The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-07-19
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day passed bill to extend, for three
years, the benefits Of the law granting
lands to the Southern States for the es
tablishment of agricultural colleges
Also, passed bill regulating the time and
manner of holding elections for United
States Senators. Among other prov1ls'
ions, it requires that the vote shall be
viua uoce. The Senate, by four majority;
rejected the bill for the re-annexatlon OF
Alexandria city and County to the DIS
trict of Columbia.
The House passed joint resolution
providing for reorganization OF the
militia of the States and Territories in a
uniform manner, aud for the distribution
among them of two-thirds Of the ordi-
nance and ordnance stores, excepting the
States lately in insurrection; also, passed
q bill granting the right of way to any
telegraph company over the public do
main.
WASHINGTON, July I'm the Senate,
the tariff bill came from the House, Mr.
Grimes moved to postpone it's considera-
ton until December, and after debate,
the motion was agreed to-yeas %, nays
II.
In the House, the motion to appoint a
committee to investigate why the min
ority report of the Reconstruction Com
mittee was not published with the evi-
dence taken by the majority report OF
table by decided vote.
Secretary Dennison has resigned. He
writes the President that the call for the
Philadelphia Convention is antagonistic
80 the policy of the party that nominated
and elected Lincoln, and over the Con-
vention of which he presided; and he,
therefore, withdraws from the Cabinet.
Rumors are credited that other resigna-
tions are to follow
1t is rumored that Speed, the Attorney
General, has rendered his resignation, and
that Harlan will do the same.
It is alleged that there is q fraudulent
issue of stock of the Washington and
Alexandria Railroad to the amount CT
s30O,OOO. 1t was used in connection with
the defunct Merchants Eational Bank,
and one New York firm advanced $780,
600 on said stocks.
Grant has issued a proclamation direct
ing all department., district and post com
manders in the States lately in rebellion
to arrest all persons who have been or
may hereafter be charged with the COM
mission of crimes and offences against
the officers, agents, citizens and inhabi-
tants of the United States, irrespective
of color, in cases where the civil authori-
ties have. failed or neglected or arc unable
to arrest and bring such parties to trial,
and to detain them in military confne-
ment until such time as proper judicial
tribunal may be ready and willing to try
them.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-In the Senate,
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution calling on
the President for information as to the
shooting of twenty three Federal soldiers,
at Kingston, N. c., in 1864, by order of
Generals Hoke and Pickett, of the late
Confederate army. Mr.. johnson object
ed, and it goes over. A joint resolution,
giving right of way to the Union Pacific
Railroad through military reservation,
was passed. Mr.. Williams entered mo-
ton to reconsider the vote which defeated
the bill to re-annex Alexandria County
to the District of Columbia Mr. Will
Hams introduced bill to admit represen-
tation from each Southern State, provided
thew ratify the constitutional amendment
recently passed, which was ordered to be
printed.
bill which is partial revision of the tar
iff bill, imposing duties on cigars, che
roots, &C., of $3.50 per pound, and fifty
ner cent. adj vagorem. Also, three cents
Der pound on cotton. Laid over. The
contested case of Fuller Us. Dawson was
decided by the House sustaining Dawson
without division.
RAYMOND, in the New York Times
emphatically denies the truth of the re
port, as published, of his remarks in the
Republican caucus.
a Democratic Convention has been helG
in Rhode Island to elect delegates to Tho
Philadelphia National Convention.
Gen. Grant has ordered squad of cav
airy sent to Loudon County, Va 1t il
alleged that there have been outrages OF
freedmen, and civil law has failed to pun
ish the guilty or protect the blacks.
Two gentlemen from Missouri callet
on the President yesterday, and informed
him of deep laid schemes on the part o
the radicals to carry the Missouri election
by force of arms if necessary. Secre
leagues were organized, the militia armed
and arms shipped to various portions o
the State by Gov. Fletcher for the pur
pose of influencing the election. Tn
President assured the gentlemen that, a
it was his duty to protect all citizens in tn
enjoyment of their rights, it would onl..
be necessary, in case of such outrages, 70
the citizens to apply to him.
"A Western editor has on exhibition
in his Office, the bladder of musquitc
which, he says, contains the souls of TWEEN