Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-01-31
Congressional.
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SrSsTs-The Senate passed "a bill en-
larringthe powers OF ehe Fresdmens Bureau.
HWss.-The Il Hjuse adopted d res. l.tion
,,strnctine the Committee onthe BistrictI IT
Columbia TO reportsatbill excluding from the
right Of suffrage anparties IN this district
who Voluntarily took part IN the service OF
the late Coafederacys> -
The discussion OF the, Constitutional basis
of REPRESENTATION amendment. was resumed,
AID during the debate Bingham, who is
,nember of the reconstruction. committee,
s,;d t,,ss the reconstruction committee lad
md, .e,cansiderationsnother amendment 10
the Consultation, protecting the ights OF adj
persons. white or black. which had not bere-
tofore been enforced, owing TO the want OF
power in Congress.
Strourre of Pennsylvania, and Nicholson
of Delaware, favored the admission OF the
Southern representatives to participate in
the debate 80 much concerning their interest
From the Richmond Republic. :
W,sni.cros, January 2l.-The negro sne
Srae and reconstruction questions drag Stow.
w alaas. The Radical Republicans arelat
fault what. course to pursue Amendments
will be offered in the Serate more oonoSions
20 the people of the country than any yet
offered in the House, The Democrats IN
the Senafe are de ermitled to vote down all
amendments, and force the Republicans there,
a, in the House, to square vote OIL the BIN:
and /, CON pel them either to reject or adop;
il and thus make direct issue with the
President, who is known to bo opposed to the
bill in toto This programme may succeed
tomorrow or next day, and, instead OF beng
an entering wedge for the supremacy OF the
negrophilists, the negro suffrage District b''i
NAV be found to be an entering wedge Tor
the iaeradicable split between the Repueti7
can party and the administration. In this
asuect: it is regardc rs of great Importance.
The wishes of the people of the District are
of little Importance compared with.the great
u,litical results to be.obtained. 1t is certain
that the. .Democrats,in the Senatear SO anx.
ious for the passage of the bill That, While
they-will not vote =f0s it, they will absent
themselves on the final vote to enable, 1t to
pass. and thus invoke the Presidential veto.
There will be some preliminary skirnishlrg
tomorrow, and caucus of the Republican
Senators will be held tomorrow night to
consider what is best to be done in the
premises. ne NtPuCiiCauS o0Sto w i'"
the bill sent back to the committee OF the
House, to. sleep until circumstances shall
warrant its being called, forth. But in this
thew may be as much mistaken as they were
in regard to its fate in the House.
The Commercials VI Washington special says !:
Romero, the Minister from the Republic Of
Mexico, refuses to credit reports OF the
withdrawal of French troops from Mexico.
He, bases his opinion upon the fact that The
campaign in Northern Mexico, which is the
stronghold OF the Republic, in order to crush
opposition in that coun.ry; and also to IN
terpose an army between the United States
and Mexico. The reports of the withdrawal
Of French troops arc based upon unoticIal
statements in newspapers, he alleges, Tor the
purpose ofmisleadiug public opinion in this
conntry.
Romero asserts that Louis Napoleon is III
tcat upon scheme of territorial aggrandlze.
meutn-tLat be has consulted the cost. and
wilkonly Withdraw when compelled by force,
or the entire submission Of Mexico to his
,n,rt Maximilia0