Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-12-15
From Washington.

From Washington.
The Radicals arc shaping their policy for
future action The following is all that wo
can make room for this week:
WAs,lISuroN, December 6--Thc caucus
Of the Republican members of the House,
held ut the Capitol this evening, was unusual.
ly large nearly one hundred members being
present. The following measures, reported
from the Select Committee, were agreed upon:
L. 10 pass a Bill regulating the organizs-
ton Of the House, declaring that the Clerk
shall place no name Oh the roll from States
not represented in the preceding Congress, un-
less declared entitled to representation, aud
providing that no electoral vot" shall be coun-
ted from any State not represented ut tho
| time in Congress.
2. To pass Bin rcmrdying the defect in
the law which may prevent ANY State trom
canvassing the votes for Electors of President
and Vice. President.
| 5. TO pass II law changing,the time Of the
meeting of Congress, with yiewsto asscm-
bling on the 4th of March.
4. 10 raise Special Committee for the
rigid investigation Of the New Orleans riot,
the number Of lives destroyed, the property
surncd ami to what extent the Government
officials were Implicated therein; the Commit
tco to have power to send for persons aud pa
pcrs, to be accompanied by tho Scrgcant-at-
Arms and to report appropriate Legislation.
/ s. TO order Select Committee to invcsi-
gate the proceedings under the laws for tho
collection of direct taxes in rebel States, and
the seizure and sale Of abandoned and conlis-
Gated lands and other property.
g. The Committee on Pensions to inquire
whether any pensioners struck from the peu-
sion rolls in the disoynl States, have been re-
stored in violation Of law.
Z \ Special Committee to investigate the
facts connected with the release of the mnr-
lcrers OF the Union soldiers in South Caroli-
IN, recently set at liberty by the Delaware
Ju,lac.
, \ resolution passed unanimously that the
members of the caucus bind themselves to
sustain these propositions Is party measures.
Ashley, of Ohio, sa,i he noticed present u
gentlemen who had drawn the address of tho
Philadelphia Convention, and asked if ho was
Il member Of the Union party and had any
: right there.
a Chairman Morrill,, Of Vermont replied,
r amid lnuyhtcr,
"Whilc the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilcst sinner may return"
Raymond, on being asked whether he did
: not participate in the Philadelphia Conyen.
9 ton replied that he had, but not in any spir.
: it Of hostility to the Union party; that he en-
tered the Convention to strengthen that party
thinking it should be more conservative thau
it was but when he found it likely to lead tc
tho defeat of the Union party, he abandoned
Su1SS, Ess aS fps s a9g RSs' t. FL ssn as,
sald he approved the measures renorted h.re
. this evening
Scnticld moved that the gentleman be nj.
= lowed to remain in the caucus or not. At hs
: option, and judge for himself whether he w., q
member of the Union party or not.
Laurence, of Ohio, asked Raymond whcth.
or nc adhered to the doctrine of the Philadcl-
ph'a address, and particularly to the clause
> tiat rcbcl States could not ratly the consttu-
tlonal amendment without dishonor.
t raymond WAS understood to DENY there Uoa
G any S"ch clause IN it. He adhered to that nd
afcss according to his own construction of il.
u"' not according to the construction some
times put Oh it by others.
stevens could not see how RAYMOND conIs
pretend to connection with the Iyn;n, mr.,
after his membership in the philadelnh;, Tonr,
Ventlon, and his authorship of the atldre..
put forth by that body.
: Darling and Hale, Of New York and Ca
hc'd' OF Ohio, favored Raymonds remain;n,,
III tne caucus, and Morris, of Ohio, and Cook'
OF Illinois, were against it. "'
Raymond made further explanations with
regard to the Philadelphia address, when th'.
caucus adopted Scofelds resolution by sixty
SIX against twenty-five.
The Republican Caucus.
we take the following report from the
New York Herald. of Monday:
AN adjourned caucus of the radical mem
oc1s OF the louise of Representatives WINS