Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-12-21
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WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.- -Senate---The
Finance Committee will report unfavoraby on
Edmund Coopor's nomination as Assistant
Secretary of tho Treasury.
The Judiciary Committee will report favor
ably on the clarns Of Mr. Thomas, of Mary
land, to scat in this body.
Mr.. Wilson presented memorial from John
Warren, an American citizen, confined in a
British Jail on charge of Fenianis,n, which
states that he was in Now York whom the
crimes laid to his charge wcro committed
y Bill to prevent polygamy in Utah, was
presented
The Bill to repeal the Cotton Tax camc up
for discussion.
Mr.. Morrill, thought it was great mistake
to act on this Bill now, and said the whole
Tax question should como up at once.
Mr.. Johnson gave notice of an amendment
to tho Bill, proposing to apply its operation to
the crop Of this year. The further considcra-
ton of the matter was postponed. Adjourned
ousc.-After the transaction Of some un-
important business, the House went into Com
mittcc on the Whole, and adjourned until
nlouQay nCNG.
WAsIllNGroN, December IA mixed
delegation from Virginia, North and South
Carolina, visited Stevens yesterday, when the
following was clicitod Stevens regarded the
impeachment failure an evidence Of tickle
ness Of public opinion. The Virginia dele
gate said tho impeachment failure would work
seriously against reconstruction Stevens re-
marked that it could not fail to be otherwise
and mutual regrets were exchanged The
North Carolina negro lIarris) said they would
get along very we'll. Tho Northern whites
were moro frightened about negro suffrage
than the Southern whites. Gov Holden WAS
tho life blood of the Republican party of
North Carolina. The Virginia delegate rep
resented that the condition was critical and
unless Congress came to the relief of the suf-
fering colore'l and white Unionists it,would
be terrible. Stevens favored tho repeal of the
clause requiring minority of registered vo
tcrs. The delegation thought that would do !;
but suggested a law empowering tho Convcn-
tons already called to establish provisional
governments Immediately; then, if the Con
sttutions were defeated, they would have at
least loyal State officers. Stevens SAID he had
drawn up bill with two or three beneficial
provisions. One was to leave to majority to
affirm or reject the Constitution another,
that the present Conventions shall, as indc-
pendent bodies, establish Governments in lieu
of District Commanders, as soon as Constitu
tions were ready for submission to Congress.
The delegation approved this Stevens in
quircd whether tho old masters would be able
to scducc the negroes from voting properly
Harris replied that the negroes wcro dcpcn-
.n,oa sss ""' e"gcr, but Harris hoped tho ne
gro's were capable 6 enduring great priyatiops.
Inc Virginia delegate, Sook, (colored.> said
liarrs' remarks applied to IL. district. soo
IN Richmond lost places. Stevens ,onod ~ :
whole Southern vote would be cast for th, d.
publican party; this would elect Rcpubr.
can President, and assure triumphant recon
struction
Stanton is to have full hearing before the
Senate Military Committee, to meet the Pros.
idcnts charges.
In addition to the S500,0OO already apprc.
pr'ated, 81. 200, 900 more is asked for, to Gov
or reconstruction expenses to date.
Internal revenue receipts to-day s4OO 900 /:
for tho week s2,253, 900.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-In the Senate. n
resolution promotive of the prompt settlement
OF claims was introduced in the course of
dcoato, 1t vas maintained that accounting Of
Ulcers assumed too much jurisdiction. A rec.
olution, calling on the President for ipstrnc
tions to officers under the Act of 1862 TO
suppress rebellion and punish treason, with
the amount of money realized and the names
OF victims, was adopted. Davis offered res
olut'on, calling for the aggregate expenditures
OF the Freedmen's Bureau since 1865. Sev-
cral Senators objected, as much of the dis.
burscmcnts was for white refugees. Pcndipo
the discussion, the morning hour expired and
the repeal Of the cotton tax was rcsumed.-
Couklns of New York, proceeded to saw
that helping hand had been extended to
those destitute communities; the direct tax
mad been suspended in all the interior South.
orn States; the tax had been removed from
sugar, machinery and other articles, which
portaincd to that community; no would saw
now, that it would have been much bcttor Co..