Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-12-14
From Washington.

Nebraska was presented II memorial from
some Kentucky soldiers, relative to tho al
legged disloyalty of Kentucky State officers,
was presented Drake offered concurrent
resolution, that the President had transcribed
his constitutional powers in the language of
his message referring to reconstruction. Tho
language used was doro3atory to the dignity
Of Congress, and usnrpation Of their rights
and privileges. 1t lies over. A motion to
print extra copies of the Presidents message
clicitcd debate, vontilating the views Of scv-
cral Senator'S. The question Of printing the
message was postponed. bill amending re-
construction so as to require only a majority
Of the votes cast to call Convention was re-
fcrrcd to the Judiciary Committee. y bill
passed, declaring five mcmbcrs Of the Su.
prcme Court quorum. bill plcdging coin
payment Of bonds was discussed, and, after
executive session, adjourned.
In the louise, the Secretary Of the Treasury
called for the report of the amount Of Govern,
mcnt funds deposited with national banks 4
bill for tho better protection Of American cit
izcns abroad was rn!orrcl. The bill rcpcalina
The cotton tax WAS resumed. An amendment
reducing tho tax to one cent per pound was
lost An amendment that the Court of Claims
shall have no jurisdiction over claims for cot.
ton tax, either collected or to be collected.
and the bill rs it came from the Committee,
were passed, without amcndmcnt-n nays 90.
The bill simply abolishcs the tax, commencing
with next years crop, hut continues it on the
present crop. Adjourned
WAsniNGToS, Dcccmbcr 5.-1'hc report
to the Radica! caucus states that one hundred
aud serenity eight speakers and organizers
have been added by the Committee, and THAT
many more have been cnp'oycl With pccuni,
AIRY assistance by the State Committees. The
caucus devoted the entire session to the con
slcraton Of the canvass South
General Stncdman had slight attack Of
vertigo yesterday but is OH the street this
morning
The following is the text Of the Bill intro
duccd in the Senate by Mr. Wilson ycstcr-
day:
BE it enacted, &c, That 50 much Of the
several Acts relating to Reconstruction as re.
G'iirc majority of the registered voters to dc
t2rninc any election on the ratification of Con
stitutions framed by Conventions elected un-
der the pi2scnt provisions of said Acts is
hereby repealed and at any election which
has been, or may hereafter be held for Con
vcntions or ratification of Constitutions framed
thereby, majority of the votes cast at such
election Shall determine the result
WASHINGTON, December 0-In the Sen
| ate, resolutions OF the Louisiana Convention,
asking the repeal OF the cotton tax, were pre-
scntcd. Several financial bills were prescn-
ted and referred. a concurrent resolution that
the Presidents message, in its allusiou to re,
construction, was dcrogatory to the dignity of
Congress, was set for o'clock Oh Monday, -
The Senate hcll short executive session and
adjourned to Monday.
IN the Ilousv, in"!inctual efforts were n,a,lc
to lcgissatc on currency and t,xcs Bout
we'll resumed his argument on impeachment.
Wilson followed, and moved The tabline the
whole matter. I'ho demand for the prcvcus
| question wa%accondcd but The votes was STAYED
of hy a vote OF G. to los. Adjourned till
| tomorrow.
Internal revenue receipts from spirits lu.
rincg the fiscal year; ending in june last :;3S ;
25O.@00
Customs receipts from 23th to 3O,h ult.,
inclusive, $l,093,000. Internal revenue re-
ccipts to-day 900.
The vote yesterday in the Senate, striking
"whitc" trom tho Diatlict laws and ordinan.
COS, was strictly a party indication that the
late elections have had no effect on Senatorial
radicaism.
The proceedings in the House o.day indi-
| cate 55 for impeachment and 10 agnnst.-
On the Republican side of the House there
is 80 majority opposed to impeachment.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 7.-fousc -Altcr
unimportant business impeachment was ro,
anmcd with Glibustcring led by Logan III,
na|y Wilson withdrew the motion to table,
and vote was taken on the majority resou-
ton ordering impeachment and it WAS lost by
81 to lOS-abscnt g. a motion to recon
slider and to lay motion to reconsider on the
table prevailed, and thus impeachment ends
A resolution suspcnding the power Of tho
Secretary of the Treasury to contract the cur
rcncy prevailed by one hundred and twcnty-
eight to thirty.two.
H.