Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

MASHISGTON. j. e., Feb. u. 1866.
The Halls Of Congress for the past two days have
been the scene Of most intense excitement It be
came generally known on Monday morning last
that the President had vetoed the bill to amend
:. An act to establish Il bureau for the relief OF
freedmen and refugees, and for other purposes '
and that the veto message would be presented 10
the Senate during the session of that afternoon.
IN anticipation of Il direct conflict Of opinion be-
twixt the President and the friends Of the measure
i'll the Senate the galleries became densely crowd
ed by an eager tlrong, packed aaliy in the day rs
tight figs in a box.
The message was received and read at three o.
clock p. n when a motion was made by Mr..
Lane of Kansas, that further consideration be
postponed until l o'clock p. m. next day, (Tucs-
day, and after some flIibusterng the Senate on
motion Of Mr. Sherman, adjourned to meet al noon
next day, when the bill came up in regular order
the question being Shall the bill pass notwith-
standing the veto Attor a speech by Ganet Da-
Wis, OF Kentucky, dem sustaining the veto. and
by Mr.. TruInbul of Illinois, (Rep) in favor of the
passage of the bill, the vote was taken resulting
III yeas 30 nays Is. Messrs. Dixon Morgan Nor
ton, Stewart and NanWinkle, Republicans who
had voted originally in favor of the bill in its pass
age now voted to sustain the veto and the bill is
therefore lost there not being the requisite two
thirds voting in its favor The galleries were
densely crowded, and demonstrations of applause.
rs if by concert. came from one sect on. at the
failure of the bill. when the vicc-President immc
diately directed the Scrgentat Arms TO clear that
section OF the galleries, ,"h was promptly ear
rIed into effect
During Tuesday. lille these scenes were being
enacted in tn" H.nate. the popular ranch of Con
gress at the other end of the Capitol was the the
atre OF a still more exciting struggle over rasolu
ton offered early in the day by Thaddeus Stevens.
OF Pa, intended as It clncher. against the doctrine
laid down by President Johnson in his veto The
resolution Is concurrent requiring the action of
both Houses, aud goes upon the journals as tho
sense of the majority when passed, yet does not
partake of the nature of joint resolution because
it does not require the signature of the President
1t is merely declaratory, and intended to commit
its friends to certain line of policy 1t is as fol
lows " Re&oiced by the House of Representa-
tves (the Senate concuring), That in order to
close agitation upon question which seems like
- 'ly to disturb the action of the Government. os
well as to quiet the uncertainty which is aaita
ting the minds of the people of the eleven States
" which have been declared to be in insurrection
no Senator on Representatives shall be admitted
into either branch of Congress from any of said
q" States until Congress shall have declared such
States entitled to such representation. The
being before the House he Democrats.
determined to staye off action upon it as long as
possible ald to effect this, resorted to all sorts of
dilatory motions, and every possible pretext within
the rules, for delay and the majority steadily re-
tusing to adjourn until the final vote should be ia
ken, the House was kept in session from noon un-
til eight o'clock. evening. when the minority were