The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11
From Washington.
WAsuINGToN, March 27.


ton, Of New, Jersey, Democrat, by ono ID
majority. The present Republican Leg,
islature of that Sale will, therefore, elect
one of their own party.
In the House OF Representatives, a re.
port was made from the Rscons,ru ctiou
Committee, covering the evidence Of Gen
sral Lee, who says, so Ear as be knows. the
desire Of the people Of the South is for a
restoration Of civil goverL men,. and they
look upon :hs policy Of the President az
the one which would restore it.
WksHINGroN, March 20.
The Presidents reasons for withholding
his assent from the civil rights bill will
appear to every one, who is not blinded
by party prejudice, As amply sufficient.
But it is not probable, according to ,h g
aspect Of matters to day, that the Senate
will sustain it. The radicals are now
likely to secure their coveted party tri,
umph by overriding an Executive veto.
This will serve to widen tn. breach be
tween Congress and the President, and
impatt tfiore asperity and bitterness to
the conflict. Scarcely third Of the whole
number of Senators now present can be
relied upon to support the veto. Besides,
the New Jersey Legislature will elect
republican Senator to-day, who will be
here to morrow. Vermont will also have
Senator iu the place Of the deceased Mr..
Foo.e Wthin two CT three days. But
some OF the conservative republican Sen
ators who voted TO sustain the veto Of the
Fresdmen's Bureau bill will not take the
same course in support Of the present
veto. They may regard the objections
technical rather than constitutional, and
soms Of ,hem may not deem it polite,
even If they are disposed, to follow tho
Presiden, too closely.
II, then, the Senate and House pass
the bill over the Presidents head, the
effect Of the measure on the relation. Of
parties, will be matter of interesting
speculation. The measure itself, while
under the administration of President
johnson, will not probably be fought with
much Immediate mischief, and 10 due
Tina it may be repealed.
TREACnERoUs CONDUCT.
Senator Stockton was voted out Of hi.
seat by the trea ch,ry Of Stewart, ofNeva
da. Hs voted for him tho other day, but
when the case came up, he absentsd him
self without being paired, and ths result
was that Mr.. Stockton lost his seat by
20 to2l. II Stewart had b.en present,
it would have been tie, and the rssolu
tion declaring Mr.. Stockton not entitled
to his seat would have been lost. Stow
arts course is generally denounced by
honest men here. The radicals got him
out OF the way-a sort OF bargain. After
Mr.. Stockton had been expelled, Stewart
appeared in the Senate chamber, and was
warmly congratulated by Mr.. Wade and
other leading radicals.
SESATE.-Atter the reading Of the
journa, Mr.. Sumner rose and ANNOUNCED
the death Of Senator Foote, which &C
Cured this morning at o'clock, after
which the Senate adjourned till to'mor'
row.
HoUsE.-Mr. Morrsll, from the Com.
mittee Of Ways and Means, reported q
bill pos,poniug the collection Of the 10
tsrnal revenue tax for sixty days, OK,
Pla;niDg that the committee were about
to report some modification 10 the interns al
revenue laws, apd it was desirable that
the collection Of the tax under the present
law shou d be temporarily suspended.
The bill! was passed. The House rejected
the Bankruptcy bill. =
WAsHISGroN, March 20.
The probable result OF the vote on the
veto Of the Civil Rights bill is still the
great topic here. The radicals have ceased
their Growing about being abe 20 over
ride the veto, and have found that the
postponene Of the vote has seriously
damaged their chances for passing the
bill over the veto. II is now generally
conceded that the necessary two thirds