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

FHuu WARRINGTON.
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
THE ASSEMBLING OF THE FoRT1ETH CONGRESS.
The Capitol was thronged on Saturday with yisi-
tors, anxious to witness the organization Of the
Fortieth Congress. Following upon the passage
of resolution admitting ladies to the floor, there
was such rush Of the brilliantly dressed fair sex
to the members seats that the hall assumed de-
cidedly flower garden-ish appearance. There was
general buzz of interest in regard to the where
abouts Of Hon. John Morrissey. That famous in
| divdual occupied O seat near the 'front.' on the De-
mocratic side; lie was genteely dressed, perspired
quite freely, and was kept busy mopping his face
do Wood and Spooney Butler were present in their
seats, and we're subjects Of inquiry.
After his reelection as Speaker, Colfax delivered
a brief address, thanking the members for the
honor, and referred to the acts Of the Thirtninth
Congress, which he said chad made it immortal,
for it's keynote had been protection to the down
trodden." The Speaker made slight mistake
he should have said it's acts have made it infamous
for it's keynote had been oppression Of the down.
trodden.
| In the Senate, Vice-President Foster, in making
| his farewell address Monday morning, and retiring
| from tho chair, was affected to tears. Hon. Ben
jamin II. Wadc succeeds him, as has already been
stated. On taking his seat be merely returned his
thanks to the Senate for the honor conferred
The National IateHigencer, referring to the first
days proceedings Of the Forteth Congress-, says
'By formal vote, the rules Of the House were
suspended for one week. AS if the minority are
latter has virtually declared that there is to be
parliamentary law but the will Of the majority
The revolutionary doctrine Of the Chronicle that
the will Of the majority is to override the law thus
the Fortieth Congress. If that spirit is to mark
its deliberations, how many Of that vast concourse
will be enabled to be called freemen ere it has run
it's race ?"
PROTEST OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
In the House on Monday, shortly after the or
ganization Of the Fortieth Congress, the Speaker
announced that the President had signed tie
Army Appropriation Bill, but had done so under a
protest. which was read as follows:
To The House Of Representatives:
The act entitled 'san act making appropriation
for the support Of the army for the year ending
June 80, 1868, and for other PURPOSES contains
provisions to which must call attention. These
provisions are contained in the second section,
which in certain cases deprives the President Of
his constitutional functions as commanderin-chief
of the army, under the sixth section, denying to
States Of the Union the constitutional right to
protect themselves in any emergency BY means of
their own militia.
These provisions are out of place in an appro-
priation act. am compelled to defeat the neces-
sary appropriation if withhold my signature from
the bill. Pressed ey this circumstance feel con-
strained to return the bill with my signature, but
to accompany it with my protest against the sec-
tion which have Indicated.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
THE BANKRUPT BILL SIGNED.
The President has signed the bill establishing q
uniform system of bankruptcy. This bill is now
law, and will take effect at once: The :" Inteli-
gencer" thinks the enactment will be hailed with
great qualification throughout the country, and
especially in those States where yet to be found
the wrecks Of the financial disasters Of 1857, as
well as those necessarily attending the late war:
It is understood that this law sweeps away all
State nsolvent laws and stay laws, and laws Of inn
prisonnent for debt.
THE FLAG OF OUR UNION.
The Washington Republican says there was
once flag of the Union; but now ten Of the sspre-
tended 8 ates" have been converted into five mill
tary districts, and it is not ON easy matter to-day
to define the flag which Congress would recognize
as the emblem of our Government.
SOUTHERN RECONSTRUCTION.
'Data," of the Baltimore Sun, says:
Private information received here gives the
assur .nce that the Southern people viii at once
accept the situation, and select delegates to form
convention, in pursuance Of the military govern
ment bill. A delegation from Virginia have bsen
here, and consulted leading men on the subject.
They also called on the President and made known
their purposes. They learned from Mr.. Johnson
that, so far as the administration is concerned,
the law will be executed to the letter.
PROTEST OF THE CONSERVATIVES.
The following is the protest of the Conservative
members Of Congress against the organization on
Monday, which the clerk saw fit to decline:
Whereas it appears by the record just made that
tho following States, seventeen in number, not
The States Of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky California and Ne
braska--states entitled by act Of Congress Of
March 1852, and subsequent acts, to representa-
ton in Congress, Us follows: New Hampshire, 8;
Rhode Island, 2; Connecticut, 4; Virginia. 8; North
Carolina, z; South Carolina 4; Georgia, Z; Florida,
|; Alabama, 6; Mississippi, s. Louisiana, s; Texas,
sas, 8; Nebraska, l; in all eighty Congressional
Districts, now unrepresented on the floor Of the
House.
And whereas, of these unrepresented States
seven are OF the original thirteen that in 1787 met
in Convention and created the Constitution Of the
United States-New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Georgia. majority Of the original;
therefore, we, members elect of the Fortieth Con-
against any and every action tending to The organ
ization Of the House until the absent States be
more fully represented.
lSigned by the following Representatives j
James Brooks, New York; A. J. Glossbrenner,
Humphrey, New York; w. r. Niblack, Indiana; M.
c. Kerr, Indiana; Charles A. Eldridge, Wisconsin;
Stephen Taber, New York; P. Fan Trump, Ohio;
y. n. Van Auken, Pennsylvania; Lewis y. Ross,
Illinois, S. 8. Marshall, Illinois; Fernand, Wood,
E. Robinson, New York; Demas Barnes, M y York;
John Fox, New York; Albert G. Burr, illinois;
John Morrissey, New York; F. Stone, Maryland;
George W. Nc -gan, Ohio; Charles stgreaves, New
lough, Maryland; Charles Denison Pennsylvania;
Stevenson Archer, Maryland; J. E.. Noel Missou-
ri; w. Mungen. Ohio; Charles Haight, New Jer-
sey; John ". Chandler, New York; John Y. L.
Pruyn, New York.
REFUSED TO BE SWORN IN.
Tho Nebraska Senators refused to be sWorr in
as members OF the Thirty-ninth Congress, for the
reason chat their respective terms Of service would
be for two and four years. BY holding over until
the Fortieth Congress meets, they draw for four
and six years.
TIE DEFUNCT CONGRESS-
The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Gazette writes thus OF the Tlirty-ninth Congress:
'sFor combined audacity, malignity, fanaticism,
and total want OF every essential Of statesman
ship it stands unrivaled in all historic time. 1t
may have had an equal in the single quality Of ia
naticism in the Rump Parliament of England but
that body had the pallating virtue of honesty. In
audacity and malignant and ferocious pursuit
| merely OF prostrate opponents, it may have been
| rivalled by the National Assembly Of France in
Robespicrre's time but it was without the excuse
of danger, and without the stimulus of patriotism,
which, undoubtedly, aetuated that frenzied assem-
blage."
PRESIDENT JOHNSON AT THE CAPITOL.
President johnson was at the capitol on Monday
engaged in signing bills until the adjournment Of
Congress. All bills of importance were signed.
The Army Appropriation Bill was returned with his
signature, but accompanied by q protest against
| the second and sixth Sections.
. CATHOLIC REVIVAL AT bAwRENcE.-The Law
renee American says an extraordinary degree Of
interest prevails in tho Catholic Church in Ghost
nut street in that CITY, Several priests from abroad
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