The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-12
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Congress Reassemblss-The Questions
of the Day-virginia and Texas-The
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WASHINGTON, January TO-.
Congress reassembled to-day, as the tele-
graph has reported, and the result Of the first
days session is but repetition Of nearly every
Monday before the recess. There are already
nearly one thousand bills before the Senate and
House. twothirds Of which will certainly not be
acted on; yet members are not at all intimidated
by the fact, but go on introducing more with an
apparent confidence that they will all be enacted
into laws. 1t Is hard to anticipate what important
results will follow from this mass OF preliminary
work, though there are really but two important
questions to be considered in the concrete
finance and reconstruction-and one Of these has
been talked over so much by members already.
that the policy regarding it would seem to be
settled. Reconstruction therefore, will not occu-
py the time Of Congress that some have 'antici-
pated. There will be no objection to Mississippi,
as she is Radical all over, and she will probably
be admitted as soon as the new constitution Is
presented and accepted, and her members are
ready to take the oath Of Office. So willing are
the Radicals to accept the situation in her case,
that x1ember of the Reconstruction Committee
remarked this morning, that he did not think
there would be word Of debate on the Misss-
sppi bill. There Will be some objection to
Texas on the Democratic side, and an ap-
peal made for o new election in that
State, on the ground that enormous frauds,
most open and unbushing, were committed
by the winning side in the recent vote. But
under the whip and spur OF the Radical rule, such
an appeal, as well as the protests from the Con-
seryatlves in that State, will go unheeded, and
stRadical Texas" will be rushed into the House
for two years. and into the Senate for four and six
years. General Reynolds, the satrap Of the State,
has the impudence even to publish his parti-
sanshp In this Texas election; for he writes to
General Dent (who acts as body guard to Presi-
dent Granu private note. In which he says:
"Texas will stand firmly by the administration,
with Governor, Legislature and Congressional
delegation" OF course this is enough for Con-
gress. Enter Texas
About half the Radicals in the House are bent
on overturning the halfway reconstruction OF
Virginia but they will not be able 1t Is believed,
to carry the day. Conditions precedent to the
admission OF the State will undoubtedly be
exacted, but they will not so so far as to require
the test oath Of the members Of the Legislature.
That would throw out about third Of the men,
bers whose places would be filled easi 1t Is said,
by the election Of Conservatives. The Radical
programme, however, does not contemplate
new election, but provides that the minority can
didates OF the July election shall Ill the vacancies
occasioned by the application of the test oath, or
that nonew elections shall be held. Either way
would give the Legislature into Radical hands,and
result In the election Of two Radicals to the Senate
of the United States. This scheme will fail, not be-
cause Congress will hesitate to carry 1t out, but be-
cause such leading Radicals as Wells and Under
wood oppose undong all that has thus far been
accomplished; and selfish interests, In their cases,
even rise above their political preferences. These
two men have such business interests at stake
that they do not wish to see the State further
jeopardized by postponing the day OF its pros
perity. The principal leader on the Radical slde
and to whom Ben. Butler listens, is Porter, elect
Fed to Congress from the Chesterfield District
This very same Porter was tried by this very same
Butler during the war for disloyaty, and sem
fenced to six months Imprisonment. He is
specimen Of your Virginia Radical congressman.
There arc quite number OF bills pending be-
fore the Reconstruction Committee OF the House
and the Judiciary Committee OF the Senate, to re-
move the political disabilities OF certain citizens
OF South Carolina and other Southern States. 1t
Is the present understanding that none Of these
shall be acted on at present In few days the
former committee intend framing general am
nesty bill and bring it into the House, and in the
meantime the measure pending in the Senate will
be pressed to vote by Mr.. Ferry, OF Connecticut,
who presented 1t at the last session. 1t will easily
pass the Senate by the required two-thirds vote,
but the result in the House Is more doubtful.
Certain fanatical Radicals and the carpet.bag
Congressman declare that they will not vote for it
until the Fifteenth amendment is ratified.
In octster last your correspondent WI ote that
grand scheme was incubatipg to annex San