The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-12-19

SiH''iS t'i"I NO plopOSlllOn That th
war debt OF the country should not b.
cxllnguIshed by the genera ton tha
contracted it, sliot sanctioned by soun,
principles OF national economy, and doe
not meet the approval of tins House
itetcrrcd to the Committee Of Ways ont
Means.
Mr.. Spaul ling introduced a rcsolutio,
| directing the Reconstruction Committc,
to- inquire into tho expcdicncy Of pro
posing II joint resolution, dcolaratory o
tho purpose Of Congress to admit lh,
rcbrl.ious States on tho ratification by
them OF the constitutional amendment
md the establishment Of republican
form OF governments.
Mr.. Hart introduced resolution.
calling on the President for information
as 10 all pardons granted by him. Mr.
Brcomall introduced u resolution instruct.
ing the Committee on Ways and Means
to inquire into the cxpcdicncy OF abol.
ishlng the five per cent internal revc.
nnc tax on manufactures aud products
Of mechanical skill
w ASliiNGroN, Dec 10. It appcars
from Official documents communicated to
The house to-day, That the Government
had information as long ago as Septcm.
Der, 1865, that JOIN II. Surratt, impli.
Gated ~ the Lincoln assassination, had
escapcdsh"m CHna'ln'to Europe: Mon,hs
elapsed before. he could be Unidentified
Tor arrest, which was accomplished ear.
~ this month, in Alexandra, Egypt, A
person who crossed the Atlantic with
Surrait makes affidavit that Surats &C.
knowltdgcN lis own as well as his
mothers completely in the assassination.
Select committees was announced ms
follows: On New Orleans riot-Ellor,
Shcllcbcrgcr and Campbell. On,n,ur.
der Of Of United States, soldiers in South
Carolina--PiLc, Farnswerth and Coop
or. On Southern Railroads Maynard,
McClmg, Mercer.
Tn the Senate, quite lengthy discus
sion cnsuci on tho suffrage bill, par,icu.
larry on the class di lranchised those
SSSs sasratst WHD eaais s RGEs n Rp p5hf hf Gen %as
slrcnnously opposed by. Wilson, Of Mas
among others, who said it
was too small matter to make diff.
Guilty about. Mr. Cowan said that
every citizen Of the District who Joined
the Confederate arms was guilty of trea.
son he did not apply this to tho people
OF the Southern States; but here there
was no doubt Of he form Of Govern.
mcnt,. and no one could doubt where
his allegiance was due. FIc moved to
extend the privilege Of the bill to fc.
males, and contcnded ifncgrocs had 'hc
right to vote, women had also. al.
joyrncd without u voto on. the amend
mrnt.
In The House, Mr.. Bingham. intro.
ducc'l a bill tolcgalze all proclama'ions
after the fourth of March, 1861, AMI
before tho first Of Dccmber, 1866, re.
spccting martial law military trials by
courts, military commissions and the
arrest, Imprisonment and trial of pris-
oners charged with participation in the
late rebellion against the lInited'States,
or aidcrs and abcuors thereof.
= Tho committee on reconstruction
have before them bill providing that
Chief Justice Chase shall appoint lpr
each Of the Southern States a Provi.
sonul Governor, and all other terrific
rial machinery, and prescribing rcgula
tons for holding conventions for tho
adoption of constitutions, securing to
all men their rights, irrcspcctively Of
color. s.
,WAsrIwGroN,, December ll.--SEN-
ATE.--A number of petitions. were in.
troduccd and referred, and among ono
from tho Now York underwriters for
an appropriation for tho removal of
tho steamship Scotland.
Mr.. Wade, from tho Committee on
Territories, referred back tho bill for
the admission of Colorado.
Mr.. Fesscndon said that the tariff
bill had been referred to tho Finance
Committee, last session, with instruc-
tions to'report on the second Monday
in December. Tho committee had
not timeto consider this BILL, but
would do scat an early day. Five
hundred extra copies were ordored to
;bo;printod,
At 1890 PM. the bill to establish
negro suffrage in tho District was
taken up. Thee quostioncwasupontlic
amendment. Of Mr.. Cowan to strike out
tho word s:male," 80 as to grant suf-
,frageito both sexes. Mr.. Anthony
advoestod tho amendment, and Mr..
Williams gotaiNst n