New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
CREDENTIALS OF A NORTH CAROLINA MEMBER
M. Snc n Ep rnan,,inl Tho .crnlnni inls of 4

CREDENTIALS OF A NORTH CAROLINA MEMBER
The SPEAKER presented the credentials of Alex
ander H. Jones Representative rom the With Congress
onnl District Of North Carolina Referred to the Committee
COMMITTEE VACANCY PILED
The SPEAKER announced the appointment Of Mr. TAYLOR
liep Tenn on hc Special Committee on the Orleans
COMMITTEE OS CLAIMS.
On motion Of Mr. DELANO rep, Ohiol the Committee On
Claims empowered 20 send for persons and papers when
ever IL necessary TO do 30 In lis Investigations
Tie SPEAKER proceeded to call the Committees for re-
ports.
Mr. Wilson REP ioTa from II 9e r., 9gs@ ~ TS s mUnsc
Representatives in preparing for the organization OF the
The section provides that before the meeting Of
Of the preceding House of Representatives shall make
roll of the Representatives elected and place thereon the names
of all persons claiming Representatives. elect from
States that represented in the next preceding Congress
and Of such only and whose credentials show that they
were regularly elected in accordance with ihe law Of their
States respectively with the laws Of the United States The
Of Clerk Of his absence inability to discharge his duties
they shall dcro,e the Sefgeantht Arms ANA IN IKE as1
his inability shall deyolye the Door Keeper The thd
section makes violation Of this law felony punishable by
Imprisonment not lees than year moro than tive years
Mr WILSON explained aud advocated tho bill aud moved
Mr FINCK dem Ohio represented the importance OF the
bill and suggested that Il should be postponed and prind
The seconded the previous question and passed The
bill by lg3 TO 81.
THE SOUTHERN STATES AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
AIr. WILSON Qtep, Iowa. from the same Committee re
ported bill to prevent the reception and counting oil Illegal
The preamble and resolution reces that the Rebellion when
was waged by portion OF the United States against the proper
authorities Of the Government thereof the most yrueht a"u
revolving FORM but whose organized and allied forces had now
been overcome did in its revolutionary progress deprive the
people several portions Of the United States heretofore
represented In Congress the States OF Virginia North
Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mi'si'
pp Arkansas Louisiana and Texas Of nl eiv government
and so disturbed their political relations with the Union as 10
deprive them Of the right to appear IN the Congress OF o
United States in the positions Of Senators and Representatives,
that they can be restored to their former political relations IN
the Union only the consent OF the law making power OF the
United States that would be improper for communities thus
deprived civil government and whose political relations 10
the Government of the United too DISTURBED TOT par
tcpaton in the election OF President and VcePesdeht oil Inc
United States 1t therefore enaet that until the la" making
power the United States shall have declared The several por
tos OF the United States represented IN Congress as
the States OF Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana and Texas
restored their political relations the Union they shall not
be entitled representation in the electoral college Tor the
choice of President and President Of the United Stss
and that electoral shah be received OF counted from
them except each may hereafter declared restored 70 US
political relations in the Union and entitled To representation
In Congress -.
Mr. FINCK Dem, Ohio asked ar Wilson whether his bill
MAS printed
Nj WILSON replied In the negative
M FINCB suggested that oerinEy matter 81 great
iupoiance aud tat should not be passed without as
rs WILSON said he NouJ rroe,eJ @pain Ibe hn aud