The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-11
From Washinxfan.

interview with the President last
night. Hon. John Van Buren, was q
visitor at the White House to-day.
c2n say, upon good authority,
that the President does interpret the
peace proclamation as abrogatinp
martial law in the districts where the
rebellion is declared to have ceased
III all matters in which the civil
courts have jurisdiction. It is I'M
derstood that declaratory procla-
nation to that effect win be issued
by the President i'll 8 day or two.
Gen. Sickles arrived here to-day.
and has finally concluded not to ac-
cept the mission to the Hague, to
which point he was recently nomi-
mated, and which has been awaiting
his decision of acceptance or declen.
sion.
Some of those who voted for the
| Colorado bill are industriously circu-
! latlng report that the President will
sign 1t; but l am assured that he will
do nothing of the kind. What is
more, the bill cannot be passed over
the veto, so the question may be con-
sldered as settled against the young
Territory.
Prominent members of the Recon-
struction Committee are still affirming
that they intend to adhere closely to
the amendment and bill rs reported.
A canvass Of the House, however, has
shown that the amendment cannot
receive two third majority as it Mt
present stands, and it's authors are
not quite 80 foolish as to jeopardize
the fate Of the plan by insisting upon
what it is clearly forescen cannot
override veto. The whole subject
will be up this week, when such
amendments will be offered to the
proposition as to take from it it's more
Objectionable features, and the proha-
bility is they will be adopted. The
final result of the measure will hardly
be known before the Goth.
Notes Of the Merchants National
Bank having been protested, and
other preliminary steps taken, ncces-
sary under the Act of Congress, Hon.
Freeman Clarke, Comptroller of the
Currency, has appointed Mr.. James
Z. Kennedy receiver, and Mr.. Bull
examiner, al.>. the affairs of the bank
have passed into the hands of those
gentlemen.
Mr.. Huyck, President of the insti
tuition, has returned to this city, and
1t Is said assures the depositors that
cit will be all right" They doubt
less fervently hope it will be. Star.
An order is understood to have
been received ut the Office OF the At
torney-General from the President,
yesterday. directing that the dockets
OF applicants for pardon be cleared
entirely, which is almost equivalent
to the issue of general amnesty,
the leaders and prominent individuals
being alone excepted. Certain it is,
the issue of q general order cannot
now be much longer delayed.
1t is announced in despatch from
Fortress Monroe that Messrs. Charles
O'Connor and George Shea, of New
York city, have been retained rs
counsel for Jefferson Davis and that
his case now rests in their h: Is. 1t
has become proper to state the fact
publicly, rs Mrs Davis, who is now
with her husband, is constantly re-
ceiving letters of advice and inquiry,
to which this announcement will be
sufficient answer
Nr,c York Tl-iLm4c.
Members of Congress who aim to
prolong the session are moving for
all intermission of q fortnight in the
latter part of this month The inter
mission project will not be carried,
as present indications go.
The Senate is somewhat alarmed at
the prospect of losing the post Office
appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year, by the adoption of the amend
ment to the bill, making it condi-
tion precedent to the payment of any
money to any civil officer that his APP
pointment shall be confirmed by the
Senate. If this condition he insisted
upon, the President will veto the
bill, for he cannot, Of course, sign
a bill that deprivcs him of all his
Constitutional power. The bill could
not be carried over the Presidents
head in either house. The consc-
quence will he that the Post Office
Department will be closed, ahd the
postal service suspended. This would
be revolutionary. Congress could,
by pursuing the same course of us,lr-
patton, destroy the Government.
The post Office appropriation bill
was once defeated by the obstinacy of
Senator But as Congress was
ready to pass the bill rs soon rs If