The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-27
OUR WASHINGTON connnsposDryoE.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-The absence OF Congress,
ami the presence Of intcnaely hot weather, arc
both being very seriously felt in tho metropolis.
In consequence OF their combined influence, ncws
has deserted tho prooncts OF the capital and evon
In tho public departments, whero there is rarely q
sonHon OF inactivity, action on important matters
in many instances is suspended for coolor soason.
Tho clerks, as many as can bo spared, arc leaving
for summer recroations-sume at thoir New En-
gland homos, othors at country soats and watering
places nearer here. whiIo many. fcelipg tho forco
OF small salaries md high priccs, havo to swelter
it out at their desks and trust TO the future for
their summer amusement. II WAS blow to SOW
C.s -s these employees OF tho Government that
tho twenty por cent. addition ~ ' . =" tono"
which was made last wintor, but which expired
with tho end OF the flscalyea in June. Congress,
probably, has an oyo to cheaper food, rents etc.,
when the crops come ,n but thai will not hnvo 80
much weight here as In tho North. At any rate,
tho clerical force in tho department wero not ns-
sstcd peorniarily by the adjourned meeting.
Two great subjoots seem to bo uppormost in tho
minds OF very many people just now, Mother Of
which ought to cause my considerable excitemont.
Ono is as to whethor tho President piU execute
tho Supplemental Bill, and tho othor whether he
intends coming into collision with Mr. STANTON
With regard 10 tho former, ns your correspondent
intimatod in q previous lottor, thero nced bo no
doubts Expressed whatever as to tho action Of
tho Executive II is vol enough known that at
no timo has the President attempted practically to
override tho laws placed by Congress on tho stat-
uto books. In oil his conversations roatiyo there
to- from tho very commencement OF hostilitios boz
tween tho two branches Of tho Government. no has
Expressed, With emphasis, his faith that tho peo-
pie will ultimately redeem tho poll ical nature OF
tho country. An article which was recently pub
lshed in tho National Intetigenccr OF this city,
Raid to DO inspired, but which many well informed
parties think was not 80 honorod, statos In sub-
stance that whom tho tme comea for requiring tho
national forces to aid in causing tho laws to bo
oboyod, there is nt present no authority Tor any
ono TO state tho limo Of action which will be
adopted. Tho past course. OF Mr. JoHHsoN's ad.
ministration viii jusLlfy that impression by any
ono who has watched it. II thoro was q disposi.
tion TO oppose tho reconstruction Iaw<it would
most assuredly DO kept o State secret until tho
very last moment. But thore Is no such dspost
tion, fortunately for tho peace OF to country.
Thoro aas boon no littlo comment on q report
which has become ratnor widespread, to tho cffcc
that the President would remove General eHERr
DAN from command Of tho Fifth Military District
AS usual, upon matters Of this kind, which
whethor truo or not, decidedly sensational, ne
one speaks by authority. It Is as strongly contra
dctod in aomo quarters II has boon assorted II
others. Another important topic, which has latel,
boon canynsscQ, Is tho probability OF q mopting o
tho military commanders In this District, wher,
they could confer With The Prosident ia his con