The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-01-31
Washington News and Rumors

aoout negro suHrage, and do not hesitate
to say that, If applied to that State, il
would lose them every Congressional
district excepting that of Mr. Julisv.
During the debate in the House on
the 10Th on granting civil right. TO No
gross, An alteration occurred between
members. The lie was given and returned.
The House adjourned 10 great coniu.
sion.
Tbs Supreme Court is a tie upon the
question of the onsti,utionali,y Of the
'e't'oash. 1t was supposed tha, Revsrdy
J'hnson's able argument before the Court
IN the case Of Mr.. Garland would have
secured At least p,epouderauce Of vo,ss
IN favor OF granting the petition Of his
client 10 be admitted to practice without
taking the required oath, but il rumor
speaks correctly. it failed of its intended
effect. Mr. Garland, and all Others in.
terested, nust, therefore. look to Conere.s
for relief, and the Impression i. ths. ,hev
will not look in vain, seeing tha, . bill
repeating the oath is already through the
House. Tho President stands ready 4,
sign the bill Whenever it shall BE- the
pleasure Of the Senate ID p.,a il and
transmit il to him.
Tho great bugbsar OF the day is r.ps.
distion Of the Federal debt. Though
there i. little cause Of apprehension of,hi.
disaster, ys. the House, a. the opening Of
the session, guarded agains. i. BY . do.
claratory resolution, which was adopted
With only one dissenting voice. But su
alarm has been raised, not so much ON
account Of auv fear tha, tho South will
come into Congress with force equal to
the task, and disposition to use ,h.i,
strength, or the greater and newer drssd
OF rising faction iu the North. Their.
" said to be an organization now in s,n.
br"yo for making rspud;.,on . political
issue in the North. 1t commsncss ia a,
influential quarter. where political msa..
urss OF moment have before arisen.
Ihs receipts from the Internal Rsvso 10
yesterday amounted TO t75l 500.
Thad. Stevens sudden anxiety to 70.
peal 90 much Of the Congressional ,.s,
oath rs prohibited Southern st,orusys
from practising in the South, created
much surprise at the tins, and has led 10
much d''cua'ion since among ,Lo.s no,
iuliy IN the secret. 1t seems that a anal,
caucus OF the faithful met At Mr.. Cha..'s
on Saturday evening. ~bsrs the whole
sn'lect was informally di.cus.ed. Judu.
Chase is understood to have said ,b., The
Ia" vas clearly ag,inst tho oath {: th.,
the question now before the Supreme
Court involved the whole principle, add
mu't soon be decided, and rsco mmended
the course pursued by Stevens ga the
following Monday as the bsst method lor
relieving him from the necessity Of max.
ing dis'greeable decision. and the party
from possessing . most unwisldly ole.
Phant.
Senator Norton's resolution calm, II,
commission to investigate the sets and
management Of Treasury Agse,s 10 the
receipt and disposition OF cotton in the
S"uthe'o Ststes, Is to be urged upon The
seLste. The investigation is suges,,sd
6y facts that have recently come 70 light.
which show that immense frauds have
been pise,icsd upon tho Govern ms.t, q.
Pecially Ia the Investigation 81 xgss,s) by
the results Of operations 10 Western Flor.
ida and Southern Georgia. where, - 10
alleged. out Of moro than one bund,,d.
and twenty-five thousand bales tba, came
into tho hands Of tho agents. but twss,y.
one thousand are accounted for in The
hns! disposition. Such are the f.cts ~.
serted by those who demand m inv.s,i
CATION.
The Reconstruction Committee ara
holding daily sessions and taking svidsses,
There is not the slightest di.posi,iou ia
The Committee to favor the admission of
any Southern representative dur;os ,he
present session Of CouRsess