The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-01-22
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commentator of non-c0ncurrence with Senate |
amendments. Adopted. Several private bills |
were disposed Of
s The vote on Reconstruction was postponed till |
Monday, with ession tomorrow for debate
only
Mr.. Brooks madea strong speech in opposition,
abiding to the Radical programme. Hesaid we
don't intend to be ruled by any such government
as that, and the processes oflegislation BY which
it is TO be reached will be undone by the people.
Many of the opposition members are acting in
utter defiance of the expressed will Of their con-
stituents.
In referring to the Supreme Court bill he
(Brooks) said, You may overthrow Andrew
Johnson-you may destroy the Executive-you
may throw whole States into haytis, Jamaicas
and Africas, but when you throw yourselves
against that bulwark of the Constitution your
puny arms will shake and culver and be blasted
in the first blow you strike against it,"
Mr.. Hubbard, of Connecticut, followed In bit.
ter denunciation of the bill and the emascuation
OF the Supreme Court. He denounced the pro-
posed legislation as felony against the States
He would not say Congress was infamous, but
this bill was more than infamous. Gave notice
that should Grant accept the law and carry it out
as proposed he would break his back before the
people that he would forfeit all the honors he
had won. This bill and all others were got up
for Africanzing the States, thus republicauizing
and making use of them to neutralize majOrities
at the North.
Supreme Court crowded to hear ez parte Mr.
| McCordle to-day. The Court resumed decisions.
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on docket Mr.. Howard was on the floor of the
| House consulting with Mr.. Elliott, Chairman on
Freedmen's Committee.
Customs for the week ending January 18th,
S3,3ssOOO
The Hon. VIM. F. Hamilton elected to the
Federal senate from Maryland.
| Cabinet meeting to-day. Stanton did not ap-
pear.
The military committee in view ofthe unsettled
States South decided to defer action for reducing
the army. Persons who have conversed with
Grantsay he is very guarded in his language re-
garding pending reconstruction bill.
The Committee on Ways and Means adopted
the following: r...
RESOLVED, AS the sense of this Committee that
one hundred and fifty million dollars of revenue
shall be considered as the whole amount of rev.
enue to be obtained from internal taxes, and that
the same as far as practical be collected from
distilled spirits and fermented liquors, tobacco,
stamps, special taxes, incomes, dividends, luxu-
ries, amusements, banks and railroads, legacics
and SUGGESTIONS, leaving the least possible sum
to be collected from industrial pursuits, or re-
lieving that class of interests entirely,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1Sth.-House devoted the
entire day to set speeches on Stewards purchases
and finances. Members OF military committee
consulted Gen. Grant previous to the recent &C.
ton adverse to reducing the army. Grant strong
ly advised against the reduction. He said that
one half the army was now in the non-reconstruc-
ted States and Tennessee and Kentucky. There
was serious lack of men both in the South and
on the frontiers. In the department of the lakes
barely enough men have been left to take proper
care of the forts. All quiet at the War depart
ment.
There is strong hopes for continuing the Bu-
reau in full force in Kentucky and Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2Oth.-AmOng memorials is
one from the city council chamber of commerce
from New-Orleans relative to lands for building
|
The Senate refused to recede from the cotton
tax. Amendments were made appointing Sher,
man, Conlking and Morrill, for conference. The
Senate refused to recedc from amendments to
anti-contraction bill.
Committee of conference appointed. Consid-
Grafton of the case of Senator Thomas, of Mary
Land, resumed, and without Executive session
adjourned.
Among bills introduced was one to compel
guisher.
Buffers amendment vacating Offices and allow
ing Conventions TO fill them failed, and without
reaching the vote the House adjourned.
Gen. Grant has gone to Richmond.
Gen. Sewall, who travelled from Holly Springs
to New. Orleans thence to Vickburg, via Batou
Rouge, reports to the Bureau an unsettled state
of affairs. No telling what the result may be-
The planters are without means, and compar.
atively few plantations can be worked this year.
Few contracts have yet been made with the freed
men No organized plan on the part of the
planters, governing freedmen's wages. Limited
amount of rations are to be issued in the river
counties OF Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas.
Little cause for apprehension inward.
Sewall reports many Bureau Agents; citizens
are worthless. He suggests care in selecting
Alfred Kent, Postmaster of Gonzals, Texas,
VIM. Hiffner, Postmaster at Shreveport, Louisi-
ana, Albert G. Gridley, General Appraiser of
Merchandise for the South, are nominated
The Secretary of the Treasury sent commune
cation to the Senate regarding cotton claims.
1t appears that Court claims were denied ap-
peal to the Supreme Court, and that the Secre-
tary after ascertaining as nearly as possible, the
net amount due on judgments of Court claims,
paid them.
The Chief Justice not being on the bench to-
day on account OF sickness, caused much disap-
pointment delaying the McCurdle decision.
Consul Heap reports to the State Department
general starvation in and around Tunis. few
days before 100 persons died in one day. The
greatest number in one day was 142. Christians
numbering 10000 being very poor arc aided by
the Jews who number ,0O0
The trial of Surratt has been set the oath OF
February.
The House conference committee on the Cot
ton Tax are Logan, Maynard and Brooks.
RICHMOND, JAM 20.-Gen. Grant and lady ar
rived this afternoon, stopping with Postmaster
Sharp, Grants brother-in.law. Among Others
the Trustees OF the Peabody fund, who have ar
rived, are ex-Gov. Fish, Samuel Wetmore, o
New-York, VIM. A. Graham, of North-Carolina,
John Il. Clifford of Massachusetts, Geo. W. Riggs
of Washington, VIM. G. Rivcs of Virginia; and
Gov. Aiken of South Carolina arrives tomorrow
in time for meeting of Trustees at spotswood