Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-05-12
From Washington.


From Washington.
WASHINGTON, May lit is understood
that at the meeting of the cabinet to day the
President invited an expression of opinion
from the Head of the departments respecting
the report of the Reconstruction Committee,
and it is reported that in an, animated discus
sion which ensucd thercupon, Secretaries Sc
ward, McCulloch, Wellcs and Stanton were de-
cided in their opposition to the plan of the
committee, and earnest in their support Of the
Presidents policy for restoration. The Post
master General was in favor of carrying out
the Presidents policy but expressed some
doubts as to the precise time at wheh loyal
representatives from Southern States should
be admitted. The Attorney General was not
present.
The President was very emphatic in his op-
position to the committees report and declared
himself against all conditions precedent to tho
admission of loyal representatives from the
Southern States in the shape of amendments
to the constitution and the passage of laws
He insisted that under the Constitution no
State could be deprived of it's equal suffrage
in the Senate, and that Senators and Repre-
sentatiycs ought at once to be admitted into
| the law, and the Constitution.
He was for n strict adherence to the Consti-
tuition as it is, and remarked that, having sus-
taincd ourselves under it during Il terrible re-
bellion, he thought the Government could be
restored without resort to amendments; and
remarked, in general terms. that if the organ
ic law is to be changed at all, it should be at a
time when all the States and all the people can
pa1tici pate in the alteration.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-NIr Dixon offered
an amendment to the Reconstruction PROPOSE.
ton Of the Committee. 1t declares that
when any of the lately rcbellious States shall
present itself, not only in it's attitude of loyal
ity but represented by men capable of submit
ting to the constitutional test, it shall be ad-
mittcd to right Of representation.
The House rejected bill for rcorganizing
the army, and will next consider one which
has passed the Senate for that purpose
An order has been issued from tho War
Department by direction of the President de-
claring chat the Military Commission and
Court Martals are not authorized, Therefore,
will not assume jurisdiction in trials of any
persons other than those belonging to the Ar
my and Navy Of the United States and camp
followers, contractors and others as arc indi
Gated in the articles of war and acts of Con
gress.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The Senate to-day
passed the bill from the Conference Com
mittee establishing tolcgraphic communication
with Cuba 1t now awaits the signature Of
the President.
The House passed the bill for the admis-
sion of Colorado.
| WASHINGTON, May f. Henry s. Foth, of
Savannah, was confirmed by the Senate, to-
day,as United States Attorney for Georgia
Lewis D Campbell was confirmed as Min
istor to the Republic of Mexico.
/ MEMprus, May IA riot occurred this
evening between thopolice and negro soldiers,
growing out of an attempt of officers to ar
rest 4 white man whom the negroes attempt
ed toprotect About thirty policemen kept
| up thy fight for two hours, with one hundred
and fifty negroes
! 1tFas dnailyquictcd by the 18th Regiment
w. ,trl .tt