The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-12
Conversational.
WAsuINGToN, February 3.

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Congressional.
WAsnINGToN February 3.
senate. Cameron presented q memorial
recalling Charles Francis Adams.
A bill taxing national bank shares or
State purposes vas passed.
Reconstruction was resumed and discus
scd' until adjournment.
House Tho following bills, among 9th
els, were introduced under The regular
Mondays call To provide for the settle
mcnt Of contracts payable in gold to es-
tablish department of justice; TO build Il
postal railroad between Washington and
New York 10 drcdge the Potomac with con
vcL labor; to repeal the fifth section Of The
act relating to registry and recording of
assets to issue one hundred and fifty mil
lions Of legal tenders, replacing those with
drawn to remove the national capital to
st. Louis to tax United States treasury
notes and fractional currency for State and
municipal purposes; also, several regard
ing naturalization and finances.
The Secretary Of War was called ou for
correspondence between himself, the Prcsi-
dent aud General Grant, and opics of all
orders issued by district commanders dc
manded.
John Young Browns case was resumed
and postp TO the l1th inst.
American citizens abroad, was discussed
unit adjournment.
WAsniNGToN, February s.
IIousE.-Mr. Beatty Republcan) the
mcmb CT elected from Ohio in place of Ham,
ilton, deceased, was sworn in.
The bill forieiting the lands granted
southern railroads was passed, after boing
amended so as to except the Nashville and
Decatur railroad-ayes, sc nays, 49, Tho
bill declares the forfeiture TO the Uni.
ted states Of all public lands granted in
1856 in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
and Florida, to aid in building railroads,
and declares all such land open to home
etead entry and settlement under the law Of
1866.
The bill about the rights of american
citizens abroad was discussed
joint resolution authorizing the Sccrc-
tary Of War to employ counsel to defend
Grant, Meade and any other officers or
persons entrusted with the enforcem cnt of
the reconstruction acts, against any suit or
proceedings in any court in regard to off.
cial acts was passed. Adjourned.
SENATE. The joint resolution providing
counsel for Grant, Meade, and others, was
passed.
Tho reconstruction till was resumed and
discussed
The southern railroad land forfeiture
bill was referred TO tho committee on Public
Lands.
After cx ocutivc session, tho Senate nd.
journcd.
WAsnlNaAoN, February 6.
SENATE.--A memorial from The Arkansas
Convention, asking power to remove State
officers, and stating that high ones were one
mlGS to the country rnfnrroI to ba IT,,
dietary Committee
a petition from Charles Syndcr, and q
hundred and fifty other negroes, of North
Carolina, asking aid TO migrate TO Liberia
was referred to the Finance Committee.
Reconstruction was resumed.
bill sending one or more officers to
llavre, to represent the United States ut
the maritime exhibition, was passed.
Two finance bills were reported.
Senate adjourned.
House. The bill relative to the rights of
American citizons was resumed.
The army appropriation is thirty three
millions. The reported discussion develop
cd the fact that the total appropriations for
the fiscal year 1868 go, will be about two
hundred and six million, including twenty
five millions for soldiers and sailors.
The Military Academy appropriation was
considered, and tho amendment that no
portion be paid TO any cadet appointed for
aStatc of which The cadet is not resident
was defeated
The amendment confndng pay to white
cadets was defeated, and the bill passed.
The civil appropriations were. resumed.
The amount reported by the committee is
seventeen and n quarter millions.
Without action, tho House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February T.
Tho supplemental tenure of Office bill
was passed. ltprovidcs that ten days
after its passage no general or special
agents Of the President, Departm
Bureaus, or their branches, unless
authorized by tho statute specifying
the duty and compensation, shall be
appointed, commissioned, employed,
or continued in office, except five spc-
oial agents of tho the State Depart
men. Revenue agents or inspectors
of tho internal revenue authorized by
tho acts of March 3, 1868, juno Is,
frl864, or March 3, 1865, or any other
general or special agents, commission
cd, etc., compensated by law, shall
continue in office ton days from tho
passage of this act, when tho Prcsi-
dent shall appoint and the Senate
confirm their SUCCESSORS. The Prcsi-
dent may appoint, with tho consent
of the Senate, twenty five general or
special agents of tho Treasury Do
partmcnt, and the Secretary may
appoint twenty-five detectives in tho
old manner. Tho Postmaster-Gonc-
raj may appoint certain route agents
and twenty-five special agents.
The bill authorizing. bridge over
tho MISSISSIPPI at La Crosse was pass
cd.
After the Executive session, tho
Senate adjourned. i
HoUsE.-Aftor personal cxplana-
tions from several members, tho
House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the appropriation bill. A
proposition authorizing the Secretary
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