Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-12-13
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ah.-Iu the Senate
Mr.. Sumner introduced q series Of bills rela-
live to carrying -0ut,a republican form Of
governmental the District Of Columbia, en-
forcing the constitutional amendment prohib-
iting slavery, and guaranteeiI gu republican
form oi goyerument in the late Instructions
ry States
Nilsson introduced a bill to niaintain the
freedom of the >iLhabilanls of States de-
clarad. iu-rebclIion, without distinction of
race color. ss..
In the Hou,e, at noon, Dir. Clerk McPher-
son proceeded 10 call the roll OF the members
elect One hundred aud seventy-iive men,
bers answered. While the roll was being
called, Mr.. Maynard. of Tennessee, whose
name had not been placed on the roll, want
ed to suggest something but the clerk refused
to be INTERRUPTED. Alter the call was com
plrtel, Mr.. Maynard again rose 10 speak,
but the clerk again ruled lim- out Of order.
Mr.. JAS Brooks, OF New York, made
speech charsc,erizing TIE omission of the
names OF the members from Tennessee from
the roll rs unprecedented, unjust and totally
euucalled for. lie said that ii Maynard was
not loyal man from loyal and Union State,
then the President of the United States was
not loyal man, but an alien and stranger.
lie charged, that the adoption of7resolutions
Southcrn;Incmbers from the House,
by The. Republican CAUCUS, was designed to
be antagonistic to tic Presidents forthconi-
ing message. -
i, Gollax was elected Speaker, over Brooks,
the former receiving l39 votes, the latter 35.
All other old officers Were re elected, except
ing Postmaster, who is Josiah Given. ~
Stephens introduced bill 10 appoint
committee ofsffteen to report whether any
of the late Confederate States are entitled to
representation. Passed by a vote of 1913 TO Sc.
This resolution provides that, joint coin-
Ipittee, of fifteen members Of the House aud
six Of the Senate, shall be appointed to in
ouire into the condition ul the States which
formed the so called Confederate States of
America, aud report whether thcy,> or any of
them, are entitled to be. represented iu either
House of Congress, with leave to report at
any time by bill or otherwise; and uutil such
report. shall have.been made, and hnally acted
on By Congress, no member shallbe received
INTO either house from any of tho so-called
Confederate States; and all papers relating
to the repres ,niatiges from said States shall
be referred TO said committee without de-
bate" -, Z, y- - .-r-s 'e-<
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,WAsHlEoToN, Dec.-6.-ln tic Senate, Mr..
Dixon offered series Of resolutions passed
by the. Connecticut, Legislature in favor OF
equality before the law. ,-7%rr '-..a
,The Committees were appointed, which
area YeryslitLle different from those of last
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! Mr.. sumner ,introduced.a, Bill regulating
commerce between the States.
. a resolution was offered instructing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to inform the Sem
ate. whether any persons employed in tile
I'reasury Department ~hase not taken the
requisite oathe ese2ast ID 4-5*v a,e
4 Committee -of Thirteen was appointed
to confer with.a Committee from the House
relative to the death of fPresident Lincoln
Mr. Morgan introduced a Bill to iucorpo.