The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-24
PROPOSITION TO PAY LOYAL PERSONS IN THE
!. SOUTH FOR STORES sEIzED By Our ARsIEssr

SOUTH FOR STORES SEIZED BIZ oBR ARMIES
An attempt was made in the House on the
| 10th. to provide for the payment of loyal
persons in the South who hold quarter1nas-
! ters' or commissaries' receipts for stores selz-
| ed for the use of our armies The objection
was made to the resolution that 1t was Inlu-
| dicious to establish such a. precedent as the
| payment of any one of these claims just now.
| There are hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of such claims on file at the Treasury
| Department, the greater proportion having
been presented by persons not in hostility to
the government at the time their property
was taken They were unfortunate in living
among rebels subsequently, however, so they
cannot get theirmoney till the reconstruction
question is fully settled.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. y
The Republicans of the House of Repre-
sentatives held CAUCUS at the Capitol on
the night of the 10th, with Hon. Justin Nor
rill, of Vermont, in the Chair, and Ignatius
Donnelly as Secretary The meeting was held
with reference to the question of suffrage in
the District OF Columbia, and continued near
ly four hours. The bill now pending before
the House was discussed at length, and vari-
Gus motions and suggestions were made con
cerning;it. Although no definite understand
ing was arrived at, it was evident that the
majority were opposed to the bill as reported
from the Committee on the Judiciary, which
simply proposes to strike from all laws in
force in the District of Columbia the word
white Several gentlemen were in favor
of passing bill for "a new form of govern
ment for the District, Congress to possess di-
rect control of affairs. But the general sem
timent was that the qualifications for suffrage
should bear equally on both white and black,
including the capacity to read and write
The pending bill, it is probable, will be
amended in accordance with the above
view. I'D s5
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
The negro suffrage bill continued to be
the special order in the House. Mr.. Rogers,
of New jersey, speaking two hours against
it, and Mr.. Farnsworth in its favor. 1t grows
more evident, especially since the caucus last
evening, that the bill, if it passes at all, will
strike out the word "white" and impose an
intelligence qualification upon all classes.
The galleries of the House of Representa-
tives have, for the last three days, been dense
" crowded with attentive listeners to the de-
bate on the bill extending suffrage in the Dis
trict of Columbia Never before were so
many blacks mixed among the white audi
tors as to-day. The interest amongst both
classes in regard to the question, seems to be
constantly on the increase.
TRIAL OF sEAnlEs.
It is said the trial of Capt. Semmes would
have been commenced but for the absence of
Commodore Winslow, one of the most i'm
portant witnesses.
CONDITION OF THE SOUTHERN STATEs-THE
PRESIDENT CALLED UPON FOR MORE IN
FORMATION.
Mr.. Raymond stole march upon the Presi-
dents enemies to-day very neatly He sent
in a resolution calling upon the President for
all information tending to throw light on the
political condition of the States lately in re-
bellion, such as proclamations from Pro-
visional Governors, election returns, reports
of government agents, and the like The
House az first refused to receive this by
operating in technicalities, but subsequently
agreed to it, when offered by Dir. Davis, of
the Onondaga district of New York, to whom
Raymond turned it over for presentation
The effect intended by Raymond is the frus-
tration of scheme the radicals have for
sendinga sub-reconstruction committee down
South to make report to suit them. The
President is in possession of all the unbiased
testimony needed in this matter; but the
radicals, bent on throwing every obstacle in
the way OF reconstruction, refuse to receive
it as reliable backed as it is by newspaper
reports and the tales ofcommercial travellers
in the conquered land. Mr.. Raymond's re-
solution gives the President chance to pro-
duce information which will prove exhaustive
of the subject. If afterward the radicals are
shamefaced enough to insist on special spy
committee the country will readily observe
bent on obstruction.
ENFORCEMENT OF THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
has under consideration Joint resolution in
favor of the enforcement of the Monroe doc
trine. Foreign princes and p2tentates need
not fear any rash, hurried legislation on this
subject. since the resolution is deep down in
a pile of papers Of similar import, and will
not be reached before Max leaves Mexico, if
at ALL
THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
Met this morning, the 12th,) before tie
meeting of Congress. One of the Senate
members oil the committee has introduced
resolution into the Senate, authorizing it to
summon the attendance of men and papers
found necessary t. assist in determining the
Yexed questions brought under consideration.
The resolution found its way to the House.
where it now lies upon the table
CREDENTIALS OF SOUTH CAROLINA MEMBERS
The Speaker laid before the House the Gre
dentials of James Farrow and John D. Ken
nedy as members of the House from the
State of South Carolina, which were referred
to the joint committee on Reconstruction.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
The special committee of both Houses on
the bankrupt bill will report next Wednes-
day. The committee has agreed to the
amendments of the House and some of the
Senate, with few additional amendments
of no material importance
THE OHIO sENAToRsHIP.
Senator Sherman and Hon. R. c. Schenck,
candidates for the next Senator's term of
Ohio, returned to the Cupitol. 1t is under
stood among the best informed, that Mr..
Sherman is certain of reelection.
PARDoNs.
Seventeen pardon warrants were issued by
the Attorney General on the 18th, all of
which were for parties included the $780,
600 class: Among the applications for par
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