Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-06-23
ton of Mrs. Sufratt.

ton OF Mrs. Sufratt. E#a|
\. The speech created great sensation, ns we'll
it might on account of its boldness.
In the Senate, Mr.. Morgan presented me.
mortal from tho New York Chamber of Com.
merce in favor of the Bankrupt law. Mr.
Morgan expressed himself in favor of the Bill,
and said he hoped it would be- reported at an
carly day from the Judiciary Committee. =
The4llouse passed tho Bill rcestablishing
All assay o ifoe- III Oregon aud Idaho
:, Samuel Hanson, formcly clerk in the
Confederate Postpilice Department, committed
suicide in this city to-day. The cause assign
cd was want Of employment and reduced cir
Cuplstances.
The "Staf' asserts that the votes of the more
conservative. Union men were obtained for
the constitutional amendment by pledge from
their Radicals colleagues that no action shall
be taken during the present session upon the
Bills also reported from the Joiut Committee
on Reconstruction. This virtually refers the
whole matter to the people. -
There was considerable qxcitcment today
on the steps in front of the Capitol Mr. Ros.
sseau, with rattan in hand, approached MIR.
Grinncll, aud said lie had waited several DAYS
tor him to apologize for the outrageous assact
made on him in debate. Mr.. Grinucll said 81
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thcronpnn applied tho cane, Grnncll making
! no resistance whatever When Rosscau had
finished the fagellation, Grinncl merely said,
1t ls'nll right" and the parties separated.
: WAsHlNuroN, June l5.-Thc Senate Iii
nance Committee have fixed the tax on cotton
at two cents per pound probably the two
Houses will compromise on three cents The
general principles Of the House bill have not
been altered.
SENATE. The President returned the bill
Incorporating New York and Montana Iron
and Mining Company with his objections
The President thinks the bill gives monop.
Oily to corporation of unknown corporators
and to the detrimcnt Of settlers who have the
| right to claim land under the homestead law.
In tho House committee was appointed
| to Investigate the facts OF Rosseaus assault
on Grnnell, ond to report the same with res.
olutions looking to the vindcaton of the
dignity of the House and protection of. the
members.
In the House Mr.. Bingham submitted
qoncurring resolutions requesting the President
to Inform forthwiththc Governors of the States
OF the passage by Congress of tho proposed
constitutional amendment, so that the I.egsia-
turc mny act on it at once. 1t was objected
to. Remarks followed, which od to decision
by the Speaker that Joint resolutions did not
have to be submitted to the President for his
signature. After some debate on this special
order, the bill for restoring the Southern
s'"tos to political privileges, tho House nd
iourned.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The President
day sent tho nominntion to tho Senate of
Governor Holden, of North Carolina, as Min.
iStGr to San Salvador.
Mr.. Garfeldt, of Ohio, called up tho motion
to reconsider the vote by which the Bill to
establish National Bureau of Educat Oh was
rejected and the question being put, .nc mo.
t'on prevailed, yeas IS; nays 40. Tho bill
was then read third time and passed yeas
SO; nays II. In the House Mr. Rogers, of
New Jersey, presented tho minority report OF
Tie Committee on Reconstruction. 1t is a
long document consisting of an elaborate ar
Gumcnt in favor of the President S policy and
the immediate admission of Southern repre-
scntaton. 1t takes ground that State can
neither withdraw or be expelled from the
Union The war was to preserve not to de.
stroy the St"tcs. The report concludes with
a eulogy upon the purity of the motives of
, President. johnson.