The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-12-12
dlallp WlonataIacct,
Epitome OF Telegraphic News.
TooMrILED rnoM TIE OREaONaN.l
DATES TO DECEMBER 5.

vlsi0nAl Governor OF OOutns ChrOIina' 1 40
not think it necessary for members elected
from South Carolina, TO be present at the or
Ksnizatiou of Congress. On the contrary, it
win be better policy topresent their certificates
OF election after the two houses have organ
ized, which will then be the simple question
under the Constitution of members taking '
their seats. Each house must judge for itself
as TO election returns, and qualifications of
It's own members AstO what the Two hous
will do in reference to the oath required TO be
taken before the members can take their seats
Il is unknown to me-, aud do not like 10 pre-
dict, NJ upon the whole, am ot opinion that
il would be better for the question to come up
and be disposed of after the two houses have
been organized. hope your Legislature will
adopt code in reference 10 free persons of
color, that will he acceptable to tue country,
aud ut the same time doing justice to the white
aud colored populations.
ANDREW JoHNsoY.
1t is rumored that the President Will with
draw the Provisional Governors as soon as the
several States shall tatify the amendment to
the National Constitution, admit and give |
frec dmen the right to testify in the courts, and |
repu liate the rebel debt; also that military |
forces will be withdrawn and the Freedmau's |
Bureau discontinued as soon as disposition
is shown TO give freedmen fair trial. He
will then consider the work OF reconstruction |
complete and recognize them as States upon
an equal footing with the Northern States, and
the war would be at an end.
Que hundred and fifty pardons, all of the
$40 900 clause, were duly signed and issued
by the President yesterday. large number
now excluded in the Amnesty Proclamation
will be pardoued by another proclamation.
Among the captured rebel property in North
Carolina, was a lot of paper money, bearing
he in,nrint of the National Rank Nnte Cam
pany. The engraving WAS we'll executed and
the bills were printed in Green Ink, supposed
to have been done by Northern artists. The
company has been called on for an explaha-
tion by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Congregational.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 4.
Senate Watts presented a bill to regulate
the elective franchise in the District of Co.
iumoia. The bill provides that from and
after its passage, every male citizen, twenty
one years of age, who is q citizen of the
United States, and resident in the District for
six months, and never been convicted Of any
Infamous crime, shall have the right of suffrage
In said District. Section second imposes q
penalty for interruption or interference with
rights granted by the above bill. Ordered 20
be printed.
Sumner introduced q bill to preserve the
right of trial by jury, which provides that
grand juries shall consist one half of persons
OF African descent in sections where one-sixth
of the population are Africans, aud the same
proportion in petit juries where the matter re.
iates to any injuries inflicted by persons OF
African descent. Upon persons not of such
descent, or vice uersa, prejudice against such
African race is made the ground of challenge
and exclusion from such juries; ordered
printed.
Sumner introduced Q bill prescribing ar
oath to maintain u Republican form. of gov,
eminent, in States in rebellion, ss follows:
III do hereby swear that / will, at all timel
hereafter, use my best endeavors to maintsir
Republican form of government in tht
State of which am an inhabitent, and th,
Union of the United States that will at al
times recognize indisssolube loyalty TO th
Republic | will always discouutensnce an
eadeavors to break away or secede from
the Union; will give my influence an,
vote at all times to sustain the nationa
credit; will always discountenancs and resis
any attempt, directly or indirectly, to post
pone, either in any part the debt c0ntracte
by the United States in the rebellion, or oh
legations assumed 10 Union soldiers will al
ways discountenance and resist any law
making any distinction of race or color, an
always strive to maintain State Govern
ment completely loyal to he Union, wher
all men shall enjoy equal protection an
rights
Such oath shall be preserved If falsel
taken such person shall be guilty of perur,
and in addition to the present penalty fc
that crime, he shall forfeit his right to hol
office. Ordered printed. T7l;
Sumner offered billto enforce the const
tutiohal amendment by Furnishing any Al