Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-06-02
From Washington.

From Washington
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Thc President
has directed Major-G General Howard to cause
the arrest of every officer of the Bureau in
North Carolina who is engaged or pecuniariy
interested in the cultivation Of plantations, and
Brig. Gen. w. &. Strong has been dispatched
to execute the order. Judge Advocate Gen
eral Holt has been instructed by the President
to make out charges and specifications against
these officers with view to their trial before
court martial.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Senate to- day
passed the bill in relation 70 the public lands
i'll Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansss, Louisiana
and Florida. 1t provides that they shall be
disposed of according to the homestead law OF
1862, without Discrimination on account of
color. Price of the patent shall be SIS. The
privilege of securing the land is allowed to
persons who served in the Confederate army,
Oh taking the oath of allegiance
The bankrupt bill passed the House to day
by vote Of 68 yeas to So nays.
w WAsHrNGToN;NI May 9 .-l-'nhe House.to-day
considered the following resolution of Repre-.
sentative McClung, Of Missouri:
RESOLVED, That it be referred to the Com
mittee on reconstruction to inquire into the
expediency of levying contributions on the
seeding States to dofrny the extraordinary
expenses that would otherwise be imposed on
the General Government, and that said Com
mittee be instructed to report by bill or other
wise. The House adopted the above by a
vote of 73 to 35.
WASHINGTON, May 24:-At the serenadc
to the President most Of his Cabinet were pres
ent and spoke. Secretaries MtCulloch, Welles
and Dennison cordially endorse the Pres-
dent. Secretary Stanton considers that section
of the programme of the Reconstruction Com.
mittce which proposes to disqualify Southern
men, as dcplorabe, and without justice or Wis
dom. Secretaries Speed and Harlan declined
to speak.
Letters were received from number Of
parties, amongst which was one Of dscourte-
Gus character from Foruey Cd. d., denounc-
ing McCulloch's former speech as brutal en-
dorsement of tyrant by s,Iperci!ious official
by direction of the President. the Depart
ments of North and South Carolina, Georgia
and Alabama have been discontinued North
and South Carolina will hereafter form one
Department, and be III command of Mai. Gen
Daniel Il. Sickles j..
- ""S.". ~ n'1s.iSoOy, VI IIS HIcculDeti y
Bureau in North Carolina, has been relieved,
and will be succeeded by General Ruger.
The Departments of Georgia and Alabama
be will consolidated under the command of
General G. r. Woods. Generals Tillison and
Swain will have charge of (" the Bureau"
John Phillips, ESQ, has been confirmed by
the Senate MS United States District Attorney
for South Carolina
WASHINGTON, May "a. The new Freed
mems Bureau Bill was discussed in the House
to-day. Section six, as reported by the COM
mittce, provides that when owners apply for the
restoration of lands allotted negroes by Gen.
Sherman, the Bureau shall rent or purchase
other lands for said negroes Mr.. Stevens
moved an amendment, to the effect that the
Bureau shall refuse to surrender Sea Island
lands to former owners. which was adopted by
vote of 70 yeas to 46 noes. The l}iIl will
certainly pass.
General Sicklcs will retain command Of
both the Caroinas for the present. He has
not decided upon the Hague mission.
Mrs. Davis arrived in this city to-day
The object Of her visit is to endeavor to get
her husbands prison changed. Surgeon Coop.
er reports that Nv. DAVIS will die if he il kept
at Fortress Monroe. .l ~;