The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-28
WASHINGTON News Items.

philanthropy to-day both Senators
Sumner and Wilson administering n
strong dose in the guise ofpertions and
memorials from freedmen in Tennessee,
South Carolina and the District of Co.
lumbia. In addition thereto the consd.
Grafton of Senator Wilson's bill for the
abrogation ofStatc laws making distinc-
tiou based upon color was again made to
occupy some two hours time, Mr.. Stewart
of Nevada, having called it up in order
to continue the laborious appeals institii.
ted by the conservatives induce Sumner
to reccde fronnhis tuesdays "whitewash-
ing" qualification of the Presidents mes
sage. Nor. could Senator Wilson. omit
this opportunity for reprimanding Mr..
Salisbury for the latters oracular re-.
marks Of the day previous in reference to
the specl Of war just disccrnible in the
republican ranks. This had the effect of
bringing the honorable oracle from Dele.
ware before the House and involved a
mctaphorical fire betweenthe senators IN
reference to the purity Of the founts from
which sheir respective States drew pa
triotism and love of liberty. If the bill
in question is to continue andto draw out
as much rhetorical effort after elle reas.
sembing Of Congress MS it has already
produced within the last week, other ad.
journments mist multiply frequently for
the physical rec,iperation Of the Sona.
torial body.
No points Of special interest came up
in to.day's session of the Senate, with
the exception Of the announcement of
the Senate members designated to serve
upon the joint committee on admitting
representatives to Congress from the
South. The committee is the same, it
\ will be perceived, as Indicated by your
correspondent last evening, with the
Nngle omission then occurring being
led by Senator Harris. Thus made
the Senatorial part Of the committee
S,Ns about four ports radical to one
oeAW|ic and one conservative. The
No'''"H Eill loo'; witt, interest. moi I'M. I
'"''Nea a,fN apprehension, tor thfjont
"c''on ofAed. Stevens rusty fetsincrs
ana SenaR Fessmden a'd his fve
eminent as4ciatesj h
The dejeted bmhnancc Of ThaG 4
Stevens snd(enJ showed itself in u \
Senate ChawJeths afternoon, and g
about fihee,Imhtes thereafter its owp.
Grand Serator Sumner participated p,
an animated md curiously obseryfr
tetc a tie. VII
Henry J. 'aymoad astonished hiAtf
political friend and enemies alike toANS
day in the touso Committee of the
Whole by a yry brilliant reply to Thad. /
Stevens speech on Monday. ALE,
though Stevos was not in the House /
during the dlivery Of the speech, the
amazcment 0 his next friends was an
index of thatwhich he might have, ex.
pressed had h. been present Attempts at
badgerlng Mr Raymond by questions
from the radical side most sgnallv fail. I
ed. lie proved capable and 'ready>in ;
debate. Hc spoke without notes---
rapidly, clearly and forcihly--and is one
of the successes Of the season. tG Il
The struggle for priority in the afIec.
t'ons of Andrew Johnson is, continued K,
on the part of the democracy. Dan.
voorhees, introduces resolution endors. P
ing and praising the Presidents Mes,
Sage and pledging unqualified hearty II
support to his policy of reconstruction. hi' hU
At the suggestion Of Thad. Stevens l.