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

passed by the State Senate of Tennessee
s. 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, McCuloch 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 tmc at which 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 committee S report and declared
himself against all conditions precedent to the
admission of loyal representatives from the
Southern States in the shape of amendments
to the constitution and the passage of laws.-
lie insisted that under the Constitution no
State could be deprived of its equal suffrage
in the Senate, and that Senators and Repre-
the representative houses as prescribed by
the law and the Constitution.
He was for strict adherence to the Consti-
tuition as it is, and remarked that, having sus-
! taincl ourselves under it during terrible re-
bcllion, 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
participate in the alteration.
I WASHINGTON, May 2.-Mr 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 its 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 reorganizing
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-
o'aring chat the Military Commission and
Court Martjals are not authorized, THEREFORE
will not assr'me jurisdiction in trials Of any
persons other than those belonging to tho Ar
my ouu *NhPy vi IlIC CHItcu OIdIcS ana Calup
followers, contractorAand others as arc indi-
Gated in the articles of war and acts of Con-
gress
WAsTINGToN, May 3.-Thc Senate to-day
passed the bill from the Conference Com
miuee establishing Geographic communication
with Cuba 1t now awaits the signature of
the President.
The House passed the bill for the admis-
sion OF Colorado.
WAsHINGroN, May f. Henry s. Feth, of
Savannah, was confirmed by the Senate, to-
day,Jas United States Attorney for Georgia.
Lewis d. Campbell was confirmed as Min
isterto the Republic of Mexico.
MBMplIIs, May IA riot occurred this
evening between tho police and negro soldiers,
growing out of an attempt of officers to ar
rest white man whom the negroes attempt
ed toIprotect. About thirty policemen kept
| up thy fight for two hours, with one hundred
and fifty negroes.
j y vas linally1uictcd by the 18th Regiment