Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-12-15

member, a committee was appointed to not.
~ Senators of the sentiments of the meeting,
mud request that no confirmation of presden.
tlai appointments made for political reasons be
gwen. Mr. Stevens suggested that the com
mittee need not notify MIR. Cowan of this ac
ton, AZ ne would perform that duty himself.
MIR. Boutwell,, Of Massachusetts,, submitted
some rcmarks, in which he opened up the
subject of impcaching the President. lie
thought that IL special committee should be
app'lntcd. whose duty it should be to inquire
Into the whole subject, with power to send for
persons and 'pars. The suggestion met with
emo hearty cooperation of every member pres
cnt.
AZ TINS stage OF the proceedings, Mr.. Ste
vens moved that committee of ten be ap
pointed, to whom all the various propositions
DC submitted, looking to plan of action for
Congress to pursue, aud that said committee
report to the general caucus, which is called
for "Wednesday evening next. The following
committee was then announccd-Stcvcns
boutwell,, Wasburnc. of Illinois, Garfield
Allison, Schcnck, Hart, Orth, Morrill, and
McRucr.
WASnINoroN, December 5-rhc Senate
adopted the list Of Stnnding Committees agreed
upon ny tho Republican Senators in the eau.
Gus to-day. Sumncr remains a. Chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs; Wilson,
Committcn on Military Affairs; Grimes, Com.
mtt"e on Naval Affairs; Wade, Committee
on Territories. The three friends Of the Pres
Dmlttlc, Dixon and Cowan--havc
been deprived of the Chairmanshp Of the
Committees respectively of Indian Affairs
Post Oihce and Patents. No committees are
now headed by friends of the Administration.
In the Seuatc, Mr.. Williams introduced Il
resolution, directing the joint Committee on
Retrcnchmcnts to inquire into the power of
the President ta restore cOnliscatcd property,
aud, if such power exists, under what laws,
aud also tho right of the Secretary Of the
Treasury to restore lands without payment OF
taxes and costs incurred under authority of
United States laws. Adopted
MIR. Sumner offered series Of resolutions,
declaring the principles Of reconstruction the
Jurisdiction of Congress over the whole sub
jcct, the illcgality Of existing Governments il
the South, and the exclusion Of such States,
with such illegal Governments from Congress.
a'onai representation, and from voting OH the
Constitutional amendments. They also dc.
clare that it is the duty of Congress to proceed
with the work Of reconstruction, and to this
end it must assume jurisdiction over States
lately in rebellion, except So Ear as that juris-
dictioa may have been rcnounccd and must
recngnizc only the loyal States as entitled to
representation, and to vote en tho Constitu-
tional amendment. lie s,id he would not
discuss the, resolutions. but would read let
ter from FREUD in Texas, showing the i'm
p,rtancc of the mattcr-whch he did !; and
after concluding, made some characteristic re-
marks. The resolutions we're ordered to be
printed.
Tn the House, bill repeating the pardon
ing power Of the President was taken up
Mr.. Trumbull moved to rafcr it to the Com
mittce on the judiciary, which Mr.. Chandler
earnestly opposed, and called for the yeas and
nays; and on the motion some discussion en-
sued, during which Mr. Chandler made asscr-
t'ons aud charges respecting the use of the
r,rdoning power, which called for an cmphat.
ic denial from Mr.. Dixon, who said that, if
the charges which Chnndlcr had made against
the President were truc they would render
him liable to impeachment lie repeated the
denial of any of the charges or practices spo-
ken Of After some further remarks, the bill
was referred to the Judiciary Committee
The House passed bill providing that in
all cases where citizen of the United States,
who always remained loyal thereto, and did
not voluntarily give any aid o Encouragement
to any persons engaged in ! -, lion shall
bring an action to recover damages for injury
to person or property, or the value thereof, no
such action shall be defeated or any defence
allowed, by virtue of authority of the late So
called Confederate States of America, or of
any State declared in rebellion hy proclama-
tion of the President of the United States
Mr.. Morrcll gave notice that he would call
up, on Monday next, the District Of Columbia
negro suffrage bill.
In the House. Mr.. Williams read lengthy
written argument, on the bill regulating ap.
pontments to and removals from Office Hc
was very severe upon the President, whom he
said had betrayed his party and country
Several amendments were offered to the bill. |