The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-12-06
Republican Caucus.

WASHINGTON, December 6-1 o'clock A. M.-The
oauc.is of the Republican members of the House,
lela at the Capitol this evening, was unusually
l:;-.e, nearly one hundred members being present.
inc following measures, reported from the select
committee, were agreed upon:
1. To pass bill regulating the organization of
the House, declaring that the Clerk shall place no
namo on the roll from States not represented in
the preceding Congress, unless declared entitled
representation, and providing that no electoral
~ snail be counted from any State not represented
the time il Congress.
:. To pass Bill remedying the defect in the law,
r;>lah may prevent any State from canvassing the
res for Electors of President and Vice President.
ITO pass law changing the time Of the meet
Ag Of Congress- with view to assembling On the
III of March.
6. . raise Special Committee for the rigid in
LEGATION Of the New Orleans riot, the number
y Ives destroyed, the property burned, and to
H,.,.t extent the Government officials were impli-
catcd therein; the Committee to have power to
sc2d for persons and papers, to be accompanied
by tho Sergeant alarms, and to report appropri-
Ate legislation.
$. To order Select Committee to investigate
:'- proceedings under the laws for the collection
of direct taxes in rebel States and the seizure and
sale Of abandoned and confscated lands and other
property.
g. The Committee on Pensions to inquire whether
any pensioners struck from the pension rolls in
the dsloyal States have been restored in violation
of law.
= Special Committee to investigate the facts
connected with the release of the murderers Of the
Union soldiers in South Carolina, recently set at
liberty by the Delaware Judge.
A resolution passed unanimously tn at the mem
ha
these propositions as party measures. ASHLEY, OF
ohio, said that he noticed o gentleman who had
<,rawn the Address Of the Philadelphia Convention
ind asked if he was member Of the Union party,
andif he had any right there. Chairman MORRILL,,
mont, replied, amid laughter,
stWbile the lamp holds out to burn,
The vlest sinner may return =
isIaoND, on being asked whether ho did not
% cipate in the Philadelphia Convention, re-
p 90, that he had, but in no spirit Of hostility to
Nm. Union party; that he entered the Convention
trengthen that party thinking it should be
nloIs conservative than Il vas. When he found
that it likely to lead - the defeat Of the Union
had party he abandoned it, and had ever since done
his best to maintain the Union party. He also said
that he approved Of the measures reported here
this evening.
Mr. SoHoFHID moved that the gentleman be al
~ ID TO remain in the caucus OF not at his option
r
D ssudge for himself whether he is q member o1
ei'' Onion party or not. LAWRENCE, Of Ohio, asked
sAYMoND whether he adhered to the doctrine oi
the Philadelphia Address, particularly to the
clause that the rebel States could not ratify the
Constitutional Amendment without dishonor RAY.
! aoND was understood to deny that there was any
suoh clause in it. He adhered to that Address
md according to his own construction Of it, but
aot according to the construction sometimes put
upon it by others. ...
STEVENS could not understand how RAYMoNr
could pretend q connection with the Union party
after his membership in the Philadelphia Conven
ton, and his authorship Of the Address put fortt
oy that boy. GARFIELD, of Ohio, and DARLING
ana Hale, Hale, Of New York, favored RAxMoND's re
--Aaanng n in caucus, and MoRa1s, Of Ohio, ant
~'!oK, OF Illinois, were against it. RAYMOND made
s.sszther explanation of his connection with th,
shiladeiphia Convention, when the caucus adopted
A's s'oaoslalD resolution BY vote q IS 70 as.
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