Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-07-10
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Congressional and Washington News.

Wilson's provides that all offices held under
of the Re lel States Government be
declared vacant thirty days after the passage
OF the act Commanding Generals may then
fill them by continuance of those in Office or
appointing Others, or may order elections.
Boards of Registration shall have power to
reject registration to those suspected of wish
ing to evade the requirements, examine aopli.
cants, take testimony and within twenty days
after es completion of'registration, may erase
names wrongfully registered.
Frelinghuysen's authorizes Coinrgandsfs 10
suspend or remove State Offices, gil vacancies
and. yalidatess acts done heretofare,in. .accor.
dance with the aboge- -. xs
Edn,unals IS similar, except Ehat District
COMMANDERS acts re.sqbject to,the approval
of the General of the armies. :
brakes consists of twelve sections.
Sumnerintrodueed some eehasacterishcbills:
and, after appointing committee 10 wait on
the President, the Senateadiourned to Friday.
HoUsE-One hundred and twenty answered
TO their names. The Speaker announced the
first business to be to.swearin new members.
The Kentucky delegation approached the
Speakers stand, when Schenck rosetoa point
of order He had in. his possession protest
from Samuel Mckee against John Young
Brown being admitted, and afidaYits that he
had assisted the rebellion,
Etheridge said he made a similar: protest
against Stokes; when The Speaker decided
the, proceedings could not be interrapted.
Etheridge hoped some ruling you'd prevail
now. J,...s. ..4 81 .ss.. :, ,,,,...
The Speaker said the gentleman must have
misunderstood him The Clerk proceeded to
read the protest and afidavits. n ~
Logan presented simifas protest against
Benjamin presented one against Knott.
Mfr. Logan offered the following: =
Whereas, There is good reason to believe
that IN hee'ec6on recently held IN the State
of Kentucky to the 4Dth Congress, the legal
and loyal voters in several districts of said
State have been overawed and prevented from
a true expression of their will and choice at
the polls by,hose who hayesympathized with
or actually participated in the late rebellion,
and that such elections were carried BY the
votes OF such disloyal and returned rebels;
and, whereas. it, is alleged that several of the
representatives elect from that STATE are dis
loyal: Therefore
Resolced, That the credentials of all the.
members elect from the State of Kentucky
shah be referred. torthe Committee on Elec-
items, to report at as early aday .as practica--
Die, and that pending the report Of said Com.
mittee, none Of said members shall be allowed
to take the oath of Office and admitted to
sests as such. n e.. - = -
After long dobate, and excepting Adams
of the Seventh District from the action of the
resolution, it wa; passed, thus killing eight
Democratic votes. A Committee Of nine was
appointed To- cpnsiderwhst further legislation
is necessary on Reconstruction. House ad-
journed to Friday. a.isSs.G
WASHINGTON, July S.
resolution was submitted pro-
posing to restrict the legislation of this ses-
sion to the perfection of the Recohstrnetica
Bills. During the debate upon i, it trans
pired that in caucus thirteen Senators had
voted for universal suffrage. 1t. was finally
passed by vote of 10 ayes TO 9suays-the
Senators voting in the negative, viz:
Messrs. Backalew, Drake, Fowler, Howe,
Ross, Sumner, Thayer, Upton and Wadess
Wilsol, stated, in the course Of the debate,
that Secl'etary Stanton wanted noslegislation
IN regard to the judiciary, but needed money
to.suppo:t Reconstruction.
The Senate has adjourned until Monday.
HoUsE-The Speaker presented Memori-
A 4 dams rrntncf,n0 onoircf
the admission Of Beck, from Kentucky, which
was referred to the Committee. on Privileges
ard Elections.
Mr.. Paine moved to suspend the rules in
order that lie might introduce Q Joint resolu-
lion of thanks to Major General Philip 81.
Sheridan, for the able and faithful discharge
Of his duty as Military Commander of the
District compo by the States of Louisiana
and Texas. The motion was carried by
vote of LILO to ls, and the resolution was
passed. Ae'as, :.ea=.s
Additional papers in reference to the Ken.
tucky election, and protest from the men,
bers whose seats ore not contested, we're re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections.
Joint resolutions Of thanka to Generals
Sickes, Pope and SehoGeld were adopted.
Gen. Schenck offered resolution of thanks
to Petroleum V. Nashly and Attorney Gene
raj Stanberry for their maintenance of the
Presidents policy. but pending aths>question
of its. reception. the House adjourned until
Monday. ,..i.sY. (. .r.r
1t will require two-thirds vote TO suspend
the rule adopted by the House Wednesday
evening confning the Legislation of'the ses-
sian to the perfection and strengthening ofthe
Military Reconstruction Acts. Pending, the
adoption Of this ,ule sundry motions of ad-
ournment which originated With the, Extre-
nists failed. - 1s ~ :. f.sa y
The Speaker has announced the following
Committee on Reconstruction, as provided in
the resolution of Wednesday last: ,Messrs.
Stevens, Boutwell,, Bingham, FarnsIorth,
Hurlbut, of New York, Bearman, Payne, Pike
md Brooks. ~
Judge Wayne, of tt Supreme Court, is
lead. He was born in Savannah in 1870,
ind was appointed 10 the Bench in 1885.
The prosecution in the Surratt case has
closed its testimony. .sat77sia -
Brooks is the only Democrat on thesRecon.
;truction Comml:ee. 49,.
The new Brazilian Minister, Commander
Don Domingos Jose Gonzales de Mayal Saes,
vas pres .nted to the Presidentto-day, and
expressed his ispleasure at the friendliness ex-
sting between the two Governments.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Upton argued
n favor of the Government offering. a reward
or Indian scalps.
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eEe Msjor-Geu. Rawlns, Gen. Grants Chief
f Staff has been lecturing in Galena, the home