Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-20
From WASHINGTON.

tro luce resolution ordering the Reconstruo4
tion Committee to report Bill forfeiting tho
lands granted to the Southern States for rail-.
road purposes III stated that there were.
5000, ,0O0'aorcs Of the bost lands in tho South
in the hands Of robel corporations, which poor
men, white and black, ought to have for home
steads.
Mr.. Wood objected
Mr.. Julian moved to suspend the rules,
which was done by a vote Of 80 to 35, and
the resolution was modified 50 rs to embrace
only Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas
and Louisiana, and was then passed
Mr.. Butler offered resolution providing
that the District Commander in Louisiana
should be authorized to issue $4,000,00O of
coupon bonds, bearing interest at the ratio of
seven and a half per ccntum per nnnuni, to
repair lcvccs and furthor providing that tho
assumption of these bonds by the State should
he made condition precedent to her adn,is-
sion to the Uhiun. In order to pass tho rcso-
luton he moved suspension of the rules, but
the motion failed The Senate Rcconstruc.
tion Bill WAS reported with several amend
mcnts. IS.
a rambling debate cnsucd, during the pro-
grcss Of which logan, of Illinois, said ,ho had
no sympathy with any man who stood bail for
Jefferson Davis, u,.l that if it had been him
self who had effected the capture, aud OIor-
ace Greeley could publish it.) there never
would have been any trouble in trying him,
either i'll a civil or military court, except such
an one as he O.ugan) might have organized.
lie himself would have been the Court, and
there would have now been no Jefferson Da-
Wis. lie would to day, if he had the power,
hang Jefferson Davis and every Que Of his
Cabinet officers. That the only man in Amer.
ica who had nerve enough to hang traitors
was Juarcz.
Mr. Stevens moved the previous question,
when the Bil, as amended, was passed and
went back to the Senate.
The House then took recess
y hill has passed the House -uppropriating
Sl,615,O00 for reconstruction. D"ring the
discussion, Eltlridyc spoke about the cxtraya-
gance of district commanders aluding to
Siokles MS greater harlequin than tho COM
mandcr at New Orleans; and had road by tho
Clerk newspaper articles speaking of tho dis
play made by Sicklcs, riding around Charles
ton IN a coach and four Bingham replied
that it was fitting man who had lost leg in
fArtrnce of his Government should ride in a
corch and four
NuthIng important in the Senate, except
me passage nf'thc reconstruction Act, which
goes TO the President.
Legislature of Arkansas for an appropriation
to improve the Mississippi i}cvccs was received,
by vote Of lifty six to forty.thrcc, and refer
! red to the Committee OH Appropriations The
reception was opposed, on the ground that
Arkansas WAS no State and the Legislature
could not petition.
In the Senate, Mr., Chan,lfcr called up the
resolution directing the Committee on Foreign
Relations to enquire how many Mexican sold.
icrs had boon. OK oouto,l aEtur stro oprt,,res ar
AIuxiu'iian. lie said that Maximian's op.l3
cralions were Of part with his decree of
lS66. Had bis rebellion succeeded its pro-
Visions would have been executed on the lib
cral soldiers. That Maximilinn signed his
own doath.warrant when he signed TINT de-
cree, and that lie ought never to have died by
bullet. but that the officers who captured
nm should have hung Him to tho first tree
lh's was not done, however, and it proved
that the Mcxicans were II chivalrous pcople.
lhat the course Of our Government towards
MGXteo had been cowarlly one
MIR. johnson spoke f;vorably Of Muximil.
ian.
|. MIR. Nyc denounced him MS on agent of Ma.
role"n to assist the rebellion, and culogjzcd
Junrcz
| Mr. Howard thought that AIaxmilian met
the fate tha, lie deserved.
The further consideration of the resolution
was postponed.
Mr.. Wilson offered Bill to authorize rho
Secretary of War to raise four regiments. and
arprnpriatng 81, 500, 900 for frontier defence.
The Senate went into Executive session..
and tonk recess until o'clock, p. M.
AsniNGroN, July l5.-Thc President
has sent to the Senate the documents called
Tor regarding reconstruction, and the estimates
OF expense for carrying out these bills, viz (:
Slf, 900 900, in addition to So, ,lOn, 900 cadv
expended. This was the aggregate for GOV
crninS these States before the war and this
sun, continues the President, would be con-
sldcrably augmented, if the Stale ma ,bincrv
bc operated by the Federal Government. and
would be largely increased if tho United
States, ny aboishing tho State Govern ncuts.
should become responsible for tho liabilities
incurred by them before the rebellion, in
inudabIe effort 10 develop their resources, and
in no wise connected with nsurroctiouary pur-
poses These debts will approximate $780,
ooo'ooo--the greater part being due loyal
citizens and foreigners. It is subject for
Congressional consideration, whether the as
sumption OF these debts and oblie alto rs would
not impair the national credit
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