Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-07-14


The Committee ON Post Offices and Post.
roadshav agreed to report to the House Sen.
ate's bill authorizing any Telegraph Compa.
ny to construct their line upon mail routes,
wiicthera railroad, bridge, or common high
way; also power to take. any cable upon our
shores, aEy laws of States to the contrary not
'wilhstandhg.
From the expressions Of members Of the
House since the report of the Rosscau.G rim.
nell Committee, 1t seems hardly possible that
a vote of three fourtls, necessary for expul-
sion oan be obtained 1t It's believed Gen.
Rosscau would prefer expulsion to Il public
rcprimand before the Bar of the House. His
triendscontcHd if he is expelled, an effort will
br made to return him us United States Sen
ator from kentucky this winter.
WAsnlNdroN, July 5.--The committee
of conference OH the tax bill have recon
mcndel fixing the tax on cotton at &c. pcr
pound, aud giving railroads and gas colnpa-
lilies the right to add to their rates the tux
until the 3oth of April, 1867. @
WAsIlINuroN, July Sit is understood
: that the Southern Representatives will soon
issue an address to the people of the South,
Recommending the selection of delegates to
the Philadclpllia Convention, They regard
it as highly important that the South shall CO.
operate III that movement, especially, as it is
understood that the Convention is only for the
restoration of the South to the Union, and
nj for any party purpose
WASHINGTON. July 5.--Thc National An
niversary WAS celebrated in all the Northern
cities with the usual civil and military display.
The flag presentation in Philadelphia was
highly impressive. Many thousands present
in this city, including the survivors Of the
war of 1872, paid their customary visit to the
President The only formal celebration here
was confined to the negro population.
WAsuINGToN G.-Mr. Fesscnlen, in the
Senate to-day, reported the tax bill as agreed
upon by the Conference Committee The re,
port gave rise tn considerable debate, cspccial.
ly the item fixing the tex upon cotton ut three
cents per pnund The Conference Commit
tee of both Houses agree toa tax of three
cents on cotton, and l,uving agreed on minor
amendments, the bill now goes to the Prcs-
dent
WAsuINGroN, July lO--Thc President
received visitors to-day. There arc runors
of rupture between the President aud Stan
ton, consequent ON the arbitrary measures of
the latter III the case of Paynaster Pauldiny
whom he hurried off to Fort McIicnry, under
guard. The President directed stay in the
proceedings until Bureau of Military Justice
could review the case and report to him, and
issued an order for Pauldng'S Immediate re-
turn. Stanton also dismissed three pnymas
tcrs-Lieut Coils. Dodge, Jamson and q. B.
Ely-who testified on the court martial in de-
fence and in justification of Paultling.
In the Senate, Stewart submitted rrsolu-
tion, which was laid ovcr, requesting the Pres
idcnt to interfere III behalf of the Fcnian
prisoners in Canada The House bill fixing
the number of Judges of the Supreme Court
OF the United States was passed, with an
amendment, which provides that no vacan
les can be filed in tho office Of Associate us
ticc until the number shall be reduced to six :;
and thereafter the Courts shall consist of one
Chef Justice md six Associates and ma
king certain changes III the places of holding
Courts. Under this bill, Virginia, North Car
olina and South Carolina are in tho fourth
circuit; Georgia Alabama, Mississippi Lou
isiana and Texas in fifth circut.
In the House. the tariff bill passcd--ycas
81, nays SO. The tax on cotton is fixed at
three. csuts per pound OH all foreign coal,
Sl.50 per ton,
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