The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-23
MaShingtOn News Items.

A. B. Mu!let, Esq, Assistant. Aichs
tect of the Treasury Department, has
just returned from The South, where he
has been inspecting the government
buildings, under an order directed to
bin, some. weeks ago, by tic Secretary
of the Treasury. Phe old,Custom.house
and Marine Hospital at Charleston
were found to be SO badly wrecked that
they win be useless. \, Mr.. Mullett re.
ports that the government buildings in
the other Southern cities a,e generally
in fair condition, and will require but lit.
tie repairing. ,'rar r,,,|,, 4. ,,.l.
Post Master, General Dennison ba,
written a letter stating that the length
of mailtrains has Hitherto interrupted
the prompt delivery of the Mails in the
North during the winter months. He
calls nPon the companies to fulfil their
contracts in a better manner. ,"
New COINS ofthe donble eagle, eagle
and bali eagle igoid,I ioiiar, half dollar
and quarter of dollar (sjlyer) have brrn
stamped in tho Philadelphia mint, with
the motto 3" In God we trust" Tie
old aevSces are also resoined., They
are submitted to Sec. McCulloch. 'sls
The House wing of the Joint Commit.
tee, as appointed by The Speaker, is
thoroughly radical in its, complexion,
and report Of like character ,av be
respected. The gentlemen, however,
arc among the oldest and ablest mem.
| bcrs of the House, ana the public will
/ be disappointed it they do not give tho
subject the most careful and able con.
| sidera,ion. -,, - '"r
Tennessee is no'erorption TO the con-
fnrrent resolution, but is generally
understood that the committee will make.
an early report in the case Of that State
IN whose favor there are many argu.
mcnts not applicable to the other States.
The cutting oflofdebatn, By tile ma
Jority in the House, has thus far render.
ed The proceedings less interesting than
usual, and the galleries, especially tito
ladies' seats, have been but poorly filled
The only speech ofany length yet made,
was adroitly put in the other dav bp.
Mr.; Chandler, of N. Y, in opposition II
to Mr.. Farnsworth's resolution on tho
right of colored soldiers to. fill citizen,
ship He had the floor for an hour, but.
as Mr.. Chandler's peculiar constituents
don't visit Washington, nor read! the
newspapers to any extent, the speech
will be barren ofeffect. osi,sl5i, =, :,
Legislation having in view the obsta.
Giles to apeedytrial Of Jeff DAVIS, has al.
ready been f|hauguratsasf Two bills,
have been introduced into the Senate,
andone into the Honse, providing that
IN certain cases Of trial for treason, no.
man shah be deemed to be an inncoonmnpee.
tent Juror because 81 having fofmea or
expressed an opinion based ppon news.
paper reports, or the current history OF
the day provided that he shall take an
oath that he can still renderan impartial
verdict upon the evidence before him
This This d'ySer.ttnfns' the principle held in all
the conr's ofjnstice heretofore, bit as s. Il
affects no crime but treason, a,}dssths
man nan, who VI has not formed an opinion 1in
the'oaso of Davis, is mapfestly' unfit ia
sitas ajnfokit eannet BE- Deemed 10
wofkto the detfiment Of impartial is. iins.
tice. fo ~ 10 .
There appears to sbe,a mania dor in.
neutrality-suspicious. to- the ,Gonslitu,
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