The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-02-07
Washington News AMI Rumors.

A Washington despatch says: at is
understood that the Com ni,,es on Bank
ing and Currency will rspoft uhisvorably
upon the petition placing the notes Of the
National Banks on the same legal tender
bass as gresuback,.
The House Committee on Freedmen.
Affairs will shortly take = tour Of in.pec.
ton in the southern States. The Orange
and Alexandria railroad authorities h avo
rendered them, which they have acc-p,s sJ,
the use Of a special train from Washing,
ton to Lynehburg.
1t is said that some revelations, which
have just come to light in regard t, cot.
ton frauds at the South, implicats high
military and civil officials, aud presvn,
.rost aston nding disclosures.
From the War Depa,,men. records. il
appears that over 1901. 100000 have
been paid by Government in boun,ie. to
volunteers in the late war. The total
number Of men who enlisted was 46l,.
600, Of whom about 73t 600 received no
bounty from the National Government.
The National Lttlliycncer .ays that
Mr.. Latrobe had MY interview with Pres.
ident Johnson las, week, 10 which. speak
ing OF the negroes, the Preside declared
that, whatever might 10 his eop,icsohs
in regard to negro tfisss IN the District
OF Columbia and Tennessee, he was fir,p.
Iy opposed to forcing such suffrage upon
The States by national Iesi.lstiou. The
d's.nc. Impression was left th., hs WAS
not friendly to indiscriminats negro sui.
frsge in this District.
The commanders Of the several militia,
~ departments ia the South and South.
west have been directed from hssdquxt,
'ers to issue stringent order. for the pro,
lection Of the freedmen against the negro
Vagraht laws passed by mo,t Of the
Southern Legislatures.
It is reported ,hs, the iIou.s Jujici.
ry Committee. in consequence Of the
hostile legislation Of some Of the South.
ern Legisla,ur.s in regard to the freed,
men. hHve determined to report univer
sal outrage bill. Some VI ,he,n claim
that the second section Of the amendment
~bolsbing slavery confsrs upon Congress
tic powers to regulate suffrage 10 the
States.
The Pr..ideu, h~ stated to . di.,in,
yu;shsd Senator that the agitation OF tho
nsgr" Franchise question in the Dis,ric,
Of Columbia. At this time. va. = mere
entering wedge to the agitation Of the
question throughout the States; ths, il
~as Ill timed. uncslIsI for. aud caleuls.
ted to do great harm. lie believed Il
would sngsndsr snm;,y and strife be
tween the two races. which would rs.ul,
in great injury to both, and the certain
determination Of the negro population
Precedence, be thought. should DO given
10 more important and u,g.nt matters OF
legislation, which WAS essential for the
restoration Of the Union. the peace Of
the country and the Prosperity Of the
people. The above is strictly true.
The Ps:ersburg Inier learns from a
we'll Informed source, that the following
Republican Senators may 10 relied on.
upon test vote. to sustain the President,
DooIi.tIs. Morgan. Harris. Stewart, Cow
an. TrumbuIl. Dixon, Henderson, Antho
ny, Lane, Of Ksossa. and Lane, Of lndi.
ana. The Democrats, who number ten
in the Senate, will uphold him to m.n.
which will give the President . m.jori,y
Of one in the Senate. In the House, the
calculation is not so favorable. but enough
10 nov known to satisfy oil psrtis, Of the
imPossibilit, Of passing any mss.ur. over
the Prssident's veto. Thi, secure. TO the
Executive, bsyond = psr.Jvsn,ur-, uiG.
mate triumph. Coogre.s has never ye,
been able to sas,ai" aud succ.s,fu!Iy con
clude, any war With the Prs.id.n, which
was begun With less than t.o.thirJ. vote.
]: n expected that the admission Of the
Tennessee deeg alton will 10 the tir., trial