The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-15
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'."N'''S h'tetisc interest. ilhe mprcS.
sion that the Bench will decide adverse.
Iy to the consttu,ionality of the Recon-
strnctlon acts gains ground, 4,
The following occurred to-day Judge
Black moved that q day be appointed
for hearing er partq Mr.. McCardre, but
Mr.. Sanberry objected TO arguing thc
case on behalf Of tho Governments, be.
cause he had written opinions sustaining
the Other side. The matter was defer
red upon Stanberrys suggestion until
the Government could arrange 10 ap-
pear by some otlier, co,mseI. THIS case
is that Of COL McGardle the editor of
,hrSSjiekshnrg Times. who was impris-
oncd by Ord. The decision is looked
for at an early day, and the Impression
Is very general that the writ will be
granted which would virtually set aside
the law. a second case Involving the
constltntionalily OF the law by which
Congress authorized the salo Of captured
properly. and directed the proceeds to
be paid into the Treasury. ut the same
time providing that claimants might at
the end OF two years, bring suit Tor re-
covery through the Court OF Claims. =
The case comes up through the action
Of the owner Of II lot of cotton who
brought shlt directly against the, officer
making the seizure. This latter pc. son
pleads tue law as his defense,
WHAT'S known as the Virginia case
effects The mode in Which Congress can
rrocccd in ra'ify,ng contracts between
o,ates. II comes into court on motion
of parties representing Virginia, and
claiming that the ccsson Of The counties
OF Berkley and Jefferson to West Virgin.
IA is not valid. al,hpneh ratified by Con
gress. The State al Vest Virginia pro-
vidcd for receiving these ceun;es u,,sn
the consent Of Virginia being gives. =
Ih's consent was ahtained and Cangrcs;
was asked to ralify the contract. BE.
fore thr action OF IL" body wxs consuns-
mated, Virginia withdrew her Consent
Snt Congress paid NO att cation 20 this
action, and proceeded to rati9y ';,c agree
mcnt Virginia claims that such action
was unconstitutional, aud comes into Uln
Supreme Court to test il.
An oGicial letter !rom Gen. Howard
states that 'he Bnreau disbursements
from January Is, 1865, to January list.
1868, "ere $4,000, and the fund on
hnnA, S5.?36,000.
Charles q. Green, editor Of The Bos.
ton Tost, has been nominated as
Assistant United States Treasurer Mt
Boston
Gnn. Pope is here.
The following is The text OF the W his
key hIi passed by Congress and sent to
the President:
Be 1t enacted, ctc., That rom and
after this date no distilled spirits shall he
withdrawn or renewed from any ware.
3onse Tor PURPOSES of Transportation rec.
tlficasinn. change Of package, exporta
tlon, or Tor any other purpose whatcver
until the full tax on sHch spirits shall
have bern paid and AN acts and parls
OF acts Inconsistent with the provisions
hereol are &ercby repealed.
The following States have adopted
the constitutional amendment, known as
the tonr'ecn&h article New damp
shire, Connecticut. Tennessee New Jc,-
sey, Oregon, Vermont, New York,
Ohio, illinois, West Virginia, Kansas.
Nevada, Missouri. Indiana, Minnesota.
Rhode island, Wisconsin, Michigan,
massachusetts and Nebraska.
Revenue to-day, ,s5GS,OO0 ~
understood that in yesterdays exeeu-
tive session, a motion by the Demo
Gratis to consider the Stanton case in
open session was defeated, and that
D6olittlc asked that as Howard'S re-
port had been published. Permission
was refused. :.
The Agricultural Department pro-
mulgates the following:
<'The returns relative to cotton
indicate fully 90 per cent aggregate
increase oyer tho crop Of last year
The aetaal crop Of 1866, rs sold and
shipped, making due allowance for
receipts Of the previous. crop and
amount not set forward Oh tho LIST of
September, 1861, was very nearly
100000 bales, while the estimate of
this department., in October, 1866,
was 1885 0C0 bales. The total osti
mate made, inview Of ali the depart
mont data, as we'll as outside informa-
tion, is placed at 2,340,OOO ba}cs."
The House Committee on Recon
< struction this afternoon agreed upon
a bill to be reported on Monday, de-
ecfasiag chat thcre aue, no civil govern
mcnts IN the lately rcbeiiicus States.
1 and that tho provisional government
81 shall not be recognized as valid or
legal, either by the executive OF the
judicial authority of the United States.
In order to tho speedy enforcement of
the several reconstruction laws the
General Of the Ardiy is authorized to
-aaAzSsmove all officers how employed and
appoint others for the performance of
7 all acts required by those statutes, to
the end that the people Of sthe said
several States may speedily organize
civil governments, republican in form,
and be restored to their political pow
ar In fho ETn;on s..'- rrl AAt - II.