Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-10-27
THE FENIANS.
THE IRISH REPUBLIC RECOGNIZED
a SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES FORMED.
adoption IF a Constitution Nodded anon N
Americdn one.

Al the session of the Fenian Congress- on
Saturday night, the Committee on Constitu.
tion and Government, reported a new consti
tuition, which effects radical changes-abol-
ishing the Central Council; creatinga a Senate.
iiteen in number; abolishing the office of
Head Centre, and creating President;
creating military, naval and financial bu.
reaus with Secretaries of the Treasury and
oil War, who shall have control of their sew
eral departments. All appointments made
by the President, and all appropriations must
be ratified by the Senate
The new Constitution of the Fenian Bro
therhood is after tho plan of the Constitution
OF the United States, the committee having
taken that instrument as a model.
Besides the Military Board at headouar.
ters, the constitution provides for an Assis.
tant Inspector General for each State
MONDAY (sEvENTH DAY's) PROCEEDINGS.
The Congress reassembled at O'Clock on
Monday morning, Colonel John O'Mahoney
in the chair, who addressed the Congress.
impressing on the minds of the delegates the
great Importance of the business to be trans.
acted during the day, in the election of the
president and members of the Senate of the
Fenian Brotherhood, and suggested that
some persons other than the President and
Vice Presidents of the Congress be selected
to preside during the day
On motion, b. Doran Killian. of Missouri
was unanimously elected to preside.
On motion, Chicago was recognized as a
separate district
On motion, Messrs Hynes, Rice and Cap.
tain Walch, of Pennsylvania, were appointed
committee to draft a synopsis of the pro-
ceedings of the convention for the use OF the
delegates and information of the members of
the various circles throughout the country.
Adjutant General Downing presented his
report TO the Congress, and on motion it was
referred to committee consisting of the
late subcommittee on Military Affairs.
A committee was then appointed to draft
an address, and embody therein recogni.
ton by this Congress of an Irish Republic;
the address to receive the signatures of the
delegates from all the Circles represented.
THE SENATE.
The following named gentlemen were then
elected Senators;
w. r. Roberts, New York, president of
the Senate.
Is. ID. Killian, Wisconsin.
James Gibbons, Pennsylvania.
Michael Scanlan, Illinois
b. b. Daily, Indiana.
B. f. Mullen Tennessee
VIM +. Fleming, New York.
T.. Bannan, Kentucky.
p. ]. Meehan, (IrisA Americana NY
p. A. Sennott, Massachusetts,.
j. w. Fitzgerald, Ohio.
S. j. Meany, (2oledo Commercial,) Ohio.
p. o'Rourke, New York.
VIM O'Sullivan Ohio.
d. o'Sullivan, New York.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTAriyEs
The Constitution also provided for House
of Representatives, to be composed of the
delegates assembled in Congress-. They held
their first session on last Monday evening.
The House was called to order at 0 O'Clock.
P. N.
On motion, Colonel NJ. c. Murphy was
elected permanent speaker Of the House
and P. A, Collins, secretary.
On motion, Colonel John o'Mahoney was
declared, amid loud and enthusiastic cheers,
which were again and again repeated, the
unanimous choice of the joint Houses for
President of the Fenian Brotherhood in
North America.
After taking the oath of office prescribed
in the new Constitution, the president de.
livered lengthy and cheering address,
which was received with marked approba,
ton and applause
The convention was adjourned s;na III.