Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-08-01
washington News.
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Washington News.
WASHINGTON, July "a.
T,;s has been an exciting dav in Congress.
The President hts signed the Joint Resolu-
tion for The. admission Of Tennessee into the
Up;on and has formally announced the fact
10 Congress under q strong protest. In his
MESSAGE which was read to the House about
one q. clock, he says that the preamble con
sis;s of Statemeu,s, some OF which are as
oumed. w:ie Tie resolution itself IS merely
declaration OF opinion. 1t comprises no
!. .,;sl ,t:on. nor does it confer any power
vhc,, is b;ud.ag r:,on the twn Houses, the
ry.cutiy. or the State. He further says that
the r;.hs of each HOase Jude: the Constltu-
ton to juige Of the qualifications OF its
own members is uadonhted, and h!sapprovsl
of the resolution could not iu the slightest
de.ree Increase or diminish the authority in
,b;s respect conferred on the two branches
of Congress-. But earnestly desiring to re-
move every cause of further delay, whether
real or imaginary, on the part OF Congress
10 the admission Of the loyal Senators and
R.oreseitsiives from Tennessee, not%i
standing the anomalous character OF the pro-
nerd;ngS, lie a!hXds his signature to the 'eso-
luti9n. Al the saus time, his approVal is
no; 10 be considered IS an acknowledgment
that Congress has the right to pass laws pre-
l;,ninarv to the admission of Representatives
from any OF the States nor is it to be con-
silered US committing him to oil the state
ments Of the preamble, some OF which are
w;.hout foun lation. Among other things he
s,atas that there is reason to believe that the
Tppo,sssa Legislature has not ratified the
l,to amendment passed By Congress. as al,
Iced in the preamble.
p.rts of the message were greeted with
der;siye laughter by the Radicals aud with
.nnlsuse by the Democrats.
I'M, motion of Thad.Stevens, the. Com.
,,;,tea al Reconstruction were discharged
;ron, the. further consideration Of the credeu-
tals Of the Tennessee members, which were
III n referred to the Committee on Elections.
Subsequently the Committee on Eiectious
reported iayorably on the credentials OF the
Tennessee members; and, on invitation to
come forward and be.sworD, MessrS. Maynard.
Tay!or and Stokes appeared and took tie
catn. rnis was followed by much spplaaSe,
and me newly admitted members received
the congratulations of the Speaker and Others.
l. !. .xpected that the other members from
Tennessee will be sworn in tomorrow.
The Senate has to-day adopted an amend
,oent TO the Miscellaneous Appropriation
Bin. increasing the salaries of members ol
Congress to SIS OG0 per year.
The Senate did not take any action on the
House resolution admitting Tennessee into
the Union.
WASHINGTON, JulY25.
T. G. Ross. the successor of Senator Lane,
was qualified as Senator from kansas. Fow-
Ter. OF Tennessee, was sworn in. The com
mttee have not reported on credentials oil
Patterson, from the same State.
The Senate agreed to adjourn Saturday.
The House subsequently concurred.
The President ha7ing signed the bill re-
yiyinr the grade of General of United States
army, nominated 1t. Gen. Grant for same;
also Vice Admiral Farragut as Admiral under
the recent law.
These nominations and that Of A. ". Ran
dall as Postmaster General, were confirmed.
HoUsg.-Or motion Of Stevens, the Ten
nessce members are to receive pay from the
commencement of the session. Cooper and
I.eftw:ch were sworn in.
The amerdatory National Currency bill
was postponed until next session.
Stevens presented series OF resolutions
professedly for the restoration of the Southern
States to the Union, which were laid over
until tomorrow.
An act was passed amendatory Of the act
of 1889, establishing judicial Courts. The
amendment provides that the act Of haJeaS.
corpus is not 10 apply TO the case Of any per-
son who is or may be held in custody OF the
military authorities of the United States
charged with any military offences or with
having aided or abettei rebellion against the
Government of the United States prior to
,,assage of this act.
A bill was reported to restore possession Of
lands confscatel by authority Of the Sta es
lately in rebellion. 1t makes it the duty Of
the President, or the commanding officer Of
the military forces within the particular State
or district, on complaint. of any person dis
possessed of property for adherence to the
Cuion, to restore TO HIN possession of the
same.
Trimble denounced the bill as giving au-
thority to military officers to decide the legal
question as to title Of real estate. His motion
TO lay the bill on the table was rejected, aud
the bill passed.
An incident occurred in the House to day
Which shows how thoroughly the demands Of
the blacks are appreciated. 1t consisted in
the passage of bill giving additional relief
to a part; who lad been ousted of his proper
by the Government during the war. aud he
petitioned for the additional sum CT money
which his property would have brought him
during the war, the present valne Of it when
sold, a. it had been, being far less tLan its
fictitious war value. There was some objec
i;oa to it; but when it was announced that
he was a respectable colored man, and the
Democrats dcr:s:vely called for tue passage
OF the bili OF that store. it weat through
with no difficulty whatever.
WAsHlNGros, July, July q.
Mr. Harlan, this afternoon, in a brief but
courteous note to the President, resigned the |!
office of Secretary of the Interior.
The Senate passed the bill for the admis
sion of Nebraska; also passed joint rcsolu.
ton 50 modifying the Test Oath as to permit
Senator Patterson, OF rennesseee, to take his
seat. This requires the concurrence of the
House. The House disagreed. The Senate
amendment to the civil appropriation bill of
one and halfmillions forrepairing the Missis
sippi leyecs, was also, by large majority,
voted down. A proposition to increase the
salaries Of members Of Congress from three
to FIVE thousand dollars was introduced. The
House Judiciary Committee made Ct report
to-day relative to toe alleged completely CT
JsH.rsan Davis in the assassination plot,