The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-02-13
Congressional.

the appointment Of persons rejected by tho
Senate. Ordered to be printed and laid on
the table
A petition was received from Adams Elk
press Company asking for reissue of the
legal-tenders burned in their hands.
The letter that led to the Motley cores
pondence was demanded. 4lf IN II
The bankrupt bill was resumed, and the
$4,000 homestead exemption was rejected,
after elaborate discussion.
The death of Hon. Phillip johnson, of
Pennsylvania, was announced. and after the
usual ceremonies the Senate adjourned.
House-The tenure-of-ofiice bill was taken
up, and the amendment to include Cabinet
officers was adopted, SO to GA, and the bill
passed--111 to SO.
The bill paving the Kentucky militia call
ed to protect Cumberland Gap was passed.
The House adjourned out OF respect to the
memory of Hon. Phillip Johnson. a.,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.
Senate.-The Military committee was dis
charged from the further consideration of
the military and postal road hence to New
York.
The House resolution paying the Kentcky
militia was concurred in, and goes to the
President.
The Secretary of War was called on for
the correspondence of Burnside's commission
paying loyal Tennesseans.
The judiciary committee reported bill
that the act autho rizing the payment for
stores taken by quartermasters shall not be
construed to include claims originating in
States declared to be instruction, by the
81 T,,l, 1,%
loyal citizens of West Virginia and Tennes-
see.
Mr. Williams introduced bill placing
the Southern States under the military Off
GERS of the regular army, not under the rank
of Brigadier General, who shall maintain or
der and establish military tribunals. The
United States Courts may issue habeas COR
pus when the petition is endorsed by q COM
missioned officer that the petitioner is, in his
opinion, wrongfully held. Sentences affect
ing life shall not be enforced until approved
| by the General commanding the District
Referred to the Reconstruction committee.
House-A bill forbidding Secretary Nc
Cullough, to sell gold was referred to the
Banking and Currency committee.
| Mr.. Maynard introduced q bill for the re-
lief of loyal citizens in the States lately in
rebellion. Referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
| A joint resolution to establish Civil Gov
eminent in and providing for the resump-
ton of the former relations of the unrepresen-
| ted States, was referred to the Reconstruct
ion committee.
Mr.. Ashley stated that the bill was drawn
up by the Southern republican association.
| Mr. J. NJ Ashley introduced bill guar
anteeing a republican government to the
lately rebellious States. Referred to the Re-
construction committee.
Mr.. Ashley stated that the bill was drawn
up by the Southern republican association.
Mr.. Kelso's impeachment resolution re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
A resolution instructing the naval commit
tee to enquire into the expetliency of remov-
ing the naval school from Annapolis where
pupils are exposed to disloyal influences, to
loyal State, was passed by a vote of los
to 30.
In the Senate on the 9Th inst, afternoon
session, Mr.. Dixon introduced plan of re-
construction, substantially the same as the
one recently gotten up by the Governors Of
the rebel States, and published in the Stand
ard
In the House Mr.. Stevens from the Join
Committee on Reconstruction, reported
bill to provide for the more efficient govern
ment of the insuTectionary States. Thi
bill is published in full elsewhere in our pa
per to-day.l
Mr.. Stevens intimated that he though
he would ask for vote on it tomorrow.
On the morning of the 18th INST, the Hous
proceeded to the consideration of the bill
reported yesterday by Mr.. Stevens, to recon
struct the South.
Mr.. Finck (Ohio) asked Mr.. Stevens if h
, | proposed to press a vote to-day.
Mr.. Stevens, replied that he had come t.
no definite determination, but he though
as early vote as possible should be taken.
Mr.. Finck said this was one of the mos
, | important measures ever presented to al
, American Congress, and he suggested o post
, ponement until Monday next.
Mr.. Stevens suggested that the session wa
! near its close, and the bill should be speed
, ! ly acted upon.
Mr.. Wilson Qowa) acknowledged the i'm
. portance of tine BILL and suggested that tc
; day and tonight be devoted to debate, an
vote be taken tomorrow.
Mr.. LIE Blond said it would be impossibl
for the Democrats to intelligently debate til
f question now.
RI. RAYMOND suggested that debate b
limited to twenty minutes and vote take
at time to be fixed, and he asked conser
to make such motion, but objection wa
| made.
> After some further discussion,
Mr.. Mayna,d (Tenn9 submitted motion
,, which was agreed to, to have night sessio
tonight for discussion.
Mr.. Stevens, at subsequent stage, prt
, ceeded to speak upon the reconstructio
: measure. and gave notice that he would
, o'clock tomorrow demand vote upo
i the bill. The bill was intended to give go
ernments to eleven States that had now
governments. He could not subscribe
!, the arguments of some that the late reb
States had no governments. They had pc
a feet governments under foreign power ant
:. after they had been conquered it was the d'
: ty and province of the conqueror, to pr
= scribe governments for them. The Exec
tive, he maintained, had no authority to s.
up governments, and Congress should rep
. diate such as had been set up. For two yea
the States South have been in a state of 81
archy, and the loyal people, black and whit
have been subjected to the most rigoro,
persecution and horrible murders, and viii
a asking mercy for rebels, Congress has be:
"a dead to the dying groans of the loyalists.
), Another effort must be made to prote
n these loyalists, and therefore this bill was p
:, forth, and if Congress fails to pass the hi
/ it will be responsible to thecivilized wOr
al for the grossest dereliction of duty.
re Mr.. Stevens then explained the provisio