The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-07
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
, WAsH1NoroN, January 5.-Brigadier-Gen 8.
e: FRENCH, Of Mississippi graduate Of Wost
Point, has been pardoned.
RoBERT Broom LONG, in the clerks Office Of the
supreme Court, died in Baltimore.
It is said that yesterdays repeal OF the amnes-
ty section will not affect the Presidents clemency
programme. The best legal talent declaring that
tho Constitution gives him the power and that the
section repealed was originally mere Congressional
!. The veto message takes strong grounds, making
the point that Congress has no power to force ne
gro suffrage upon any State, Territory District.
1t has not yet been made public.
fractional currency printed $275, ,O44, issued
s30s, 719; National Bank currency issued, s18.40
actual circulation, 1898 Cos 49, Securities held by
stroyed, s262's2s Internal revenue, s., s55,2s7.
Part Of the Arkansas delegation visited Mr..
sTEvESs teday The interview is described as
questions, and inquired of his visitors if among
them they had seen his enablirg act. He fur
nished copy, and advised them to study it, as it
rs the ru q the Rade a is the 1si pocy ~ Which i
shall support. The interview closed with an in
xitation t9sali tomorrow: The Arkansas delcga-.
words, tone and manner. Mr.. R1cE, of Maine, was
also visited BE received his visitors worry politely,
and AND talked quietly Of the condition Of the country
liant affair. In addition to the delegation, q num-
ber OF invited guests and Colonel SEWARD were at
Cabinet and General GRANT Visited the delegation ion
in Mr.. SEwARD's parlors wv -@s ~
The con!ersation was mainly political, but of a
non-eommittal character. General GRANT ex-
pressed himself more heartily than is his custom,
hoping for speedy restoration OF political and
social relation The members Of the delegation
hopeful than they had expected, without receiving
absolute assurance from any member. They arc
satisfied that the Cabinet is stubborn unit
in opposition to Radical measures. They have no
doubt OF violent action C0neyrasa h,,t
say the Republican party is by no means uni !,
and they hava confidence in q returning power,
more potent than two-third rules and Presidential
condition Of territorial dependency, they think is
repugnant to law, justice, and the Constitution,
Congress in its favor it viii find potent check in
the Supreme Court
It is stated that STEVENS will introduce on Mon
mittee to prepare bill declaring the Southern
Districts in state of siege, suspending the hdbeas
corpus. and providing military governments until
the States are regularly admitted
The Committee on revenue frauds are here but
will return to New York in few days. They re-
port frauds Of the most astounding character as
covered as TO be past finding out. The Committee
say their labor is endless, and they will recon-
mend reduced rates 80 as to reduce the tempta-
WASHINGTON, January e.-The Texan members
Of Congress publish, in to-morrow's InteIligencer,
FIVE columns Of an address to the people Of the
afairs, the reasons for her admission, &C.
Notwithstanding the action of the caucus last
night, many Republicans urge the presentation of
Ashley's resolution, and its pressure to vote to-
morrow.
Prominent Southern Union men, returned to-
night from 8 tour OF inspection through Tennessee,
to the Constitutional Amendment as almost uni
versai, and general disposition to abandon poll
tics, and not even send Senators or Represents
tives to Congress, but devote themselves to
material prosf1erity
petition to the President in behnlf Of Edmund
Spanglcr, atDry Tortugas states that the evidence
against him for completely in the assassination
conspiracy, was feeble and Contradictory, and that
many witnesses were deferred from testHying in
his behalf from terror.
The Grand Lodge of Virginia recognizes the
Union Lodge Of Alexandria, which has heretofore
beon working under dispensation from the Grand
Lodge Of the District OF Columbia which was held
Thad. Stevens leaves tomorrow night for Har-
risburg, to be present at the Senatorial election,
the result Of which is considered doubtful
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHNaToN, Janunry 0.-The Finance Cor
mit:ee Of the Senate considered the appoint
ments to-day, and made proposition to reject
The committee fearing it would look like spite,
have finally concluded that those formerly OF
the Republican party, who abandoned it to OBJ
appointments had been given to those who had
serve9 in the army OF navy, or wero consistent
Democrats and good officers, that confr ation be
The House went into Committee on the Whole.
SPAULDMa,> Of Ohio, took the ground that the
adoption Of the Constitutional Amendment by
three-fourths OF the loyal States made it part of
the Constitution, and its ratification or rejection
by the South was only important as an indication
Of submission. He had made his canvass on ad-
mission Of Southern representatives on the incor-
poration of the amendment SPAuLDINe could
not be driven out Of tho Republican party, but
warned the President that resort to extreme
measures would produce reaction.
The discussion then turned on the Tariff and the
resumption Of specie payments. STEVENS recur-
ring to SPAuLDNa's proposition Of admission on
the incorporation Of the amendment, said the doc
trine was wrong and mischievous. II it was agreed
the adoption Of the amendment by three -fomths
Of the loyal States WIS sufficient, Congress stuti-
fed itself by asking the rebel districts to ratify the
amendment. He did not: recognize the organiza-
ton OF the Southern States as governments that
Congress proposed saying to those States you have
ments 60 On and form suchgo vernments en- as Con.
gress orders you to FORM .$-s \. II. Z. .#SsI.5:
BE had voted for the admission Of Tennessee
without regard to Amendment, but added thai
the dialoyal States were not States, they were om
conquered Provinces, having in their Capitols Ger
tain municipal institutions not yet disturbed, but
which Congress- could and wouid disturb; He would
vote fm the admission q nostate whose Constitu.
ton forbids negro votes. Referring to exclusion o.
negro votes ii Pennsylvania and other Northern
exclusion. He had said nothing IN the House
looking to the impeachment Of the President, but
he regretted; however, that he had been held bach
SO long. because the President was an obstruction
to all loyal action, and nn eye-sore to all loyal meI
except the gentleman from Ohio, Mr.. sPAULDnse
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
WASHINGTON, January 6-An official letter re-
ceived at the Juarez legation here from him, da!ei
December Is, says he would leave that day fo1
Durango, en- route for Xacatecas and that instead
Of going by Monterey he would proceed to sar
Luis and Guanaxuato, ready to enter the City O.
Mexico on it's evacuation by the French. Juare;
expresses; entire confidence in Napoleoa's good
faith. @ s = Fl .iss:..;..z s sT:s7.; .::4 & ~,
% SAILING OF STEAMERS. E9s
New YoRK Janusry 6.-Twelve steamships lei
here yesterday for foreign and coastwise ports
among them the saragossa, Tor Charleston.
.2THEFRENCH HATtAcAPULCO. ::7. II
sAr FRaxcBoo, January 4..--The French stl
have Acapulco their orders for supplies indicat
that they will remain for three months.
BOLD R0RRERy.
LEAvRNwoETH; Kansas, january 4.-Wn11An
YANDERw1ER and wife have been killed by eho
through their windows at Hickman Mills, in Mon
roe county, Mo. VANDERwuER was killed instant
| " ) his wife fingered until this morning. Tho OBJ
| ject Of the deed Was robbery, which so far sue
ceeded, that $500 in gold were taken from th
premises. '.7
SUNDAY LIQUOR LAW.
|: Boston, January 5,-The hotel keepers in 4
caucus threatened to close their houses should tn