The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-02-14
washington News and Gossip.
WASHINGTON. February 5.

Gov. Sharkey is in bad keath, and will
leave as soon as he is able: Gov. 4'aIs@s
leaves tomorrow. The features .iof the
new project, as published North andSou'h,
are garbled aud unreliable, Gentlemen
prominent in the project regret the puul,
cation. The true text of the scheme Will
be presented the North Carolina Legs
lature in a. tew;days, and will be given q %
the public by that body. The scheme
ORIGINATED with Southern men, without
formal consultation with, either poaitfcl
marty. It is claimed bysits friends that it
will meet the demands of the great con-
servative element of the country and drl7e
extremists into reasonable terms.
RICHMOND, February 4 !.
The Examiner publishes new plan OF
restoration, in authoritative shape. lle
constitutional amendment is to be ADOPT
ed. the laws withdrawing from the Unisn
to be declared null the United States
debit to be sacred; the ,insurrectlona,y
debt to be forever repudlated: persons
horn in the United States to be citlzers
fhereof and of the States in which they
reside: representatives tobe proportional
tS the whole number of people, excluding
'untaxed Indians; no other qualltlcatln
than $3.50 taxable property and ability 10
read the Constitution in English and wrre
his name. The amendment to the Constr
,tution to be in accordance with the above,
except that none shall be excluded iron
franchise who heretofore exercised it ty
the proposed restrictions. TheDemocra-
Ii o,,er,bers have not been formally consul
ted on the new plan; neither has 1T trans,
nired that the Republicans have made
pledges binding them in case the South
adopts it: ,. ,..s,z :,
ton with the new plan, that Goyerngs
Orr, of South Capolina, Sharkey, OF Ms
sissiep;. Parsons, of Alabama, and Marvin,
of Florida, appropcofit. Itas also STATED
that the President endorses the scheme.
= WASHINGTON, January 3.
Iii the Senate, the Secretary OF NV ar was
called on for information regarding meas
nres to preteet.train across the plans 2
The bill paying war claims, which WIS
amended SO, as to exclude the ,Soethem
States claims, passed. -
The Secretary of the Treasury was cal
ed on for information. regarding cotton
seized during The rebellion, the;dasposition
of the proceeds, with the names of1tte
parties interested. q
The bankrupt. bill was resumed. !. The
amendment that persons unable to tale
the test oath be excluded from its benefits
was lost, by. yeas 10, nays so, and the biz
itself was defeated by 2o'yeas to 22 nays'
Adjourned. =, ~ =
In the. House, the Post Office oommitte,
was instructed to inquire into the exped-
ency of building a post office, court room
and custom: house at Nashville. -. 81:
4 variiety.zof- private and army bill.
passed, and the House went into Commit.
tee ON the Whole on the Presidents mes
sage, Adjourned. s4....
WAsHfNGToN, FEBRUARY g..
In theSenate, four Executive comnu
nieations were received and laid on the
Mr. Mr. Summer presented petitions from
citizens of South Carolina and Arkansas,
.asking the establishments ofloyal Govern;
ments.s. Referred to the Reconstruction
Committee. s. -. !.
The tenure Of office bill came up, and
the Senate disagreed to the Amendment
incIuding cabinet officers -..-,.,r
In the House, communication, was
read from the Secretary of State, inswhich
he states that he has. been automatically
noti6ed>of the adoption of. the constitu-
tional amendment by five States. ;, A
bill instructing the clerk to include in the
roll only States now represented, passed.
Mr. Stevens, from the Reconstruction
Committee, reported a bill for the more
efficient government of insurrectiohary
States. The preamble reiterates the old
story of the nullity of represent govern.
ments, and the necessity of new ones for
The protection Of the rights of loyalists.
The bill divides the states into military
districts-Yirginia fist North and South
Carolina second; Georgia, Alabama and
Florida, third; Mississippi and Arkansas
fourth; Louisiana and Texas fifth. Gene
raj officers, not under the repk of Briga;
der General to be appointed to command
districts. The District Commander when
passing judgment, if necessary, shall orga-
nize military commission, The United
States Courts may issue writs of hd6eas
corpus on certain endorsements of d COM
missioned officer. Sentences affecting life
or liberty to be approved by the Comman-
der of the District The indications are
that Stevens will press the bill to vote
tomorrow. -
WASHINGTON, February I.
In the House, the Reconstruction Com:
mittee's biltwas taken up. Stevens had
not made up his mind beyond desiring a
vote vote as early as possible, but would not
agree to postpone vote I'LL I'LL Monday: Le'
Blond said the bill struck down civil Gov,
ernment in the South, ignored State lines
and broke down the judiciary. Raymond
proposed, in view of Its Importance, to al
low twenty minutes, and finally agreed to