The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents Of ne Ba3imor. f,n,,t

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Tie Thirty-ninth Con.
gress closed its second and last session at Il
O'CLOCK today. at haH-pa ten resolution was
offered IN the Senate by Mr.. ANTHONY and adopted
appointing III, obedience to the mandate Of Re-
publican caucus) BENJAMIN F. WADE President
pro ternpore Of that body. Ho expressed s.thanks
and gratitude" in very brief TERMS and in an agi-
tated tone of voice. Very lits business was trans
acted The President was directed to be informed
Of this change il the presiding officer Of the SEN
ana at Z 1oek the Senate
slm1lar committee Of tho House to apprise the
President Of that fact and that Congress- was ready
1 70 IecelvG e. any communication he might see ftto
due decorum, and excited little interest in the few
spectators in the galleries. n sI7!l~ !.
IN the House u.s. the expiring hours Of the session
crammed The floor was packed witt q dense
mass OF human beings, male and female. About a
introduced o bill reducing tho salary Of the mem
pers, and the yeas and nays were ordered, with
however. no possibility Of paHsing the bill Here
people, and as the ca Of the So proeressed @ near. @
Y every Rcdical answered in the affirmative
tha ehs completion @ Of the ea the
Of the session The coneresa @ thera
@ f9re, expired IL the midst of this. appropriate
aeS e e sn aon b aid to have
u Is the province Of others to speak Of tine do
ings Of this defunot bodv 1t may here be said
nr1ehy, however, that for combined audacity ma
tial Of statesmanshp, it stands unrivaiied IN all
historic time. # may have had an equal in the
slngtoJ ,,,e g quality OF fnaticsm IL the Rup Parla
menu or England but that body had tho palliating
VrSne or honesty. In .audacsty and malignant
ana 1eroolous pursuit merely Of prostrate oppo-
Assembly Of Franco, in Robe4pierro's time. but It
Was without the excuse of danger, and without the
st1mqius OF patriotism, which, undoubtedly. actu-
ated that herzled ussembla9e. fi.G 53!T7i- \
But, ssthe King is. dead-long Live the King y,
No sooner had the Thirty ninth Congress breat6cd
ITS last than the Clerk announced the advent Of
Ct the new: members, and upon its completion Mil.
brooks rose and entered a Solemn protest, signod
py AZ the Democratic members, against the legali-
Of Representatives.. He proaounced this a fraa-
body tenof tie States Of s6e Union we're @ upe unrep
only twenty States being represented On the floor.
His remarks were dignifed ana eminanfly betting
the occasion. 7S- RI g .E 49, ..
hcipated. Colfax was duly plectod Snenkpr "a.
celvlng the full Republican vote with those of
Pheips, OF your State, and Robinson, of New York,
cratic side. Mr.. Marshall. cfi Illinois. was com
Ephme ated with tho vote OF tbs Democrats proper
me Aouse concurred in the resolution FOR the
appoantment OF a committee to wait upon the Fx-
ecqt1ve. learn that the President will reply
Drehy that he has no communication to make
AAoeeo. He HAu no Qata upon which to found any
suggesnons, as fully explained would be the
cese "nen the on = was passed changing the time
\, During the speech Of MIR. Brooks he adverted to
the probability Of an impeachment Of The Presi-
aent and urged that as Argument against the
Legality OF the preHent Hor se intinatiny chat the
attempt to DUST him from his Office nnder fha nrn.
posed organization might lead to serious con
ooA1SASSS" -%iF. 4I.+5a-t III
When the CLERK, in; calling the roll reached the
name OF Butler, of Massachusetts, quite q sense
eon was produced. He answered "here" in a
week and tremulous tone, in striking contrast
tne cainng OF whose name also gave interest to the
otherw1se Wear1some proceedings. By the way. It
Is very current that Butler viii seek iInlnediataly
TO take the ribbons from the hands Of Stevens and
also run: an opposition line against Summer and
M1son Tor the management Of Massachusetts af.
It Is also thought that # Congress shall de-
teS1nane TO adjourn shortly, the management OF
the impeachment will be left in the hands Of o
commlttee with power to cali Congress together
Ems morning sPsrta ottbbis M &er iha Chrnnicia Of
!. The subject necessarily goes over to the For.
taeth Congress and to the new Committee on the
judiciary OF the. House, which will probably be
composed OF most OF the members Of the uresant
colnrn1ttee, all OF whom have been reelected with
the exception Of Hon. D. Norris Republican Of
New York, and Hon. A. y. Rogers, Democrat of
new Jersey. The people of the United States,
after long and patient forbearance have indubita-
piy come to the conclusion that Andrew Johnson
should be 1mpeached and removed from the Presi-
dental Office. This Judgment, sincerely and. .yery
generally e:.tsrtained up to within few days has
been made, almost universal By the atrocious doc
trlnes and still more atrocious threats contained
IN MS veto OF the Reconstruction Bill" rr%3