Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-01-18
ooNoREssIoSxL suMmARY.


In the United States Senate, on Monday,
the amendment offered by Mr.. sumner TO
the bill relating TO appointment oil Pension
aeents-reQuiring all officers and agents OF /
the Government whose salaries OF fees ex- |
coed 81, 900 shall be appointed by the Presi.
dent, by and with the advice and consent oil
the Senate-was rejected. The bill regulat-
| ing the tenure OF civil Offices was taken up
During the discussion on the bill Senator
| Sherman said that OF the two thousand re-
moyals made by the President since last
summer not one hundred had yet been re-
ported 10 the Senate. The third section OF
the bill. which declares ''that the President
shall have power to fill all vacancies which
may happen during the recess of the Senate,
by reason OF death, resignation, expiration
of term of office, or other lawful cause, by
granting commissions which shall expire a.
the end of their next session thereafter,
was amended by striking out the words
: respiration of term of Office, or other cause.
The bill was discussed up to the hour OF Ad-
: journment
: In the House of Representatives Mr.. Shell
. labarger introduced bill declaring the Tor
D fixture of certain privileges OF CITIZENSHIP
for acts of Iehgllion against the United
States, and providing for the restoration o
- those privileges in certain cases. the reso
: luton offered on Monday week by Mr.. kelso
; of Missouri, declaring it the duty OF Con
. gress to lake immediate steps to secure TN
Z Impeachment of the Officer now eXercisin
~ the functions pertaining to the ONCE Of IN
l. President OF the United States Of America
and his removal from Office, upon his con
victions, in due form, OF the high crimes an
A high misdemeanors of which he 10 manifes
N. " and VIGOROUSLY guilty, and which rendf
of il unsafe longer to permit him 10 exercit
the powers lie has unlawfully assumed, WI
mi advocated by Mr. Loan, of Missouri, in
IF lengthy speech, in which he arraigned Il
Nv President ior acts OF his AdmlIistration, az
10 suggested that he was privy to the assas'
~, nation of President Lincoln. In answer
ras a demand that he should disclose some eN
hv dence on which he based that charge, d
es. Loan said Up proposed to pursue Inc matt
ors In bis own way, and that y %9oAlq Pc INV
10 tigated in q legal manner, The Joint re!
ey luton suspendlng the operation OF the "a
lie section OF the act of February "a, les
,gb which authorizes the payment OF loyal ON
The ers of colored volunteers, was passed.
,ept TUESDAY, January is, 1857
par The United States Senate, on Tuesdi
! or received petitions for a constitutional amer
heir ment abolishing all inequality in politi
yer, rights on account Of color or race; The c
ing, dentials of James B. Campbell, Uni
and States senator elect from South Carroll
ueh were presented and we're laid on the tal
oil Mr.. Howard called up his resolution
pear structing the Committee on Foreign ~
nee, tons to inquire and report the relations
who tween France and the Republic OF Mex
echi the present prospect of the withdrawal Of
rters French troops &c, The bill TO regulate
own tenure oil office was then taken up, and
uent bated. No final action was taken on
hem bill Adjourned.
so to The House OF Representatives instruC
rs to the Ways and Means Committee to inq
:. = into the e1pediency OF repeating the
III OF valorem tax on domestic cigars. MI W
folk, asked leave to offer a resolution lnstrnc
Will the Committee on Elections 10 ing
Rich whether the Constitution and laws were
us a o,..A IN the recent election in Maryland,
" of whether the Presii141@rnt, Of any person "
TO be his command lnterfered in the sa.- 'ieS'
emen but objection was made. The Distril
they Columbia Committee reported adver
inner upon tho memorial OF citizens Of for
and birth, asking for the same rights as negI
nave The Nebraska bill then came up, and a
nmit- cussion was participated in by many II
sneu' bers The bill passed. The bill for thu
their mission Of Colorado was also passed.
justly iourned,
WEDNESDAY,, January
In the United States Senate, on Wee
paid day. the Nebraska bill, as amended in
,ndea- House, was taken up, and vas conoI
invited in. The Committee on Foreign Rela
heavy Iepor.sI ~ cooes in,o this country m
ertise- to regulate the tenure of office was
erent taken up, o.. ~As eiseusse oooin III -
cradle Grafton of the bill was nOs
visi, journed.
d pru- stevens decentralization hill The tUo1 T.e
rouble tive Appropriation bill was then consi
'everal In Commute OF the Whole Several an
,us ments were made, and the bill was I,
WV ed, Adjourned.