aShlNN4ON1 OdhuAIy y de
The Senate resumed its session Mt 12
o'clock.
The President laid before the Senate
Il communication from the Secretary of
War, transmitting statement OF tho
| number of troops, regular and VOlUn-
teer, employed in service against the
Indians. Referred.
Mr.. Ferry offered resolution request
| ing the President to transmit Il copy of
his late amnesty proclamation, with Il
statement OF the authority by which he
issued 1t. Mr.. Ferry said he offered the
resolution because-HithOugh he favor
ed the umnesty-he doubted the right of
the President to grant it in this sweep
ing way, and he wished to haYe the
question settled.
Mr.. Howard was very glad the ntten-
ton of the Senate had been called to
the question. He thought it important
that the people of the United States
should know whether the President had
such a dispensing power as was implied
in the issue OF this proclamation. He
| believed the assumption by the EXecu-
tive OF such power was entirely IN
warranted by the Constitution.
After considerable debate between
Messrs. Erelinghuysen and COnkllng
against the resolution and Messrs. DM-
Wis and Doolittle IN its favor, it was
adopted.
amend the act entitled an act to provide
national currency secured by pledge
of public stocks, and to provide for the
circulation and redemption thereof,
which was referred TO the Committee
on Finance.
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill to ena-
BILE the people OF Georgia to form
State government, Republican in form,
which was referred to the Committee
on Judiciary. 1t provides TOR the repeal
ing Ot so much OF the act OF June 3, 1865,
as relates TO Georgia, and making the
government of the State provisional on
" and subject TO the act of March 2,
1867; all officers elected under the pres
ent proposed constitution of said State,
who are not disfranchised by the four
teenth amendment OF the constitution
or any of the acts above mentioned, eN-
cept members of the Legislature, shall
continue in Office until the State is full
ly restored.
1t further~ provides that such rnenl-
bers of the Convention, elected under
the laws of Congress, to frame State
Constitution, Hs are not disiranchlsed,
shall assemble on the first Monday OF
March next, with full powers TO alter
or amend said constitution in any man
uer not in contact with the laws OF
Congress and the Constitution. Said
State Constitution as ameuded, shall
be submitted to the people at such time
as the Convention may appoint, ana
on ratification of said amended COnst1-
tuition, such persons, and no others,
shall vote, as shall be prescribed in said
amended Constitution; provided that
no person shall be excluded from voting
on account of race or color. When said
amended Constitution shall have been
ratified by IL majority of the votes it
NAV be submitted for the COnsidera-
ton of Congress-.
The bill for the relief of Sue L. Davis,
of Decatur, Ala, was discussed, but
without action the Senate went into
executive session, and soon after adj
jOurned.
Mr.. Washburne OF Illinois, reported
from Committee on Appropriations, the
consulate and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill. He also offered resolution
iuQuirng into the overland mail con-
tract under Wells, Fargo IL Co. OBJ
lection made. The Speaker laid before
The House the report Ot the Special
Commissioner of Revenue.
MIR. Wells Butler introduced bill TO
secure and protect freedom OF transit
m the United States. Referred 10 Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Kelley reported bill providing
that IL civilian may DO appointed chief
OF the Bureau OF steam engineering.
Passed.
The House then resolved itself into Il
Committee of the Whole OH the State OF
the Union on the Presidents message
of 1868.
Mr.. Window made n speech in favor
| OF the construction of the Northern Pa
citic Railroad.
adjourned
|