Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-01-31
rsOLnTICAL.

&sf pOLrTICAL.
| !. "A dispatch from w ngton ssysfhat
Boutwell's bill will not receive q two. thirds
vote in the Senate, and that the President
will veto it. ts
| Both Houses Of the Indiana Lssisla-.
ture.hsve ratified the constitutional Amend
msnt.
General Thomas has arrived in Wash.
ington to give an account Of affairs in his
department. Gen. Sheridan is also expect
ed there. -.-'--- '------- -----
Tho New York Tribpne's tWasbiogton
special says that The Sshats udioMry Com
mitteo will llrepsrt in favor Of Senator W ads,s
zone term amendment to the Constitution,
and will change II 30 a. te tnAkss both The
RJssidept and Vice President iaslisibls to
4onoigp1lene9otnn Ut abem aslt DDS
| 1T Both Houses Of the Missouri sgisia-
ture have passed resolutions urging Com
gress to repeal the act appropriafing money
to pay FOR slaves enlisted IN the Upitsd
States ssrvices They also adopted iresolul
| tignslfsvoripg an act Of Congress to pay the
Missouri State militia the same bounty re-,
eeiyea BY other volunteers. . :.'.,,l ' ~ y.
A letter from Gov, Holden speaks en-
couragingly Of the movement in North Car
olina for che reorganization OF that State on
| a loyal basis, Ia accordsnce with the bill
presented byohimsslf, Senator Pool, and
others. He says Nom morials ih favor of that
measure arc circulating in many counties,
particularly in theIE Easternpsrt Ofthe State.
He has already sent ina large ohnmber of
/ signatures and estimates shat bysitheJ2 goth
Of this mentk he wilEshave Forwarded at
least tentbousand Dsrhes.r sdf babaiut ~ I 3
! Tie Connecticut Republican Shte Con-
ventien met on Thursday last at New Ha-
ven, and by acclsmatiSr repominsted Gov;
marsy 9ysF y psrF me- Rs
as Secretary Of State, Henry G. Taintor as
State Treasurer, and Leman w. Cutler as
State Controller. The resolutions, adopted
unanimously, we're thorougly Radical
"A letter from high military source
has been received in Washington from Lit
tie Rock, Arkansas, stating that Gen. Ord's
circular for the protection of freedmen and
others under the Civil Rightsibill, is not car
ried out for want of adequate military force,
and competent court to try offenders when
arrested. The worst sections Of the State
are their poor and thinly peopled, remote
from the United States forces, and ih these
the Federal authority lis net regarded, be-
cause it has not been felt The writer says
the class of men In these sections who have
always rosorted't to brute force, were nearly
all Rebels, and to make them respect the
United States authorities. there must be
more military force. These facts have been
brought TO the attention Of several Senators,
and it is understood thst Gen. Grant has
ordered the requisite military assistance.
The Utah Legislature has petitioaed
Congressfor therepeal Of the anti polygamy
law. ~"
The New York Tribune's special says
|, that i've of the Currency Oommittee are in
favor of RandalPs gold bill, and three
sgainst. l.-s @ q. w s.. 49,
! The Baltimore City Council have taker
steps to test the legality OF the law lately
passed BY the State Legislature, providing
snsw ssction for Mayor and City Council.
The N. Y. Times Washington specia
3 says the Ways and Means Committee viii
,, undoubtedly report against interfering with
. the present rate Of retiring the grssnbaeks
8 -1tis remarkable fact that whatevel
? may have been the previous political view
Of tho several commanders who have beer
. SUCCESSFULLY assigned to the departments O
I the South, they have quito without excep
ton, become Radicals, to oil intents ans
purposes Generals Sheridan, Sickles
Hsintxlenan, Ord and many Others life
t long Democrats, oil OF them have beel
converted by the cantankerous spirit tha
4 has .repelled their kindly advances, int
4 worthy disciples Of Wendell Phillips himself
: Will thsss foolish Southern, people neve
learn nor forget anythingp We are afrai,
Q thereis too much Bourbon among them.
"A Washington special says Represen
Q tative Shellabarger, Of Ohio, is drawing vi
a new enabling bill for the, Southern States
II 1t is based on the same general principle
!. as the Stevens bill, aboishing the presen
Southern State governments. 1t is hardl
believed that any new reconstruction meas
/ ure will be put through this session. fer wan
q Of time. but the whole subject will 60 owe
r to tho Fortieth Congress. htrarr g..
"A dispatch from Washington says ths
n the judiciary Committee will report bi
o to give Government patronage only to 10y,
y newspers. ''a'A a' 7. '"-''i' f"n
The Missouri Legislature has approve
y suppressing outlawry in portions Of tbs
State. ,s- .rs, nis..i
d The Senate. on Saturday, cenfirme
!. Gen. 8. j. MctSroarty as. Collector Of Il
"A tsrnal Revenue for the Second District
!, Ohio, and rejscted the nomination
!, Bassett Langdon as Assessor Of the Fir
}, District. 4. ~ "h
!. The other day, badly reoonstruets
. Southern sent u y. Treasurer Spinner
y $500 Confederate nota, demanding it's pa.
= ment in coin, on the ground that Unc
. Sam, having destroyed the governmei
:. which owed him the $500, had rendere
y himself liable for its debts Mr., Spiuu,
= blandly responded that the creditor gsveri
:; ment aforsaid had been transferred to q
= unmeutisnable hot place, and advised ii
I creditor to 20 thither and present his lit
u bill. nr.J Z ua ,1r 81 e.
During the night session Of the Hou,
Of Representatives at Washington last Tue
day. which lasted through the night, gre,
wsarinoss several times overlook the'meu
!. bers, and not few ofthem, like the Gel
10 brated Jerry Blossom. continually wanted
y, 70 home. All escape through the regul,