The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-05-23
CONGRESSIONAL,
~AsHINsToN, May 10.

""s vice Aum;fal fafragut to
employ Secretary with rank and pay Of
Lieutepsnt Of the navy.
The Senate also passed the House bill
authorizing the coinage Of Eve cent.
pieces.
The joint resolution relative to the
adoption Of measures for preventing tho
Introduction Of cholera was discu ss.d
duriog the morning hour. After which
the Pos,oilice appropriation bill was con.
s'dered; the question being on the
mend u,ent Of Mr.. Trumbull. RESTRICTING
the appointing power of the President, NO
Este was reached.
HousE.-The House resumed the con
s'dera,ion Of the report Of the Committee
on Reconstruction. Some of the Radicals
opposed the third section. nchisinp.
nl' 1870 all parsons who voluntarily ad .
hsrsd 10 the late instruction. and II an
opportunity had been offered, would have
voted TO strike it out; but Stevens rallied
the Republican forces in a bitter ,peecb
against the leaders in secession, and thus
united hls forces in solid body.
For the proposed amendment, to the
constitution which, in eaec, declares.
First, the principles of the Civil Right.
OIL. Secondly, apportious representation
according to numbers, bu, cur.ailing this
to the extent that male citizens above
twenty one years Of age are excluded from
yotl.97g. Thirdly, disfraucbising till July,
1870, all persons who voluntarily ad-
hered to the late ipsurrection. Four.hly
prohibiting the assumption or paymsu, Of
he Confederate debt, or compensation
for loss of slaves; and Filthy, giving
Congress the power to enforce by sppro,
pirate legislation the provision. of this
article. The vote on this amendment was
l2s against 81. Applause followed the
passage of the amendment from the
Radical elements Of the galleries snd
double floor. This amendment now goes
10 the Senate for its action. The House
adjourned till Mop9sy.
"AsnISGroN, May IL.
Ihe liouss WAS not in se.aion to day.
Tbs Senate resumed The consideration of
the Po'toftice Appropriation bill. The
debate, however, was on tho subject OF
rscoustruction. Mr.. Howard, of Michi
gan. spoke two hours TO show that Con.
gress is right and the Presid On, wrong
with regard to the Southern States. M.
Cowan, OF Philadelphia, replied, his argw
ment beiug to the point that those vino
intsrposs to prevent the Southern States
from bsing.rspresented were disu nionis,s,
and that opposition to restoration was
suPsrinducsd by fear on the par, Of
ultras OF losing political power. The
Senate passed tho bill, after striking cut
the amendment it heretofore adopted,
preventing pariisa appointed to Office
during the recess from receiving any pay
until confirmed by the Senate. Adjourn.
cd until Monday.
WAsHINaToN. May IA.
The Senate has confirmed John B wls..
OF Augusta, Assessor Of the In,ernai
Revenue for the fhird District Of Georgia.
The Senate was principally engaged 10 the
discussion Of the bill to prevent SNUG giing
on the Northern frontier, which provides
for a rigid system Of search aud examina.
tion of all vessels plying between the
United States and foreign countries.
The House adopted a resolution in
structing the Judiciary Committee to in.
quirs into the expedisncy Of so altering
the existing law ab to abroga,s the tenure
Of Office atths pleasure Of the appointing
power. and to make ii subject only 10 the
condition ofgood behavior. Mr.. Stevens
Introduced resolution for the appoin.
rnent Of . committee Of three nam bers Of
the House 10 investigate the Memphis
riots, which was passed Mr.. Chandler,
OF New York, offered a resolution endors
ing the President for having, by the Ok.
erciss Of his veto power, protected the
people Of the country from the acts OF
wicked, malignant and mischievous inep.