Smyrna times., 1867-07-10
The Meeting of Congress-

I'd 0'o was quorum present in each bodv H. a.
g oiu'o '"cre was 80 Senators present seven ,n.,
g, .'a" q"oFum and IN the House one hundred anI
Is twenty members answered TO their nan,os ~ anu
20 Isly -''"ee constitute quorum. Nearly all tbo
d eddlhg republicans were PROMPTLY on bonJ '' 'ie W
: 0'' "ut tIe democrats were there i'm bnt nd
~ Nu'"ocIs There were in the Senate of ,L,
Paly; only Messrs. Buckalew, of Penns,Iv,'
= oI tennessee; but in the House wer,
"u','oer OF The democratic leaders incInd;n NJ
~ fernando Wood, JAS Brooke Chas A L'I,7.i
f ID i"i' ' VI ILLINOIS, Mungen, of Ohio GIosb,enne,'
" ic"hsyFdnla, and others. When ,Jo ,d,;.:'
ration OF the oath to new members wos in n.%
- i sumo OF those from Rhode IsIan,b md
,"lheclcut had been sworn in and Ihaa u''u
neh'ucky were called objection was roado o'I "nh
c IN, 10 the admission of Hon. John II w!
~ ''I ulStflct, and the protest of HIM G.
ntIare Inc 'lic FORMER mcnbcr from the district 'nd
bavinr ,i1IoIP PtI0'"''u, charging hr. Young win
'''"g dlued the rebellion, Sc, A s;,n,I WIN
was made by Mr.. Logan Of Ulr; protest
"'"i'SS'on OF Hon. l.. 5. Trlnble and h., NJ '"e
p,' ~ ~ Iissoufl, against the ad,DIssi,n - =
,. o, Nhott' both Of kentu ky and nm H.. - 49,. -
Yonnn H. - was moved by MIR. Schcnck that NJ
o"hg be not sworn in and that Lis o,,, t"at ir'
"''h Tue protests, be referred IN tb c"'las'
,i, ''' out VT Logan went further and ~ "a ,
Kn,I u ''eueh'lals OF all those claiming scats C
t;ma DC 5" referred, the parties in the ,poam
adontcd ~ eAciuued' Finally, a resolution wns S
"F'cu referring all the credentials &. =, - was n
eActPt those OF George NJ Adam. * - e.',ucky' |
~ ~.. 'edIhst whom no charges were rroc'l US b
i}., ' Connecticut against Hon W., II j
of brih'r '%t state retaining his seat on acconn,
relr,aJ y ~ MS election was also presented smJ
CATION. oh eIecetIons for investi. :
nit. out'oh was adopted to raise ioipt oo,,, IL
yhnt 10 that OF the last Congress- 10 rno,
inn ,L legislation IS necessary on rrcons,rm" j.
rcnrrsI I; ano'heF providing that propostions a. K,
ia. 'eg egIsHtlon be laid on the tabie All w S '"i
Co oi The military commanders in Tho e. 81 Uiuer',
,,. - correspondence with Mr.. CamuhcI NJ Sc
'I' u ,hc&I co were also called for WIN al
oo o,a,, nItc soon launched upon the recons,rro -
tinnr ,.ae ne proposed reference of some NO
~ 'Io.o Pfes' ntcd by Mr. Sumner from n,r,,"n ' pc
erhed IN the rebellion asking 70 L con ~
,rs -, u'S'olil'ics, was opposed by lead,ng So
nor s '"uhu mat 1t was not expedient Ia cn,,
ID oa ,t business at this time and ,hev ,ro SPt
r M ,J 'Nois. resolution was adopted c.Il,n,,
= q" "'Gcrs, Instructions opiuions e. ','"g ma
'he duties of the military co,, - - Ie"tVe ext
'uth' ahd several others suI,,i,,J L III the Mi
,ari;g l"'ornati"n reatve to Mexic,p ar
, t; u" cSs th ~ tOur bills ere InIrodnc,d ~ Tor
I,nnnJ r. ~ teconslruc ion. by Me,srs. Wis., hcS
linus linus rr0lnghuyscn, and Drake ali ;,I' "' con
hg The civil offices or autb,r a'' I''''cf va
, '' 70 40 50, giving further power ns ,n 80; 8
Ere1 pacing more absolute Limitations ~ 'hdE
c.-aI MI sumner also brought f,r,yrd al u
general negro suffruge hill for Tho ~ - oi"hro the
o"ueu $" as to impose fine and innr;son". ry' VAN
lsng TO count such vote &C. rnpp sonllehl tor This
RnN
''Iol' however is 10 enter.ain I 0'i' 't ulS- mum
- '"ess IN the Senate. Having an,o;n,a =
,m,,I 20 wa't upon the President both hon. restr
ned until FRIDAY noon 00'" houses in III
IT. Anthony offered a resolution :; .lc ges a
~, "iiicn mad previously been adopted in ca'' SHY
'It tne business Of the session sbouId H. - D.
