Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-12-11


clared newspaper correspondents were in the
interest of the rebels, and made garbled
statements.
Mr.. Dixon claimed reconstruction had been
strongly condemned by the recent elections.
Senator Wilson introduced the following
Bill, on the 4th:
BE it enacted, That so much of the several
acts relating to reconstruction as require a
majority of the registered voters to determine
| any alcction sor the ratification of constitu-
tions formed by conventions elected under the
present provisions OF said acts, is hereby re-
pealed, and at any election which has been or
| may hereafter be held for conventions or rati.
Gcation- of constitutions framed. thereby.
| majority of the votes cast at such election
shall determine the RESULT! < ,.fGysafa
In the Senate, on the 5th, a resolution 10
print the usual numhersef-co COPIES Of the Mes
sage was adopted
A bill striking white from the laws andor-
Edinaucesd the District, was. discnssed. J Dn-
ring the discussion, Norton, of Indiana, said
the feeling against rebellion, its 'aiders and
abettors, was strong as ever, and in ten years
you'd be stronger: The bill passed.30 to18.
It is Summers bill of last session, and abol-
lshes every distinction. w
johnson, Of Maryland, and Hendricks, OF
Indiana, were tainted IS extremists, whose
votes had repudiated their doctrines. Il 9;
Inahe House, ;Mhl Painrs introduced "a bill
for the more e6ectual government ofthe rebel
States, which was referred to the J Judiciary
Committee, :.a
Several fnaneial, bills, were referred,
Mr.: Ashley5of Ohio; Sintfoddcsd q 4bal to
facilitate the RESTORATION of the rebel States.
The impeachment case was resumed. The
Speaker announced that expressions of ap.
plause or otherwise wo1ld lead 10 ahe clearing
Of the galleries. aud like demonstrations on
the: part of members would. lead them to the
bar, of the House. . Boutwell,, who had the
opening was allowed unlimited time. Early
in his speech he argued against Suspension
pending final diclsipns Before Boutwell, con-
cluded, TIE House adjourned. - W - F"
lS5The bill repeating the cotton tax vas re-
sumed. An amendment reducing the tax to
one cent per pound was lost.
The amedd1nep t thatthe CourtDof Claims
shall have no jurisdiction over claims feroot.
ton tax, either collected or to be collected,
and the bill as it came from the committee
was passed without. nmeadme ut-nays, 20.
The bin simply abolishes the tax, commenc-
log with next. years crop, but continues It on
the present crop.
~ WAsHHGroN, December 6.
SENIrEAThe resolution of the Louisiana
Constitutional Convention, asking q repeA;of
| the cotton tax was presented and referred.
| Also several financial billse1S 4.--
TIKI zrLophs,rfayf a
the Presidents Message in its alusion to the
questioned reconstruction was derogatory to
the dignity Of Congress, was assigned for dis.
cuasion at one o'clock on Monday. 4. ss.s.,
After, short executive session the Senate
adjourned until Monday next. 80
| HoUsE-1ncffectual efforts were made 10
tegislate on the currency and tax questions.
Mr. Boutwell, resumed his argument on TIE
impeachment question, and was followed by
Mr. Wilson; when a motion to table the
whole matter was made.
a demand for the previous question was
seconded, but was STAYED off by 2 vote of G2
to l0S. The 6S members continued filibus.
teripg during. the progress of calls for the
House, which lasted for two hours and half,
when the House adjourned until to morrow.
The vote yesterday in the Senate striking
the word "white" froz the district laws and
ordinances, vas strictly Of a party character,
indicating that the late elections have had no
effect OF senatorial radicafsm. ."
The proceedings in the House to-day indi-
cate that there arc 55 members for i.npcach-
ment, and ITO against On the Republican
side Of the. House there is so majority op-
posed to impeachment. -.
WASHINGTON, December THE Senate
was not;;in session. ~
HoUsE-After .unimportant business, the
impeachment case was resumed with flibus.
.ering, led by Logan, and fnally Wilson with.
drew the motion to table. A vote was taken
on the majority resolution, ordering impeach.
ment which was lost by vote Of fity-seyen
to one hundred and eight Absenttwenty.one.
A motion to reconsider and lay the motion to
reconsider on the table prevailed, and thus
impeachment ends.
The House went into Committee on the
message. . 90
Pending debate the Reconstruction Com.
mittce, to which Stevens requested several
points of the message to be referred was de.
| nounced as al obstruction to reconstruction.
Stevens struggles against The turning tide to
excite admiration and pity. No one heeds
the vindictve utterances of the worn out
leader.
Without further business the House ad.
journed.
The repeal Of the cotton tax is before the
Senate Finance Committee, where it meets
opposition. -. So -
General Sherman has arrived and visited
the President and Grant. BE remains here
'3's' l'Ous. Aa-s..LM n,tTS
A CANDID M1SD.-There is nothing that