The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.
MILITARY GOVERNMENTS.


of III, Senate, tho President to-day cent into that
~ commanders, &c, Nc., and Tho war Department
estimates regarding tho amount necessary 10
~ out tho reconstrnctinn measures. 81.
In answor to that portion OF the resolution which
inquiries whether tho sums OF money heretofore
appropriated for carrying these ucs into ctfrot in
probably sufficient, tho President iofrrs to an nc.
says: twill lio seen from that report that tho
appropriation OF $500 900 mado in tho net APPROX
cd March 90 1867, for tho purpose Of carrying into
ernmcnt Of tho rcbel Stutcs' paascd March q,
1857, and tho, ACT supplementary thereto, Iiasscd
March 25 1867, hns already been expended by tho
commanders Of tho several military tlistricts and
that, in addition, the sum OF 81, ,GIJ 277 is required
for present purposes.
Ills exceedingly difficult at tho present lime 10
into full object the two acts Of Mnrall Inst aud tho
bill which, passed. tho two houses Of Congress, Ga
tho 18th: If the existing governments OF ton
ontiro machinery is to DO placed under tho excu-
sive control md authority OF tho respective dis
trict commanders, all tho expenditures incident 10
oSesssry S bo 9 BY
ment. It ia believed that, in addition to tho Two
millions ono hundred thousand dollars already OK
pended or estimated tor, tho sums which would
be required for the purpose would not DO less thln
sli GOO, tho amount expended prior to tho re-
bolton in tho administration OF ihcir respective
Goyernmentss BY Tho leu States embraced in tho
This sum would, no doubt, DO considerably
augmented IL The machinery OF iheso States is to
De largely increased If tho United statcs, BY aboI-
islling tho existing State governnonts, should be-
Como rcsionsiblc for liabilities & iiicurrods ,by
develop their resources antl in no wise created Tor
insurrcclionary or revolutionary PURPOSES. Tho
debts OF these Satos, thus legitin,atcly incurred
approximate s1U0, ,O0O, 900, and they arc hold not
only by our own citizens, among whom arc resi-.
dents Of tho portion OF the country which has
remained loyal to tho Union, but BY pcraons who
nre tho subjects of foreign governmcnts.
It is worthy the cdnHiderntion Of Congress- and
the country whethoi, If tho Federal Government,
by ltS action were to aSstimc such obligation, 40
large mn addition to our public expenditures would
not seriously impair tho credit of tho nation; or
oil the other hand whether the refusal of Congress
70 guarantee tho payment OF tho debts of these
s:ates. aftor having displaced OF abolished taeso
state Governments, il would not BIO vowed as q
violation Of good faith and arepudiation by tho
National Legislature Of liabilities which thcsp
ANDREW JOHNSON.
60. SECRETARY OF WARS STATEMENT.
inan me Secretary ofMoE, n reply to resolution Of
carry out tho Reorganization Act is s1.6iS.277.
Tho general approximation for that object h6roto-
follows First Military District, sG9.44i; Second
Military District, ts9, 44I; Third Military District
s95: :222; Fourth Military District. sg7,s22; Fifth
Military District, s1G6,66G.
Tho Secretary says It appears by estimates TINT
n fnrth,r largo amount is requisite as follows
For tho. First District. $4,000; Second District
4Gl, ,s05; Third District, ,s27,77s Fourth District
estimate in addition to s97;222, already supplied,
2i5,G99; Fifth District, estimate for the month
dated April H. for s24s so Of which sl6G G6G has
Tor OF s767d3. Ii General Ords REGISTERS, eatnat-
oil to July only, should DO continued on duty and
pay to tho end of July, there Should bo added to
The above expresses for that month; ut tho rato Of
compensation etatod IN this estimate, tho sum OF
sl59,7S1, and If continued to tho end OF August
donblc that sum, sa9 5G2. - Tho same likewise Of
General Sheridan q district, estimated for ono
month only. e tho monthly expcnsoa continue
for peiiot oftwo months ns the ratea sted they
will amount 10 the further sun, of s2l8, 40; IL tor
thrcc months, to S13S, $40 A-*tEa = - s!iNaa: /
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY N 1uE SOUTH.
The Congressional Republican Executive Com
mittoc held q business meeting at tho capitol to-
mighty About sixty monbcrbwefo pfcsont. Re-
ports wcfe made Regarding tho political aspect ut
the South, which wcro gratifying to all the hear
orn States by emphatic najoritics, consequent OH
reconstruction Tho committee; according to the
statements Of members, will render all tho mid in
their power in furthcrancc of Tho work. aud will
c0-apernto In every pIuctIcol end anitabin wny to
sccuro a thorough triumph in that scctiUn 20 tho
Republican party. l.Hi,...,i