The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-28
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

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CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
,he Expected Lcsislation of Congress.
: Jtis believed by prominent member OF Con-
.oress now her. that very little legislation WILL
be accomplished the remainder OF this session.
Reconstruction, Indian affairs and finances are
tbe three leading questions mapped out Tor
discussion. The first Of these will, in oil hike
Ihood, be disposed Of; but it is in every way
improbable that either Of the other two can be
settled before the 4th Of March. 1t will benear
the end of January before the Senate Committee
ON Finance will report on the subject OF an
early resumption of specie payments, ana
then au interminable discussion Is sure TO re-
suit, running through portion Of February.
There are a great many bondholders and bond
holders advocates among the members OF
CONGRESS-. and it constitutes vital inter-
est with them to oppose every measure looking
to an early resumption OF specie payments.
Tins It appears we may look for little Iehef
during the present session OF Congress.
THE GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVES OPPOSING THE
- PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT STATE.
- The Washington correspondent OF the New
York Herald writes:
When the Reconstruction Committee meets
after the HOLIDAYS it will be likely TO nnd tne
Georgia question in somewhat dl1ierenI snaPe
than when Congress adjourned. When the res
olution directing the Reconstruction Commit-
tee to INQUIRE into the condition OF affairs IN
Georgia was offered in the House its author sup
posed that there was but one side to the case,
or rather. that only the Radical side would ask
IA be heard. Georgia, no wever, unlike virginia,
mississippi and Texas, has full representation
in the House and is now knocking at the doors OF
the Senate. The members In the HOUSE ION
Georgia are decidedly opposed to having 1ne
present State government set aside and recon-
struction under the military commencea os
mono. lis said that Governor Bullock has not
a dozen followers among the leading kepuoll-
r cans of the State in his efforts to secure Iresn
reconstruction. It is currently Whispered,
moreover, that he was disappointed al NOT peine
elected United States senator, and that in the
new deal which he proposes he hopes TO turn
mn this trump card. The representatives from
Georgia are improving the recess by collectlng
Testimony fres1 nprc; Sources concern
ing the real condition OF afairs ID the
State. They expect to obtain such evidence Us
ont the State: that if any breaches OF the peace
bsys taken place they have been occasioned by
disappointed politicians, interested IN heYlng
{ ibe nresent State government set asloe, tnuV
.;the peopie of Georgia are disposed to obey the
Reconstruction laws ID COED faith, anu .aaS
there is no disposition to Haltreat tue heSlo
or persecute Northern men sestnas .t1 ~ +Hev Snv
State, Whatever testimony and faets tney
may have will be laid before the kecenstrucllon
Committee as an Offset to what has oeeh SUI
mitted to them by Governor Bullock a9d hlS
friends.
VIEWS or'THE PRESIDENT ELECT.
AiWasbineton telegram of Thursday, 10 the
Baltimore Sun, says:
The reports of o conversation between Gene
roi Grant and several Congressmen yesterday
relative to Pacific Railroad subsidies, printed
in the papers Of yesterday and TO-DAY, are
claimed by some to be exaggeratlens, pus upon
inquiry, appears that tnere was GtouIu tna M con-
portion Of the statement at least. In tne con,
versatIsn reference vas made to General
Grants approval of the structure, &C., Oh the
Union Pacific Railroad after his recent traEol
over that route, and which was publishea IN the
papers few days ago. General Grant made =
remark, in substance, that altn0usa ne iUui :ti ~
the Union Pacific in the excellent conoltl11
represented, he had said nothing about grant
inc subsidies to railroads. Those who knew
his. did not understand General Grant as op.
posing the existing grsr.s and suosldies, 1u'
as (merely by imr.ication) indicating MS us,
appTOval OF Iultucr sUpeluioo ~ PAo3
roads or the erantiug of lands and bonds, eS-
cept what have been contemplated ana pro-
yided for by the existing laws. There are rea-
sons for supposiug that General Grants views
as to the granting further subsidies OF any
kind. and also upon the matters OF retrencn-
ment and economy, coincide with the well.
understood opinions of MIR. Washburne, OF
Illinois.
POSSIBILITY OF 4 SPLIT AMONG THE RADICALS IN
CONGRESS.
tt ia believed that a possibility exists OF
snlit among Congressman upon the question
of bnrdening or unhanding Grant, which VIII
even show itself this session. La the senate
: snch split is already but half concealed. The
canse of difference is upon the bill transferring
the Indian bureau to the War Department.
Wilson. as the mouthpiece of Grant, presses
the transfer, and Henderson, Morrill,,
Thayer, all the members OF the, Indian
Committee, oppose the transfer, knowing
that they are opposing the Wish Oh Oh
Grant, and insisting that the time mas
not come for him to begin to shape legisla +
ton and the introduction OF his name by VII
son, If authorized, bodies no goo1 IN the future,
and should be repelled at once. 1t is evident
that General Grant intends to suggest TO the
next Congress all that his indirect inuenc &C fails
to secure from this. 1t is conceded here that
he will accept no shackles, and that he declares
the Civil Tenure bill, meant to hedge All un-
trustworthy executive, is in its very anlmus 40
;nsn,t to himself if continued. Il is believed
that General Grants desire will kill Conkling's
hill and that the Forty-frst Congress Will
assemble under the present law; but such a
result will only be adopted to avoid the trouble
of coming together little later by proclama-
tior, and it settles none OF the questlens on