The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-05-16

sfand damental AsopaitioHs: Tint the iConstitu-
.iiqls OF said States sBaIk kpeyor besso amended
las toaepriSe apy citiseb or class of
lcitisonss9f The Unitcd States of the fright to
;yete who are entitled tessqto bySy said Con-
stitdtion respectively, except for such iipes
arc now fclonics at common law, whereof they
shall have been duly convicted; and no per-
son shall eyer, bco hold to service or labor as
punishment for crimb in said State, except BY
public officers charged with tho custody of con-
vcts by the laws thereof
Second That if tho day fixed for the meet
ing of the Legislatures of said States by the
Constitutions thereof, shall have passed before
tho opassage of this Act;,such. legislatures may
be convened within thirty days thereafter by
.the4. Presidents of, the Conventions which
framed the Constitutions of such States. -p&,
That tho first section of this Act
shall take effect whcu,i tho President :ottnc
United States shall proclaim the due ratiiica-
tion by the Legislatures Of said States rcspcc-
lively, of the Constitutions of said States
respectively, Of Article XIV, of tho Amend
mcnt to the Constitution of the United States
proposed by the X&XIX. Congress-. a@l
This Bill was made special order until
"Wednesday, TO be continued from day to day
until disposed Of t1" ~
ia Bill was reported from tho samc Com
mittco and passed by vote of SO, to 93,
removing the political disabilities of some two
hundred citizens Of North Carolina.
MAY 12.-The case of John II. Surratt,
was called up in the criminal court and at the
suggestion of the counsel for tho defence, it
was continued until next term. A motion to
discharge him on bail will be arsccd to-,nor-
row. a.'t -tr
The Court of Impeachment has adjourned
until Saturday on account cf the illness Of
Senator Howard No vote was taken I'm.
ncdiatcly after the adjournment of the court
tho Senate proceeded to legislation business,
but adjourned with ut doing anything.
The House is in session transacting bust
ness but nothing important has transpircd.
The Court Of Claims adjourned to the first
Monday in June. In the meantime Judge
Charles G. Mott, of the court, was empowered
to proceed to Charleston and Savannah to vcr-
fy the dcpositions i'll Cotton cases.
The managers this morning claimcd ma
jorty OF o,.o; but Towards dclirium contn-
ucd. Is
A Radical caucus was held. ut IL o'clock,
when it was determined to postpone Should
Howard recover, the managers still express
themselves confident of conviction by Wadcs
vote No doubtful Senator has given public
Indication since yestcrday.
~ ornoy shas rssi5 iss S.lssaecrctaryshipa aoE
iii There was fSa lesting toaay Il.
Guiding Thomas The White House is crowd
cd with visitors.
MAY 13.-This mornings Tones says -
Impeachment has failed The postponcmcnt
of the vote until Saturday is a confession of
the fact and the declaration oil behalf of the
prosecution that it will not be taken even
then, unless conviction be certain, indicates
belief that the whole thing must be abandon
ed" It is stated that member of Congress
received dispatch stating that the Chicago
Tribune supports acquittal
Horace Greeley was in the House to day.
Both parties seem equally confident of the
result Of impeachment.
High Trcausury officials oppose any new
revenue bill on account of changes in the ap-
pointment power. "i
In the Senate the chair presented the Con
stitution of South Carolina, which was referred
to the Committee, on Territories.
A joint resolution from the Ohio Legisla-
turc, looking to the preservation of life ON in
tornal waters, was referred to the Committee
on Commerce. ats ~ .rt. Hns
Sherman presented resolutions Of the Ohio
Legislature, protesting against tho Rcconstruc-
tion acts and instructing Senators and re-
qucsting Representatives to vote for their re-
peal, also protesting against the bill limiting
the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Shcr-
man regarded this as extraordinary and at his
instance it was tabled.
The bill admitting Arkansas after an effort
to pass it at once, was referred to the Judicia-
ry Committee, with instructions to report on
Saturday, so that the Senate could act on it
on Monday.
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