The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-05-16

proposed b. the X2xIx Congspss, and
kaowa as Article !, Iaii. .tlie fiollSwing.
sss'aIs.s ss.siss ssssss
1pnapg dEaA or class Of
lcitizcnss ahs hited States of Che fright to
who afe sed soto saia Con
stitdtion respectively except for snch as
are now fclonies at common law, whereof they.
shall have been duly convicted and mo per-
son shall eyer be held to- service or s labor ag
punishment for criinc in said State, except by
public officers charged with tho custody of con-,
yicts by the laws thereof
Second. That if tho day fxsl for the raeet-
ing of the Lcgislnturesp of said States by the
Constitutions thereof; shall haves passed before
hstho passage of this Aet gislatdresf may
Ebc convened within thirty days thereafter by
tho Presidentst Off the Conventions which
framed the Constitutions of such Statess Sl.as,
Pa Third.9 That atRo first section fsthis Act
tshalll ltake effect whouitthe Presidents the
United States,i shall proolaim the due ratitea-
ltion bytstho said Stalcs respec-
lively, Of the Constitutions of said Statos
lreapectiyelys of Article XIV siof The Anfend J
Emont; to the Constitution of the United States
proposed by the XNMIX. Congress.sies bed
ls9 This I Bile was made q special order until
"Wednesday, TO be continued iromtday to day
until disposed Of i'ti.
laditiA Bill was reported from the same Com
mittco and passed by vote Of 80, to 93,
removing the political disabilities of some two
hundrcd citizens oftNorth Carolina. ini ia
% MAYi12 The case of Johna II. Snrratt,
was called up in tho criminal court, and ut the
suggestion oflthe counsel for. tho, defence, it
was continued;untill next term. tsiA motion to
discharge him on bull will 9be argued to-lnor-
row. rs 30, sS'1 ilt ~ ieapf
a The Court ofaImpcachmcnt has adjourned
until Saturday oni account Of the illness Of
Senator Howard No vote was taken. I'm.
mediatcly after the adjournment of the court
tho Senate proceeded to legislation business,
but ad journed with lit doing anything. "
| The House is in session. transactihg bust
ness, buttnothng important has transpircd.
| Tho Court Of Claims adjourned to the first
Monday in juno. In the meantime j Judge
to proceed to Charleston and Savannah to ycr-
| fy the dcpostions in Cotton cases.
| Tho managers this morning claimed a ma
jority ofiono; but Howard's delirium contin-
ucd. asg sssi}sa ~ ts,si5Salff ~
A Radical caucus was held. .sht IL / o'clock,
whenEi was del etermined tos post pones Should
Howard recover the m lenugefs still press
themse Ives confident Of scony yictions by lYadc's
gyots. No doubtful Senator has given public
Indication, since sterday sos
Sfaey lias
There Wis Sa a| MEETING IL
clading Thomas. The White H ouse is crowd
cd.with visitors. q
NIssYs1 8 This morning Is Times says -
Impeachment |has failed, The postponemcnt
of thevote until Saturday is a confession of
the fact and the declaration'on bJhalf Of tho
prosecution thatit will not be taken even
then, unless conviction be certain, indicates
belief that the whole thing, must be abandon
ed.'A 1It is stated that d member Of Congress
received a dispatch statibg that tho Chicago
Tribune supports acquittal ise;f
3tr Horace Greeleywas in the House to day
4 Both parties seem equally confident Of the
result Of. Impeachment. ~
High Treausury officials oppose any now
revenue bill on account of changes in the ar
pointment power. Stitf; 'ti'lii 49,
In the Senate the chair presented the Con-
stitution Of South Carolina, which was referred
To; the Committee, ,ioI Territories q 4ias,
A joint resolution from the Ohio Legislaa
turc looking toithe, preservation of life on in.
ternal waters, WAS referred to the Committee
ono Commerce. AEa9 i9 sti. fS.:,.i ~ xiss,i s5i2'
Sherman presented resolutions Of the Ohio
legislature, protesting against the Reconstruc.
ton acts, and instructing Senators aud re-
nucsting Representatives to vote for their re-.
peal,E also protesting against the bill limiting
thejurisdiction of tho Supreme Court. Sher-
man regarded this as extraordinary and at his
instanceiit it was tabled i3|t5
The bill admitting Arkansas, after an effort
to pass it at once, was referred to the Judicia-
ry Committee, with instructions to report on
Saturday, so that the Senate could act on it
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