Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-06-02

The Senate will lreduce the proposed Cotton
Tax from five to three cents per pound. A
strong commercial pressure to accomplish this
purpose has been brought to bear, upon the
| Senate
WASHINGTON, May 24.-It is stated that
delegation has arrived here from Newborn,
~. u, on a mission to break the effect of the
exposures made by Gems. Fullerton and Stced.
man as to the management of the Freedmen's
Bureau in that State. The 'affidavits reflect.
ing upon the private conduct of one of the
Presidents Commissioners, while at Newbern.
has already been forwarded, aud its publca
ton anxiously looked for. 1t is believed mo.
stone will be left unturned to crush the men
who have been instrumental in exposing the
nefarous transactions of the Freedmen's lu
reau agents.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is in the city, the:
guest of the Ebbitt House
In default of action by Congress providing
for the prompt redemption Of currency by
National Banks. the Secretary Of the Treasu-,
ry contenplates establishing at the Treasury
Departments system Of sorting and forward
ing to the Banks for redemption their Natioh-
al Bank issues.
; The Constitutional Amendment in the SEN
ate and the Frcedmen's Bureau Bill in the
House, was under consideration to-day Thu
speeches and business were unimportant.
WAsHIScToN, May 27.-[p the House on
yesterday, the Tax Bill being under discus
sion, Mr.. Stevens offered an amendment pro-
posing to take from the Secretary of the
Treasury the appointments Of Special Coin
issioncr Of the Revenue and let that officer
be elected by Congress. He remarked that
the amendment was offered because the Sec
retary had said he would appoint no man to.
office who did'not support the Presidents
policy. That it was time to build wall to
protect those who supported tho United Statos
and that the Secretary was the rccrcant ooR
of a recreant President
Hale (Republican) reproved Stevens. and
showed that Congress had no such power Of
appointment,
Delano (isepuhlican) defended the sccrcta-
ry whom he said was not slave, and was not
to be prevented from expressing his scnti-
mcnts. lie asked if the Secretary could not
dare to have an opinion Of his own, and wheth-
er Congress was to square its opinions at th,sl
| dictation Of an individual. It was lust such
acts as those of Mr. Stevens that were creu-
ling very bad seasiment throughoutS the
country. "f
|
| AUGUSTA, May .25.--The temporary arse
nal erected after tho occupation of Macon by
the United States forces as place Of deposit
for Confederate ordnance storcs'was blown up
on Monday afternoon. While several freed
men were engaged IN drawing fuses and ex-,
tracing powder, one Of the shells exploded.
followed in apid succession by others, causing.
a tremendous explosion. Two freedmen were.
blown to pieces, and one or two others wounded.
New York, May 22.-The Academy Of.
Music, Lutheran Church, Medical University,
two piano forte factories and other buildings.
Oh Fourteenth street, third avenue, were de-
stroyed by fire to-day. Max Maretzek andi
Grants Troups lost their valuable wardrobes,
and stage properties. The estimated loss>ss
from $4,000, 900 tos 900 900. Several fire..
men we're killed.
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