Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-12-27
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Congressional.
WAsa1sGroS, pEcEMBGRl6, 1865. :

.r7.., WASHINGTON, UEcEMBER;l6, j, 1865. 3
Enthusiastically informed 'the State De.
Isrtmert to-day Of the ratification: Of the
constitutional amendment, sgf3i g rs3]g
The question whether the Presidents par.
don Restores the recipient ito all civil and
politicslrights was argued before the Su-
prcine Court ofthe United States to-day. The
arguments is to- be continued next Friday.
The decision by naval Court Martial in the
case of, Commodore Craven, for refusing to
figbtthe &oacicall, suspending him from du
ty for two years, was set aside, aud the Sec.
retary Of the Navy ordered to restore Craven
to duty ~ afa -. --s7' . - ~
l2se4se WAsH1NcroY, Dec. Is.
SENATE Senator Wilson offered rcsolu
,ion providing :or the appointment of an Ez.
amining Board, to relieve officers of. The reg
ular army who have not rendered martial
service.insthc late war, and to fill theirplaccs
by appointments from the veteran reserves
and volunteer forces. .-,y....,.-s 3
A, resolution was offered that Congress
listen, ou-tho 18th Of February, to All. address
By r. 81. Stanton on the late President Lin
colu, and the President, Cabinet, Foreiga
Minister'S and officers of the army who re.
cei7cd the thanks of Congress, be inYited.
HoUsE.-The crcdehtials of James W:
Johnston, member elect from the Third DIG
trict of Alabama, were presented, and then
referred to tic Committee on Reconstruction
Trice, of IoYa, offered d preamble which
says az al attempt may come in some shape
to repud!ate national and assume the rebel
debt; BeAit therefore resolved, that no repre-
sentative from the late States that were in
revolt besadlnittcd until au amendment is
mcds,to tho Consultation sprecludingssuch a
result: The preamble and resolution was
referred TO the Committeeon Reconstruction.
..g,Mouiton offered resolutions calling. upon
the President to inform the House why JET.
fcrson Davis had not beer tried for treason.
a resolution was passed declaring thaethe
test oath.will.not be dispensed with. esa1 :
The House went into 4 committee on the
Presidents message, 90 ~ i af+'.sai'iE'
Stevens made, speech; the point of II hioh
was to give the blacks the ghts claimed by
the Declaration ofsIndepe science, ,aud place
the South in territorial condition with o
view to the subsequent. admission as free
States. ....y.. .ir5 tss....,,g{ "a q
..,ea.e...s.I .WAsuIHGToY, Dec Ia,
SENATE.-A resolution was. offered calling
upon the Secretary of !. lWar. fora detailed
statement of the numerical strength, of. the
regular army ,.,.. zi-a5.,l2 4. .la,s ,as
,Trpmbull gave notice, of a. bill TO enlarge
the powers of the Freedmens Bureau in ss.ll
PORTIONS of the United, States, in order. TO
protect any individual in. tue full enjoyment
Of the rights of person and property, and to
furnish him with, .meanssofi yindication.s so
A message was received from the Presi-
dent in relation to the condition of affairs in
the South,, in which he. says: From, all, inr
formation in my possession, and from that
which have recently derived from the most
reliable, authority, an induced to cherish
the belief that sectional animosty is .surely
and rapidly merging itself into spirit of ma
tonalily, and that representation, connected
with o properly adjusted system of taxation,
will result in harmonious restoration of the
relations of. the States to the National Union.
The President also furnishes a com 8 unica-
ton from General. Grant, in which thai oG.
Ger says: .ntn free. conversations with the
people Of the South during. my recent top',
I iaaiila, satisfied thafth5 people have accepted
the present situation Of affairs in good ,faith.e'
Gen, Grant also says thcre IS such uniyer,
sal acquiescehce in the authority Of the geu-
cral government throughout -thecountfy yis-
tied byShim, that. the, mere presence Of, 8
military force, without regard to numbers, is
sufficient TO maintain order; .aad. he further
says that the good Of the country. and econ
ofny require that this force should be- white
-Farnsworthr offered preamble
and resolution instracting, tie Committee on
/! Elections to examine. into the alleged disloy: