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The Meeting Of Congress.

DU:h Houses Of Congress reassembied on
Wednesday. In accordance with the resolution
81 Tie las. session. and there was quorum
preseat in each body. In the Senate there
were SIS Senators present, seven more than
ouorlD. and in the House one hundred and
twenty members answered 70 their names,
whereas ei-htv-three constitute quorum
Ne,r'val ,he leadingrepublicans were prompt
~ On hand in both houses, but the democrats
were there in but moderate numbers. There
were In the Senate, Of that party, only MessTs
Bu. ksicw. Of Pennsylvania, and Patterson Of
Tennessee; bat in the House were number Oh
tie democratic leaders, including MessIS' Iel-
naudo Wood, Jas Brooks Chas. \. E.dr'Iss'
Marshall. Of Illinois, Mungen, OF ONO S''''
brcuuer, Of Pennsylvania, and others. .,,.
When the administration Of the oa'A ~ ~"
members was In order, and after some - 49, 80
from Rhode Island and CQnnec t'cI' ""l 80
sworn IN. and those from KENTUCKY "v'e SA''eG'
objection was made ~ Nr. ScheheA % tNe AU-
mission 81 Hon. John ID. Young, OF the Yth
80, ana he protest Of Hon. Samuel Mckee,
49, s,-,',er member from the district, and Others
,,,. pr,sru,cd, charging Mr.. Young with hav-
;,.., aided the rebellion, &c. \ similar protest
y-ts made by Mr. Logan, Of Illinois, against
,be admission Of Hon. L. ). TnmO.e, ani ~
NJ BENJAMIN. Of Missouri against the adia's-
sion If j Proctor Knott, both q heHtucEy,
AMI on the same grounds. Il was moved ~
sIr Scbepck that Mr. Young be now Sworn N
ana that his credentials, with the protests, oe
referred On the committee on elections: but Mr..
loan went further, and moved that the ere
deatials Of a.. those claiming seats IRON Men
tr-kv be So referred, the parties N tie mean
time O. Be EXCLUDED.
FINALLY. q r. Jlu.i0a was adopted referring
eli hecre lcauals from hentucSy, except 'nose
Of George NJ. Adams, Of the 9Th district, against
whom no charges were preferred. A protest
from Connecticut against Hon. w m. II. Bar
nr-l # that STATE. retaining bis seat on account
M bribery in his election was also presented
ana referred - the committee on elections for
investigation.
4 resolution was adopted 20 raise joint COM
--.-taa similar 70 that Of the last Congress 20
-.rrrt what further legislation Is necessary on
reconstruction. and another proudlng tAat
propositions for general legislation be lad on
lie table al orders. &c. Of the military
commanders in the South. and copies Of CORES
p115euce with Mr.. Campbell, Minister TO Mex
leo, We're also called for.
The Senate soon launched upon the recon
structiou question. The proposed reference OF
some PETITIONS presented by Mr. Sumner from
parties concerned in the rebellion, asking % he
relieved Of certain disabilities, was opposed by
leading Senators on the ground that II was not
exuet!ent % enter upon general business at this
time, and they were laid on the table. \ rcso-
luton was adopted calling for all orders, IN
structi0nS opinions, &c, relative % the duties
Of the military commanders in the South, and
several others submitted bat no. acted on seek
I iuc information relative 70 Mexican affairs: az
ter which no less than foug bills were introduced
ON the subject q reconstruction, by Messrs
7 Wilson, Elmunds, Freinghuyseu, and Drake
an either vacating the civil offices or auth0rz-
/ ing the commanders 70 DO SO, giving turthei
/ powers as % registration, and placing moIe alb
. ,a,ute limitations upon the Executive. ME
/ Sumner also brought forward lis general negry
/ suffrage bill for the whole country, amended s.
| as toimpose fine and Imprisonment for refusing
| o. count such vote, Sc The evident DISPOSE
/ ton. however, is % entertain only the recon
\ structian business IN the Senate. Having ap-
pointed committees % wait upon the President
/ both houses adjourned until Friday noon. The
/ President. it is understood, viii send no mes
/ sage % Congress.
/ Friday Congress seems pretty vel, deter
mined e limit itself % the special business a
reconstruction during is present meeting. A
I resolution % that effect was adopted IN IN,
senate Friday, after a contentious debate be
tween leaders of the dominant party, and il
which some Interesting party disclosures we've
| made. lIr Sumner, who considers that Con
gress should sit cH p0WgpsErs, in order thai
tire country may continuously have the benefit
Of lis wisdom, opposed the resolution strenu.
/ ogsly, on various gyoUuds-one of which was
| the false prcteuce 4 meuacing condition o.
aflu&hn Maryland, represented by few
/ d0uiesec slaDderers Of the State, who, in then
/ conscious unworthiUess, expect nothing at the
| hands Of the masses of honest people Mr.
/ Fesseuden charged Mr.. Sumner with violation
Of faith In not GdherinC % the decision Of the
/ caucus Of Wednesday evening last, and the fact
came out in the discussion that the proposition
eugrafted on the reconstruction bill imposing
negro suffrage as a condition Of admission We,
originally proposed in caucus by Mr.. Sumner
and was carried by vote Of Is 10 Is. Both
/ houses adjourned until Monday next.-Bat