The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-15
Our Washington Letter.
lsrEan oonnEsposDrsor OF THE DAILY NEWS
THE LAST DAYS OF TN


THE LAST DAYS OF THE SESSION. II,
WAsHRoTos, February 11.-But twcnty-one days
remain to Tho Thirty-ninth Congress and only
nineteen of those can bo considered working days.
No wonder poor old STEVENS is meddened with
the non-succeas Of his reconstructive schemes,
when il is realized that this whole session is moth
ing, il not reconstruotiye. Tariff, tax, and gene
raj appropriation bills have all gono by dofault, TO
mako way for tho nbortive efforts Of tile Radicals
to agreo upon como method Of disposing Of the
South, and now, at this eleventh hour OF the
council, oven thoir chief has TO abandon his
orotchets and plead with tho rank and flo Of bis
party to agree upon something anything only
that 1t may be policy TO place before the North
ns mcet fruits Of their long and embittered con-
troversy. t 4 So
There was rumor last night that compromise
had boon effected between SrEvKNs, BNdnAM and
BANKS whereby they we're to support general
consolidation Of all their schemes and crotchels,
and present tho incomprehensible mix to the
sense Of the House to-day. SrRvENs was to lead
Of with tho stronger clauses Of his military bill.
In this BANKs is TO dovetail such sections OF hts
Saturdays bill as referrod to sending Commiasion:
ers into the South TO institute new State govern
monts through tho operation Of popular conven-
tions, and BNaHAM, acting as general direc-
tor of this legislative pot pouri, Is to be
allowed to crafty his vanity by welding
tho baton OF his judicial mind, over tho whole
problem, whenever the galleries are full enough to
induce him to make such display OF his his
trioaio powers. It Is not impossible nor i'm
probable that such compromise HIS been ar
ranged. That, or any other OF the mulitudinous
propositions offered during tho weary and profit
less length OF this Congress-, might have bsen
agreed upon with equal harmony during the early
weoks Of the sossion, had tho thfeo rival aspirans
to the leadership been oontanL to commune to-
gether, and waive their individual ambitions. But
they did not until this lato day--too late in my
Judgment, Tor anything TO como Of IT, Unless tho
compromise takes form, is passed In each House
before tho 2Sd inst, tho Radical game must admit
decisive doEeat. After the latter date less than
ton days elapsing until the close Of the session,
tho President may, constitutionally, pocket sll
Bills which be flnds no reason to sanction. Il Is
not OF all likely, that even ahould the House suo.
coed In passing the new Bill within the next fotrr
or Eve days, tho Senate, not enoumberod with tho
gag of the .psevious question:" will give Il any
less than week's discussion, at tho end OF which
The last day Of graoe has expired, and "old
TnAD,n dlyosted Of his rpbes and panopiy Of ONCE
as the high priest OF Restoration and Rosonstruo.
tion or whatever else pertains 10 the Radical creed
or. ritual, win psss ont from under tho shado1 oi
tho dome, stricken, disappointed man. = ,L 81.
THE JUDICIARY ndpEaonEns DRSrirrao THEM own
49,, :. =. Z ;sE sSi ENDs. n +,I 6.,'F!s;. - 3; e
Tho Judiciary Committee had befo-s thon,s The
Witnesses this morning, In tho interest," Of inpsaoh
raent. Who they arc, no ono knows save .thai
mysterious committee and ita agents, Who Boast i
that they can, and do, circle the Continent round
in tho importation. Of witnesses and dopouiton,
having bearing upon this case and the assassira.
ton completely Of JgrrEnsoN DAyfn II can be nc
very satisfactory vannt in tho hitter instance how
ever, ss one Of their most MON nsntons vitnsas6s
hr, saAaDroaD oAsovIn taHas half a-doacp equal,
respectable eSgnonens) WAS this morning hand
over Y the tondar n,sroibs Of q jufy, With an III
junction By Tie Court that can aearceiy fasnl. otli
erH'tse than Ills conviction FOR tho aabornstion o
perjury IN the very casc Fesorred Is. BY The way