The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-05

WASHINGTON, MAY An the Senate
Nh. Chandler from committee of Con
ference reported a bill to establish a
telegraph line between the United
States and Cuba, which was agreed to
and the bill now awaits the Presidents
signature.
\ resolution was adopted TO recall
from the House the Post Office appro-
priation bill in order to move the re-
| consideration Of the amendment rela-
tive to the Presidential appointing
power. In the House the army bill
was recommitted to the committee on
military affairs.
4 bin ameudatory Of the act to or
game Washington Territory was
passed
\ Texas delegation called on the
President today to inform him OF the
result of the late Convention.
Sherman's thirty year five per cent.
loan bill is freely canyassed and conf
dence in its p~racticability and success
is rapidly increasing.
New York, May 4-The Times.
special says the President IS preparing
an answer to the House resolution, Civ
inc the anne of those who have been
granted amnesty or pardons, and a
particular statement Of all cOutiscated
property that is restored to the origi-
nal owners. The value Of the proper
tv not stated. The number of pardous
exceeds seven thousand. With some
exceptions the persons pardoned are
private citizens.
The Worlds WashingtOn special
SAYS. the Grand Jury which meets at
Norfolk on Monday viii bring in a
true bill against jefferson Davis for
treason. The Court will probably be
ready for trial within the next ten days
provided Congress throws no obstacles
in the way.
OMahony has been arrested, made
to disgorge and deposed. 1t is contcm-
plated to arrest and try Stevens on
his arrival, for completely in acts toi
which O'Mahony was tried. The
Fenian Senate meets to-morrOw.
On application Of several stock.
holders Of the Pacific mail steam.
| ship company, an Injunction has been
r granted restraining the directors from
disposing Of certain vessels of the
company.
MEMPHIS, MAY 4-The tow-boat
Tigress exploded both boilers neal
Fulton last night, killing the captain
his wife. the first engineer, carpentel
and three deck hands, and scalding
several others. \ Cairo special say.
it was the Nick Hughe-, Capt. Van
Dorm, that exploded.
NV York, May 4-noou-Cottol
steady at 34@ SOC. Gold 2IS
The Washington Star suggests tina
. the Radical majority in Congress, il
1 their eagerness to establish perfec
5 negro equality-social, legal and pc
litical-haye defeated their pet schemr
. by their own hasty and imperfect leg
islation, in the very section of tn
{ country which it was intended to ef
c feet. 1t thus shows its imperative
ness until Congress adopts the view
n of the President as to the status o
the Southern States
The execution Of the law is intrust
s. ed to the judiciary Of the Unite,
a States, which judiciary is not organ
a lied in the excluded States, and Chic
Il Justice Chase says cannot be organ
. lied until Congress prepares the wa,
by appropriate legislation. Tn
.e Radicals must abandon part of thei
T. policy if they wish to insure the com
pletc success of the remainder. Thu
the readiest way to make the Civ
d Rights law operative in the Souther
TT States. and to bring the leaders of tn
rebellion to trial. viii be to adopt til
70 Presidents policy Of a speedy restC
ration Of the Federal relations Of tn
7 eleven States now held as territorie.
I'd Territories do not have the benefit c
the Federal Judiciary, according t
Chief Justice Marshall, who said
These Courts then are not Constitr
tiOnal Courts, in which the iudici;
power conferred by the General Coz
a eminent can be deposited. They N
a incapable Of receiving it."
Thus the law is Immediately oper,
tive only in the Northern and horde
\ States, in most of which its strict el
d forcement will give but little satisfar
IN ton. This is particularly the case i
10 those States which. like Connection
are opposed to negro suffrage, an
those which, like Indiana. legislat
III against the negro. The legal COZ
e. tests certain TO ensure will doubtles
er strengthen the opponents of the RAJ
zeal policy, and viii, we fear, in I'll
= end cause a reaction fatal to the be.
u interests of the coIored people.