The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-04

WASHINGTON, July s.-There is quorum in
both Houses.
In tho United States Senate thirty-four answor-
cd. Four Bills, explanatory Of reconstruction,
were introduced. Mr.. WILSON'S provides that all
offices held unor tho authority of the Rebel States
Government DO declared vacant thirty days after
the passage OF tho Act. Tho Commanding Genc-
ral may thon flll them by tho continuance or those
in Office, or appointing others, or nlay order cleo
tons. The Board OF Registration shnll hnyo power
to reoct registration to those suspected Of wish
ing to cyado tho requirements OF tho law; TO OK.
amino applicants, tako Testimony within twenty
Gays after tho completion Of registration, and mny
erase names wrongiully registered.
FRELYsuHUYsEN's authorizes Commanders 10
suspend or remove Stato officers, lll vacancies
and validate acts dono heretofore in accordance
with tho above.
EDMUkps' is similar, except tint tto District
Commanders acts are subject TO the approval of
the General Of tho Armies.
DRAKE's consists OF twelve sections. SUMNER
introduced somo Characteristic bills, and after
appointing committee TO wait on tho President
the Senate adjourned till Friday.
In tho House, 120 answered. Tho Speaker MI
nounced that tho first business was to swear in
new members. Tho Kentucky delegation ap-
preached tho Speakers stand, when SCuESK rose
to point Of order. Ho had in his possession the
protest Of SAMUEL MCKEE, ngninst Jony YouSo
BROWN being admitted, and affidavits that
no had resisted tho rebellion. ELpRIpoE
said hc had made similar protest against
STOKES, when tho Speaker decided ,bo
proceedings could not bo interrupted said he
hoped the same ruling would prevail now as horc-
tofore. Tho Speaker Baid, Gentlemen must have
misunderstood" Tho Clerk then produced the
protests md afidnvits. LOGAN presented simi-
lar protest against TRIMDLE. BENJAMIN presented
one against KNOTT.
hr. LOGAN offered the following: 'whcreas.
there is good reason to believe that in the election
recently held in tho State of Kentucky to tho For
teth Congress-, the legal and local voters in The
several districts Of the said State have bcon over
awed and prevented from truo expression of their
vii and choice at tho polls by those who have
symPathzed with, or actually participated in, tho
late rebellion, and that such elections wcre carried
ny the yotas OF such disoyal and returned rebels:
and whereas it lie alleged that several of tho Ropro-
sentatives elected from that State arc disloyal,
Therefore
Resoiued, That tho credentials of nil the men,
Ders elcct from the State OF Kentucky shall DO re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections, to report at
as m early day US practicable, and that. pending
1ne report p. the S said sas committee none Of said
Office and admitted 10 seats as such.
After ioLg debate, 'aud excepting ADAMS,
representative Of the 7th District from tho action
OF the resolution, it was passed. thus killing eight
Democratic votes.
Committee Of nine wero appointed to consid-
er what further legislation is necessary on recon-
struction.
The House then adjourned to Friday.
LIN the SURRATr trial, CHARLES Woop, q barber,
testified that he shaved SURRATr here on tho day
before the as: s:assination. FRANK ". HEAToS tos.
lifted OF having aeen q psrson looking like tho
prisoner in front Of tho theatre on the night of tho
assassination. T. B. RHODES tostifcs of having
seen the prisoner at tho theatre during tho day OF
the assassination.
The Internal Revenue receipts to-day amount to
1900, 900.