The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-01-18
READING NATTER T qN ,EyEgYY Pfffey. Pfffe}y.
Washington News.


in yestTsTdday'sn nexsscgptYIeS session motion by
Democrats, to consider tho Stanton case in
open session, was defeated and that Mr.. Doc
mod listle asked that, as General Howards report
,d had been published; the minority report might
weiy betpublished also. Permission was refused.
oil, 1" The House Committees on 'ReconStfuction
saiisthis afternoon agreed upon a. bill toba report
: oissed on Mdhdayy declaring that there IRE no
civil governments find the ulatelye VrebclioHuiss His
States, and ttat the PROFESSIONALS eotcrnmeiits
shall not Observation-Disclosures valid tor legal, either
by the Executive or Observation-Disclosures oithc
United States In orlerto stcuroIr6 speedy
Reinforcement of the several reconstruction laws
the General of the Army is authorized It5, re-
a.oymoSe all officers now employed and appoint
others for the performance of all acts required
'aq aqbythosostatutes, to the end that tltepcopc of
the said several States may speedily organize
qo1civiE goSernmcntsy under aiRepublican form,
and be restored to their political power in tho
Union The General ofthonrmy hlso cni-
Empowered to removerall ci3iloficcrs and appoint
others in their places. So much of tho Rc.7
construction acts asauthorizcs 'the'lresidcnt to
detail tho Military Commanders Iop remove
l6thers is repealed. - ~. .-"I"
iaiw The bill decldrcsI that it is unlawful, for the
So 1Prcsideutto ordcr'any part of the army or
hvnavy tohssiAtfby force Of arms, aho military Of
those provisional governments to opposoor OBJ
's.struct thecauthority of the Untul'Satts The
bill further declares othesihtcrfcrcnc bSs
senany person. with ntenttoprdvent-by force the; !;
oxechtionof the orders of the Gnerali of the
iaarmS shall be held to be high mslon,oahor, and
1oothat the party guilty thereof On 'oonvitton,'
shall be fined not exceeding five thousand dol;
'sslxrannd imprisoned not c1coedngtw0 years
The bill rcpcals aIlpnrts ofthe Reconstruction
oi Acts ,nconsistontl with tho above provisions.
Mr.. Stevens voted against the bill in Commit
~ tee6f ttcGWhole, asserting that it was<ihtcnd-
cd 70 cloct Grant. ,'s 'f' 90 2"""ff 81
s'2iaJXNt. 13-In the Senate a bill. in amcn,l?'
s1nehtt of the constitution, TO provide Il tibunal
that might adjudcate differences between
ii tiE6SGrnmeht and the States WAS taken ,fp but
oEtle ssnaas went into Executive session anil nd
-nSSahred.n tel i'2'si2s 7od' iH'' 'H'fHTrH'o9
Tn the House, 8 under nd Mondays rcgsr ire; call,
BILLS were ycTTee introduced for cytablisling bursa,
for tho relief Of, frccdme,.-For dcfcndipg the
belfgsesFrcnntt ntt rights Of fth6 United Stat re-
:IGirihg twotliirds, Of the Supreme, Court to
- pronounce law unconstitutional-fo the
adoption of a new tariff as soon rs possible-ior
Constructing railroad bridge across the Ohio
at Paducah-for the funding of the national
dcbt-for protecting American citizcns abroad,
md for doclaTing the fourteenth article GLOW
ards constitutional artenaihcnt).M The Speaker
submitted communication from the War De
.,partmcnt asking transportation for certain pro
visions to the South. The rules were suspend
ed by % vote ofllG to A for the iintroIHeton
of the additional reconstruction bill tcleSraphcd
,on Saturday, The bill viii be debated to-mor-
TOY, ,gapd Weanesaay, when sthe vote vii bc!
,7takcn the minority plcdgins itself to- make no
todebating motions. The rules were, spspenucd
.anda bill introduced and passed making FIVE
Judges q quorum Of the Supreme Court, apd
requiring twothirds Of fill bench to to make
iyi valid d dany action r., that M nfrinscd directly or in
directly, the laws Of, Congress, and; in the
event, of the decision Of any, District Court,
which might affect in any WAY, the oonstiiu-
tiopality or validity of laws, providing that
such decision shall bo' certified to the Supreme
Court, and unless two-tIir,ls Of n full bei,c:ll
concur, that such decision shall be, reversed.
Vote .1lG to 49, The House then adjourned.
After the, vote on bill to reorganizc the rules
ofthc Supreme Court in the House. to-day,
Garfield moved suspension Of. the rules that
ne might introduced bill to reduce and im'pro-
.Sise the military establishments by the discharge
.nf one MajorG Gcneral; the one last commits
stoned in the grade before the 1st Of January,
1903, viz Hancock. After decided intin,a-
tion on the part Of Brooks, Randalla. others,
that they would resort to lillibusterins in order
to prevent the passage Of the bill: Garfield
then withdrew his motion, giving notice that
he would renew lew it next Monday" The Senate
to-day after all Executive session of Ave hours,
passed the resolution reported IRON, the Com
mittce on Military Affairs, declaring The rca-
sons of the President for the removal Of Stan
ton from the War Department. insufficient, and
TINT thov fo not thnrofnre conc1r in tia ort ofl