The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-12-08
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/ contestants from IiIe sixth Georgia
District were referred to Che Election
Committee. The credentials Of Mil
| Ter and Hill, Senators from Georgia,
were up in Senate. The Clerk read
the memorial of the negroes expelled
from the Georgia Legislature. The
colored Representative who claims to
succeed Mann, from Louisiana, was
on the floor of the House.
The Georgia Senatorial question
was warmly canvassed to-day. Hills
credentials only were presented. Mil
ler will probably require removal of
political disabilities, and it was
thought best not to complicate Hills
credentials. The Republican party
divided on this qucstion-Messrs.
Ackerman, Bard, Speer, and the
members of Congress, except Cliff.
urge Hills admission. Gov. Bullock
and Mr. Blodget, supported by Con-
gressman Cliff, urge delay.
Gov. Bullock addressed II commu-
nication to Congress-, representing
that the laws of Congress, under
which Georgia should be admitted to
the Union, have not been fully com
piled with; and holding, that until
such compliance By Georgia, the 60
vernment must continue provisional.
The failure lies in failing to exact
from the officers elected the oath pre-
scribed by Congress, aud administer
ing Instead that provided by the pro-
posed Georgia Constitutions; which
failure to execute the law of Congress
has resulted in the defeat of the pur-
poses which Congress had in view,
in passing these Acts, namely: AZ
fording adequate protection for life,
property, the maintenance of peace,
good order and free expression of
political opinion. The Governor
states that the wisdom displayed by
Congress i'll providing that only loyal
men shall participate in the establish
mcnt of provisional government,
to be thereafter clothed with the
rights aud immunities of State in the
Union, is made apparent by the con-
sequences arising from the failure to
enforce that legislation. The Cover
nor calls the attention of Congress to
this subject, to the end that steps
may be taken to obtain full informa-
tlon relative thereto, and to tho end
that loyalty may be protected and
promoted by the enforcement of the
laws enacted by the representatives
of the American people.
In the Senate, Sherman presented
Senator Hills credentials. Drake
objected and would never admit rep
resentatives from Il reconstructed
State wherein the supremacy Of loyal
men was ovcrthrown; and contcnded
that Congress had right to see the
reconstruction laws enforced Sher-
man insisted that Hills presence
would help cure the wrong. Thaycr
said that the real ground of the diff
ficulty was that the Georgia Legisla-
ture was an illegal body, and re-
quested the reading Of communi-
cation from Gov. Bullock, to sub
stantiate his statements. Various
documents were read, opening up the
whole question, when the matter was
postponed to Wednesday. Rice, of
Arkansas, introduced bill requiring
the Secretary of War to deliver to
the Governors of North and South
Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Alabama,
Louisiana and Arkansas, Mt their re-
spective seats of government, as
many arms for militia as the Cover
nors may require, not exceeding
1000 rifles and two field pieces for
each Congressional District. These
arms must go into the hands of loyal
men, but remain the property of the
United States, subject to the order of
Congress Several financial, natu-
ralization and suffrage bills were in
trodnced. Adjourned.
In the House, 164 members were
present. Several new members were
sworn in. The credentials of Mr.
Hamilton, of Tennessee, at large, were
presented, and referred to the Com
mittee, and the privilege of the floor
refused to Hamilton, pending the de-
cision. Some half q dozen bills and
amendments to the Constitution, pro.
vidlng for the regulation of voting
and naturalization in all the States,
were presented and referred to appro-
pirate committees. The Judiciary
Committee was directed to inquire
what legislation is necessary to Sc
cure uniformity of compensation on
the eight hour law. Half dozen
financial bills were referred. The
correspondence with Johnson. re-
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