The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-05-17
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 9.

tion between the United States, the West
Indies and the Bahama Islands.
The House passed that section of the
tax bill fixing the duty On cotton at fvo
cents; and it has also been occupied in
J, debate on the constitutional amendment
= proposed by the Reconstruction Commit
y tee. Several members delivered thirty
!; minute speeches on the proposition. Mr..
Raymond, of New York, was willing to
accept the report, providing the third
/ section was stricken out. Mr. Mckee, of
K kentucky, gave it his approval.
4 Major General Sickfes arrived in this
city from Charleston this morning ac-
companied by Col. Moore, Capt. Bassett
and D. Smith, Of his staff, and Col. Tot
ten, Inspector General of the army. The
General has been summoned from South
Carolina to. confer about his mission to
the Hague, which it is rumored he will
decline.
the Department. of State has received
dispatches from the United States Con-
sui at London, dated April 81, wherein it
is stated that the cattle plague is deci-
dedlY and rapidly on the decrease; and
the expectation is general that it will
soon wear itself out and gradually disap-.
pear.
1 A private letter from Newbern, N. c.,
says that at the United States District
| Court, now in session in that city, d
white man has just been convicted OF
passing counterfeit national currency, a
black man having been the principal, if
not the only witness against him. The
writer, speaking of such testimony, says :
aThis marks q new era in the history of
North Carolina, under the civil rights
principle"
1t will be interesting to the politicians
of the country to learn that at the re-
quest of number of public men of both
parties, the Clerk Of the House of Repro
sentatives is now engaged in preparing q
political manual, to contain the leading
political speeches, messages, proclama-
tions, orders and vetees which have been
issued since the accession Of President
Johnson. It will be published immedi-
ately after the adjournment of Congress-
WASHINGTON, May 10.
| The House, by a vote of l2S against
1 81, passed the Reconstruction Commit
tees amendment to the Constitution.
| Republicans of all shades voted in the
affirmative. 1t prohibits any State ma
king or enforcing statues denying to any
person an equal portion of the law. The
apportionment of representation is to be
according to numbers, but is restricted to
the extent that citizens above Il years
of age are excluded from voting until.Ju-
ly, 1870. 1t disfranchises all lwho volun-
tarily adhered to the late insurrectionG
prohibits the assumption or payment of
the Confederate debt, and grants no COM
pensation for slaves emancipated.
Chief Justice Chase had q lengthy in.
terview with the President last night:
Hon. John Van Buren was visitor at;
the White house to-day.
| I can say, upon good authority, that:
the President does interpret the peace
proclamation as abrogating martial law
| in the districts where the rebellion is de-
clared to have ceased in all matters in.
which the civil courts have jurisdiction.
1t is understood that declaratory proc
lamation to that effect will be issued by
the President in a day or two.
Gen. Sickles arrived here to-day, and
has finally concluded not to accept the
mission 10 the Hague, to which point he
was recently nominated, and which bas
been awaiting his decision Of acceptance
or declension.
Some of those who voted for the Colo
RADIO bill are industriously circulating a
report that the President will sign it;
but / am assured that he will do nothing
of the kind. What is moro, the bill cam
not be passed over the veto, SO the ques-
ton may be considered as settled against
the young Territory.
Prominent members of the Reconstruc-
ton Committee are still affirming that
they intend to adhere closely to tho
amendment and bill as reported. A can
yass of the House, however, has shown
! that the amendment cannot receive o
two-third majority as it atpresent stands,
and it's authors are not quite 80 foolish as
to ieopardize the fate OF the plan by in
sisting upon what is clearly foreseen can
not override veto. The whole subject
will be up this week, when such amend
ments will be offered to the proposition
as to take from it it's more Objectionable
features, and the probability is they will
he adopted. The final result of the meas
ure will hardly be known before the 10th.
Star.
An order is understood to have been
received at the Office of the Attorney
General from the President, yesterday,
directing that the dockets of applicants
for pardon be cleared entirely, which is
almost equivalent to the issue of a gene
raj amnesty, the leaders and promi-
nent individuals being alone excepted.
! Certain it is, the issue of general order
cannot now be much longer delayed.
It is announced in dispatch from For
tress Monroe that Messrs. Charles O'Con-
nor and George Shea, Of New York city,