The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-03-14
Washington Esu,nOrs.

ai,ing the action Of the President.
1t is now common remark among
Republicans tha, Congress is sohening.
A very eminent Radical in the Executive
tquar,er said to day that the ship Of state
was again on the right track.
Ia the Uui,ed States Senate, on Nom
day, petition was presented from ci,i.
zens Of Iowa for a constitutional amend
ment recognizing the existence OF God
and the divinity Of Christ.
There is runner that the Secretary Of
the Trsasury has brought a bureau oiIf-
Ger to account for abuse Of the President.
A largo number Of the suLoidinates in
departments still lhuk they are great
| power
The President to-day, in receiving tie
Maryland delegation, who presented the
resolutions endorsing his policy, passed
Monday nigh. in Baltimore, reiterated
the sentiments heretofore expressed, and
| thanked them for the cal.
1t is rum ored hat the wife Of E mem
Der OF Congress, from one Of the Western
! States, has commenced an action against
| him COR divorce, and that the trial will
disclose some piGuant features Of fash
iouabe society here at the Metropolis.
An order from the Secretary Of War
/ has removed Mrs. Swissbe.m from her
position in the Department, because IN
the parcr which size publishes here, she
had spoken Of the President rs "a trai'
tor"
Some members now sar that il is use
! less 10 pass bills for the President TO veto,
aud Inst, as their own measures cannot
lie .enscted, they care for no other.
! Others propose coninuous session III
the expiration of the Thirtvrnluth Con
| cres., 10 prevent the President from ap.
pointing his friends 10 office during the
recess of the Senate.
| The fact that one hundred men are
regularly detailed to guard the White
Iiouse-as in Ptesi dent LincoIns time -
indicates that certain threats and anony
nous letters have not bssn without their
effect, and that il is believed necessary to
guard against the attempt OF any crazy
fanatic o, dssiog assassin to emulate
Bco,hs unparalleled crime.
Tue Judiciary Committee Of the House
! have before them s. bill submitted by
Thad. Stevens, providing that no removal
Of any officer OF the Government shall be
mads bv tie Presiden. wiihou, the con
sent Of the Senate. provided ;bs. body.
ia the 6rSt instance, confirmed the ap,
pointusn,. The objsc! of such bill! needs
no explanation.
The report OF the Ways aad Means
Committee upon the income question and
the subject Of cotton is ready, and will
be sent in Immediately. Ths tax upon
| incomes is to te general, five per ceut.
! all under one thousand dollars exempt {;
while tha, upon cotton is TO he raised
from two to five cents per pound, with a
drawback Of two and'a half per cent. in
favo; of home manufacturers. -.
50 many and so varian, have bsen the
rumots in circulation relative to the
Cabinet. ,ha, We ara pleased to find in the
New York TTms what ~e suppose to be
an authoritative declaration that there IS
the highest authority for stating that
Mr.. Stanton fully approves the Prssi
dent s action, aud il is also true that the
entire Cabinet are q unit on the same
question. The President 10 full sustained
Ly his CabiIe:."
There is most important rum or af oat
this p. NJ, 10 the effect that Thaddeus
b as buried the hatchet, and in future u;ll
work more in harmony with tue Presi
dent. His first act OF repenta nee was to
forward to the President letter soliciting
the apPoiu'men. OF postmaster in Penn
syivaois for friend, whom be (S,svsns)
endorsed in ful, snd which ths President
received in his usual gracious manner,
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