Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-05-24

From washington.
WASHINGTON, May, IA, 1866
There will be comparative silence in Con-
gress for week, for the reason that practi
cal business is to be considered, which will
afford little room for demagogue speeches.
The small affair of revenue aud taxation will
occupy the House to the exclusion of party
and personal matter. This subject, though
in itself of vital importance, is of no more
value to the majority of members than would
be the beggarly assets of the Merchants
National Bauk The Government needs,
for the next fiscal year, the sum of three
hundred and fifty millions, from which it
could spare fifty millions for sinking fund
The existing system of taxes will yield
FIVE hundred and twenty millions, and seven
ty millions are to be remitted. Still there
will be large excess of revenue for any
reasonable and economical administration of
the Government, such as President johnson
and Secretary McCulloch propose. As to
General Grant, who is now looked to as the
rising star by the Republican party-a par
ty, by the way, which has assumed, the ex
elusive title of the Union party-he has de-
cidedly expressed his views in favor of econ,
omy and retrencbment. The report that be
did not favor the reduction of the army to
fifty thousand men or less, be has coutradic
ted. He is in favor of measures that will
reduce the Government expenditures ip the
Southern States He would not continue
the Freedman's Bureau as it is, but let the
duties, if necessary, be discharged by the
military officers.
But, notwithstanding the general tendeu
cy of public affairs towards reduction Of
annual expenditures of the Government to
three hundred or two hundred and fifty mil
lions, Congress is, therefore, at present, to
enforce tax of five cents pound on cot
ton, which is entirely unnecessary for reVe.
nue. or for sinking fund The arguments
against this measure are so cogent that they
may have effect before the Bill passes. A
large party in the country rlamor for high
taxes the reason is plain. They wish to
fill the Treasury, in order to rob it. There
are projects enough before Congress, and
always will be, to absorb all the revenue
which would be raised-even to the extent
of FIVE hundred and twenty millions, which
will be the revenue of the present fiscal
year.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has brought
forward his project of reconstruction to-day
as an alternative to be affixed to the Com
mittee project. The two propositions are
to be presented to the South for their
choice. But it is not likely that either will
finally be adopted by Congress, or that the
South will adopt either. Mr.. Stewards
scheme proposes amnesty and impartial
suffrage.
The Presidents veto message upon the
Bill admitting Colorado as State, may
defeat, for this session, the expected ac
cession of two Republican Senators to the
Republican majority of the Senate. But
the Senators elect from Colorado have
taken much pains to remove the impression
that they are committed against the Presi-
dents policy.
Gov. Swami, of Maryland, has produced
quite sentation by his ''levee," which an
nounces that he is in favor of the Presi
dents plan of reconstruction. This annun
citation grieves the Radicals and encourages
the Conservatives, not only in Maryland,
but elsewhere The State of Maryland, +,
under free suffrage, would not support the
Congress plan of reconstruction Half of
her voters would be disfrancbised by it
As it is, it is believed that the Conservative
Union men of the State will see that at the
next election in the State, the State laws
shall be so modified as to restore prescribed
citizens to their right of suffrage. LEO.
WASHINGTON, May II, 1866
The National Union Club of this Dis,
trict, which was organized for the support
ofPresident johnson, will to night serenade
the President and the heads of Depart.
ments, with toe view to draw out the latter
upon the great question of the day. The
President will speak but very briefly, but
forr or 6va of the Senators will sneak yerv