The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-12-21
CONGRESS.

In the Senate on Thursday last Mr..
Foot formally announced the death of
the Hon. Jacob Collamer, late Senator
from Vermont. After some appropri-
ate remarks by Senator johnson, Of
Maryland, and others, and the adoption
of resolutions of respect to the men,
DRY of the, deceased, the Senate zad-.
journed until Monday.
The House adopted resolutionpro.
posing to the Senate an adjournment
of Congress FROM the goth of Decem-,
Der until the 9th of January. A reso-
luton was adopted to refer all papers in
relation to the seats of the members
from the late rebellious States to the
joint committee of fifteen without de-
bate, and declaring that no member
shall be admitted until Congress shall
declare such States Or either of them
entitled to representation. Thus the
whole original resolution of the repub-
hcan caucus is now virtually in force.
so far as the House is concerned. The
Speaker during the morning announced
the special committee to inquire into
the condition of the late rebellious
States, and also the committee in rela-
ton to reimbursing the loyal States for
monies expanding during the late war.
After appropriate action on the death
OF Senator Collamer, the House adj
journed until Monday.
The Senate on Monday adopted a
resolution to the effect that on the 18th
of February the two Houses assemble to
listen to an address upon the life and
character of the late President Lincoln,
to be delivered by Secretary Stanton.
The House unanimously concurred in
the resolution. A petition was presen-
ted from Rear Admiral Farragut and
one thousand other naval officers, asking
for an increase of pay. i.fts
In the House the Hon. BENJAMIN G..
Harris appeared and qualified by taking
the OATH. A resolution was offered and
referred to the committee on reconstruc-
ton, declaring that no State recently in
rebellion ought to be entitled to repre-
sentation until such State shall adopt
amendments to the Constitution secur-
ing the payment of the national debt and
repudiating the rebel debt. A bill was
passed to pay the widow of the late
President Lincoln the sum of $25, 900.
the amount of his years salary. Mr..
Washburne, of Illinois, from the judici-
airy committee, reported bill to extend
the right Of suffrage to negroes in the
District of Columbia, which was made
the special order for the 10th of Janua-
ry. A resolution was adopted instruct
ing the select committee on freedmen to
require into the expediency of some inn
mediate legislation to secure to the
freedmen of the States lately in rebel
lion such rights as are enjoyed by citi-
zens in the loyal States. A resolution
was offered, but objected to and laid
over, inquiring why Jefferson Davis has
not had trial. A resolution was adop-
ted declaring that the test oath should
not be dispensed with. Anotherresolu-
ton in opposition to the extension. of
the right of suffrage in the States, either
by Congress or the President, was laid
upon the table. The House having gone
into committee of the whole on the ref.
erence Of the Presidents message, the
Hon.. Thaddeus Stevens made quite a
radical speech on the subject of recon
struction, SC. "A '..'.sl-