The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-12-13
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.
In the Senate, Mr.. Sumner gave notice
that he will on tomorrow, introduce reso-
lutions declaring the power of Congress
on the subject Of reconstruction and the
right to exclude the late rebellious States
from Congress, and from voting on the
constitutional amendment
Mr. Chandler moved, but the Senate re-
fused, to take up the House bill to amend
the Act of 1862. so as to take away the
power of the President to grant amnesty.
In the House, Mr.. Wentworth introduced
resolution, which was adopted, insisting
on the adoption of the constitutional
amendment, before the House will con-
slider the propriety of giving the Southern
States representation.
Representative Bingham personally de-
nies the truth of telegram, circulating
through the press, that he was engaged
in preparing articles of impeachment
against the President, on the ground of
complication in the assassination OF Lin
coin. He says he never had such de-
sign. nor has he ever SO intimated.
In the House, to-day, Stevens offered a
resolution for the appointment OF Com
mittee of Five, to repor6 to the House at
next session the past and present rela-
tions existing between the Federal Gov
ernment and railroads in the States lately
in rebellion, the amount of money ex-
pended by the United States in construct
ing, repairing, equipping and managing
such roads, the amount now due by each
of them to the Government, &C.; also, as
to the proper course to be taken by the
Government in relation to said railroads
A resolution was adopted, directing an
inquiry as to the expediency of repeating
the cotton tax Mr.. Broomall, of Penn
svlvania, offered resolution, which was
adopted, by LOT to 81, instructing the
Committee on Territories to inquire into
the propriety of extending Territorial Or
qaniization over the States recently in re-
bellion. The Judiciary Committee have
reported against repeating 80 much Of the
confiscation Act as prohibits the forfeiture
of the real estate of the delinquents be-
yond the term of their natural lives. They
say. that to forfeit altogether the property
of those engaged in the late rebellion,
would be the enactment of an er post Jfacto
law within the meaning of the constitu-
tional interdict, by annexing to a crime
already committed new and additional
punishment.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.
The Senate adopted the list of Standing
Committees agreed upon by tho Ropub-
lican Senators in the caucus today
Sumner remains as Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs Wilson, Com
mittee on Military Affairs; Grimes, Com
mittee on Naval Affairs; Wade, Commit
tee on Territories. ,fhe three friends Of
the President-Doolittle, Dixon and
Cowan-have been deprived of the Chair
manship of the Committees respectively
of Indian Affairs, Post Office and Patents.
No committees arc now headed by friends
of the Administration.
In the Senate, Mr.. Wade introduced a
bill for the admission of Nebraska into
the Union, which was ordered to lie upon
the table for the present. Mr.. Williams
offered a resolution, instructing the Com
mittee on Retrenchment to inquire 20
what extent the President has right to
restore confscated property under the
laws of the United States, if such laws ex-
list, and to what extentit can be executed
&C., which was adopted. MIR. Trumbull
moved the reference of the bill to repeal
the Presidents amnesty powor to the
Committee on the Judiciary. This gave
rise to debate, at the conclusion Of which
the bill was referred. Mr. Sumner offered
the resolutions on reconstruction of which
he gave notice yesterday. They assert
the right of Congress over the subject Of
reconstruction, and deny the right of the
lately rebellious States to pass upon the
constitutional amendments. Read and
ordered to be printed.
In the Senate, Mr.. Williams introduced
a resolution, directing the Joint Commit
tee on Retrenchments to inquire into the
power of the President to restore confls
Gated property, and if such power exists
under what laws, and also the right OF ths
Secretary of the Treasury 10 restore LANDS
without payment of taxes and costs IN
Cured under authority OF the Unltef
States laws. Adopted.
Mr.. Sumner offered series OF resolu
tions, declaring the principles OF recon
struction, the jurisdiction of Congress owe
j the whole subject, the illegality Of exist