The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-21
Congregational.

Congressional
WASHINGTON, February &c. -SENATE-The Presi
dents answer to the Senatorial question regarding
the violation Of the Civil Rights Bill says that thu
Secretary Of the Navy is aware Of none; Secretary
OF the Interior has received no information Of any
the Secretary Of State has none; the Postmaster.
General has none; the Acknowledgement has re.
ported none. The President says that he has the
case Of VIZ FnscHER, Of Georgia, under conside-
ration; that it had been referred to the Attorney
Generals Office by the Secretary Of War. The
Secretary of War says necessary, military orders
will be issued 70 enforce the provisions Of the Civil
Rights Bill, though as yet neglect or refusal to
carry out the has been reported to the Presi-
dent. @% .@f
Three cases have been reported to the President:
Dr.. WATSON, Of Virginia; WIN. FmcHER, Of Ga:
PERKn1s, of Texas. None others have come to the
knowledge Of the War Department or the Presi
dent.
Senator CowAN made defence Of the President
and the South, based upon STANroN's Report,
asking why Senators did not go to the Secretary Of
War for redress for the alleged outrages, instead
of pouring them into the public eur? decent re-
spect for the country fair fame should induce them
to seek for redress through the willing STANTON,
before proclaiming them as means for maligning
the President.
SHERMAN, in urging his Bill said : ssWe give the
negro the ballot, schools protection and law; but
nature will mover consent to put white men under
his domination" He designated STEVENS and
E11ors plans as horribly defective.
The Senate was engaged in the discussion of the
District Bills until the message from the House
announcing the passage Of SHERa1AN's Bill with the
amendments. WILLIAMS moved that the Senate
concur. Several Senators regretted the dis
franchlsing clause inserted by the House, but
would vote to concur Notwithstanding.
JOHNSON said if he had his way he would imme-
olately receive the Southern representatives, but
would yield to the majority BE would vote for the
Bill because he saw in it mode Of rescuinp .*ba
country from the perils that now threatened it,
The Senate then took recess @-
The Tenure OF Office Bill ves hurried to the
President last night which prevents pocket
veto.
HoUsE.-In the House, SHERMAN's Bill came ND.
WILSON'S amendment was adopted by a vote Of So
to 60; also an amendment that persons excluded
from Office by the proposed Oonstibutiouea
ment be excluded from voting for members. or be-
ing members Uf, d Convcntior, to form state Con
stitutions.
sHE1LABERaER offered an amendment declaring
that, until the rebellious States were admitted to
representation, any civil government shall be de-
creed provisional and subject to the authority of
the United States, to be abolished, modified or
superseded at any time; and elections under OWL
government to be conducted by persons described
in the 5th section, and persons qualified to hold
Office under Provisional Government are ineligible
under the provisions OF the Sd section
The Constitutional Amendment Of last session
WAS adopted-yeas SO nays 70.
A resolution to concur i'll the amendments then
passed by a vote of 125 to 46 HAWKINS Of Tennes-
see and HuBRE1L Of Ohio, were the only Republi-
cans voting nay.
The Militia Bill was recommitted to the Com
mittee and the Army Appropriation Bill taken up.
This was adopted, including the section in relation
to the General Of the Army, which contains in ad-
dition to the points telegraphed last night, that
all orders and instructions relating to military
operations issued by the President or Secretary of
War shall be issued through the Gene1al OF the
Army. The Heuse then went into a committee ON
Internal Revenue laws.