"J " removal Of the distractions to tho 80 tury
,o NeconStTuctlon acts. stnbborp o,u tic ar
- - ~ 'ilS was led by Mr. Sumner who tool H. b.
md that the Senate could nlt tooh the Cutie
'r such limitation Ue yp Us uuty the st
- VINO desired Legislation on the Indian dGy T.
es. The debate was fpalIv .l Anuldn dith- peculi
~ upo" me binding nature of a caucus 80 ntted
Question settled by the od,D,, r oauous' ana than
'ote OF 23 10 8. As Mr. ConkI;n, o" ''o" per ce
ilJof''y That passed the resolution has Ibe r 8.
rescInd 1t should the public in,oas, o pow ing er
action. f'0 i"'eIests demand and m
arv nu'o Cna Monday, Mr.. Trumbull from tho Doys'
,ion reported buck several recon udlly d
non non bills. and with them po .1 a. recon- those
10y commanders paramount 10 ,b :SS j.
rtes IN the South giving tbo " t"c cVil do sell
~ a"u appointment, subject Ia the - =, me f1'r
cheral llnChef of the Army and SPploFal OF retnn.
; OF The registration boards and a. "'',g the H. .
oi voters. This bill was ra.d 0 W oiinca- TO he e.
rdered to be printed On no,;on &C eCUnu ~. lime H.
= he Secretaries Of War and Tho T, vi lieh- with
on Tor information in reoa,d iior were able III
: :, -ri' summers resolution asking ;,c, Iuhding
IN NJ; curry OF State in regard TO recon, ~" IN
IN Mexico, was adOpted ~ recent reported
.ided br - M cdhe up, and the Sen
',Ieu, Oy vote of u against 5, that IL oo,Ii
~ooPIeu under the resolution of Fr;da,. .Tulo i".
: 70 the business of the session '1%y last
nc house, Mr.. Ashly, of Obin ;r,.ol,
ito Ell, amendment making ability 10 re,S
nc n English qualification Of vo,n,S 70 read
;D Representatives in Congress ncco.dPP aPPor- COMO
ION excluding from office rebos nn 10 OONO
S,o' oatn 10 support the Constitution S 30 ,au ,I
9'Stcs. etc. Various other b;IIs o o' the Ep.D,
N, ,ol reierred On motion of Mr.. Bank ,",Io ,hc
~ - was was requested TO furnish informa,' ule
.o.. .ne capture and execution of IN 1HhOA
NO. anu n reported shooting of S,n,a n"'
"es, from the Election Con;.'~ Una anna Which
: ng 'he case of each of the Kcnucl' enn, eiiec
o. ~ ava stating that dslovaItv m'ucky remnants
mo- no ho' ~ MS constituency sbo4ld n sIe IT, ~ ~
10 be n,n, Inc report was tabled on added ta a
:" , % De printed On motion of Mr. D'o % anu Dim W wa q
- ISL tequested TO furnish in(orma, ie w of So.ano ~
| ~ |polcauon - OF the prOceedincs of ~ mH ~ | An Intt"
s, DDohSIuer The RecOnstrucl,or ,c,s n CbIrntg,
bntler, it was resoIvaJ ~ Satsans,, n
te the Cacis coa heinoers be appointed 10 ers, +. H.
snt LincoIn H. WIN the assassination dSeas es
smonn @ 'ne ' committee being authorized that no rel
au uirected TO report a bill of am rlla its po
'Tha LUIS VINO should volunteer as m other drug
oGIoAlnit'ee was then appointed with sense a ton
a. aS - Chalrman Mr. Stevens from The r. applicable
y" 1omnit'ee then reported a suppIemen rritab bic
DILL defining the powers Of mil class unaya
E etc' h authorizes the deposton
H "hu Settlng aside of State laws ~