The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-05
Congressional.

WASHINGTON December An the Senate the
ratification of the 14th article OF the Constitution
was presented.
memorial from some Kentucky soldiers rea-
tive to the alleged disloyaly of the Kentucky State
officers was presented.
Drake offered a concurrent resolution that the
President has transcribed his constitutional
powers in the language ofhis message, referring to
the reconstruction pas sages, as derogatory 10 the
dignity Of Congress and usurpation OF their
rights and privileges. 1t lies over.
memorial from the New Orleans Chamber OF
Commerce for the removal of the river obstrrc-
tious was referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
motion to print extra copies ofthe Presidents
Message elected debate yentilating. Howard
did not think it worthy Of publication, as 1t was
libel on every member who voted for the Recon-
struction BILL and it was nothing less than an IN
sdious invitation to the rebel States to resist by
violence, the Reconstruction acts. He would not
vote money for the distribution OF such attacks
upon the peoples representatives.
Anthony said the question was whether they
should depart from the precedent and hereafter
only print matters advancing their own riews.
Cameron thought the Message already snth-
ciently published.
Sumner moved to amend by publishing only the
reports He considered the Message not only
libel on Congress, but an incendiary document de-
signed to stir up the rebels.
Buckalew claimed that the President but ex-
pressed his prerogative in presenting his views to
Congress.
Wilson said Congress was not to be deferred
l. TC-oc ,1ar1kO Ort thn T1r0G
and the South will be represented by the Four'h
of July next The President hoeDed not ohy
Congress but the freedmen, in declaring them
unfit for the ballot. He declared that newspaper
correspondents were in the interest OF the rebels,
and made garbled statements.
Dixon claimed that reconstruction had been
strongly condemned by the recent elections.
The question of printing the Presidents Mes
sage was postponed
4 bill amending the Reconstruction Acts SO as
to require only majority of the votes cast to call
a convention, was referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
A bill was passed declaring five members of the
Supreme Court quorum
bill pledging coin payments of bonds was dis
cussed and, after an Executive session, the Senate
aulourneu
HOUSE.
In the House the Secretary of the Treasury
was called to report the amount Of Government
funds deposited in the National Banks.
A bill for the better protection Of American cltl-
gens abroad was referred
The bill repeating the cotton tax was resumed,
and an amendment reducing the tax to one cent
per pound was lost.
The Brooks substitute, telegraphed last night,
was lost. 1t was an amendment that the Court
of Claims shall have no jurisdiction over claims
for cotton tax, either collected or to be collected,
and the bill, as it then came from the committee.
passed without amendment 20. The bill
simply abolished the tax, commencing with next
years crop, but continues it on the present crop.
There was considerable filibusterng, and, with
out reaching the impeachment question, the
House adjourned.