The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-05
IyTERESTIlG MEMS SIHYiRI.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Srw yoRK. Feb. 4.
The Horld y Nashington SPECIAL saws
highly important; conversation which the
Presideu, and his Cabinet have been holding
with leading Souther nens on a rev pisn Tor
reconstruction. alluded to last week. ended
last night In An agreement thai series OF
resolutions drawn up At the conference, based
an reading and writing and property quaii>
hcation OF 800 dollars. shouid he submitted
for adoption To the Southern Legislatures, TO
pave TIE way for the submission OF the qnes>
iion by the presiden, in his Messags to the
4@h Congress. These resolutions were sent
to the Governors of several Of the Southern
States 10 day. accompanied by an advisory
letter. stating that they meet the President s
approval. The question Of amnesty does not
appear to have been an essential feature Of
the proposed plan The Goterner Of North
Carolina Was ielegraphed to night 10 keep
the Legislature in session 10 consider these
propositions and similar messages we're sent
TO the Executives of Aisbams- Georgia and
Mississippi. Governor Orr, of South Care
lima, left tonight TO submit the new plan to
the Legislature of ms own State.
The Times special saws the invest CATION
Of custom house affairs in New ! ork and
Boston has been completed, and the com
mittee have returned to Aashington. Sere-
be made.
Ii is understood thai majority OF the Re
construction commiitee are agreed upon a
plan which. if adopted by Congress, will be
acceptable to the South. and will surely settle
the question The leading Southern men
now in Washington give assurances that their
Counties VIII At once comply with its require
men.s
The loan certificate proposition is approved
by Senators tessenden and Sherman. and
there is little or no opposition to it in either
House. Secretary AcUulloch also approves
of il.
a Washington special says the Judiciary
Commsftee have done nothing IN the impeach
ment matter vet. except eonferring with SET
eral gentlemen iuformaliy, and this has beer
done ny radical members. at the request o.
Mr.. Ashley. in order TO see how much Of 6
prospect there was for sustaining the char
ges
Il is rnmored that Gen. Sheridan will HI
sent out 10 the Plans, TO condac, the lmpend
ing Indian war.
The Joini Retrenchmeut Committee do no
vet find any foundetion fo- the charges aeains
the management of the Sub Treasury in Ney
! Iork. Iney will examine few more wit
nesses, and report this week.
The Herald saws II il definitely settled tha
articles OF impeachment VIII De presented
the House at an ea.Iy day, but the Senat
will not take them hp till next session.
A prominent Senator saws the Presidentin
formed hirn that, if The Tariff Bill passed tn
House in its present shape, he would be rom
PEELED to veto it. The bill can pass the Sen
ate over the veto, bnt whether il can tn
House Is unknown.
A Tribune special says: In the meeting Q
the Reconstruction Committee, on Saturday
each plan was debated thoroughly. Tha6
Stevens advocated his plan, but, il il said
did not receive much encouragement The
adjourned to meet on Tuesday. Ills dcnbI
full whether 8 majority will agree upon an
OF the plans before them.
The New Orleans Riot Commitsse will re
port 3 bill for Professionally governing Louis
lana until it is admitted to representation i
Congress Also, an enabling act.