The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-07


iirmations By the Senate are ERNEST NJ. boohisNH
Collector Of the Second District OF Louisiana; 9So
FRIEND, Tax Commissioner OF Flor1da. inere
were thirty-eight reflections by the Senate. foui
Executive communications were received and iaio
upon the table.
MIR. SUMNER presented petitions from citizens ol
South Carolina and Arkansas, asking for the es-
tahlishment of loyal governments, which were re-
fer;rsad to the Committee on Reconstruction.
;. The Tenure Of Office Bill then came up for dis
tcaission, and the Senate disagreed to an amend
ment which includes cabinet officers, and adjourn
ed after executive session:
The House was engaged on business OF local
character. a communication from the Secretary
~ State states that he has been authenticaly no.
&tied Of the adoption Of the Constitutional Amend
ment by five States. .-s.z5-s=s-,
The Bill instructing the Clerk Of the House to
include on the roll only States now represented,
was passed. -, ....:s ..'... -.
The Civil Service Bin, providing three commits
.aioners to examine candidates for office, Was tabled
BY q vote Of II to 67.
Mr., srEvENs, from the Rec obstruction Commit
tee. reported q Bill for the more Efficient govern
ment Of the insurrectionary States. The preamble
raterates the old story Of the nulty Of Che present
governments, and henecessity ofnew ones for the
nroteottions Of the rights Of loyaiists. The Bill
divides the States into Military Districts
constituting the first; North and South Carolina
thSaagsscond: "a GssorE abama: and Florida, the
rthhd ;Msaissippi and Arkansas the fourth; Louiel'
ana and Texas the fifth. An officer not under the
rank Of Bigadior- Central to be appointed by the
aeneraIimsC Chief :of thes army, should command
each district. The. District Commander, wien ne
a cessary, shall organize Military Commissions.
Thel United States Courts may issue writs q
,hddeas corpus sin certain cases, when they have
the endorsement. .ofa commissioned officer Of the
United states: ssentences affecting life and liberty
are to be approved by the Commander OF the Dis
trict. The indications are that Mr.. STEVENS vii
press the Bill to a vote tomorrow. The House
then adjourned.
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=: WAsnMa1oN, February Governor LEroH1'H
has. been ,pardoned.. Fx-Goye.acr sA1KEN, from
South Carolina, is here. ~, s.tiz1
THE. monthly statement shows the increase
of the debt to have been sM, SIS; the decrease o.
coin IN the Treasury to be s4ss s64 the increase o.
currency s11, ,17S az. -. ,.5:
The National Tobacconists Convention was
Temporarily organized; R. a. MAYO, Of Richmond
Chairman ;A1ExANDKa MCDONALD; of Lynchburg
Secretary. The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization was reappointed, and the Convention
adjourned until tomorrow. -. -.
special to the Times says il it known that the
President .telegraphed as apriyate citizen to the
Southern Legislatures; urging the adoption OF the
new plan. Z - s
= Mr.: McGRAKEN author Of the MOTLEY letter, says
that q: majority OF our foreign missions are held
by byMassaehnAetts ritans, and controlled by such
men a as Pnn1Ips, BUTLER, and CHANDLER. He
deemed it apatriotic duty to inform Mr. SEWARD
bow:tthe country WAS misre epresented.
1.-The speech Of the Queen Of England, which was
tsleefaphed in full, expresses the hope that the
Prussisn, Austrian and Italian wnr may lead to
permanent peace in Europe, and predicts the early
removal Of the grounds Of difficulty with the
United States; fayors a closer union among the
American Provinces; regards Fenianism as sup
pressed, End thanks God for the disappearance of
the cholera and cattle plague:
Nh. Ross WMANs has contracted to build cars
and locomotives for Russis.
Shipment OF Specie
NEW YoRK, February, THE steamship Cuba,
for Liverpool takes $4,000 in specie. There
were no other shipments. I.
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