The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-02-07
Congressional.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. !


In the House, the Committee on For
eigh Affairs we're instructed to inquire
into the expedency of Congressional de-
clalation that naturalization eXempts
from military service to q native Govern
ment.
Mr. Stevens introduced school bill for
the District-Congress TO pay one third
of the expense; no one to vote who neg
lects sending their children or wards to
the school.
The bill regulating Indian affairs elicit
ed long debate.
A communication relative to the affairs
of the Secretary of War were referred to
the Reconstruction Committee
The Committee on Printing were in
structcd to inquire by what authority the
Government advertisements were pub
ishcd in the Washington Republican,
In the Senate the credentials OF John
A. Winston, Senator from Alabama. were
tabled.
The Nebraska veto was read and Or
dered to be printed and laid on the table
The Finance Committee reported ad
versely to the House gold bill. The tar
iff bill was resumed. The Senate is in
session tonight.
In the Senate, the Finance Committee
almost unanimously instructed the chair
man to report adversely to the gold bill.
This probably ends Congressional inter-
ference with gold sales for this session.
The Senate Post Office Committee will
report the House postal appropriations
without amendment.
A special despatch says it is noticeable
that the dominant party is breaking into
clques-a portion of it daily becoming
more intimate with the President.
Gen. Grant has been summoned by the
New Orleans Riot Committee.
The New York Times, in Washing
ton special, says it has the best authority
for saying that the letter to the London
Times. from its Washington correspon-
dent referred to in the cable despatch,
the other day, contains nothing OF the
kind attributed to it. In the convcrsa-
ton with the President, he did not refer
to Congress at all.
The impeachment Committee of the
Southern Rcpubican.Association has pre-
pared u partial list of witnesses on the
impeachment cases, and will soon suggest
their programme of investigating the
charges.
A special despatch says the Kansas
Legislature will undoubtedly strike the
word white" from the franchise laws.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
In the House, the Secretary OF State
was asked whether the bills repeating the
the thirteenth sect on OF the District
suffrage bill were on file in his office. 1t
was stated, in debate, that this was the
first Instance Of neg glect to return bills
with or without approval.
y bill transferring Indian affairs to the
war Department, and an amendment al-
lowing Indians the same rights and pri-
vlcs as negroes, was rejected.
In the Senate, the President was call
cd On tor the correspondence between
Mr.. Seward and the foreign ministers
relative to the policy toward the lately
rcbclious States.
The Committee on CLAIMS was directed
to inquire into the cXpcdiency Of paying
East tennessee loyallsts war losses re-
commended by Gen. Bnrnsidc's commls-
sion.
The Ways and Means Committee agre-
ed to abolish the tax OH newspaper all
vertisements.
The Portuguese Vice Consul DePalma
OF Augusta, petitions the Senate for the
payment OF S32 ,UUO taken by Sherman
army ut Wnnsboro South Carolina, and
complains OF ruitless application ut the
State Department.
The Reconstruction Committee are
maturing bill which it is understood con.
tains !. proviso declaring the recognition
Of the Southern. States us States, by the
Supreme Court, us nugatory until the
States are reconstructed.
WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY l.
In the Senate, the tariff bill passed oy
27 to lu. and goes back to the House iol
concurrence in its amendments. The Dill
directing the Clerk Of the House 10 place
on the roll of the next Congress only the
States represented now, passed by 81 to
&. Several Senators pushed forward III
yortc bills, but all gave way, when the
bankrupt bill was resumed, buI without
action Adjourned.
In the uousc, the Ways and Means
Committee were instructed to inquire in
to the expectancy OF destroying conflscat
ed stills, and selling the same as Ola cop
per- The bill regulating removals iron
Office was taken up, an amendment exton
dinr its provisns 10 Cabinet officers lost
bv 76 to IS. Several other amendments
were rejected, when motion to adjourn
prevailed.
The President submitted to the Hous.
mass of Mexican correspondence, whlcl
has .oostly been published. The Govern
mcnt declines to Interfere, with the pre-
sent lights before it, in the conflicting
claims to contracts tor the the lehauhte
pec transit routes. Seward directs Caii'