The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-07

was quite lengthy, and was greeted with
immense cheers by the coucourse pres-.
ent.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. %.
In the Senate, u bill WAS introduced to
continue in force the present Freedman
bureau two years longer. 1t was referred
to the military committee.
Animated discussion eusued on the
question of taking up Stevens resolution
relative to the admission of members
from the Southern States, which was de,
cided in the affirmative, " hen the discus.
sion Proceeded.
WAs'fINCroN, Feb. 26.
SENATE.-Mr. Grimes IN presenting a
petition from cllizeus Of Iowa, said he
would take occasion to refer to dispatch
published iu the Lateliigencer this morn
ing, stating that an immense ratification
meeting had been held in Keo kuk, at
which the veto message and the Presi-
dents administration had been endorsed.
lie said that the author Of that dispatch
had been opposed TO the war all along,
and that his press had been thrown into
the river for the utterance Of disloyal
sentiments. He was unwilling that the
dispatch referred to should 90 forth a
reflex OF the sentiments Of the people OF
Iowa.
AT one o'clock the regular orier was
taken up, being the coucurrea, resolution
that no Senators or Representatives from
any seeded State shall be admitted until
such State shall have been declared en-
titled 10 representation.
Mr.. Sherman took tbs floor. He
maintained that the resolution could con
fer no power not already vested in Con
gress. A similar resolution, he said, h ad
been adopted by the las, Congress.
HousE.-Mr Elnot introduced bill to
continue in force :he act TO establish =
Bureau for Freedmen's A fairs. Referred
to the Committee on Free lrhes's AZ
fairs.
Mr. McClung offered a resolution, pre
laced by preamble, that it be referred to
the Joint Committee on Reconstruction.
to inquire and ascertain whe,her con,u.
macy be clearly ma Infested iL the seced
ing States; and ifso, to inquire irto the
expediency of levyiny contributions on t he
disloyal inhabitants Of such States to
dsfray the extraordinary expenses which
would otherwise be thrown on he Nation.
al Government for keeping upa standing
army, and protecting the Loyal citizens in
their natural and personal rights under
the Constitution. After an unsuccessful
effort to lay the resolution or the table.
it was referred to the Com mt,ee on Il,
construction.
The Speaker laid before the House the
credentials Of Alex .nder Hamilton Jones,
member elect from the Seventh CoBcres
sional district Of North Carolina. They
were referred 10 the Committee on Re
construction.
The Speaker also laid before the House
the resolution o: the General Assembly
Of the State of Virginia in relation to the
direct tax levied by Congress in 1861,
ard now being collected in Virginia.
Referred to the Committee Of Wavs and
Means.
Mr.. Bingham, from the Committee on
ReconstructIon, reported back the Joint
resolution proposing the following amend
ment to the Constitution "The Con
gress sha II have power to make all laws
which shall be necessary and proper to
secure to the citizens Of each State all the
privileges and immuniles Of citizens in the
several States, and to all persons in tho
several States protection in the right of
life, liberty and property"
Mr.. bingham shovel the import ancs
OF passing this am ,ndIusu,, in order to
preserve the unity Of our people in one
gCvernm eut, and to carry out the cons,i.
tutionsl power
Mr.. Rogers opposed the amendn nent,
arguing that it in;erfered with the Jus.
powers Of the States, and would tend to