Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-02-16
From Washington.

&rom Washington.
WAsHINQwoS, February 6.-Tn the Senate.
four unimportant cnmmunics ions we're rccciv-
ed irom the President and la.G upon the table
Mr.. Sunner pr&cntcd the petitions of ccr.
tain cit.zens (so called Of South Carolina and
Arkansas, asking the establishment of loval
ESQ cslled) Government, which we're referred
to the Committee on Reconstruction, (so-calI-
cd)
The Tenure of Office Bill WAS taken up for
consideration. The amendment proposing to
;"e!,,dc Cabinet officers was disagreed to
The House WAS principally occupied in tho
consideration of business Of local character
A communication was received from the
Secretary Of State noitying the House Of the
ofca! ratification Of the constitutional amend
nlcnt by five States OF the Union.
The Bill instructinc the Clerk Of the House
to include in it's roll only the n-mbr,s Of such
States as are now represented in Congress, WAX
passed
The Civil Service bill, which provides for
| the appointment of three Commissioners to
examine all srplica"ts for arroinmcn, to the
Civil Service, was tabled by vote of II ay,s
to Ga nays.
Mr. Stevens, from the Reconsideration Com
mittcc, reported Bill for the more efficient
The preamble rciteretcs the old story of the
nulity of the present State Governments and
tho Necessity which onist for the formation OF
n"w ones for the protection of the rights of
ioyaiists. The Bill also divides the Southern
States into Military Districts. of which Vir.
glnls is to constitute the first. North and South
Carolina the second, Georgia, Alabama and
i, ida the third, Mississippi and Arkansas
The fnurth, and Texas and Louisiana the fifth,
an" provides that no officer under the rank Of
Erictd General Shall command thrs Mill
ta,y Districts. Also that the Courts of the
I mtcd States may issue the writ of h0J,us
c"'2'"S when application therefor is properly
endorsed 10y commissioned officer and that
sentences affecting the life aud liberty Of au
accused must be approved by the military com.
mandcr of the District in which they are pass
ed
WASHINGTON, February Tn the Sen
ate, the Clerk read dispatch announcing the
passage Of the Universal Suffrage scheme in
Tennessee.
The Appropriation Bill was taken up and
discussed until the hour of recess.
In the liousc, after the consideration Of
some unimportant business, the Bill reported
10y the Reconstruction Committee WAS taken
up Mr. Stevens said that he had not made
up his mipd to anything beyon,. designing ia
early a vote as possible, therefore, would not
agree, by his vote, to its postpone,ueut until
Monday.
MIR. Siblsnd said that the objects of the
'''l was to strike down civil governments in,
the South and ignore State lines,
Mr.. Raymond proposed that in view Of the
importancc Of the subject, th.t the twenty
minutes rule should prevail The motion
was finally agreed to, and motion to hold
night sessions prevailed.
Mr. }. VI. Ashley arose to personal ex.
planation regarding certain newspaper cor
respondcncc. Tie took occasion to d.nounce
the President but dcuicd any completely with
Gen Butler, or intention to stab Gen. Grant
in the back
The Rctrcnchmcnt Committee have re.
ported favorlbly upon the official conduct of
Mr.. Van Dyke, the Assistant Treasurer at
New York
Messrs. Stevens and Brandrgcc have made
characteristic speeches in favor of the Re-.
struction Bill The latter says that the
Bill Commences where Gen Grant left of
TWO yea@'ago. He saw a promise that the
sword OF the Republic was again about to be
unshcathod.
Mr.. sibland opposed the Bill, whilst Mr..
Farnsworth followed on tho same side.
Mr.. Rogers spoke an hour in opposition to
the Bill, saying that rather than see Military
Governments established in this country, he
for one would use every power which the
Almighty had conferred upon him in resist.
ing such an Invasion Of his liberties and his
rights
Mr., Thaycr interrupted Mr.. Rogers, say.
10: that such sentiments might cost him his