The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-20

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but 6s tho issues involved have all been decided
Bytho bill telegraphed last night it is not
tl6oaght worth while &c burden the wires with
dt- ~ assr&ta5s s.s-ses
'sThe Gorrespondence shows that Gcd Grant
aSaaseohgly inclined toward tho latitude claim.
edsBy comfnandef under the old bills5t1al s2q
A. bill passed the House appropriatilg, S1.-
675g00 for reconstruction. ys9n Ii yrote Z *
During thesd discussion, tEldridgespoke about
shc extfavagance of district. commanders, allu.
ding to Sickles- as greater harlequin than the
commander ut New Orleans, and had read by
the clerk a newspaper article, speaking of dis
plays made by Sicklcs, riding round Charles
ton in coachiand four. 3e ,Y,..
81 Bingham replied, that it was fitting that a
sman who lost his leg in defence of his Govern
ssnont should ride in a. coachl and four.
o!Mr. Elridge wanted to know whether it re-
quiFnA more horses to draw a man with one
legsthan a-inanrwith, two legs. Laughter 80,
Mr. ;Schenck insinnatcd that certain gentle
n,cnhad ;made their way to Canada during the
HHrar without any. horses at all
3, Mr.. Eldridgo rctortcd that the gentleman
: from Ohio CHR. Schenck) had made charge
in America which, if he had continued, would
have carried him to Canada Abiding to
Waenna-ED.]
Mr.. Schcnck declared that this was an old
lie, which had been exploded. in the teeth of
liars ,li ys %
f Mr.. Eldridgo said he knew that that topic
would make the gentlemen (Mr. Schenck) get
nervous ~ 1850 If
Mr.. Schcnck repeated that it was an old lie,
which had been put down long since 4ia
Mr.. Eldridgc remarked that he know tlic
gentleman had contradictcd it, but the people
repeated it. s' -'
/. Nothing Important transpircd in the Senate
except the passage Of the Reconstruction Bill,
which goes to the President. r
Raymond was nominated for Austria, Ban
croft for Prussia. po'
1t is now positively known that the State
Department will await further Developments
before formally moving in Santa Anna's case.
The reconstruction bill was signed by the
proper officers Of both houses, and presented to
the President s'.-d Z
u In the House to-day petition from the
Legislature Of Arkansas, for aa appropriation
toinprove the Mississippi lcycc received a
vote Of Sc to 43, aud was referred to the Com
mittec on Appropriations. It's reception was
opposed On the ground that Arkansas was not
"A State, and the Legislature could not pcti-
tion. 's''~ '++4 J: 1'af
y f5s- s.or1 M Nsi ,3 s.
e7JuLY 15.-In the Senate the House Bill an
propriating over 81 100000 Ito meet the ex-
pense 4ofsexecnting tho Reconstruction Acts
was amended by reducing tho amount ito
81,0OO,OOO, and then passed by a,vote Of 81
ayes to nays .6t :. 10 ..sssss!ysi,,14
The Presidents message suggesting the
Federal liability for the debts of the Southern
States occasioncd an animated debate. Itwns
pronounced inopportune and as calculated to
unscttle' the national finances nxe
= IN the House Resolution was passed in.
stsucting the Committee on Public, Lands to
report Bill forfciting to the United States
the swamp lands formerly granted to Southern
Statcs. S,fs ~ r1'. lf'
A Resolution instructing the Judiciary Com
rmittee mite to enquire whether Kentucky, Maryland
and Delaware have State Constitutions of a
Republican form, was passed by the Speakers
yoote' the House standing AZ to AZ.
4 An amendment reducing the Reconstruction
Appropriation Bill to 81 100000 Gas passed by
the scnate) was concurred in, and the Bill sent
to tho President for approval.
The Bill prohibiting tho President from
treating with the Indians, as passed at the last
session, was repealed amidst applause from the
Democratic side Of the House, who regarded
this as tho first step backward from Radical
ism.
July 16.-In the Senate the President sent
in a message relative to the Russian American
arcaty, and asking an appropriation to carry it
r,1t.
In tho House Stevens introduced two bills
.on Reconstruction Ono entitled "a bill to en-
able the Inhabitants Of the Southern Terrific
fics to form State governments" They were
ordered to be printed and referred to tho Com
prittee on Reconstruction Adjourned
The President has notified Colfax that both
yctOcs would be scnt i'm on Thursday