The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-21
Washington Rulnors.


morning to testify before the Recons,ruc.
ton Comnittse.
1t is said .bst the special Treasury
agents and sub agents in the South will
soon ell DO Withdrawn and their opsr atious
Brought 10 = termination.
There isa rumor that Mr. VOORHEES,;
OF Indiana, who was oustsd from his seal
in the House few day. since, will be
cared for by the President al tho 6rsr
fitting Opportunity.
1t is commonly stated among Republic
cans that General Graut is to be tbs;f
candidate for the Presidency, bu, il i, un.
dsrstood tha, ne fesists the importantly
to oppose the Presd snt's policy.
One OF the doorkespers Of the House
OF Representatives at Washington was
discharged on Thursday, on account Of
having expressed bis approval OF Presi,
dent !ohnson's reconstruction policy.
1t has been announced by leading
members Of the Rscoustfuc,ion Commit;
tee that the Supreme Court will soon de:
liver an opinion declaring tha, the t.,t
oath Is unconstitutional. II 10 said that
this announcement caused great cons,sri
nation in the Radical ranks,
The President deeply regrets the pas.
sage Of the concurrent resolution by tho
two branches Of Congress, rs he looks
upon such action as tantamoupt 10 an
exclusion Of most Of the Southern mem,
bers. Others, h5wever, 10 not think 81,
but regard the measure a, Of no practical
effect whatever.
The negro orator, Fred Douglass, oc.
cup,ed prominent seat in the ladies'
galleries to day during the delivery Of
Mr.. Summers speech. Just in front Of
Fred sat three danes, Who indus,riou,lv
piled their needles aud as sssiduously
listened whiIe Mr. Sur.iusr read his
'N"S'"y euoit
Unless Congress, and particularly tho
Senate, makes greater hsad~ay with tbs
business before it, the session, instead OF
closing in Nay. ss was At one time hoped,
will extend into the dog days. Nn
Stevens is aiming to secure an adj ourn.
'reHt by lat Of June, bu. will 6ui II sii
up hill task.
A strong effort !, being made before
the Propar authorities for the 70 establish:
msni OF the Government gun shops and
arsenal a, uarper's Ferry. l, is ss;ima
ted tina, two millions Of dollars or tbere,
aoouts will replace the Government pro.
party at that point destroyed during The
war, and tho Shenandoah people are
ANXIOUS that tho s-ma should be sppro.
priated. AZ
a report was made from the Rscon-.
sUuc'ion Commlttss, embracing voIumiu,
Gus testimony Of tho witnesses tss,ifyingsl
as to tho PRESUMED disloyslty Of the ma.
'ori'y OF the people OF the Sod,h. Generals
Thomas and Grisrson say they have 70.
ce'ed intelligence Of conspiracy to op,
pose the Government, and encourage q
foreign war, in the hope Of joining The
enemies Of the country, in order TO secure
Southern Independence.
I, i.rspor,sd ,ha, j, is seriously under
contemplation to abandon all suits az gainst.
the Treasury agents who have behaved
so dlsrsputabIy in connection with THAR
cotton dealings At the South. The rss,on
oi th's is because VI the Tremendous O.
tent Of the d"Looss,y that bas been din.
covered, and the utter hopsIsssnsss Of
ever being ab's to save even shrsd from
the general wreck.
Thad. s'e'@s ~as approached last
night by An acquaintsnes. who asksd
him II be intended to vote for the adruis.
sion OF the Tennessee msmbsrs, without
hes'satios he responded in the sfirnx.
i've. will you not,' says his question.
sr' "by so doing stultify yourssff" To
which he rspIied-"Ys; but / shall sSts
I.nt L.