The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-07-24
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5sss;ssSs;Ss3 :5;Ss AsH1NGToN, July s..
IN the Senate, the House bill appropr1-
atinuG over a million and q half dollars for
:reconstruction was sreducea by an amend
!, sIr1ents tto d million, and passed yeas 81,
sl,ays me Pregid lent message, suggest
sing Fedora iiability for Southern ebts,
caused an animated debate and severe de.
nurciiation as inopp ortnnes and calculated
4 20 nnsettle the finances Ehe 1nessage:Was
ordered 10 priTltsds and the Senate sad-
iourned. s},,s;;s..: gS:.;ssss!
In the House, on count OF "a material
& clerical error, the reconstruction bill was
with drawn fron2tEie President, corrected
and returned. A number of bills and res
olutions were iintrod dneed and referred. a
resol was int roc danced and passed, IN
strncting the Committe on Pub bic Lands'
to srresport q bill fSorfeiiting the swamps lands
!. hereto fore granted to the South hern States
stotbe Tinted States. Asresolution instruc-
+ ting tlle J judiciary Committee to inquire
whether Kentucky Mary yland and Dele
ware have State Cloastit lions Republican
niorn. passed By the Speaker vote, the
House estandin too he amendment;
reducing The reconstrnc ction sapprop oprlatlon
g to Il nj Ion was 5concnrred In. The bill
dees to the Presid lent. The bill passed at;
She last session. prob biting the Executive:
from Sreatiug with the Indians, was repeal
ed. Applause from the Democratic side
ever the inst step bach wards. Adjourned.
ThesSenate confirmed the appointment
sof Bancros Minister to Prussia, and
EIefriick as Assessor of the Third
District of South Carolina. -. :
IS sVAsEMGToN,Ju July TO-
In thessenate, q bill relieving certain de de-
: sssaesrters. passed resident sent ames.;
sage garding the Russian treaty, asking
an EappTopfi pfiatio,i TO carry at ollt allsso.
the convention between the .iited iStates
s and lyeneznela, providing for the settle
umers of the claims of citizens OF the
limited States against euezuela After
ll,xecnt tis session, thhs Senate adjourned.
In the House, AMfr. Stevens introduced
fyyo bills ON reeonstr ruction- one entitled,
bill to enable the; inhabitants of The
l,ern Ysrritofae TO form State Govern
f6ienSs. ordered to be- printed,
6 ana referred to the Commit on recon
structioin iourned 50
The President notified Speaker Colfax 1fs !.
that Ills; oo ssl
day .s5.5. E.
Z -: ~ IEAsHINGToSt, My I1.
II the Senate, " ifson proposed the fol-,
$ lowing amendment 80 the. constitution.
10 distinction shall be made BY the
United States, nor any State; among eiti-.
szenssii IN their ciyil or political rights on.
ss.5eeount of race OF color Ordered TO be.
4 sIiiirinted A 6illl for rYing ont the con.
ssEeilitiion With Yeneznela passed. a bill
Fl NM no perso shall be disqualified, ,.by
reasonsof race col or, from holding Office
) I'M the Diatrictso of sColumb bia, nassedr-5a
Sseas TO 5*nays ard SBuckalew Davis,
{ Henarieks ard . ohnson. Indian. affairs
were discussed until adj journm m rnentsa sSsss
ssss Ins the Honse, the Secretary OF the t
Navy submitted q mmunlcation, ,rsfo oW- v.
inig inc arragat and Gold boroug b the 9 soItly on
& naval officers who had been httyehye years .r
.s!ins service Butler rose to- question the
privilege, and made allegatio ions regarding
prisoners. a eoiloqny ensued. Baldwin
asked Eidriddg ddge neither he expected the
sIIonss to take General &C Ould' statements
Z .iIo,aiinst the testimony and statement OF
s afn; ;on officers. ESldridge believed ten
: Bnfler himself would not deny that tsGen;
lid was an sfIiiighlY norable and scon-.
s scienfionss ma ssSsneeging staughter con
pubiican side. Butler remarked
ssalats s,efore the war, be had thonght Gen.
G,uid highly consoles tions and honorable;
1; hui, hen d nian emmitted treason, he
IL as like woman fallen IRON vartue,.
Teaay fgor crime, and from that honr
no one knew hereto findshlnl: him FL