Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-03-23
From Washington

From Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 15.--ln the Senate
a Joint resolution prohibiting the introduction
of malt or sprtuous liquors into the capital
passed. A bill aiding the Southern branch
Of the Unon Pucifc Railroad aud Telegraph
Company. was introduced The supplement.
tai bill was resumed ,4and an amendment max.
E ing all eiections9 Joy ballet rejected An
amendment, directing that after registration,
the Commanding General of the District may
order an election for conventions when the
Provisional Government orders convention,
was nrsatived. After very lengthy dcbnte,
motion 10 20 into cx xecuive session was stoutly
resisted by the friends Of the speedy passage of
the bill, and It finally prevailed, by one ma
jorlty. Mr. Shermnn introduced joint rcso.
luton. removing disability from holding Office
tron Jos. Il Brown, of Georgia, and II. NJ.
Patton, Of Alabama, which was referred to
the Judiciary Committee. After executive
session, adjourned.
WAsHINdroN, March Is "A bitter con.
test is progressing for the Offices but it is slow
work 1t is stated TINT Butler has submit.
ted an amendment to the million relief bill, /,
authorizing district commanders to compel
the rich to feed the poor, by forced assess.
mcnts.
! The Virginia delegation, before they lef.
Washington. yesterday, called upon the Pres,
ident, who said he WAS aware Of their pres
cncc. lie really trusted the reconstruction
Act would have the effect of allcviatiny mucl,
of the bitterness caused by the war. He had
opposed this measure, hut as it had become
the law Of the land without his agency, he
would faithfully execute it,
NEW YORK, March 5.-Despatehes from
various parts of Canada make mention of an
apprehrndcd Fenian attack near st. Adams
Government troops are being moved to the
threatened places.
During the food in Cincinnati, boats in
many cascs aoatcd alongside the second story
windows
TIE SUPREME CouRT.-The "Charlottes.
vile Chronicle puts the case with strength
in the following paragraph:
| But We are to learn on the Supreme
Court, as if the people of La VenGlce had an
pe"lcd to the civi! tribunals ngainst the Ma.
tional Convention-as if the old blind King
of Hanover should appeal to the Prussian
courts to give him back his crown! The po.
siton of Congress IL that reconstruction is u
political and not "A legal question. and that
| the courts have nothing tn do with it-that
| it Is an extra-ronsttutonal qurstioh-and
whether their view be sound or unsound, shcy
will act Oh it,"
IMPORTANT DEcisIoN.-Among the infer
esting questions decided ut the recent session
Of the Equity Court Chancellor Johnson pre-
siding, in Orangeburg, was one Involving a
nice point in reference to Confcdcrntc money
~ currency. The case was one of A purchase
made in 1862, when the buyer paid 80 900 in
Confederate money at the tine Of the pnr
chase, and gave two notes fur the balance. one
payable ut twelve months, the other Mt two
years In 1868 the first mite was paid, when
due, in Confederate money. In 1864 part
OF the second note was paid in Confederate
money, about month before the note was
due When this note mntured, the pnrcl,a-
ser came forward with the balance, and offer
cd it in Confederate money, but it was refus
ed
The question came up whcther the pnrcha
ser had not performed his contract MS far az
he could be expected to do So After an able
argument the Court held: That balance
was still due, and th,t it should be computed
in the proportion that the whole Of the orig
inal debt bears to the value of the purchase
in present currency. giving credit for all p.v.
meats in the same ratio. The question will be-
carried up to the Court Of Appeals Chart,
rstom Courier.
RECONSTRUCTION IN GEoRaIA-The At.
lanta 9 New Era" thus plthily sums up the
condition of public opinion in that city -
:" We now have three parties in our ve "
young and nourshing city. The first is head
ed ny Ex-Governor Joseph F. Brown. who ia.
vors the adoption of the Sherman Reconstruc
ton Policy ns the surcst method Of saving the
Sonth frpin final ruin and bankruptcy The
second disapproves the Governors schedule
aud denounces it as n monstrous. ill-timcd
political suicide. The third proposes to wait
aud see. believing all action on the part of the
people at this time premature and imprudcnt
The Ezra smiles upon the wait and see.itcs, and
atill advises a " cautions advance and an open
rear."
CoSaREss The New York {" Evening
Post very radical, thus advises the Southern
States
" IL they know what is for their best good
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