The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-18

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Minister.
LvERPooL, February 15-Noon.-Cotton opens
dull and lower; sales Of good Middling Upland Id
Orleans 149d.; Manchester tending down. Bread
stufs quiet. EF
LONDON, February 5-Noon.-Consols 81; Five
twenties 739 @e
LONDON, February 16.-Ihe County Kerry is de-
e!ared to be IN state Of siege and connor and
cans are acting with the Fenians.
protect the Christians il the Turks refuse them
FRAsKEoa1, February 16.-U United States bonds 7s.
PARIS, February Evening. Bonds ss{.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, February 16.-The proceedings
we're scattering on 6!aine's amendment. Many
amendments were ofereI The point on which
the Republicans split is the Confederate vote;
all favor blacks voting but some seem to abhor
the idea Of disfranchising the whites and placing
the States at the mercy Of tho blacks, Others
as punishment, others because they fear their
influence and votes as dangerous to the country.
Several motions t. adjourn oee, TsFs Regaaysd and
The Senate finally adjourned without a vote or
people Of the South wo1ld not accept universal
suffrage. but would prefer military rule. ),
The Republican Senators were in caucus this
morning. Mr.. Wilson introduced bill declaring
the Amendment ratified and part Of the Constf
tion.
The Republican caucus appointed a committee Of
seven. to combine Stevens and Eliott's bills, to
to apply to all Southern States.
Two hundred and eighty farms, under the Homo
stead Law, were reported from Florida during
The Internal Revenue areceipts for the week is
81, 500 900
Henry s. Marie, who betrayed surratt is here.
Nothing has been heard of surratt. His is long
passage.
Concurrent resolutions of the New York Legisla-
ture approving the District of Columbia Suffrage
corruption Of members involving the honor m Of the
House, promising not to do certain things if the
President changed his policy, embracing who the
them and the President, was referred to select
committee Of three.
Two and quarter millions were appropriated
for the revenue cutter eervice.
A Bill to build lighthouses at the following
points was passed Braddocks Point, Ga; Com
bahee Bank, Ga; Tybee leland z Knob, Ga; Morris
Sapelo Island, Ga.
Four million eight hundred Thousand dollars
ments. sas Tbe South only gets two Hundred thou
sand for the improvement Of the mouth Of the
Mississippi.
A Bill providing for President in case OF q
vacancy was passed First, pro tenn President Of
the Senate, then Speaker, then Supreme Judge
succeeds.
The Senate insisted on its amendment to the
Bankrupt Bill and asked for committee of COZ
ference.
Mr.. Stevens Bill was resumed.
M P9ote sa said It Was de- e q
past four.
Mr.. Salisbury took the floor, when the Senate
took recess. .s+ 80,
FEBRUARY 17.-Sherman's substitute was passed
at 81 o'clock this morning bya vote Of % to 10.
This is substantially the same as Blaine's amend
ment.
The Texas attorneys have commenced proceed
ings against White, Tachites, vanderbarg and;
others for $4,000 worth Of Texas indemnity
bonds. obtained on unfulflled and alleged unlaw-
full contracts made during the rebellion The
Secretary Of the Treasury has been notified Of pro-
stopped pending The suit BY @ order Of the Court. [
The case involves several nice political questions,
and the Bill Will meet serious opposition in the
Several Republicans, including Stevens and
Brandege, are reported to be indignant that the
President should appoint officers, approve death
sentences, and the Federal Coixts should be
allowed to issue habeos corpus. The friends
Of the measure apprehenda veto, and bolters de-
feat the entire measure.
Three Senators voted to-day on the motion to
substitute Sherman's amendment, viz: Salisbury,
Buckalew and Davis.
mans substitute be according to law was defeated
by q vote of eight to twenty-nine.
sherman's substitute in the preamble is similar
to Stevens, only the President instead Of the Cen
eral appoints the officers. Sentences of death re-
quire the Presidential approval, and the Aabeds
corpus not to be suspended; beyond all interfer-
y,
nullified. n
SECTION 5th. When any rebel State forms Con-
stituton in conformity to the Constitution of the
United States, framed by convention Of dele
gates, elected by male citizens tWenty-one years
old without regard to race, color previous con-
PERSONS b1 fi 9n Il the l
be!ion or by felony: when the Constitution pro-
vides that the elective franchise be enjoyed by all
tuition. ratified BY majofity Of electors W who s hsve
elected the delegates, shall be submitted to Con-
gress and approved; when seid State Legislature,
Constitutional Amendmant and said Amendment
becomes part Of the National Constitutions said
States shall be declared to be entitled to repre-
sentaton, and Senators and Representatives there
from shou be admitted on taking the oath pre-
scribed by law.
General News. .
New YORK, February 16.-In the Supreme Court
in Chambers yesterday, the case Of George Olney
Captain of the steamer Washington, having come
habeas corpus, the petitioners counsel contended
that the requisition Of Governor Pierpont was in
valid on the ground that there was no sRch State
as Virginia in the Union recognized by the Fede-
raj Government, or Senate, as such; that Governor
Pierpont had been appointed Governor by the
President, who had no right to make such appoint
authority to expatriate citizen on the requsition
Of Governor Pierpont, and that We have no treaty
With Virginia for that purpose. He sign'fed his
intention of traversing the return to the writ, and
the hearing Of the case was set down for this
morning at 10 o'clock. - sss'' : tElST7-i72 y
Olney was arrested on the requisitlon Of Cover
nor nor Pierpent charged With running of vessel m:
The proceedings in this case are looked for with
intense interest, as bringing a vital question
squarely before the Supreme Court. .E
By the Corsica we have Havana dates Of the 9Th.
The health Of the city is good That Of Matanzas
continues to improve. MN,
Specie was shipped to-day to the amount OF
ST: LOUIS, February 1e..Two cars fell through
bridge, thirty miles east Of st. Joseph One per-
son was killed and many wounded. No South
There have been terrific foods, washing away
bridges in ali directions. 15agSsS-7T77 n T@ O.
VERA Cruz, February 12.-The capture Of Jua-
rez is discredited, gt ItG@T- MI q .t '---'
The Imperial Government has dispatch an.
nouncing victory at Zacatecas. Juarez and his
ministers fed. lI4I7a0 @SgT--
Marine News. ,3$ .si
New York, February 1e Arrived, the Corsica
from Havana. The Palmyra, from Liverpool, II
ashore re in the lower bay; weather thick and rainy
The ship Ag1lla, of San Francisco, was abandoned
at sea; arrived, the Carlotta, OF Chaslestop.
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