The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-12-20

officer of the port Of Philadelphia hhf
been so continued in Office without the
consent of the Senate; and if so whether
he has received compensation therefor
which was adopted. The bill ior negro
suffrage in the District OF Columoia
was taken up. Mr.. Brown took the
floor in advocacy of the right of female
suffrage.
asl,ed for the introduction of resolutions
assuring to the loyal States, the right to
tax national banks, in lieu of State claims
for war expenses; calling for information
as to the withdrawal of national currency,
and declaring that the withdrawal more
than four millions would not add to the
general welfare; that the constitutional
amendment is the most conciliatory offer
that the rebel States could expect, and
that the theory Of universal amnesty
ought to be discarded by every loyal
patriot. The bill to repeal the statute OF
| limitations 80 far as it applies to treason
and capital offences, which was reported
Yesterday, from the Judiciary Committee,
by Lawrence, of Ohio, came up in regular
order Denck madea speech against it,
arguing that the statute of 1870 should
be regarded as statute of peace and re-
pose. MIR. Rogers followed on the same
side of the question.
Up. Mn the Senate, Davis followed
Brown in opposition to the bill and pend
ing amendments; after which Sprague,
in a written speech of considerable length,
took ground in favor of universal suffrage
Several Senators made speeches on the
pending. amendment, including Doolittle,
Buckalew and others; after which vote
was taken, and it was rejected by 81 to
9. Dixon offered an amendment to the
bill to provide that no person who has
not heretofore voted in this.District shall
be permitted to vote, unless he shall be
able, at the time of offering 10 vote, to
read and write his own name. After de-
bate, the Senate adjourned, no action
being taken on the amendment.
Up. Mn the House, after debate,
the bill was recommitted to the Judiciary
Committee. The bill for the regulation
of appointments and removals from Office
was taken up and discussed, and various
amendments offered, and it was disposed
OF finally without decisive action. The
bill was postponed until to morrow, and
ordered to be printed, with all the pend
inc amendments. After which the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
In the Senate, Mr.. Chandler from the
Committee on Commerce, reported the
Joint resolution to amend the ninth sec-
tion of bill for the protection of the lives
of passengers on steamboats,, so as to al
low steamboats, to carry friction matches
without storing them, as required by the
Act, in fre-proof safes; read three times
and passed Mr. Yates introduced bill
to provide for the publication of the
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States which was referred to the
Committee on Reconstruction. Mr.. Howe
offered resolution, which was adopted,
instructing the Committee on Public
LANDS to report upon the expediency of
printing the report of the Commissioners
of the Land Office for the year ending
June, 1866, in different foreign languages,
for distribution at the Paris exhibition
Mr.. Wade moved that tomorrow be set
apart for the consideration of bills to ad-
nit Nebraska and Colorado, but subse-
quently withdrew the motion and gave
notice that he would call up the bills to-
morrow. Mr. Sherman introduced reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for the names of national banks
that have not complied with the provis-
ions of the law requiring them to keep a
reserve fund on hand. The District suf-
frage bill was taken up. The question
was on Mr.. Dixon's amendment, to attach
qualification of reading and writing to
the name of the voter. Mr.. Cowan op-
posed the amendment. Mr.. Foster spoke
in favor of it,.
The debate was continued on the amend
ment of Mr.. Dixon, which was formally
voted down, by large majority. Mr..
Lane declared that the Southern States
never should be re-admitted until they
conferred negro suffrage; that the whole
matter was in the control of Congress,
representing the loyal States, and that
neither President or Cabinet had anything
to do with it, Mr.. Wilson said, as negro
suffrage was established, the Democratic
party, with that keen scent peculiar to it,
would court the negroes influence, while
others of the South would fatter them,
claiming relationship and that the same
blood did really roll in their veins, they
would bring affidavit to prove it, if neces-
sary. The Senate, thirty-two against
thirteen, passed bill comforting suffrage
in the District of Columbia on colored
persons, but excluding persons who, in
the Language of the bill, may have Volun-
tarily given aid and comfort to the rebels
in the late rebellion.
A bill for similar purpose, with unre-
stricted suffrage, passed the House last
session, and there is no doubt the measure
will become law, as two-thirds or more