The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-12-08


MoNDAY.-Congress re-assembled to-day. In
both houses the attendance was unusually large for
the first day of the session. In the Senate the new
| Iy elected Senators from New Jersey, Vermont and
New Hampshire appeared and took the oath of
| Office Mr.. Sumner called up the bill establish
ing universal suffrage in the District, but objec-
ton was made. similar objection was made
to taking up the House bill repeating the Presi-
| dents power to grant amnesty to traitors At
ter the reading of the Presidents message the
Senate adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, Immediately
after organization Mr.. Elliot, of Massachusetts,
introduced bill, which was promptly passed
ayes Ill, nays 29-repealing the law which per-
mits the President to extend amnesty or pardon
to traitors before trial or conviction. resolu-
| ton was adopted calling for the correspondence
in relation to the discovery and arrest of John ID.
Surratt Mr. Boutwell, introduced for reference
bill to provide for the sale of gold by directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to sell $4,000, 900
| of gold every Monday morning in New York. in
parcels, not to exceed Sic, 900 each and provid-
| ing that no sale of gold be made in any other
way, and that no such sale shall be made when
the amount of gold in the Treasury does not ex-
coed $40, 900, OO0 Mr. Sehenck introduced q
bill regulating the time of meeting of Congress,
and providing that the Fortieth Congress shall
| assemble on the 9TH of March next. Mr.. Kelley,
of Pennsylvania, introduced a bill to create and
organize q Department to be called the Depart
ment of Internal Revenue. 1t gives the appoint
ment of Chief Commissioner, who appoints all
his subordinates throughout the country, to the
Supreme Court, on the nomination of the Chief
Justice. Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania intro
duced a bill to regulate removals from Office. 1t
requires the President to submit TO the Senate all
appointments made during the recess, within
twenty days after the converting of that body
All appointees who may be rejected by the Senate
shall be Ineligible for any office under the Gov
eminent for three years thereafter Whenever it
becomes necessary for the President to make re-
moyals for disability or malfeasance in office, he
shall report his reasons for such removal within
twenty DAYS after the meeting of the Senate. In
case of the rejection Of any person appointed by
the President, the Office shall revert to his prede-
cessor, except in certain cases and all subordi-
nate appointments made by the person SO rejected
shall fall with his rejection, and their position
likewise revert TO their predecessors. Mr. Broom
all subsequently introduced a bill for the same
purpose, and which withholds all pay from Pres
idential appointees until they are confirmed by
the Senate Mr. Lawrence, of Pennsylvania,
submitted bill to establish the mode Of trial of
impeachments before the Senate. After the read
ing of the Presidents Message, the House ad-
| journed.
TUESDAY, Dec 4-Senate. Mr.. Sumner gave
notice that on some future day he would intro
duce joint resolution In regard to reconstruc-
ton, declaring the jurisdiction of Congress
over that whole subject, as well as of the repre-
sentation Of the lately rebellious States in Con-
gress. TheSenate refused to proceed to the consd-
GRAFTON of the resolution calling for information
in relation to the condition of the French troops
in Mexico. The House resolution repeating the
clause of the law granting to the President the
power of amnesty and of pardoning traitors be-
fore conviction, was taken up, and after some
discussion, in which Senators Fessenden, Sher-
man, Trumbul and others deprecated hasty ac-
tion, the motion to proceed to its immediate con-
sideration was lost by tie vote-yeas 81, nays
81.
In the House the Banking and Currency act
was postponed until the third Tuesday in this
month A bill 10 establish separate bureau to
have charge of all matters relating to the issue
and regulation of currency was submitted. Mr..
Wentworth submitted resolution, in response
to the Presidents Message declaring that the
many acts of disloynlty that have occurred in
the Southern States since the last meeting OF
Congress- as we'll as what has transpired at the
North, has furnished additional reasons for in
sisting upon the adoption of the Constitutional
amendment. The resolution was Immediately
passed-yeas ll9, nays 81. A resolution was
adopted calling for information as to the sup
posed attempt of Ortega and Santa Anna to or
| ganise force in this country to overthrow the
| Juarez Government. Mr.. Brooma of Pennsyl-
vana, proposed a resolution TO provide territorial
governments for the States lately in rebel
lion, and to give TO the loyal residents of
those States equal political rights. On mo-
f.
mittee of the last session was reappointed -
A resolution was adopted calling upon the Presi-
dent for information as 10 the appointment OF
civil officers during the recess in cases where no
vacancies had occurred, their Names &c. Mr..
Boutwell, made an explanation In reference to re-
marks attributed to him in the caucus in connec-
ton with the arrest of John Fl SurrAt and stat
ed that the Government had knowledge for many
months of the whereabouts ofSqrratt, and of the
regiment and company of the Papal army in
which he had enlisted. Ia the course of his re-
marks Mr.. Boutwell, ayowed his intention, That to
the extent Of his abilities he would press the in
quiry whether g the President of the United
States had been true in his great office
: WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5.-Ssnate Mr.. Wade intro
duced bill for the admission of the State Of
Nebraska The HOUSE bill to repeal the amnesty
section of the bill of 1853 was called up by Mr..
Chandler, who urged its passage and repeated
the assertion that the Presidents pardons were
hawked about the streets of Washington After
some debate the bill was referred to the Judicial
Il ny Committee Mr.. Sumner introduced series
of resolutions declaring the principles of recon
structioa the jurisdiction of Congress over the
whole subject the iliegaity Of existing govern
4 ments in the Rebel States and the exclusion Of
such States with such illegal governments from
4 representation in Congress, and from voting on
constitutional amendments. The resolutions de-
clare " that all proceedings with view to recon-
struction originating in Executive power are In
the nature Of nsurpation that this usurpation