The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-13
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HtSI:SG"n%, February lin The Son
nt", the proceedings were generally nnim.
portant. The Presidents power to appoint
pr1yrional Goyornors WAS discu ,scl at
lcpgh. Fcsscnlcn deprecated its present
consideration, and fmally the whole mattor
The excitement in the House to-,lay was
intcnsc. Stevens, who, il is s,id hal a
thrcc column s"otch on his bill in type,
resisted ihcp. ;vious question OH the riot
S,mmltt ees ungriiy but Intellectually.
MW&sutS6ruT, Feb. Q.--TLc death of
Henry G.ider, Of Kemtuckywas announced,
and Air! Davis pronounced eulogy. Ad.
journcl. l ant
liorsr,-Thc consideration of Mr. Ste.
vents bill resumed. Mr. Banks took The
iiom, AMI he declared the States lately in
rebellion grill States, but may be regarded
in State scigc. and he would not object to
rlic!nS thrm ,mler martial law, but the
billwent further; Establishing the Govern
meat responsible neither to Congress nor
to tho people, but TO commanders Of the
nrmy anothcr objection Is not t. the letter
or line lookinyto the establishment of any
other than military government. MIR
Ashley rust To question: Vi or,ler. c:,ilc up
Nebraska Vets and Scnacs action thereon
Message rcad wIch Nv. Ashley moved tho
previous question and bill passed, ycns 10,
. nays Al. Mcssrs' Davis and kaymo.,d vol-
ing nay.
stevens bill, was resumed. Raymond
said it was ciclr there was not uninimity
enough to secure lile effectiveness of the
measpre. ,Sppc Of the propositions before
the House hal sufficient iricn Is to enforce
them even 1t passcL. The inc had arriv-
Cd Cor Congress, to concert some me lsurc
which would secure Tic effective nnaninity
anu command to support every department
II the Governments. He proposed tho whole
matter be re'elrcd to II committee Of five or
seven, OF which Steycus be chairman, TO
report The bill by Wednesday, for the pro
lection of life and liberty in the South, nul
for the speedy re-ailmission Of those States
In the cuusc OF a long debate Shclcbarger
sail that he New Orleans Riot Committee
would, on Muiay next, present bill for
mond was glad to henrit llisc announced
the .ltath Of Henry Gridcr. An appropri-
ate resolution was passed aud the House
adjourned.
"AsuINuroS, Feb o.-lIenry Griler, of
Kentucky, whose death WAS announced
60 day, served in the war Of 1872, under
General Shrlhy.aud III both Houses Of the
STATE Legislature. aud nine years, in The
Congress at The United States.
lie was member Of the Reconstruction
Comr'i'tee, nn'l was uhi.ing in kiudly
oi'c.s for nc people OF the unfortunate
Southern States.
.WAsniNGroS, Feb. o.-Thc National Dem.
ocratic Committee met Mt The National
Hotel with the view Of the elect ion Of dele
ettes 10 conventions Of each Stnte 10 con
s!dtr The state ofllc country. A PROPOSE
Lion oftllc Ptnnsy lvnnia Committee to hold
a'Nntipnai Convention ut Harrisburg, on
May 2lst, wm favorabIy entertained, and
its lopti,n il probah!c, with suggestions
to State Committees to ordcr the election Of
d"lcg 'ics forthwith, who may act in an
emergency.
WAsHiS"roH. February Tn the House,
the Reconstruction Committees bill was
taken up Stevens had not made mp his
mini beyond de$iringa vote rs carly as
possible, hn, would hot agree to postpone II
vote till Monday LcBlond said the bill
struck down civil Government in the South,
,4nnreI State lines AMI broke down The
judiciary. Raymond proposed, in view of,
its Importance, TO allow twenty minutes.
and finally agreed to hold night session
for discussion
.. Nj. Ashley rose TO personal cXplnna
iion regarding newspaper correspondence,
IN which hc took occasion to dcnounce the
President, but denied completely with Gen
Bn'lcr Oran intention TO stab Gen Grant in
the back.
Stevens and Brnndcgcc made character.
Ist1o'spccchcs in favor Of the hill. The
latter snrs the bill commences where Grant
lett of two years ago. lie saw nromisc-
that the sword of the republic was about to
bcngnin unsieathcl. LcBlonl and Finch
sgnused and Pike favored Fnrnswor,h
followed OH the same side Rogers spoke
IN hour tn opposition, snyjng r!,h her thnn
sec military government established in this
country9 he, for one. would ,,Se all the pow.
erihc Almighty gave him in + sising the
Invasion OF lis liberties. Thnyor intur,
rlptcd Rogers about its costing his neck
Rogers continued If tho South had the
blood Of Washington, Jefferson and Mndi.
son, sagcs and heroes OF the Revolution.
they would protest, as their fathers had
protested, by their blood, against tile drs.
loiism Hof King George. lie hoped the
President of the United States would re-
gave him, and compel traitors 10 ohcy the
laws. If Anlrsw johnson. ldcd Rorcrs.
would submit to see the country destroyed,
his name would go down in ig1ominy to pos
tcrity rs coward and II traitor.
bingham spoke very briefly; placing him
sell squarey>jn opposition to the measure,
wien the House took seccss. till 7 o clock
In The Senate, the Clerk read q dispatch
from Nashville, announcing universal sutf-
fragem Tennessee. It
The judiciary Committee reported bills
enrolling and calling out tho militia and
preventing corpo:eal punishment.
WAsHiNGroS, Fcbruary 5.---In tho Ser
ate, tile Secretary OF Wa" was called on for
information regarding measures TO protect
trains across tho plains.
The bill paying war claims; which was
amended 30 rs o to exclude the Southern
S'ains clnitns,y passed; N7e. srz 81.
t43as}l,e Secretary Of tbs Tre ,sury was called
Uhafor iaforh NATION regarding cotton seized
during tho rebellion. the disposition of she
prncesds, with the names Of the parties
Interested. tsi ta. ~
Tho bankrupt bill was resumed. The
amendment that persons unable to take the
test oa,h 7bY excluded from it's benefits was
lost, by yeas 10, nays 80. and the bill itself
was defeated by 70 yeas to % nays. Ad
jurneU so
In tho IIonse, the Post Office Committee
was tnstrletcdto inquire into The cxpedien
cy fbnildng q post Office, court room and
custom house >at Nashville.
E7AA variety Of private and army bills pass
0n md fhp HIM 90 ;,Io ,...s