The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-02-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND ess1P.
ruE REcoNsrrCrIoN MEAsuR.

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thoughtful men, whether any cf' the ulth legisla-
tive measures of 'rcconstruction" will ,ass both
Houses of Congress at the present sesson, from
sheer want of time Indeed, it is hped that
much of other legislation will fail on tina account.
1t is by NO means certain that the Tariff bill will
become law: at least, it is thought tht it can
mot be finally acted by Congress in tire to save
it from q ''pocket Veto" 1 learn that tie Pres'-
dent is yet cheerful and hopeful of ultimate tri-
umph and so far from evincing dispotion of
aequicscing in the insane legislation of ongrcss,
is more determined than ever, since thcr attro-
cious designs have become developed of fmly ad-
herring to his constitutional position.
THE IMPEACHMENT MATTER.
As confrmatory of my statement; that tie Judi
ciary committee have been engaged in takiIg testi
mony on tine Impeachment question, it nay be
mentioned that the chairman of the committee
to-day attempted to get before the House aresolu-
ton appropriating $4,000 for defrayins the ex-
penses of eSSimhinihg matters now before the COM
mittec. The usual way of paying witness fees and
mileage is through vo1okers signed by he chair
man of the committee and countersignel by the
Scrgcant.et-arms. 1t is understood that he mon
ey asked for by Mr.. Wilson is 10 be used for the
payment of witness fees accruing in the private
and preliminary examination of Impeachment
charges now progressing. The rames If witness
scs are not exhibited on the list of the Sergeant
alarms, as is usual in other cases.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA MURDERERs
Some further facts hive recently come to light
respecting Secretary Stanton's connectionwith the
case of the four South Carolinians found guilty by
military commission of the murder Of three
Maine soldiers in October, 1865. 1t appears that
the sentence of two of them was committed by
General Sickles; that Secretary Stanton, in view
of the opinion held by the Supreme Court relative
to the legality Of military trials since the close OF
hostilities, RECOMMENDING the commu.ation of the
death sentence. The other two, when he says he
believes were the rhurderers were properly tried
before military tribunal, justly convicted, but 1t
did not seem to him proper to recommend their ex-
ecution, in view of the opinion which he knew was
held by the Supreme Court. lie recommended the
confinement of'tHe'prisoners at the Tortugas, but
afterward changed tile 'fccoIhhehdatich to Fort
Delaware He consulted no one but General
Townsend as TO the proper place cfimrrisonment, of
and recommended Fort Delaware because ne
thought it on the whole the best of iitaryprisohs
for that purpose lie never for q moment antici-
patcd that The civil courts would Interfere with
rheih tliere
When the writ of Aabcas corpus was issued Ire
instructed the officer to make tho proper returns
and decline to deliver up the prisoners. He does
not state what orders, if any, were sent to the o
GERS by the Attorney General, at the instance OF
the President, nor does he say anything about the
influence brohght to bear upon the President to
secure the removal of the prisoners from the Ior-
tugas to Fort Delaware.
wAsiIrstrocs, February 1e.
THE rroaccdihgs are scattering on Blaine's
amendment. Many amendments are offered, but
the point on which the Republicans split is the
Confederate vote; MI favor the black vote; bu
some secfh to Nbhor the idea Of DISTINGUISHING tin
whites and placing StSfes at the mercy of blacks
others are determined on disfranchising the Con
federates as punishment; others because of fea
of their influence and votes 6s dangerous to. thu
country. In the course Of -aeh5te, Doolittle sait
the Saath would not accept universal suffrage, bu
would prefer military rule. Wilson responded
MAIZE them accept it,"
In The House, Concurrent resolutions of the New
York Legislature, approving the District Of Colum
bia suffrage bill, were presented. The allegec
corruption ~ members, involving the honor OF th'
House, promising not to do certain things If th'
pyrSesfdcAt changed his policy, embracing who thu
members we're, and who carried the messages be
tween them and the President, is referred to Sc
lect committee of three.
A bill providing for President in case of va
cancy was passed; first pro tenn. the President O
the Senate, then the Speaker of the House, ther
the Supreme Judge succeeds.
| Stevens bill was resumed. Dooittle said it was
declaration of war against ten States. ~.
! WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
Shef,han's substitute was passed Mt half-past
oc,ock. this morning-29 to 10, This is substan
tally Blaine's amendment, which is as follows:
/ Ssc: s. And be IL further enacted, That when the
constitutional amendment proposed as article four
teen by the Thirty Ninth Congress shall have be-
come a part of the Constitution Of the United
States. by the ratification Of three fourths of the
States now represented in Congress, and when any
one of the late so-called Confederate States shal
have given its assent to the same and coiifcried
its constitttioh and laws thereto id all respects
and when it shall have provided BY It's cohstitt
tion that the elective franchise shall be enjoyed
equally and impartially by all male citizens of the
United States, tventy-one years Gid and upwards
without regard to race, color or previous cond
tion Of servitdde, except such as may be disfran
chised for participation in the late rebellion, and
when said constitution shall have been submitted
to The voters Of said State as hds Defined for rat
fcatioh or rejection, and when the constitution il
ro,;ssd bv the nopular vote. shall have been SUBJ