Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-02-04

ing against the contraction of the currency
were received.
The Committee on Finance reported tho
Civil Appropriation Bill with amendments.
The Committee on Commerce reported Bill
for the prevention of smuggling, which was
passed.
The consideration of Bill proposing to
grant aid to tho construction Of the Central
Franclsco Rail Road was postponed until
to morrow.
The Senate then proceeded to the consider.
alton of the Tariff Bill. Various amendments
were proposed, only one of which, adding
books and maps designed for public Libraries
to the Free List was accepted. The Senate
then adjourned.
In the llousc, after some unimportant pro.
cecdings the House took up for consideration
the Bill amending an Act to donate certain
pnblc lands to the States for the erection of
Agricultural Colleges. Amendments were Of
icred proposing to except Tennessee and tho
rest of the States Of the South from the ope.
ration of the Act. The former provoked con.
siderable discussion, in the progress of which
Maynard expressed his disinclinaton to have
Tennessee yoked to the rebel States. His
colleague, Mr. Stokes took similar ground
and Was tauntcd with the recollection Of his
early secession letters. He said, in reply,
that he had rcpcntcd ever having written
them, had entered the Federal Army and was
ready to take to the saddle with it again for
three years, if necessary, for the yindcaton
of the cause of the Union. TO this Mr.. Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania, cried " Bosh," and tho
regular report of the Congressional proceed
Ings in the Clobesays parcnthctcally, "Laugh.
ter"
On further discussion of tic Bill, Mr..
Kelley, of Tennessee, spoke, maintaining that
his was the only State of the States which en-
joycd Republican form of government, and
that South Carolina, Texas and the rest of the
late Confcdcracy were not properly States
An amendment was adopted, which prohib.
its any one from being professor in the con-
tcmplatcd College who had expressed any sym.
pathy with the late Confederate States.
During the discussion the President was
called an usurper, and Mr.. Cooper, of 1cnucs-
see, was brought to order by the Chair for
calling Mr.. Kelly. of Pennsylvania, " liar"
The Bill was finally passed.
The Committee of Ways and Means was
instructed to enquire into the cxpcdicncy Of
| repeating the tax upon Cotton
The Enabling Act was then taken up and
discussed.
In discussing the Enabling Act, Mr.. Ste.
vcns said he did not regret the length of timo
| which had been spent in debating the measure,
but that he found such diversity of opinion
upon his side of the House upon every qucs-
ton of reconstruction, that unless he changed
his mind, he would to morrow relvc the mind
OF the ilouse,of every question in regard to
it, by calling it up tomorrow for the purpose
of moving to lay it upon the table.
WAsuINnToN, January 25-In the Sen.
ate, Mr.. Wilson presented the petition Of the
Adiutant-G General of Arkansas, to the effect
that that State had furnished 10000 Union
soldiers, and asking that the record Of their
devotion be printed. Tic also gave notice of
bill to increase and cqualizc tile ply of army
| officers.
The bill to regulate judicial proceedings,
and to amend the Act relative to the hubeus
| corpus, was passed, and goes to the President
1t provides machinery by which certain cases
! may be transferred from State to Federal
courts.
A bill to place the redemption lands, for
feitcd for non-payment of taxes, in the unrcp.
resented States, in the hands Of a single COM
missioner, was referred to the Committee on
Finance. 1t provides for an appeal to the
Secretary Of the Treasury in certain cases
In the House, the Joint resolution appro.
priating 100000 for the removal of wrecks,
&c, from Sandy Hook Channel, was passed
~ bill appropriating 50 500 to ply for a
house in Anandalc, Fairfax County, Virginia,
burned for military purposes, was taken up
II was argued that the bill would establish a
precedent, which would countcnanoe many
millions. The bill passed 80, nays 27.
In answer to question, Stevens said no
would dispose of his enabling bill in somo
way tomorrow. Adjourned. @
Tho bill giving suffrage to tho people Of
the Territories, regardless of color. is law
from the lapse Of time, not by Presidential ap.
proval.
TIE Raleigh Sentinel tells the following
on unllnn. of tho .Sknu1ul.R. 4 nnlornd