The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-17
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'-'"'on I" perfeciine and strengthening the
military reconstruction bill panding the
adoption Of motions to adjourn bv the ex-
tremis's. which failed.
| The President ha. sent n m.s,,os q,
Congress, Announcing the acceptance Of N =
mediation Of the United States in the Span.
ish war, with notifications.
| In tbs House, the Spe,ker announced
that the Committed on Reconstrnction. pro.
vided by resolution last Wednesday, is as
follows: M.sSrs. Stevens. Boutwell, rino.
ham, Frrnsworih, Hubbard. (ofN " Be.-
man, Paine. Pike and Brooks.
]. In the Senate. n resolution was spbmi,-
ted that legi-lntion 10 confined 70 recon
strmclion md bills in relrtion 10 !, he tho
onlv one' acted upon A long debate en-
sued. during which It .ransaired that tb;r
teen Senators ~ caucus. voted in. favor Of
universal suffrage The resolution restrict
ing legislation frallv rosspa-yeos @ :.
nnvs 3. viz: Nessrs. Bncknlew. Drake,
Fowler Howe. Ross. Sumner. Thaver. Tin
ton and Wade. Mr. Wilson stated. in the
course Of the debate. hat Mr. Stan on
wanted no lroia alton regarding m. Judic;-
arv. bnt needed money 10 support recon
s'rnr'ion. The Senate adjourned until
| Monday
In the House. The Speaker pres.nted n
m"m"r'"i from Gree" VI Adams agninst
the admission "r Reck from Krn,uckv re
ferred to Comwiue" on Elections. Mr
Prime moved {" suspend the rules. sn 'ha,
h" might introduce joint resolution ten
derlng n" thanks of Congress- TO Mai Gen
Philip " Sheridan for the able and f,.th
! ful performance of his duty ~ commander
of the Military District Of Texas and 90
isiana The rules were suspended NV n
vote "f no ngai~st lS and the resolution
passed An additional paper r.prrdiop q the
hentnrkv delegation. ard y protest from
the members whose seats are not con e-,ed
| were referred 10 Committee on EIor,;o,.
n J"nt resolution of thanks to !Geue;a's
Stckl"~ Pope md Srhofeld wns adnp,.3
| Mr.. Sthen"k Offered n resolution Of thanks
10 Petroleum v Nasty srd ht,ornev
eral S'anherv fNr maintaining the Pre.i.
dents policy Pending tie question of its
recrnti"n. the I'ou.s ~ jnurn.d 10 M,nd,v
The resolution &c thanks 10 District
Comman!er- was adopted bv strict marty
vote. Brooks l. tho only Democrat on the
| Reconstruction Committee
In the Senate. Mr. Tipton srpned in Z,
vor Of reward from the Go,ernmen, for
Indian scalps
WASHINGTON. July 5-'udge Wavre i,
| dead He was born in Savannah in 1890.
ard was appointed to the bench in 1888.
WASHINGTON. Jnlv 6-The total regis
tration in Alexandria is 6o2-biack ma .
j"ri.v 2o5; challenged, 1876; rejected 7
| all whites
le'ding members say That Congress will
not take mp. the question Of rebuilding the
levees on the Mississippi until the States
are reconstructed under the Acts Of Con.
Fress.
Th" counsel nt Kingston. reports 10 the
State Department, Juno 8. tn. prevalence
Of the yellow fever ~ epid.mic and mnlig-
nnnt one.fourih Of the cases nre fa'ai-
mostly confined 10 the ncclima'ed
The prosecution in the Snrratt case clos.
ed to-dav. Bradley jr made the opening
speech for the defence. He revie we'd the
testimony Of the prosecution. IN show the
prisoner presrnc" on the l4th Of April :;
and said he gould prove that most Of the
witnesses were either Infamous or mistaken.
he would prove that Surratt vas not with
in 400 miles of Washington On the day OF
the assassination aud further, that Il wa,
neither Booth. Surra't nor Atzerodt who
w"r" in front "f the theatre th't night; bnt
tia, he wonld produce ihe three men re-.
fer'ed to on the stand, and would produr.
| the man who Looked into I.ncoln'. carriage.
and the man who called the time, n. well
a. the Individual described n. the villainons
looking man In closing hi remarks. Brad
! lev said he would also produce the original
agreement between the asssssins, with their
genuine signatures sttached. and that nsith-
er the names Of Mrs Surrati nor John Sur
ratt would appear upon that paper.
WASHINGTON. Ju'y s-Mr Stevens. from
the committee Of nine, introduced the fol-
lowing bill:
SEcTIoS l. Be Il enacted by the Senate
and Hodss Of Representatives of tie Uni
ted States Of America in Congres. Assem-
lled. That it is hereby declared To have
heeR the true infant and meaning ot the
&C, Of the second day Of March. one thon,
sand eight hundred and sx'y-ssven. en-
titled AN &C, fnr the more sfiic,en, eovern-
meat OF the rshsi Stats., suh of ths ss.
supplementary there'o. pa-s-d on the 23d
day Of March, in the wear 1857. that the
government then EXISTING in the rebel
States Of Virginia, North Csrolina, Snu,h
Caroiins, Georgia, Ml.sssippi, Alahama
Lnuisisns. Plord.. Texas and ,Askshsa..
were illegal and void. and rheresfter the
same governments, if con,inued, were TO