The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-21
PROCEEDINGS of CONGRESS.

In the Senate on Monday the credentials OF Hon.
presented and motion was made thst he be Der
mitted to take the oath Of Office. The credentials
we're. then read; and Mr.. Howard moved that they
be referred to- the Committee on the judiciary.
long discussion ensued, in which q number OF
Tho%ss lezs5sy e tss Gpien; oI III report 2 I Of
consideration of the subject was finally postponed
until to-day. In the debate, Messrs.5 Johnson
Immediate admission Of MI. Thomas, ana were op-
posed by Messrs. Howard, Nye, Sherman, Steward
and Conness, who favored the motion to refer. The
furnish to Governor Brownlow, Of Tennessee, arms
and equipments for twenty-five hundred militia WAS
then taken up. Mr.. Fowler stated that Governor
from assassination. Mr.. Patterson asked if ..reb-
els" had not been murdered2 Mr. Fowler replied that
.:he hoped eo-hoped some Of these arms would
adopted-yeas thirty-aye. nays fye. The BIZ sup
Elementary to the Military Reconstruction Act was
then n taken up, the question being on eoncurrng
the House amendments Was adopted but the Sec
ond, wtich requires . majority Of the registered
voters to adopt the Constitution was disagreed to,
one, nays Evenly -four. The Bill nowEoes @ back Is
the House: che Senate then: went into executive
HovsE og sRKPaEaExTAT1vEs:-T Thes credentials
OF Mesars. Ella and Stevens, Representatives elect
from New Hampshire, were presented and the
Under the cai Of the States and Territories for
Bills and joint resolutions, q number of each were
introduced i and rete1Ted to appropriate commit
tees. q resolution was passed authorizing the
appointment OF 9 Joint Committee on Ordnance.
The President wac requested to furnish the House
trials Of Fenians IN Canada, and also relative to
the Withdrawal Of French troops from Mexico.
ihe House agreed to the Senate concurrent reso-
itol building or grounds. The House also con-
CURED in the Senate joint resolution directing
the Joint Committee on Retrenchaent to inquire
fvto %ho S1,r1a a47 T1rsto1
rency and to report what guards are necessary TO
prevent fapds therein. The House then pro-
tute for the Bill supplementary to the Act to
provide for the more efficient government Of
the Southern STATES. The following amendments
boiore being registered to take oath that they have
never been members Of any. State Legislature
or held any judicial Office in any State and after
ernment; an amendment recognizing the. rati6ca-
ton Of constitution when it shall have received
majority OF the votes Of qualified registered
to falsely *gubscribei to amy oathr prescribed
/! IN thes bin. The! substitute as amended was
then passed: The House concurred in. the
Senate amand dment to the resolution in reIatlon to
the COIN Oh deposit in the Treasury which is cai-
ed by the Virginia banks. The resolution was then
oi tie ninth section of the act providing M sor fhs
Was taken up and passed "a resolution was yle adep
any my Day during sna fass
present session the same az on Monday. -
resolution was passed providing that the testi.
mony laken by the Committee on tho Judiciary o
the last House in reference to affairs in Maryland
and whether the.government oe shat State is re.
publican in form, shall be committed to the same
II Committee OF the present House, with instruc-
lions to prosecute the inquiry. A resolution was
passed suspending 70. the prese;. the operation O
! the act awarding Compensation to t. loyal owner,
Of slaves drafted into the United States service.
1 bill was passed exempting Wrapping PAPER ani
revenue tax. Several other joint resolutions o
! minor Importance were also passed, which will b'
1 found mentioned in tho proceeding elsewhere
i Tho House thsn,aaj journed, ss sis.i. S&.