The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-02-23
BY TEL C RAP
tpoarrIrD ynon THE onroos HERALD
Washington News.

Washington News.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.---Sanford Con.
over, the detective who fabricated the
testimony duplicating jeff. Davis in the
assassination Of LINCOLN, has been found
guilty Of perjury. Y
Bingham, of Ohio, will submit new
Reconstruction proposition, providing that
when tho States (latcly in rebellion) sh all
adopt the Constitutional Amendment, and
agree to equal suffrage, they shall be ad.
mitted to Congress. Until they do this,
they shall be under Martial law.
In the Senate, the Chair presented q
certificate of the ratification Of the Consti
tutional amendment, by Ohio.
Sumner, Of Massachusetts,, offered q
resolution insIucting the Judiciary Com.
mittee to inquire into the expediency oi
extending the Civil Rights Law over
Northcrners who are resident in the
South and debarred privileges Of citizen.
ship.
Chandler, OF Michigan, made furious
speech demanding the impeachment Of the
President. He wanted tho judiciary
Committee to inquire whether the Presi.
dent had the power TO appoint Provision.
al Governors. This being, 80 he thought
the point on which the whole thing
hinged. -
In the Senate, Dixon of Iowa, Fessen.
den, and Pomeroy Of Kansas, opposed
Chandler's Resolution, for the reason that
as the Senate might be called upon TO ful.
fill functions of high commitment Of i'm.
peachment, they ought not to order the
Investigation Of anything which might
tend to make them other than impartial
judges. On motion of Grimes Of Iowa
the Resolution was tabled without q di-
vision.
The Senate requested the return from
the House Bill to amend the Postal Act
which was passed on Saturday, when only
eight or ten Senators were present.
The Pension and Appropriation Billi
were passed.
Wade, of Ohio, called up the Joint Res
olution amending the Constitution, proyi
ding that no person shall be elected Pres
ident OF the United States who had once
served as President, nor shall such person
be eligible TO the Office of President
Dixon was willing to vote for that provi.
ded it was offered 80 as not TO reflect upon
the present Executive. Wade had no OBJ.
jections TO making il prospective.
Poland preferred to make the one tern
six years. Sumner favored election By
direct popular vote.
CmcAdo, Feb. H.-In the House the
committee on Ways aud Means restored
the clause in the Tariff Bill requiring the
the Pacific Railroad to use American iron
which was stricken out by the Senate.
The report of the majority of the New
Orleans Commissioners just published
says: After full narrative and in view
of facts proven. tho time has fully arrived
when Congress should intervene This
Commissioners will therefore propose {
bill applicable TO Louisiana and Other
States, in substance that Governor and
Provisional Council Of nine persons be ap
pointed by the President, with the advice
and consent Of the Senate, composed o
citizens of the State not disqualified bI
connection with the rebellion The Gov
crnor, with the consent of tho council
shall appoint State officers to hold Office
till their successors are elected by the
people; the election to be held on, fol
the executive and Legislative officers
They shall hold for one year. The cleo
tors shall be all male citizens who car
take the test-oath and who have lived il
the State one year. Persons who canno
take that oath but who never voluntarily
countenanced the rebellion, or served il
it except as private soldiers in regular
warfare, may become electors upon giving
proof of these facts before the United
States Courts. No distinction on account
of race or color is to be made. The reg
istration of voters, and the time and man
ner Of holding elections viii be provided
in rules to be made by the Secretary o
War, and the Military Commander vii
be given authority to enforce and execute
the laws. The people will elect members
of the convention which must frame 0
Constitution recognizing the Supremacy
VI the 0eueEAt QONcIEuchtJ th0 pefmd
nency of the Union and must guarantee
equality fright, legal and political, with
ont regard to race or color. The law
passed by the Legislature must be appro
we'd by Congress until the State is restor
ed to representation, and, until so restored
each State shall have one delegate in Con
gress.
New York, FEB. 1.-THE Nortl
Carolina Legislature, on account of tn,
great destitution throughout that State
has passed bill postponing the paymen
ofprivato debts twelve months. The peo
pie of Pitt county had nearly compelle,
the sheriff to burn the writs and execu
tions against them.
Solomon johnson, colored, formerl
President Lincoln's barber, has been ap
pointed first clerk in the Office of tn
Secretary of the Treasury. "
WASHINGTON, Feb. R.-The Demo
cratic caucus, called last night, adjourne'
without action. :
The National Democratic Conventio
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