Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-02-23
From Washington.

oi the denomination of ten dollars have an.
pcared Their general appearance isvery good,
put the back OF the notes, which contains an
excellent blue engraving of DeSoto's dscoy
cry OF the Mississippi, is not well executed.
Ihe Register of this District has decided
that the Presidential pardon does not restore
Confedcrates to the right Of franchise.
treaty has been concluded with the Kay
LII Indians, by which they arc to leave Kansas.
Their destination is not yet known.
In order to facilitate the conversion Of the
seven thirty notes, which are due in August
the Treasury Department proposes to pay the
express charges to Washington until the G t;r,, m
OF April, and also gu the Bonds which are re-
turned.
The steamer r. r. Cuycr, Which was re.
Gently seized at New. York on suspie;on Of bc.
ing II Fenian Privatccr, will be permitted 70
sail upon the owner giving bond in twice the
value of the vessel. She is claimed by the
Government Of Columbia as war vessel and
is manned by ex Contedcratcs The Colum.
u'"bian Minister is trying to get hex off on
better terms.
a negro has been appointed to first.class
cIcrkship in the Treasury Department. A
desk was assigned linn to day
Mr.. Stevens Bill, as passed, reads. +" the
so.cnlIed Statcs'
AsitNGroNj February 13-In the Sen.
ate Mr. Poncroy presented the petition of
certain loyallsts, asking the adoption of an
amendment to Elliott's Bill, 50 as to ipclud.
Arkansas.
Hlr. Wade moved to take up Elott's Blll,
winch came from the House, hoping that Sen
ators would bc b,icf in their arguments
Mr. Lane asked that the regular business
might proceed
Mr.. Wade said that if the Bill was not ac.
ted upon immediately it could not become a
law ut this session.
The Chair decided that the Bill could BE-
read once, but that would require the unan-
''hnus vote OF the Senate to rrooecd further.
The Bill was taken up and read once, when
Mr. llo"dricks objected To further action,
and it was laid over.
The Military Committee was discharged
from the further consideration of the Bill. to
pay the Tennessee Home Guards for services
rendered in defence of Cumberland Gap.
The Secretary Of War was called upon for
his authority for the appointment of Com.
mission, during the war, for the adjudication
OF the war claims of loyal Tcnncssecans, and
information in reference to the amount and
nature of the claims which we're passed.
Mr.. Wade read a dispatch in reference to a
Mass meeting, which, had taken place in Col.
"rado, to request Congress to admit that State
to the Union.
IN the House Mr.. Stevens Bill was taken
up and motion from him for the previous
question nr2ativcd.
lie then proposed an amendment. which,
nn an objection being made he withdrew, say
ing that he had vainly tried to satisfy the
gentlemen around him.
Mr.. Boutwell, argued that the Supreme
Court might decide that the States we're still
States, and this would cause n hazardous con
flict, but if the Bill was passed the Supreme
Court would have no Government to recog.
nize, and Congress would keep in it's own
hands the practical reorganization of these
Stitcs
MIR. Stevens again moved tho previous
question. and the motion Was again negatived.
Mr.. Bingham spoke in opposition to the
Blil, and took occasion to culogize Elliott very
highly
Mr.. Blair moved the previous question up
on motion to refer the Bill to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr. Stevens spoke half hour complain,
ing pathcticaly, and defending the Recon.
struction Committee. lie abused Bingham,
and opposed EillIotts Bill, because it looked
of the States"
This remark was greeted with cries of No
no!
Mr., Shallbcrger explained that there was
special provision in Elliott's Bill requiring
the assent of Congress to tho admission Of the
States.
Mr.. Stevens seemed to have rcgained his
lost power.
The manned question was taken on Blaine's
motion to refer the Bill to the judiciary Com
mittee. The Democrats generally voted with
Blaine.
The motion was lost by majori@ Of two,
and the Bill was then passed by vote OF 100
to SIS.