The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-18
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Our Washington Dispatches.
THE PRESIDENT ON THE TENNESSEE DIFFICULTIES
-THAD STEVENS ON THE ADMISSION OF ALA
BAMA-DIscUssIoN on THE LOYALTY OF Gov
ERSoR oRR-H1s CONVENTION SPEECH AND
PHILADELPHIA SPEECH COMPARED ETC.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Presidents
endorsements on the Grant-Thomas corres-
pondence says that the State authorities having
made no constitutional application, the Fede-
raj interference would be unauthorized. The
Kluxlux Klan. which produced scare, are the
SOILS of Malta under new name.
The second mayoralty contest in Portland,
Maine, resulted in no choice. Republican
vote, twenty.six hundred and ninety-four, In
dependent, two hundred and sixty-seven, DEM
ocrat, two thousand five hundred and sixty
three.
Alexander q. Stephens has departed for
Crawfordsville, Georgia.
John Hancock has been nominated as Col
lector Of the Internal Revenue at New Orleans.
General Hancock's visit here has no general
political significance. The President merely
desires to consult him personally regarding
the possibility Of relieving him from his pres
ent post
Commander Riddles sword, valued at ten
Thousand dollars, has been stolen from the pa
tent Office.
Revenue to-day sSS2,0OO.
It has transpired that Stevens all along has
opposed Alabama's admission under the re-
c,nt election, and that heis struggling for suf-
rage to be only restricted BY a conviction OF
crime.
The Supreme Court granted leave to file the
new Georgia bill, notwithstanding Carpenters
objection, that jenkins was not Governor.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Jencks, Chairman Of the Retrenchment Com
mittee, denounces Van Wyck's recent whiskey
fraud report as the unauthorized work OF an
individual member of the committee, made
without the consent or knowledge or approval
of the other members.
The Secretary Of the Treasury was asked how
frauds are prevented and detected in printing
bonds.
Wilson desired to make an explanation re-
gardng the clandestine judiciary amendment.
Wood objected, unless the Democrats were
allowed reply.
The bill removing political disabilities was
resumed. Bingham amended-he relieves
from the disabilities BY both the constitution
and the laws. An amendment inserting Gill
mer's name was withdrawn. Amendments
adding other names to the original list were
rejected. Miller said tha. Longstreet's name
should be omitted. Bingham said "Oh, nc" I"
Pinrhorn
begged them not to load the bill. W. ". Hol-
den would be the next Governor Of North Caro-
lima, and could not act unless the bill was pass
cd. Logan questioned Governor Orr's evi-
dence OF loyalty. Bingham said that Orr had
made an encouraging speech to the South Caro-
lima Convention. Logan wanted to know about
Orr's Philadelphia speech. Bingham declined
going into particulars, but thought who had
influence enough to beat Wade Eamp-
ton ought to be encouraged to use
that influence in favor of the Reconstruction
laws. Schenck proposed months postpone
ment to obtain facts. Boutwell, favored taking
the responsibility. Logan wanted fruits meet
for repentance. Farnsworth repeated what
Sickles said OF Orr, adding that Orr's course
at Philadelphia was NO worse than Raymonds,
and Raymond was afterwards admitted to the
Radical caucus. Logan denounced Governor
Brown, Of Georgia. Kelly said that Brown
worked gloriously and ought to be forgiven.
Mullins wanted to know how long Adam had to
lie out before God gave him chance BY the
birth ofa Saviour to repent. [Laushter.l Farms
worth intimated that some plan must De de-
vised to relieve white mec: otherwise there
would be two parties South based on color
when the black mans party would go to dust
The bill was recommtted.
The Bureau continuation bill Vas again post
poned.
The consideration of Alabama's admission
WAS resumed. Stevens said that ''after full
examination of the returns, am satisfied thai
to force e vote on this bill and admit the State
against our own law, while there is difference
of twenty odd thousand against 1t, would rot
be doing such justice in legislation as vouli
be expected by the people. That being The
case. I move that the bill be recomntted,
which WAS carried,