The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-30
Congressional Proceedings.

WAsH1NGroN January 25.--In the Senate,
the bill enlarging the powers of the Freed
mems Bureau was passed.
The House adopted q resolution instruct
ing the Committee on the District of Co.
lumbia to report q bill excluding from the
right OF suHrags parties in this District
who were voluntarily in service in the late
Confederacy.
The discussion of the Constitutional
basis Of representa- tior amendment was
resumed. During the debate, Mr.. Bing-
ham, who is IL member of the Reconstruc-
ton Committee, said it had under consider
alton another amendment to the Consti-
tuition, protecting tho rights of all persons,
white or black, which had not heretofor e
been enforced owing to the want of power
in Congress.
Messrs. Straussc. of Pennsylvania, and
Nicholson, of Delaware, favored the admis-
sion OF Southern Representatives, to parti-
clpate in debate so much concerning their
interest.
WASHINGTON. January 26-In tho Senate,
Mr.. Howe, of Wisconsin, called up his joint
resolution for the appointment of Provi-
slonal Governors in the Southern States.
and made u lengthy speech advocating it.
He replied, in the course of his remarks,
to the recent speech of MIR. Doolittle, and
denied that the latter had authority for
saying that his (Howe's) resolution was
opposed to Lincoln and Johnson's restora-
tion policy.
The House resumed the consideration of
the constitutional basis of representation
amendment. Mr.. Harding, of Kentucky,
and Mr.. Wright, of New Jersey, during
the debate on the subject, spoke in favor of
the admission ofSouthern Representatives.
They could see no necessity for 4 constitu-
tional amendment, which was designed,
they said, as piece OF party management
OF the republicans to secure the suffrage
Of the negroes. The House will vote on
the question next Tuesday
WASHINGTON, January 27.-The House of
Representatives consumed the day in
speech-making, the radicals insisting upon
additional guarantees from the South be-
fore the admission Tits Representatives.
The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore San, writing under date
of January 25th, says the Repubi-
cans manifest more confidence in the
favorable disposition of the President
towards their pending measures, than
they have done at any time since the
first day OF the session. Then Con
gress was unit, and so it is now.
There is not the slightest indication
of any breach in the party in either
House. They vote in solid column
on every party measure, as was shown
yesterday.
This does not look as if they ap-
pretended any rupture with the Pre-
sident. The Democrats, on the other
hand, are prematurely jubilant over
an expected issue between the Repub-
licans and the President, and point to
some of their reported utterances rs
evidence that he will resist the radical
tendencies of Congress. Somebody
is to be disappointed before long.
An accurate estimate has been made
of the conservative strength in the
Senate. and the result is that there
are not votes enough to sustain the
Presidents veto of any party mea-
sure. The Senate has a clear two
thirds power for the passage of any
constitutional amendments, and the
same riding over the Presidents veto.
This was proved by the test votes
yesterday. But it is more accurately
ascertained by close canvass.
The unqualified negro suffrage bill
may, therefore, become law, not
withstanding that members of the
House voted against recommitment,
in the hope that the veto power would
arrest it.
While the Senate requires two
thirds majority for its purpo ses, it is
idle to suppose that it will admit
another set of Senators, who would
turn the scale against them. Ten
nessee is rs far from representation
IN the Senate now as at any time.
RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS.
1t IS all very well for Congress to
support the Secretary of the Treasu-