The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-12-16
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Georgia, and.suhsequent action Of The Leo
lslatnre, wherein tho following ocovts
js3onr memorlRlisis also resppoifnllysis,,
NIT % lhe. decision Of Congress, whether, The
consti'utional amendment has heen sdontl
ed by the Legislature, Of Georgia, and Who.
therp pf'IrtheF legislation Is not necessary
oetoro the State nnPlegall allyisresamoo her
STATUS as q State in the Union, entitled I'd
~ the privileges Of n loyal -state. he
memor'a'is's present these facts in behalf
OF themselvesand over -65O, 900 loyal oiti.
zens Of Georgia, aud trust their appeal viii
not beIin vain. .ppN iThe} memorial jis .sseSe
by Benjamin Conley, President of tho Sen
are, and fifteen other, Senators, and ]. IE,
Bryant, J. il. Caldwell and fofty,fopr mem.
oers OF the House, including the, expelled
4 members OF tho Senate. '"i" tN'F
I'm thelIonst,' the hill making The tariff
IN copper three to five cents; pass el.--
Several depat' thent communications were
presented. The Oregon Legislators reoo.
iu'iohs declare that Wllliauis and Corbrlt
have betrayed pnd misrcprescnted the ,peo. !.
pie OF that States auong The, ae,s specified,
voting for inpeachri,cti and tho ,rcconstruo
lion Acts. The House then passed :, The
following resolntiop, by,a ,ote 81, 100 TO 35 :
the presiding officers of both houses, o
| the Oregon Lcgislaturc-,h same. being
scand ,iods. impertincnt and inlecorous.
| Butter introduced a;bill restoring Indian
affairs 70 thc'War Department, which pass
Bills were in,roduced, eeleoiih,g, In, Pc
sident and aVice-Prcsdent directly by the
people, removing political dis ,biiitics !;
abolishing the funding privilege 10 con-
continue The Frcedmen's rBuren6 in certain
States, ,ecSlby Poneroy. The Peesident
was requested 10 give information regarding
| tho relations with The South American Re-
publics and Brazil. \ hill was introduced,
extending theS Jurisdiction oftbc Cour, OF
Claims over ;Arknns sas and Louisiana.
81 'WAsHiSaroa, December Q. 7-Noon.,
The President STATES Me condition oftIc
Southern States ~otfs Ian in 1866 the
reconst ittsss ION -; Is iisyo only produccd
confusion ;aud q recommends their fepeal /;
also the stenue Of office aots., and NIL acts
liampering the President binstiie. discharge
ofhis constitutional duty as, Commander in
tChief; alludcs 10 the enorJnity of the pub
aicllebtand'urge measures. looking to iis
liquidation ; is silent on the Alabama claims :
nlludes TO the Phrngunyah complication,
but says official, reports have. e.not been re.
ceivcd : suggests several constitutional
amendments, among them the elertion of
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| Tho message Is published in Now York
and the. wost this, morning. in spite MI
precautions.
| In the House n hill wis introduced sub
hitting the.yirginia Iconstit1tion 10 8iile
people Of f,, Virginia on the l7ths of Japua-
1 ry:r2 's"""" Fh'"stA ~ 'SHp" '''"h
s. The. Senate bill relieving Judg ges Moses, of
South Carolina, was passed, ,srSa uink .an
Sumner introduced billrclaliye, 70 Gcor.
gin. Tile rti.c rcnd. ,'S@f tH% - -
Butler anu Washburnc opposes an cleo
ton 10 Virginia until aher. the 4,l,, of
March w I AFh SA Fs|& ~
~ sWAsuisoro:t, Deco mber o4ttoM.
The Senate refused, after few ndra-
grapbstto hear! tic ;SPre$idepps,l Message
read, - e AF'@ ''AT-1 - g
Mr.. SINNERS Georgia bill is MS follows !:
| After promising Tint tho Iegislntufc failed
to comply with the requirements of the ro-
construction ac!s, by omrling 10 exact the
! required oath, and did things SttterlS un-
jus'ifablc aud requiring Intervention of
Congress, the bill declares the existing
government provisional only and in all
respects suhjcets fo,the paramount anthori-
! ~ Of Congress, 10 abolish, modify. OF con.
troll the same until The Legislature complies
with all the requirements Of the rsconstric-
tion aus md adopts the fourteenth amend .
menl, md subject 10 The fundamental con-
dition TINT no change be made infringing
on the right of suffrage Of any class of citi.
zcns. R4F NIaS
The bill directs that the Governor elect
shall call the Assembly at Atlanta, on or
before april next, excluding, unless reliev-
ed by Congress, all who cannot take the
prescribed oalh.A s.n -s- ~
The Governor is "nlso empowered 10 srs.
pendtor remove from Office StateIor 'munici.
p'l officers, md appoint others instead.
Finally, the President is ordered TO- place
n The disposal Of he Governor sucli por-
lion of the army and hayy as may bo neoss-
sary to preserve life, property and free ex-
preston Of political 'opiTion.
TbeiHa!ise passed aFthill relieving Judge
| Moses.
] Contra " 10 universal custom, the House
tabled the message instead of referring Il 10
tho Committed Of the Whole, and ipassed a
hill directing the Virginia election on the
io0f.hsrhursday IN Mny.n Ea3ts ~, !
| The Reconstruction Commit ee reporte,) d
bill removing polilicat disabilities of some
twenty mostly Virginians, including IqAn-
derson. formerly proprietor of the Tredegar
Iron 1,te te,'0Fks3 u I f.tM ! au01 % ~
So sAyasnJsdTog,,jjDs Dssenbsr 10.
In the House, the re organization com
mittees have been announced. Boutwell,
succeeds, ISteyens on thet Reconstruction
Committse and tho Military ,Comhmiiiesee..0
The se,,6taiwhs engaged 6na Short con-
| testip reference to the Iodiadl Rpreau BILL.
The frieads ofthc bill favor ,its reference
to'ths Military Com niltee; while lie oppo.
nents desire the indian Committee--amopg
:!ia latter are the Democrats, ,..... -. -.
| In the. Senate, the committee to sinvesii-
gate corfuPt iba,teace md procure impehch
ment votes.fwas r6aeWed. &Sufnp sr's "a cor.
gia bill was referred to the judiciary Com
m,ttee. Tho bill restoring the Bureau OF
Indian Affairs wns, after sharp struggle.
| referred 10 the Committee on Indian Affairs,
| Several Senators ifi,imdted that If the bill
went TO the Indian Committes, IL would
aoyer be heard Of. Wilson moved to Repeal
The law compelling ell military orders TO
pass, throagI qthe hand&pof tliod Gendfdl 6f
| The army, which was referred to the SAiiliiaS
~ Committee. Hills credentials were
referred TO the Judiciary COMMITTEE, with
he papers and memorials In tho 'cass.a!
| Rice made mn effort to put on, ils,apassags
ksnl Al. q 4