Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-11-30
From Washington.

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the Secretary of the Treasury to contract at
the rate of four millions per month. Grants
estimates for the War Department. are $780,
100000, and says Shcrman's opinion is that
peace with tho Indians is fully established.
The stoppagc Of pay from soldiers in favor of
suffers has heon discontinued, The aggregate
strength of the regular army is $4,000. 200
commissioned and volunteer officers arc scrv-
debt of the Southern railroads has been re-
military force will sc required in his District,
to protect the negroes in their rights.
The premature publication OF Gen. Grants
report creates excitement Grant does not
recommend the dscontnuancc of the Freed
expended for bountics under the law of July
last. The continuation of the surveys for
river and harbor improvements, especially on
estimates omit appropriations for the Bureau
of Refugees and Freedmen. and the Bureau
Of Military Justice The total estimates are
ST. ,OOo, ,0U0 instead of $170,000,000, as
heretofore tclcgrarhcd. This, however, is cx
elusive Of estimates for the subsistence depart
mcnt. The Surgeon Generals records show
PA 900 white and 10000 black soldiers died
during the war. There are eighty national
cemeteries, in which 20S,000 woro inferred,
at cost Of SO ,250,000
Congress is very tamo. The impression is
growing that it will adjourn on Monday to
December 2.
WASHINGTON, Nov 23-Gcncml a. j..
Howe, Of the Freedman's Bureau, has gone
South to sell Bureau property, turned over
a. Il - ~, e,
! The first sale occurs on the I'd of December,
| Mt Augusta.
The following is Kcllys resolution
Rcsoived, That the welfare of the people,
and the maintenance of the faith and credit Of
! the Government, requires the repeal Of the
tax imposed by existing laws on cotton and
tho production of mechanical and manufactu-
ring industry.
It is said the wool interests will oppose the
repeal Of tho tax.
The feeling regarding tho impeachment is
fcycrish. The election committee will not re-
port on tho Kcntucky delegation until after
the impeachment reports, when, unless the
interests of tho inrcnchcrs require their OK
| cusor, the delegation, except Major fonns,
/ will doubtless be admitted.
/ WAsnlNnroN, Nov. 25.--.At l2 o'clock
: tiIc Ut!itlltS Wi'it CItWfltN UC liilIGNSli-
mont Committee are still in session The
election Of Gollady, from Kentucky, who was
elected to succeed liiso, was referred to the
tered the House at l,alfpast r. During The
c', ard referred, for the repeal of cotton and
other taxes.
The Chair announced the Committee, and
| I ~ 81 lo ~,
Impeachment was DELAYED but there seems
no doubt that Churchill has Joined the i'm
pcachcrs, giving them five votes and a major
| ty.
In the scnate, tuti.ivn Grow, a1aocnc,u
sctts was presented for equal male and female
suffrage in the District.
The Military Committee nr3crcd inquiry as
to the nxrcdicncy of the reduction of the reg
u"r army. a resolution returning thanks tt
Sheridan Scklcs, Pope aud SchoEcld was in
troduccd and referred
In the House, a resolution was adopted
that no committee shall incur expense hercnf
ter without further order of the House Mr.
Doutwcli, the second member Of The Judiciary
| Committee, rose to report tho action taken by
the Committee Oil impeachment and the ma,
Jority report Chairman tFiison disscntin.
The report was proposed by l..';:l;ams, OF
Pennsylvania The summary of Tho r'eori-
fy report is as follows: In accordance With
the testimony herewith submitted and the
| view n' tho law herewith prcsc,.cA. tie Com
| inttce js Of opinion that int!rrw Johnson,
President of tic sIuied States, is guilty of
high crimes and mademranors, in that, &c.
Il closes with tho following resolution
Rc*"lrr3, That Andrew johnson be i'm
pcachod for high crimes and misdcmcanors F:
The report was followed by mingled express
sons of applause and disapprobation, the
Speaker meantime using his gavcl
MIR. Wilson, Chairman, for himself and
Woodbridge, presented report, which con-
Guides: we hereby declare that the case be-
fore US, presented by the testimony and meas.
ured by tho law, docs not disclose such high
crimes and msdclncanors, within the mean
ing Of the Consultation, as require The consti.
tiltional interpretation of tie power Of the
House, and recommend tho adoption Of the
following:
Rcsolccc1, That the judiciary Committee
DC discharged from the further consideration
OF the proposed impeachment of the President
OF the United States, aud that the subject be
laid on tho table
Tho reports were laid on tho table, ordered
to be printed and mado tho special order for
Wednesday OF next week.
a bill to suspend civil officers during i'm.
parchment, was referred to tho judiciary
committee A motion subsequently, made
htF H. IL.