The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-07

MORE WORK FOB THE MILITARY CONVENTIONS
BoUTwELLs LITTLE AMENDMENT-THE PRO-
vIsIoNAL GOVERNMENTS NOT REPUBHcAN-A
VOTE OF THANKS TO GENERAL HANCoCK-CoN
pENNAT1oN OF THE PRESIDENT AND LAUDAT1oN
OF aRANT-TM COTTON TAX BILLS.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January GA variety of bills
and resolutions were introduced. Among
them one TO authorize clerks in Courts VI
Record to administer oaths in bankruptcy.
MIR. Upson, Of Michigan, introduced reso-
,ntion directing the Committee on Reconstruc-
ton to inquire into the expediency OF author
izing the several constitutional conventions
elected under the Reconstruction acts IN the
States lately in rebellion, to appoint all civil
officers. whether State or County, IN SAID
States. to act temporarily and Until State con-
stitutions shall be adopted therein, and ohcers
shall be chosen and qualified to fill said offices,
and that, for this purpose, the said conVen-
tions may remove all civil officers now acting
in said States, &c.
MIR. Boutwell,, Of Massachusetts, moved TO
amend the resolution by adding an instruction
to the Reconstruction Committee to inquire
into the expediency Of authorizing the Gene
raj of the army to detail officers for service IN
said States, also to inquire into the expediency
of constituting each Slate separate military
d;strict under the command Of the General OF
tbe army. and also as To the expediency OF
nroyidinp additional legislation to secure the
elective franchine to all, and also to declare,
by act of Congress, that the provisional gov
eruments set up in said States by order Of the
acting President are not Republican forms OF
government.
MIR. Upson accepted the amendment.
Mr.. Chandler, OF New York, moved 10 lay
the whole subject on the table, which was not
agreed to. Yeas, %; nays, G6. The resolu-
tions were then adopted.
MIR. Eldridge offered resolution OF thanks
to General Hancock, in accordance with the
Presidents message, which WAS tabled by
vote of 85 to 50.
MIR. Washburne, of Wisconsin, offered re-
solution declaring that the House utterly con-
dems the conduct of Andrew Johnson, acting
President Of the United States, for his action
in removing that gallant soldier, General Sherl-
dan. from the command Of the 5th District,
and that the thanks Of the House are due Gen.
Grant for his letter of August last, condemn
ing the act Of the said acting President, in his
removal of Secretary Stanton, as well as forthe
endorsement Of Sheridan in relation to affairs
in Texas. Adopted-yeas 80, nays %.
A bill making eight hours DAYS work was
passed.
SENATE.
A memorial was presented in favor of a
steamship line hence to Liberia; also, petit
tion from freedmen of Elizabeth City, North
Carolina, stating that the landowners were
driving them from the land which their indus
try had purchased, and asking for redress.
Morton, of Indiana, introduced bill to COM
pei full prosecutions for violations of the reve-
nue. laws, and forbidding all compromises.
The case of Mr.. Thomas, Senator elect from
Maryland, was taken up, discussed and post
poned.
The cotton tax bill came mp and was post
poned until tomorrow, and the anti-contrac-
ton bill was postponed with the understand
ing that it shall come up indefinitely after the
disposition of the cotton tax bill.