The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
NEW rs AND GOSSIP.

| tors, anxious to witness the organization Of the
Forteth Congress. Following upon the passage
of resolution admitting ladies to the 1oor, there
was such rush of the brilliantly dressed fair seq
to tho members seats that the hall assumed de-
cidedly flower garden-ish. appearance. There was
general buzz Of interest in regard to tho where
dvdual occupied seat near he 'front.' ON tbe De-
mocratlc side; he was genteely dressed, perspired
quite freely, and vas kept busy mopping his face
do Wood and Spoonoy Butler were present in their
seats, and were subjects Of inquiry.
After his reelection as Speaker, Colfax delivered
honor, and referred to the acts of the Thrtyninth
Congress- whichthe said sshad made it immortal
for its keynote had been protection to the down
trodden. The Speaker made slight mistake
be should have said it's acts have made it infamous
Tor its keynote had been oppression Of the down
. In the Senate, vice-President Foster, in making
F als farewell address Monday morning. and retiring
from the chair, was affected to tears. Hon. Ben.
stated. On taking his seat he merely returned lis
thanks !1 to tho Senate for the honor conferred
a Sn to the first
i BY formal vote, tho rules Of the House were
suspended Tor one week. AS if the minority are
latter has t6at sas eSepe the
Ra1rhamentary Pa: law but the will Of the majority.
Inc IN M MrSyoMpt!onary M doctrine Of the Ghonic that
gets practical assertion on the very 6rst day Of
the Fortieth Congress-. If that spirit is to mark
ITS deliberations how many Of that vast concourse
its race ?" N af4 1 I2- .7., -.-- " -. .-1I
PROTEST OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
In the House on Monday, shortly after the or
ga1ization Of the Fortieth Congress-, the Speaker
announced that the President had signed the
Pro- PR s est which vas read as follows: - :
The act s enttled an aes maEin
1or me e support OF the army for the year ending
june June 80 3sss and for other PURPOSES contains
provisions are contained in the second section,
winch IN certain cases deprives the President Of
rs " constitutional functions as
h the army, under tho sixth section DENYING to
States Of tho Union the constitutional right to
project themselves in any emergency by means Of
These provisions are cut Of place in an appro-
priaton act. am compelled to defeat the neces-
t. say aPpr9priadon i withhold my signeture from
strained to return the bill with iny signature but
To- to accompany it with my protest against the sec
ton which have indicated.
ANDREW JoHNsoN
~ TIE BANKRUPT BILL SIGNED.
The President has signed the bill establishing
uniform system Of Bankruptcy This bill is now a
law, and will take effect ut once. The Inteili-
x geneer~ thlnks the enactment viii be hailed with
great gIatlhcation throughout the country, and
especla4y IN those States where yet to be found
tue wrecks Of the financial disasters of 1857, as
It is understood that this law sweeps awsy ali
State insolvent laws and stay laws and laws Of i'm
pr1sonment for debt f'&17GT
4& THE FLAG OF DUB UNION. "A
Inc Washington Republican says there WAS
tended ;ates" have been converted into Ave mill
"a 5e a1sertis @ ana It Is not an easy matter
US the emblem of our Government. %6@
SOUTHERN RECONSTRUCTION.
Data, " Of the Baltimore Sun, saws
Private information received here oivas tha
assurtn:e that the Southern people viii at once
accept the situation, and select delegates to form
ment bill; A delesation from Virginia have bsen
here. and consulted leading men On the subject.
Ithey also called on the President and nnde known
that, so far as the administration is concerned.
the Law will be executed to the letter.
4 PROTEST. OF TIE CONSERVATIVES.
The following is the protest of the Conservative
members Of Congress against the organization on IN
en'ss ses eles5 saW It ts assns as 5ns
now represented upon the Aoor Of this House, VIZ
The States Of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Com
saie Gsetelt Tpnia North caSelina South carona
Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, California and Ne,
braska;-States entitled by net OF CONGRESS- of
March 1862, and subsequent acts, to Representa-
ton IN Congress, as follows New Hampshire 8:
Rhode Islsnd, q Connecticut, 4; Virgnin, 8; North
Carolina, z; South Carolina, 4 Georgia, e Florida.
anama enneasee = MkzsissgR ds5sns
sas, 8; Nebraska, l; in all eighty Congressional
Districts, now unrepresented on the floor Of the
House. a t1' TE.5 2s,.=sS', Z ~
And whereas, of these unrepresented States
seven are OF the orgnathirteen that, in 1857, met
IN Convention and created the Constitution Of the
United States--New Hampshire, Rhode Isand
Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina South Caro-
lima and Georgia. majority OF the original
therefore, we, members elect Of the ForGeth Con-
gress, 90 now enter our most solemn protest
against any and every action tending to The organ
lzatlon OF the House until the absent States be
more fully represented. 5ss = 7I3s
[Signed by the following Representatives 4
James Brooks, New York; a. J. Gloesbrenner
Pennsylvania, ". s.. Holman, Indiana; r. M
9 Humphrey, New York; W. E: Niblack, Indiana; NJ
Stephen Taber, New York; P. Ven Trump, Ohio;
.; " Van Auken, Pennsylvania; Lewis W. Ross,
Illinois; 8. S. Marshall, illinois; Fernando Wood
New York; j: Lawrence Getz. Pennsylvania; W.
=. Robinson, New York; Demas Barnes, New York;
John Fox, New York; Albert G.: BUR-, Illinois;
George "; Morgan, Ohio; Charles sitgreaves, New
Jersey; B. NJ. Boyer, Pennsylvania; n. McCul-
lough, Maryland; Charles Denison, Pennsylvania:
Stevenson Archer, Maryland; J. E. Noel, Missou-
n; W. Mungen. Ohio; Charles Haight, New Jer-
ssy; John w Chandler, New York; John v. l.
" REFUsED TO DE SWORN IN. #
The Nebraska Senators refused to be sworn in
as members OF the Thirty-nnth Congress- for the
reason that their respective terms of service would
be for two and four years. By holding over unit.
the Fortieth Congress meets, they draw for four
and SIX years. s$G \. .a' a%5 Hts .tsg.
5ii THE pEFUNcT CONGRESS. .
The Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore
Gazette writes thus Of the Thirty-ninth Congress:
ssFor combined audeoity, malignity, hnaticism,
and e total want Of every essential Of statesman