The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-27
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ana baird III th2ir testimony STATE that III
courts do not adnuislep full anl in,par;i
justice where uni"n mcn, solLcrS, nu
freedmen are the liiignnls but tEon i
answer to direct question, furnish hut on
case III Tennessee, one in Mis- soirpi II
Grenada, onein' Louisiana, u.I! none i!
~ irsi"i;t ("Xeept tho Watson caso,) or i,
"1orh Carolina OF Florii. Gcorgi, or ala
Damt All testify explicitly thar no faul
can be found with Tho Governors Of th,
respective states, or the high officials, or tl,,
Ju !gts OF the supreme couits, or intcili cent
VEL lnlormGd citizens. General Scuiici,
teSiihcS ihti ncItoc5 arranged for crime
are dealt with lrh!cl.ily rather than har.,
~. Tho general t,ciin!: OF rcHpcaiaL,,
poorlc in Virginia is pity ior The freedmen
Tho report takes strong arnmds Il, ,c,inst lc
Poilcy ana ucohs,itutioiuiiy OF ihc >propoyco
military governments.
Hale, Sanford, Murphy, and Norris, the
ministers abroad, and consuls McNath and
Perry, indignantly dcny the truth OF
M'Cr"ckcn's oharge that they never permit
ou occasion 10 pass to vIllily prcsidcnt
Johnson and memLers ol hs cabinet
WAsuiSGroN, frb. 2J--Thc President is
urged with warnings by the UrWG ana
Post to veto the ahominublr tarin' bill: nv
tho It"'uht to veto tho w!ctchol measure
Initiating the currency, and by issnny one
hundred million irGa! tenders 10 retire the
compound interest notes.
Speaker ColraX PREDICTS "a six weeks ses d.
sion.
The revenue fraud committee closes its
report with" all may b. that there arc some
III rlt II MS revenue Oilicnrs in New York
Ihlla lelphia, and Brooklyn; nevertheless,
frauds are so unirCr nj and gigantic, tie
morals OF manufacturers 40 tnintcA ani
oanhlcncc in 10 al officers 50 shaken, that
reorganization is necessary"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2j-Thc Senate bil
providing f'r the paymcnL oc Tho National
debt was ordered TO he printed Mr.. Tat.
icrson has announced his intention to dis.
regard the join, resolution Of the rcnncsscc
Legislature. requesting his resignation
llalt II million dostvs arc appropriated for
the Improvement ofthc Mis$issi,ni river at
lci Mnincs.
House. The commmit;cc. have reported
an amendment, taxing all qualities .. cigars
hyedoiiars per thousand; adopted. An
amendment aboishing tho cotton tax was
rejected by a vote Of is to 95
WASHINGTON, February 23,--Thc court
IS dcnsnly packed. Surratt had not been
brought in a, l O'clock, but was mon.vn,ari
ly expected
WAsnlNGroN Feb. 23.-- SENATE Tho
blIt ordering discussing otii crs 10 refuse The
fragment Of claims which accrued before
INC war, except on tho establishment OF per
Siatcnt loyalty r,aa&cl
HoUs%.-in committee OF The whole SEQ
hcld opposed fni:hcr appropriations lcr the
Capitol, md said he had no idea the Gnpi-
tol was going io-rcmain here. lie also abus.
CD The baltimore ana Uiio Railroad The
appropriations inolu,lu over half :, miliion
Tor improvements hcrrabou.s; also for tn,
survey OF the At'nntic aud Gulf coast
quarter million, survey oftll South Florida
reels twenty five Thousand; also $40 ODI
ier u marine hospital ut Louisville. and
Sio,o o,o0o for the removal orwrccls in the
mississippi liver. Section 9Th directs III,
Clerk of tho House TO select papers in lhc
unrcrresea!cd States not TO exceed one in
each Congressional District, to publish ,hc
treaties and laws, TT the rate Of not exceed
Ing one dollar per square Ok eight lines
The discussion developed the fact TINT the
OBJECT Of Foster was to support ''ioyul'
papers throughout the South
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--S,rrat plead no,
guilty, aud responded to The question b,
whom he would be tried with the words
"By ny connirymrn." He was rcco,nmi,-
ted. The proceedings were devoid of mill
tary pararhcrnalia.
WASnN-roN, February 2l.- SEx,rE-/
Thc vote by which the Senate passed Shcr 4
mans hill as amended by the liousc was ..
to7.
Tho Special Committee, to INQUIRE int.
sales ~ the Government, Of Southern Rail !
roads, commenced lis Investigations to dav
Among other witnesses, were Secretary
Stanton, and Dr.. Powell OF North Carroll
Na.
WAsnlHGros, February 2l..-Tho> House
bill authori@iagthc suh,n;lfinc bridge at 5,
Louis, passed The bin retiring compound
interest notes, one hunircd aud Giiy nil
lions OF which are duo t'Hs year, WAS taken
up, and the amendment aulhorixin. III.
iss'io Of one hundred million legal tenders
to replace them. passed by vote of95 to
h". Another section prohibits g., retire
mrnt ofi"ur millions per month during The
present year. The house then voted OH The
bi'l dotcnting il by vo,27j to Il! Tl.,
vote was then rcconsidcrcd and rtrsrrci 10
committee. who reported immediately I
witha section forbi.iling it. The fo,,,
millions per month was then stricken out
and the bill passed by vote Of So TO 81.
rms bill authorizes the issue of 100, ,0OO.-
OO0 legal tca crs TO redeem compound in
forest notes. The House then TOOK arc
cess. The Railroad Committee discharged
the consideration Of the Southern rPncifc
Nhi"oad bill The Judiciary Committee
reported bill proYidiug that where prop
ty was confscatcd by the Confederate
authorities, the former. ow nel may make
pgoof before any Federal cnlrt, and that The
commissioner or military comman,,cr Of Tho
district wherein the con6scntcd land lies
ehall place tho claimant in possession on
presentation by the commissioners or Judge
ofa certified decision. and protect The clai-
meygip his possession. a bill wns intro,
dvssl to conform sales BY tax commissions.
ers OF South Carolina to PERSONS in The
nrmy,'or' marine corps. a joint rcsolu
tioneto return a tax collector from the Ma
t'oual Banks ruling iho Treasury Depart
ment passed., The bridge oScrthc Missis-
s'pP IT. Clinton, Iowa, was declared pos
route 10y, tho Executive session. Conlirma-
TONS rs informal Rcvcnyc collectors Samu-
eif' Cooper Arkansas John Read, North
Carolinai Jos. A Henderson. T"xns: VIM
D. bond. North Carolina; Robert Johnson,
Alabama; Jnmcs Il. Abcrnothy, Tenn. !;
Jos!.na D. Gcddings, Assistant Ircasurcr,
Charleston ~ II Washington, Post. Mas
tor, Macon, Ga. - ~
WAsuSnroS, February 90 A. II. Stow.
art is working TO dofoat. the bankrupt bill.
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