Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-12-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial despatch TO the Chicago Tribune. ]
WASHINGTON, December D.


WASHINGTON, December ..
SENATE COMMITTEES.
The Senate confirmed the action of the
Union caucus this forenoon. Mcssrs. Dix
on, Doolittle, Cowan and Norton, gentlemen
holding leading. or at least important posi-
tons on the several committees, now find
themselves advanced backwards TO the
foot OF the New Jersey Senators Mr..
Cattell goes upon the Finance Public
Lands and Agriculture. and Mr. Freling-
huysen upon the Judiciary, Pensions and
Claims. OF the Tennessee Senators, Mr..
Fowler goes npOn the Manufactures. For
eign Relations and Territories. and Mr..
Patterson on Commerce and District
Affairs. Mr.. Fog, the new man from New
Hampshire. goes upon Foreign Relations,
Gains and Revolutionary Claims.
The Joint Committee on Retrenchment
are framing a bill regulating the tenure of
office, intended TO prevent the Executive
from pursuing such course as Mr.. John
son has followed during the past sum-
mer. The Committee hold daily session
for the consideration ofthis subject.
HOUSE Caucus.
At the Union caucus this evening Mr..
Morrill, presided. Mr.. Ingersoll, Secretary
of the committee of nine appointed at the
last caucus. reported, through Mr.. Hart. in
favor of adopting the following measures,
TO which the caucus agreed: LIST. That
the next and every subsequent new Cong
ress should commence its session on the 4th
dav of March I'd. That the Clerk should
not put on the roll any Representatives
from any rebel State until il had a lawful
Si,te Government recognized by Congress,
and that no electoral vote should be count
ed from any State not at the time repre-
sented in Congress. Cd. That a special
committee shall investigate the New Or
leans murders and mob, report what action
should be taken. Including the question
of organizing State government for that
State. 4th That special Commissioner
should be appointed To investigate the
murder of Union soldiers by rebels in
South Carolina, who were sentenced by
Court Martial 10 be shot, but who were
removed by orders from Washington to
Delaware. and then released on ha6eas
corpus 1t was stated that a certain high
official had been paid $4,000 for services
in the case. 9Th. That the subject OF con
fiscated lands. surrendered by the Presi-
dent TO their former rebel owners should
be investigated. 9th. That the Pension
Committee should be instruced to inquire
whether pensioners stricken from the rolls
since 1861 had been restored. Several
members were delegated to perfect and
introduce that measure in Congress, among
them General Schenck and Wilson, of
Iowa.
RAYMOND QUESTIONED.
During the caucus Mr.. Raymond was
present. Inquiry was made as TO his right
to sit, he having been member OF the
Philadelphia johnson Convention. Mr..
RAYMOND said he went to that Convention
in the hope of securing harmony, and with
a view to maintain the Union party. Tie
did not design to account with those oppos-
ed to the Republican Union party. lie
never did since. and does not now. He
supported the candidate of the Republican
party in New York. Mr. Lawrence, of
Ohio, inquired if he still adhered to the
doctrines of the address of the Philadel-
phia Convention, and especially that dec
laration therein, thai the rebel States
could not consent to the adoption of the
Constitutional Amendment without dis
honor. Mr. Raymond said the address
contained no such declaration. He adher-
ed to the address as he understood and
construed il, bat not in the sense which II
had been construed by others. He in
tended now 10 act with the Republican
party. and he endorsed all the PROPOSE
tons submitted in the caucus tonight
The caucus resolved to leave it to the dis
cretion of Mr.. Raymond TO remain or not,
according to his convictions. The caucus
having agreed to the report of the Com
mittec of Nine, Mr.. Schenck moved gen
eral resolution that no gentleman who en-
dorsed or adhered to the Philadelphia Adj
dress, could properly attend the caucus of
Union members. After more sharp dis
cussion, the resolution was laid on the
table, by yeas and nays-3S to &c. The
caucus was very full, and on all the points
submitted, was unanimous.