Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-12-16
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Congressional News
5oth Houses Of Cngress assembled in


In the Senate, on that day, the Georgia
Senatorial question was warmly sustained.
HIS credentials only were presented. Mil
Ter will probably require the removal OF po.
ltical disabilities, and twas thought best not
TO co,npicaie Hills credentials The Re-
publican party are divided Oh this question
iI'ssrs. aserman, Baird, Speer, and mem
befa cf Congress, except Gift, urge HIPS ad-
mission. Governor Bullock and Foster Blod..
ge!f, supported By Congressman Cliff, urge
delay.
Rec, Of Arkansas, introduced q bill re-
qGiring the Secretary Of War to deliver to
The Governors Of North Carolina. South Car
dina, Georgia, Florida Alabama, Louisiana
aDd Arkansas, at their respective seats Of
Government, as many arms for militia as the
Governors may require, not exceeding two
Thousand rifles and TWO field pieces for each
Congressional District These arms must 20
into the bands of loyal men, but remain the
properly of the United States, subject to the
order of Congress. ,s .2a
Gov. bullock addressed ccmlnunicati2n
to Congress representing that the laws of
Congre: $, under which Georgia was admitted
to the Union were not fully complied with,
and holding until such compliance, Georg;a's
Government must continue Provisional. The
iai!are lies In failing to exact from officers
elected the CATH prescribed by C,n.ress and
administering Instead that provided by the
proposed Georgia Constitutions which failure
10 execute the law Of Congress has resulted
in the defeat Of the purposes which Congress
had in view in passing. these acts-namely
afford;ng adequate protection for life, and
property-maintenarce of peace, good order
aud free expression of political opinions. The
Governor states that the wisdom displayed
by Congress in providing that only loyal men
participate in the establishment of . Provi-
sional Government 10 be hereafter clothed
with the rights and immunires Of State in
the Unioni is made apparent, by conSeqnences
arising from failure to enforce that legisla
iion.IsPha Governor calls the attention OF
Congress to this subject, to the ED that steps
: be taken to obtain full information in relation
thereto and to the end that loyalty may be
protected and promoted by the Gu orcement
ofthe laws enacted by the Representatives
Of the American people.
In the House some half dozen bills and
amendments to the Constitution providing for
the regulation of the voting and naturaliza-
tion in all the States were presented and re.
ferred TO appropriate Committees,
The COMMITTEE on Reconstruction was
directed to examine into Georgia affairs wsh
power to send 70: persons and papers.
lMuilens introduced a bill to suppress
the ku NlDssby National authority and de-
claring the members outlaws. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. TIT peesen'td o memorial, from the
Georgia Legislature asking the. sremoYalof
the political disabilities If all citizens. Re-
fer ed to the Rec instruction Committee
a bill was introduced providing lor an elec
ton ia Virginia in January. Referred to the
Reconstruction Committee.
The prrainb'e aud resolutions repealing the
Tenurc-of- Office bill we're tabled. !s,s;-.
The Reconstruction Committee was direc-
ted TO inquire into the condition of Virginia
and Mississippi, and report what legislation
was necessary 10 support life, liberty and
property.
On. the h, in the Senate bills, were intro
duced electing the President and Vice Pres
ident directly by the people; removing po-
litical disabilities; abolishing the franking
privilege, and continues the Freedmen's Bn
reau in certain States.
In the House, memorial was presented
froIn the members ef the Georgia .Lagsla
ture protesting against the manner Of organ
iziug the Provisional Government of Georgia
and the subsequent action of the Legislature,
wherein the following occurs .,
Your memorialists, also respectfully sub
init to n decision cf G,Dr.o,s ,rla.la, 81, -
Constitutional Amendment has been adopted
by the Legislature of Georgia and whether
further legislation is not necessary before the
State can legally resume her status as State
in the Union entitled to al the privileges OF
q loyal State. Your memorialis,s present
these facts iu behalf Of themselves and over
six hundred and ff y thousand 10, a. citiz MS
of Georgia, and trust theii appeal will not be
in vain. .''fiir.
The memorial is signed by Benjamin Con-
ley, President OF the Senate, and fifteen 9TH
er Senators, and j. +. Bryant, ]. n. Cald-
we'll and forty-four members of the House,
inclading the expelled members. M a..
On the 9th, the Senate refused, after a
few paragraphs, to hear the Presidents Mes
sage read. ~
Sumner's Georgia bill is as follows After
promising that the Legislature failed 10 COM
ply with the Reconstruction Acts, by omit
Ting to exact the required oath, and did things
utterly urjustifiable and requiring the inter
vention Of Congress, the b'll declares the ex.'
Eting government provisional only, and an
al respects subject to the paramount au.
tbority of Congress, to abolish modify or
control The same, until the Legislature com
plies with ali the requirements Of the Recon
struction Acts, ,eand adopts the fourteenth
amendmeat, and subject to the fundamental
condition that no change be made infringing
on the rights of suffrage Of any class of citi-
Zens. The bill directs that tue Governor
elect shall call, the Assembly at Atlanta or
before April next, excluding, unless relieved
by Congress, all who cannot take the pre-
scribed oeth. The Governor is also empow-
cred to suspend or remove from Office State
or municipal officers, and appoint others in
their stead. Finally the President is ordered
To place at the disposal Of the Governor such
portion Of the army and navy as may be ne
icessary to preserve: life, property, peace and
Tree expires: s:io,l of political opinion.
Ia the House, q bill was introduced SUBJ
hitting the Virginia Constitution to th,Ipeo-
pie of Virginia On the seventeenth of January.
The House passed the bill relieving Judge
Moses.
Contrary to universal custom, it tabled
the message, instead of referring it to Com.
mittee Of the Whole, ard passed the bill di-
recting the Virginia election on the fourth
Thursday in May.
On the l0th,in the Senate, the standing
com mittees were announced. Noimportant
changes were made. ~s -.
In the House, Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,
bitter Radical, succeeds 5Thaddeus Stevens
as Chairmanofthe Reconstruction Committee.
Both Houses adjourned until NJ ,naay. -
A heavy pressure is bearing to continue