The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-05-09
Washington News.

Iesro oy mo iirY NJ the Executive
mansion that the President hss granted
Mrs. Davis permission TO visit her bus.
band, Jefferson Davis. u; Fortress Mon,
roe. A private telegram from New York
Informs US ,ha, Mrs. Davis is in that city,
and will Immediately take the steamer
for Fortress Monroe.
Forty'siS persons from South Carolina,
seven from Louisiana and one from Geor.
gis, were parIonsd by the President on
the 24Ih, II lew Of whom under the first
and twelfth, but the larger portion unde:
the thirteenth exception Of tae amnesty
proc lam alton.
The Ways AMI M,aos Committee Of
the House have now comple,sA :*1.-.
bill in all its essential features, with the
exception "f tobacco and spirits. These
will be reported upon separately. The
bill will be reported about the middle Of
this week. The tax on incomes ha. been
eqnslizsd At foe per cent. AMI the ex.
emption raised 10 one thousand dollars.
The tax on clothing is reduced TO ono
PER csn,,, and on boots aud shoes to
three per cent.
The District Attorney Of this District
has adopted a novel mode Of Jail delive.
~. Bs,ween two and three hundred
negroes were found to have filed up the
Jail. charged with various crimes. An
agent Tor procuring working hand, for
the Southern planters proposed to employ
as many of these jill birds as would go
with him, At fifIsso dollars per month
The prisoners agreed and tho District At
torney entered noiie prosequis iI each
particular indictment, and forty.eigh, Of
the negroes were discharged day before
yesterday. Tho agent started with them
on the train for the West Immediately,
bound for Arkansas aud Mississippi, BY
way Of CIncinnatG.
The revolu.ionists are said to have
finally determined upon their programme
Of operation. until tho next G nsrsssional
SECTIONS shall have decided the fate OF
The nation. Thsy do not intsud 10 graft.
iy the friends Of the President by an ear.
y adjournment. The present prospects
are that the session may be continuou.
until the 4,h Of March next. Relays of
candidates for 70 election will be permit.
ed to leave Washington as the exirencies
OF the canvas. in their respective district.
may require their presence, Lrt a work
ing force will be kept st Washington ~
the time to harrAss tho President xnd p.
isct bis appoint~snts. A bare quorum.
will be kept in either house. Jus, .nuagh
to keep tn. firss OF faction. rsvolu,ioh .ul
anarchy from dying out.
It !. probable ths, two third. OF both
liossss Of Congress will consent 10 sub.
init the proposed amendment Of The Con.
s,i'u'ion to the States for aadp,ioL or 70,
Jsc'io"' bu, the accompanying proposed
lava will NEE, with strong opposition
from the Conservative Republicans and
Dem"cra,s, and my belief Is that tho
third section CT the proposed amendment
to the Constitution, disfr snchi.ing until
1870 all who have voluntarily adhered
to the late rebellion" will bs rejected or
modified.
Tho President has received en- officisl
statement by telegram from Raleigh, N.
q, stating that Judge Fo~le issued .
writ Of hateas eorpas for the body Of
Major Gee, now on trial before military
eommissisn. 70 General Roger. who 70.
fused to recognize tho wr, Thst there.
upon Judge Fowle issued an attach msat
against General Ruger, who refused 10
permit the officer to ares, him, asd .thas
tho matter now stands, awaiting the di
lection OF the Government. The Prssi.
dent has directed that in the meantime
the military commission proceed With the
trial Of Gee, inssmuch rs the hearing vas
commenced before the peace proclaim atop
vas issued. The military commissioa !,
directed. hossver, not to pass sentences or
Judgment 10 the case. but m soon ~ the
hearing Is eoncisded to sand TO the Psssit