Year: 1871

WASHINGTON, jan l6 1871.
The Georgia Delegation Admitted-A Genuine


Negro In Congress.


The Georgia delegation, four in number, were
sworn In to-day. There are three democrats and
one republican, the latter being a negro several
shades darker than Senator Revels or Representa-
tive Raney. He was the only one OF the party,
however, who could swallow the ron-clad oath.
The others having participated In the rebellion.
were compelled TO take what Is known as the
qualified OATH The negro is an intelligent looking
man, about medium height Of rather spare figure,
with o we'll shaped head, Covered with an abundant
crop Of wool. He is much better representative 01
the negro race than Rainey, OF South Carolina who
Is more like a Cuban than an African. AS soon as
he was sworn In he was warmly congratulated by
Kelley OF Pennsylvania. Ben Butler and other
radicals seemed fearful that he might 20 over TO the
democratic side OF the House, and accordingly set
about to get him seat on the republican side. II
was manifest that he had never been In Congress
before, for he looked around with air of bewilder-
ment as If he had suddenly found himself in the
wrong box.


Financial Legislation Of the Session.


General Peasonton. the new Commissioner OF In
ternal Revsnde, was summ6hed before the Senate
Finance Committee to-day to point out what
changes, If any, were necessary in the present In
ternal Revenue law. If any changes were to be
made the committee was anxious to perfect bill
supplementary to the act Of last session at the earl
est time possible The Commissioner stated that far
as he knew the present law was sufficient for the
collection OF the revenue, and he did not think 1t
necessary TO make any important changes at this
session. is probable, therefore, that there will be
no legislation Of any account either upon the Inter-
nal Revenue or the Tariff laws. The only financial
1eyiSl Slat,o will no Avap
Million bill, which passed the House last week, so
that the business Of the Ways and Means and the
Senate Finance committees win be comparatively
light this session.


Ocean TeleRraphy.


There was very excited discussion in the House
to-day over motion to rescind resolution which
passed last Monday authorizing the appointment Of
o Joint committee OF the two houses to take under
consideration the subject of telegraph cables.
This subject has heretofore been confded TO the
Senate and House Committee on Foreign Relations.
and the members or those committees felt rather
jealous abont the appointment Of new joint com.
mittee SO many bills for telegraph cables came
before Congress- and the Foreign Affairs Committee
made so little progress reporting them,
that 1t was felt that the whole matter
had better be submitted to special joint committee
which would have nothing else before it and which
would have leave to report at any time. General
Banks, Fernando Wood and other members Of the
Foreign Affairs Committee were In favor Of rescind-
ing the resolution, which they insisted had been
passed without the House understanding II. General
Butler defended the resolution for Joint committee
and inslnuated that the Foreign Affairs Committee
opposed to competition in the matter OF ocean
telegraph cables. and In favor OF monopolies.
He hlnted rather broadly, that they were
under the control of Cyrus Field and other
gentlemen connected with the Atlantic Gable
Company. Butler favored some measure which
would encourage the building OF ocean cables, as
TO secure the construction OF several lines and a
consequent reduction in the price for messages.
The House refused TO rescind the resolution, where
upon General Banks, out Of mere desperation, in
troduced free cable bill, and the House took HIM
at his word and passed II.