Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-08-04
From w ashington.

| WASHINGTON, July 25-Thc Senate hast
night passed bill appropria,ing one million
and u half dollars for repairing the Mississippi
River lcvccs. The proposition to tack tho
cqunlizcd bounty bill to tho civil appropria-
ton bill was defeated.
WAsniNGroN, July 25.-In tho Senate,
| H.. q. Ross, successor Of Lanc, was qualified
Senator from Kansas. Fowler of Tcnn, was
sworn in The COMMITTEES have not eportcd
on the credentials of Patterson from the same
State.
The Senate has agreed to adjourn on Sat-
nrday. The House subsequently concurrcd.
The President having signed the bill rcviving
the grade Of General in tho U. S. Army,
nominated Lieut. Gen. Grant for the same;
also Vice Admiral Farragut as Admiral, un-
der the recent law. These nominations, and
\. w. Randall, Post. Master General, were
confirmed by the Senate.
| On motion of Stevens, of Tenn, the mem
bers receive pay from the commencement Of
! the session.
Cooper and Leftwich were sworn in.
The amcnlatory National currency bill was
postponed until the next session.
Stevens presented series Of resolutions pro-
fcsscdly for the restoration of the. Southern
States to the Union, which were laid over an
| Til to. morrow
An net was passed amendatory of act 1880,
establishing Judicial Courts The amend
mcnt provides that the act Of habeas corpus
is not to apply to the case Of any person, who
is, or may be hold in custody of the military
authorities Of the United States, charged with
any military offences, or with having aided
OF abetted the rebellion against the Govern
ment of the United States, prior to the pas
sage of this act.
| a bill was reported, to restore the posses
sion Of lands, confscuted by authority, of tho
States lately i'll rebellion. Itmakcs it duty,
of the President, or the Commanding Officer
Of tho military forces within tho PARTICULAR,
State or District on complaint Of persons dis
possessed of property, for adherence to tho
Union, to restore him possession to the same.
| Trimblc denounced the bill as giving authority
to the military officers to decide legal qucs-
tons, as to the title Of real estates His mo.
ton to lay the bill on tho table was rejected,
and the bill passed.
WAsIuNGsoN, July 26.-'rhc Senate con-
frmcd G.. B. Whitman Collector of Customs ut
Beaufort, S. c.; Il. j. Mead Collector Of Gus.
toms at Natchcz, Miss; w. S. Williams Ap-
praser Of Merchandise, Savannah Ga; l.. b.
V. Martin Attorney Southern District of Ala
bama; Jas. b. Stewart, Attorney Northern
| District Of Miss; S. Wilson Conirmcde Com-
| h''o'uSi VI lIthN oliCe
| WASHINGTON, July 26-In the Senate
when the credentials of PATTERSON, of Ten
ncssce, were read Sumner moved reference
to the judiciary Committee with Instructions
to inquire whether he could take the oath-
Sumner said he was judge under the Con-
fedcratc Governments and therefore disqualified.
Attcr considerable discussion the motion was
agreed to.
The Senate confirmed tho appointment of
Major General Sherman az Lieut.. General.
vice Lt-Gcneral Grant as Rear Admiral, and
Rear Admiral Porter as Yica Admiral, yico
| Farmgut promoted.
The President sent message to tho House
inclosing a communication from Seward in
reference to application to the British Govern.
mcnt for the release of the Fenians, and also
as to the discharge of those indicted in tho
United States. The matter has been refer.
red to tho Attorncy-G General and it is probable
that they will not be prosecuted.
WASHINGTON, July 27. Mr. Harlan, this
afternoon, sent brief hut courteous note to
the President, rcsignine his office as Secr,-
tary of the Interior.
of Nebraka; also passed joint resolution 80
modifying the test oath as to permit Senator
Patterson, Of Tennessee, to take bis seat
This requires concurrence of the House.
| WASHINGTON, July 28.-Thc Senate hos
confirmed the appointment of 0, IL Brown
ing as Secretary of the Interior, in place of
Harlan. Both houses remained in session all
night. In the House, this morning Stevens
made ayspeech on the bill introduced by Hill
lately, to restore the States to their proper re-
lations in the Union; in which he advocated
tho principles heretofore set down by him
with regard to equal rights, and declaring
in favor of giving negroes the sanc privile.
gcs as the whites. The civil and msceane-
cous appropriation bill, after a lengthy strug-
gle by conference committee, was concurred
in-the vote on adopting their report being
very close. 1t Increases the compensation of