The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
PRESIDENT JouNsoN's NOMINATIONS.

PRESIDENT JonNsoNs NOMINATIONS.
On Saturday Senator Cameron moved for an
executive session of the United States Senate,
and notified the Senate that he desired to
know whether they intended to confirm any
moro appointments this session. Tho ayes
and noes were ordered, and the vote stood q
against and 26 for going into executive session.
This, it is alleged, shows determination not
to act on any mole nominations Of President
johnson.
The Republican members of the House, to
tle number Of about one hundred and twenty,
have signed petition to the Senate, request
ing that body to refuse to confirm any further
nominations made by the President, and to
take no action upon nominations now pending
before the Senate. Some forty or fifty Radi-
cal members refused to sign the petition upon
the ground that, in view OF probable exlgencles,
it would be improper for the Senate to refuse
to act upon certain classes OF officers named,
and also because Senators are competent to
determine for, themselves what action they
should take in matters which, by the terms
of the constitution, belong exclusively to the
Senate.
Several Radical Senators have already given
free expression to their sentiments with regard
to the petition which is characterize gene
rally as dictatorial-a mild way OF putting it
whilst by some Senator'S 1t is declared imperti-
nent intermeddlng. One OF tho indignant
Senators proposes, If the petition shall be serl-
ously entertained by the Senate, to make
motion to send all the nominations to the
House, with the request that the latter body
take charge OF that branch OF the executive
business, and direct the Senate whom to reject
or confirm.
REMOVAL OF DISQUALIFIED OFFICIALS IN vIR-
GINA, MISSISSIPPI AND TEXAS.
The Congressional ioint resolution, which
finally passed the Senate on Saturday, requir-
ing all officers in tho states OF Virginia, hlls-
sisslppi and Texas who are disqualified under
the Fourteenth amendment from holding othce,
to be removed from Office after thirty days. ls
Is denounced here by the very men who voted
for it. They say that their votes were con-
trolled by the party lash. and yet in private
circles many Of them violently condemn the res
olulion as without justification and as only
eviHcing on the part OF the dominant hadl-
Gals O dlsgraceful thirst for every little petty
Office, and a malignant spirit towards the peo-
ple of the States named "If the duties of
these State Offices are properly discharged"
said distinguished Radical member OF the
house Of Representatives to-day, and the
district commanders ar: satisfied, why should
CJneressman Dry INTO the matter, or litter
fers ?" The samo inquiry would be made by q
large number OF the more lutelllpenG oitu6
same party, and yet when tho resolution was
under consideration they d red not open their
mouths to utter word OF condemnation, a-
though they admit they felt degraded III giving
their support.
THE NEGRO II. C. FROM LOUISIANA.
Menarl, tho colorcd Congressman from
Lcuisana, appeared before the Committee On
Elections OH Friday, and made all elaborate
argument in his own behalf. He spoke with
out any embarrassment, and seemed to be
thoroughly posted about the whole mater.
The committee were very favorably Impressed
with his speech. There seems to be o general
understanding that, whatever Is done IN the
case, Menard will not get his scat, Tor the
reason that with all the boasted love for the
negro expressed by the Radical Congressman,
they have no desire to have him occupy scat
along with them IN the House.
SPEAKER ooLFAx on woMAN's RIGHTS.
Mrs. D. Walker, who figured conspicuously
in the woman's rights convention here, on Sat-
urdsy made application, in due form, to Speak
or ColfuX for assignment to scat 10 tie re-
porters' gallery as representative OF the O&-
wego IN. w. Times. The application was re-
fused, on the ground that all the soats were
assigned Mrs. Walker then mad, application
for card of admission to The gallery, but this
was ALSO refused. The Yice-President elect ID
evidently not thorough believer IN the doc
trine of woman's rights, nor does he seem to
have before his ewes tho fears Of the largo