The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-03


Senate.
wAsHIreroN, July 9.-The Senate met at noon.
nasinst the resolution calling Congress together,
asserting that az ar ss u pa0Vues TOR an adlourn
su tbere was ouorum present but he did not
wish the resolution 10 be taken as precedent for the
fhe roll was called and thirty-fOur members
TSe ssoretar, was requested to inform the Hoae
he Clerk Of the House informed the Senate that
M. Sumner offered two petitions; ,-,-.,..,,.
Mr. Fessenden (Me) objected 70 tne lnlrooucuon OF
ne subject FOR which it was well known Congress met
AMER debate the petitions were ordered to lie upon
%t' Wilson tMass.9 offered bill in addition to the
Seyssa of two seotions-Frs vacates all civil
Oces in the southern States Tithin thirty days and
present ncumbents, or make new appointments or
0second. Authorizes the Board Of Registration TO
refuse TO register persons applying whom they may
reouifements Of the law and to strike from the roll
within twenty days persons registered and afterwards
Ordered TO lie on the table LEI, and a. be printed
the same. with slight amendments. as that offered
Messrs Drake and Edmunds offered bills on Re-
construction, which were ordered TO lie on the table
sn Snt Without waiting to hear il report the senate
a ojourned until July 5.
House OF Representative.
More than the usual huObub and exci eme Mt attend
ing the opening day OF session marked reassem-
bling of the House after three months recess The
members for an hour before noon were gathered in
me Hall in pleasant, noisy. and oemonstrative
AS the hour of noon approached, and the Hall be-
came filled with members, they INDUCED in jokes
about the than usual large attendance of mem
bei 8, an the disappointment of such as expected
there would be no quorum The galleries were not
than one-half filled, probably owing to the
tTeme heat, the thermometer indicating "a degreesb
At precisely the Speaker called the House to
the House Of Representatives now resumed Its
He then directed the Clerk to read the concurrent
resolution of the 29th OF March last for recess
Mr.. Mcpherson read the resolution;
The Speaker then directed the Clerk to call the roll
of NJ embers, to ascertain whether q quorum was In
attendance. While it was being called message
from the Senate stated that quorum OF that body
was In attendance.
and directed the Clerk 10 notify the
that quorum was present
The proceedings were opened with prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Boynton, the Chaplain.
The first thing in order being the swearing In of new
members, the members from Kentucky presented
themselves
Mr.. schenck (Ohio) rising to question OF privilege
objected to the oath being administered to j. D. Young
and presented protest from samuel Mckee. formerly
member OF the House, taking the ground generally
of the disloyalty OF Young: and also protest from
citizens of the Fourth Congressional District the
same effect. He asked that the papers be read and
referred, and that ]. D. Young be not now sworn
member
Mr. Logan offered an amendment providing for the
reference OF all the credentials OF the Kentucky
their loyalty, and that of the members be
allowed to take the oath of Office pending the inquiry
Here o message was received from the Senate an
nouncing the appointment OF Joint committee 10
wait the President.
Such committee was ordered the part of the
House.