The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-16
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USrNTEREsEING DOINGS IN CON-
GRESS.
TrRoM THE ASSOCIATED pREss.l

WASHINGTON, March l5.
The iron-c,ad oath was eXacted from Strong
as o preliminary to taking his seat
The House took the Funding bill from the
table, and contest is now progressing as 10
its proper reference.
The Senate passed the House resolution CIV
ing Stanton's widow one years s--lary.
A resolution was offered directing the in
ouiry whether the Fifteenth amendment con-
ferred suffrage on Indians. Thurman objected,
saving the ratification was not yet proclaimed.
The Georgia question will probably occupy
the whole week.
The Reconstruction Committee agree to re-
mort the Texas bill similar to that for Missis-
silpi.
The Texas Congressional delegation visited
the President to-day.
The Senate Committee on Commerce agreed
to report adversely on the bill to eslaollsh
ports of entry at various points on the Ohio
and Mississippi Rivers.
The Senate confirmed the following persons:
To be ministers resident, Charles h. Lewis, OF
Virginia, to Portugal; Joseph Russell Jones,
Illinois, to Belgium; G. C. Andrews, Minneso-
ia, to Stockholm; Robert C. Kirk, Ohio, to
Uruguay; W. r. Hardy. assessor OF internal
revenue for the Third Louisiana District; John
C. Randall, postmaster. Oxford, Miss; John u
Blackwell, receiver of public monies, HUNTS
vile; Chas. C. Grove, Alabama, register OF
the land Office, Wyoming Land District.
The President to-day replied to q resolution
of the Senate, enclosing communication from
the Secretary of State, who gives the names OF
thirty States reported as having ratified tne
Fifteenth amendment, including New York,
Indiana, Texas and Georgia. He does not as
sume to anticipate the action Of Congress in
defining the condition or relation of any State
to the Federal Government; he merely pre-
scnts list of the resolutions proposing 10
ratify the proposed amendment, OF which no
tice has been transmitted to the Department
of State, with the dates Of their respective
adoption.
The House debated 1t length whether to re-
fer the Funding bill to The Banking and Cur
rency or Ways aaa Means Committee, and
finally voted to refer it to the latter.
Kntler reported a bill for the admission OF
Texas, stating that it was identical with the
Virginia and Mississippi bills, with the eXcep-
tion of an additional provision that its passage
shall not effect the conditions under which
Texas was originally admitted. Inresponse to
an additional proviso offered by Wood, that
the State be admitted without qualification,
except as stated in the bill, Butler said he had
no objection except that it was useless.
Beck also offered a substitute for the bill,
reciting that the Texas constitution was re-
publican in form, and that the State is entitled
to representation. Both Wood and Beck's
amendments were rejected by a party vote,
anu the bill was then passed.
The Deficiency uiii was discussed, during
which Farnsworah said two of the granite con-
tractors for the Charleston Customhouse ana
the Treasury extension were two men VINO
had contracts in connection with the New
York postofice, Messrs. Larned and Dlxoh'
and remarked that they again had arms elbow
deem in the treasury Without disposing OF
the bin the Heuse took recess till seven.
In the Senate, the Quakers want money TO
carry out their Indian views. Sumner wants
money for mixed college at Xenia, Ohio
The Judiciary Committee were directed to
report regarding the status Of the Indians un-
der the Fifteenth amendment.
The resolution for a joint !adian committee
was defeated BY the casting vote OF Colfax.
The case of Georgia was resumed. An
amendment was offered authorizing the Presl-
dent to send troops into States to suppress dis
orders. Adjourned.