The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-30
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WAsHrsros, May IS N. asdps
IN replying to Gen. TOWNSEND IL
De relieved from the perplexit on
! flee, sale he had no new ordeee zid
issued orders some months. line &;
The business of the War 0aic4 a II 81
WASHINGTON, May %, z. IS
Wade appointed Messrs. BuekaIE
Maine, Stuart, Chandler, and TlS
tee to investigate the reported q
Mr.. Doolittle presented mea
Conservative citizens of South &&fb
the Constitution. He said thaf2 80
paper, temporarily written, and
| ence to the special considerafidil{
ciary committee. ssl
A bill was introduced extendUI b.
the completion of the South9EG mi
| road. -
Also, a bill reducing the intera
debt.
Arkansas admission was up.
Mr.. Drake opposed adniission
teenth article became part Of 4 + I'll
law, maintaining that twentyseiS were
required to ratify, and that 0hi( y ef1tY
had the right to recall their assen< M IA
Mr.. Drake added: "There 3a9 ne
have done without these StatS6 q IN,
and can do without them seven 55r<'',
-(Sensation.
Executive session-adj onrn6 81
HoUsE.--The Commerce III
bill allowing impoS iZs1.F
States to be appraised an1 ~
creating the Ohio, Illinois "a
tion Districts, and making Chicago, Cincinnati
and st. Louis ports of entry, passed-66 to g.
Indian bill was resumed, when the Corruption
Committee introduced resolution instruCting
the Sergeant at arms to fit up the guard room in
the Capitol for Woolley's confinement.
The Democrats still fabustcring, call of
the House is progressing with ayes and nays
every excuse.
The Senate rejected Thomas Sim, as Marshall
for South Carolina.
Discussed Schofeld. The difficulty lies in the
wording of his nomination which reads, vice
Stanton removed.
The affairs at the War Office are unchanged.
brakes movement in opposition to Arkansas
immediate admission excites establishment.
1t is not known who will follow this lead.
The Senate is divided into four parties the
subject.
Senatorial caucus is considering Forney's res
gnation. Adjourned to Monday, when the ac-
quittal Senators will be entered.
Messrs. Wade, Chandler, Cattell and other eN
IRENE Radicals withdrew
1t is believed that Mcssss Seward, Randall and
McCulloch will soon retire.
tits asserted positively that McCulloch will re-
tire on the LIST of June.
Stanton's son has resigned his clerkship in the
War Office.
WASHINGTON, May %, NJ Late, on Yesterday,
the House passed a resolution, establishing
prision in the Capitol, placing Woolley therein
He is excluded from written verbal communi-
cation, except by order of the House.
WASHINGTON, May 90, P. M.-HoUsE-A reso-
luton, adding three Democrats to the corrup-
ton Committee, was lost-53 to 65.
A resolution committing Mr.. Wooley to so-
tary confinement, was discussed very bitterly;
and resolution to reconsider, under which the
discussion was allowed, was tabled.
The House resumed the Indian appropriations
and adjourned.
sENATE.-The citizens of Georgia presented a
memorial against the removal of the State Capt.
toll, which was referred to the Judiciary Com
me frcsidelit OF the Ssouth- Carolina Conven-
tion presented petitio4 asking authority to call
the Legislature of that State together, which
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The admission of Arkansas was resumed
Mr.. Edmunds moved to recommit the bill,
with instructions to the Judiciary Committee to
report BILL placing the State under the newly
elected officers and continuing the military au-
thority with provision for admission when the
fourteenth article becomes part of the Consti
tuition.
Edmunds said &C AS soon as the State was ad-
mitted, Congressional power would cease. The
State government would have nothing to lean
upon except the shoulders of the President"
Conkling spoke against the condition
Executive session and adjourned.
Gen. Schofeld confirmed. The confirma-
ton is prcambled with re-affirmation of the
unconstitutioraity of Mr.. Stanton's removal.
Revenue to day over one million.
Committee from the Soldiers and Sailors
Convention notified Gen Grant of his nomination.
Gen. Grant made brief speech.
Divergent views on the admission of Arkansas
are becoming more marked. The probabilities of
admission over the veto is decreasing. No Re-
publican objects to the Constitution itself. The
points of difficulty apply to all the Southern
States.