The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-07-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. :,

sssSs,-- WAshiHGToN, Juiy Ia.
In the Senate, the House amendment allowing
negroes to serve as jurors was adopted. "A joint
resolution from the House, multiplying the DEGREES
Sof the Court OF Claims was severely denounced
by Trumbull. Sumner introduced BIZ; to strike
out the word white from the naturalization laws,
which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The veto was read. and the bill passed notwith-
standing-36 yeas TO nays-Bayard Buckalev,
Davis, Hendricks, johnson, Patterson, of5Tennes-
see, and the Chair announced that the bill was a
Law. The reconstruction appropriation bill was
passed over the veto. The Senate passed a reso.
luton to adjourn tomorrow, at 3 o'clock, to the
FIRST Monday in December-22 te 15--the latter
/ figure representing the impeachment element in
the Senate. Adjourned
In the House, the Assassination Committee was
allowed TO take evidence by subpens and adminis-
ter oaths. The Special Committee of Five. ap-
pointed to investigate the Paymaser's Department,
Eins,heir preamble to the resolution. alleges fraud
The veto; message was received. Itecovers three
columns, and argues eaborately the inconsisten.
cies, unconsiitutionality and tyranny of the Act
Immediately after the reading OF the message,
the impeachers: made. q strong ffort-Boutwell,
Butler and others characterizing the message as
defiant: Stevens said they were urging that mat
fter in vain; there are unseen agencies at work =
there are invisible powers work this country,
which win prevent impeachment. i repeat, any
cmps 70 impeach the President will be vain and
E~u ie: Mr.. Wilson, Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, denounced Stevens, with insinuations
asserting that no amount of political, pressure
should turn him aside from the discharge of his
duty according 70 law and fact. (Applausc from
the Democratic side Stevens, without replying;
demanded q vote. and the bill passcd-lOs to "a.
The veto of the reconstruction bill vas read.
and the billlpassed--1oo to %.
resolution was passed forbidding the Presi-
dent to remove district commanders, without the
consent of the Senate; uness;the General command;
ing the armies recommended it. Adjourned.
~ ;WAsHINaToN, July 20. Z
The excitement in the House is very great and
the impeachers taking advantage Of this in the
House. carried their point Of ordering the evidence
reported and printed but Mr.. Wilson, Chairman
Of the Judiciary Committee, who has strongly OPP
poscSt uoFeueut, IiuoI osoi tno iu"'sSi,
the Speakers hammer fell for adjournment thus
again defeating them.
In the Senate, there was an irregular discussion
regarding adjournment in which the President
was denounced as contumacious, and Mr.. Chandler
said there was a sort of hybrid concern in the Sen
ate called conservative republicanism. Mr. Foster
took the the further remarks of MIR. Chandler as
PERSONAL and eaid he had but thing TO say. and
that was1that what the Senator from Michigan says
is no. true. The Senate adopted the report Of the
Committee of Conference, and adjourned toihe 2ls'
Of November. -
An American BAsTIIR.-It would appear that
the last Confederate prisoner Of war has not ye'
been released. Lieutenant John C. Braine late c.
S. whose gallant exploits in the service of his
country certainly cannot have been SO soon forgot
ten. is languishing in the Kings county peniten.
tiary, New York, where be, has been prisone,
since3september, 1866. He was arrested in Sa:
vannah on the charge. of piracy and murder. in
connection withsthe capture Of the Chesapeake, in
violation of the amnesty granted by the President
in Mny, 1865. and has never, thissmoment, been
offered atrial. His case is; one of pecnliar hard
ship, and one that deserves the fullest sympathy
and aid of the Southern people, in whose behalf he
labored and fought SO valianty. x
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