Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03
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The great feature Of the Proceedings in
the House on the Oath inst. was tue con-
siderati)n Of the resolutions to expcl Mr..
Whittemore, of South Carolina, charged
with having disposed Of caietships for
peeuniary consideration. Mr.. White
more rose to speak in his own defence,
Whom the Speaker stopped him with the
remark that, having resigned his seat in
the House. and the Governor of South
Carolina having accepted his resignation.
he Mr.. w. was no longer member of the
House. After various points of order had
been raised and overruled. the original
resolution for his expulsion was laid on
the table. Mr.. Logan then offered areso-
luton declaring that B. f. Whitsemore
had made appointments Of cadets in viola
ton of law; that he was influenced TO do
SO by improper considerations, and that his
conduct is therefore condemned, and he is
unworthy to be member of the House
This resolution was unanimously adopted,
and Mr.. w. Immediately left the House.
The legislative appropriation bill was then
taken up, variously amended. aud consid-
cred up to the hour of ADJOURNMENT
The Senate agreed to the House amend
ments to the disability bill The bill to
secure equal rights to all persons IN all the
States and Territories was taken up. and
after brief discussion, laid over A bill
was introduced to relieve certain officers
in Virginia from political disabilities, and
to dispense with the test oath in their
cases. A resolution was adopted, without
much opposition. declaring that the pres
ent volume of irredeema5lc paper curren-
cy ought not to be increased. The dis
cussion in relation to the credentials of
Mr. Revels, the colored Senator from
Mississippi, was then resumed, and con-
,inued up to toe hour of adjournment.
Among the bills introduced into the
Senate on the 25th inst. was one to pre-
vent prize fighting, and another to divide
the State of Texas and establish the terri
tories of Jefferson aud Matagorda. thus
making three State Of what is called the
''Lone Star" The bill for the govern
ment Of the District of Columbia was in
troduced and referred. The case of the
reception of Mr.. Revals, the co!ored Sen
ator from Mississippi, was then taken up.
Mr.. "ickess, of Maryland, made speech
in opposition to the reception Of his cred
entails. After a long and dreary debate
the motion to refer the credentials to the
judiciary committee was rejected by vote
of AZ to 3. Mr.. Revels was then sS >rn
in ard took his seat alongside of Mr.
Brownlow, of Tennessee. and was con-
graduated by his radical white and colored
friends The Senate then adjourned until
Monday.
In the House the committee on elections
.ere discharged from the further consid'
GRAFTON of charges Of disloyalty against
Hon. Prtrick Hamil. of the fourth Con-
gressiohal district of Maryland, no evil
depce having been produced before the
committee to sustain them. Mr. Butler
introduced bill for TIE admission Of
Georgia to the Union, which he said was
precisely similar to the bills admitting Vir-
ginia and Mississippi. After some dis
cussiou it was ordered to be printed aud
recommitted. The House completed the
legislative appropriation bill. which bad
been under consideration for over three
weeks. All the amendments made in the
committee Of the whole have been agreed
to, the only contests being upon the
amendments in relation to the bureau oi
education and that in relation to the mint
at Carson. Nevada. both of which were
retained The Indian appropriate ion bill
was considered until P. M when the
House adjourned over until Monday.
La the course Of the debates in the Setate
on the 25tL ult in relation to the right OIL
the colored Senator elect from Mississippi
to take his seat. Mr. Camaron stated tina,
just previous to Jefferson Davis leaving
his Sc at. he had told him that a colored
man wou Id one day occupy it.
Tn the Senate on the Goth ult Mr. Rev
oh, the colorsd Senator from Mississippi was
appointed member of the committee on
labor and education. Among the bills
iut-duced aud referred was one to author
ize the corporation of Washington city to
endorse the bonds Of tho Southern Mary
land Railroad Company, and austher to
enforce the fifteenth, amendment, SO as to
enforce universal suffrage. The funding
bill coming up. Mr.. Sherman made long
speech in explanation fits various provis-
ions. Notice was then given that a mo-
ton would be made to recommit the bill
A communication was laid before the
Senate from the Postmaster General 10
relation to tho ranking privilege, giving
many importsn, satisfies.
The most notable occurrence in the
House was the resignation Of Hon. John
s. Deweese, Of the fourth congressional
district of North Carolina, and Hon. j
S. Golla'lay, Of the third Kentucky dis
trict, against whom charges had been pre-
ferred of selling cadetshps. The Indian,
appropriation bill was discussed at lerght
and incidentally the massacre Of PECAN
Indians by Colonel Baker was criticised.
A resolution extending thu time for with
drawal of distilled spirits from distilcry
warehouses to three years was discussed
till adjournment