, 1865-12-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Gradual Developments OF The Sentiment
OF ConErcAs on Reconstruction.


OF Congress on ffeeonstrocfion.
Iron Our Own conspondnnL]
"AsH1so7os' Dec Is.
- Ts,F nores Me s1SAIa
'Tlos. ''0 - ''O'> ''>>,0N'S
! have already aIlpdcd tn tbe ,,roho751,tr
that the almost crushino Union 1na1o,{tr IN
hotb HouEes nj conorrss wou,d aerio1alv ia
t,nrt from the 1fyelines. Of the 7roceed,no,
Of the present session. Tha nassnra m veg
tuiay by the House Of the rcsoiution for tbe
Committee Of Fifteen. al amended nv the
Senate. without the fsintcst show ~ res,,t.
nnce IN the mart of the onnos1,,on. affara. an.
,,fhcr fna;cat,o, of4he co1n sn,-,t,ox
character which thc sfIflin. nu,ne,,ca, ma.
nonderance of tbe I1n,on ns,o,,tv't, iit.,s -
imn,5t IN tbe do5nr, or rofh ho;,.e, Tb.t
thr democrats SLOWED +h,s f1z.t M :f,ns ~.
nortrnItr Ia mass 'F,}hoDt show3n,, h,t,ie
eyfnces = purnose on theIr mart to nursue -
ned,cv of soeecb1e,s nnotcst and nass,v~nes<
.lnr,nc tbc v,nter- .Wb,,a aucb = cams
-tb-Te "a h,r1,v tbe alternat,re of snoth.-
,eft In thero-wonld make concress -sthcr
,nonot ,nona md rn,ntones4,,, y, tha ,na
hana II won,d ~, ~. ,ther hsna raaound ~
tha bencat ~ ~. nso-,s ~ ~ 49, sssaa,ss
aasr.,., - Sa..-s!fs, .'. - S..,.
~ do;;t, 1ssI,t &, N-S ~ - " w.
M Tor ~ -,rof,.,., ,o+ ,,n,,, a,osx. 80
rndsrstsns,Sr, M 1901! naaoi -. tsT ~ GT.,n. Sa
.1oe,nt,er, NJ t6a sena,a IN rs1,,r. ,nt ~ Nv
ao:a tho1ess,1sr 49, s,s.s."s . ~. 49, ~ ~
IT, r. a.s-.Ioa ~ 1,,aa $3.50. - s.,..sss se
sa,,,s.e,,t.t,ro. fson, ~ co,.1, -. ~
ran,rn,,ta. ~ r,,,as, b.s ss.S-a..ss ~ 49,
-. =. ~ es N~.. .-~u " -. sAs1
ciatins 10 ieptesea.a.'on' nor permit tne als"
cushion oi any propos1t1on TO the same elect,
from the opposition, the House majority
wou1d not have accepted the Semitic amend
mont "a i,a resolution as re,d,lr ~, r.sta--
s as- ~ AS' t'1s''A4 - 1sn' w ,ee1'''
oat.
e Mr. Wilson, OF Iowa, by his wcll-dcsigned
and weI1-e1ecutcd effort for test vote to-day,
unon hin rnnt,on ii TINT nj, n.ncr. wh.ch NAV
,a <,{,.roa .-.,.tt-, =. A.. r..,.,.,.t.t,s:
~ ~ 80" 49, 49, ~ cpsaeu.at.ou c. y. !.
Inc late so-eaA'eo. eon1eaetate etates' OF
America, or either OF them, shall be referred
ont debate % % and no memter e1 18Th sba,, I' hc
.a,n,tted f.,n- e,iher ~ ~ ss,d ~
IAs W ta9 ssuu ~
cA@o Seateo u1tn ~oosteea eaaA ue-
clare such States or either OF them,
entitled to representation" settled tha pux-
zlinag and interesting question of the relative
81 afrA nj fhe Eever41 hpf& rnffnfs 1s1fh 4h
- 49, n-...ss.,.
IN lesafu ~ luz t1esiusnts recon-
strocnon poncy- Inc direct object Of his
motion was to prevent any agitation of any
of the various phases OF re- construction until
th-, commfttne nf Fitt-cn had 4n,sbaa IT,
- ana ~, ,.o,aa.,s1 49,. =. dasa7ss .Is 10
"o'A' anu ~ "e4asntn' oue' ~ oeseioP Ihe
numerical strength et the unqualified en-
dorsers Of the Eouthern "c1pefime1t" Of the
Executive In the House. Both wero realized
by il. The whole subject. Of. .reconst tfuctjon
VIII be kept for weeks, II not months. ont OF
the4halls II Congress. and t{me nfforded far
liz thorourb inyestigatfon bv the cornm1ttee.
And the public new know. .de6nItely and DosI,
fiyelv. .ibe sense Of the Honse upon the merits
of flir President's rroonstneffn- 7neasnrrs
onf5 At The same tirnn- The I,nnhn1 and names
~ thnse ~ The. ,n.;oritv erdorsin1 then ~.
ons1ised1v. The latter ali voted f5r the ,no.
iion 10 iay Mr., Wilson's motion on the table.
They are Messra. Raymond. sHsie. ]. Hmm
phrsy, Darling, Davis and Griswold Of New
foyi. HnJ. SIillweu- and Farquhnr Of indi-
ms: Raudall .Rousscau and Smith Of Kentucky.
Hubbell Of ohio, Blow and NOEL Of Missouri,
Pbqlns. !. L. Thomas. Jr, and F.aThDnns
Of MARYLAND. and Kasson, Of Iowa-t.,eafv Ia
al Ali or these had been previously known
10 fhyor the Southern policy of Nj. johnson,
and this detection from the majority at the
first opportunity was expected. It Is proba-
Bile fhaf. In future votes upon reconstruction,
thew viii also vote against the majority, II It's