The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1868-06-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON, June 10.
RECONSTRUCTION.

" ~A'@AAA NbhN AN'
RECONSTRUCTION.
1t is intimated in Radical circles,
that after the passage Of the omnibus
reconstruction bill, now pending in the
Senate, Congress will not undertake
any further legislation toward the adj
mission of the Southern Safes this ses-
sion. The States which will then be
left out are Virginia, Mississippi,
Florida and Texas, and the Radical
party leaders, at present, seem to be in
no hurry to let them in, as the MAORI
ty of their electoral votes will proba-
bly, be cast against their candidate for
the Presidency. The Senate is still
discussing the Reputation clause in the
bogus Constitution Of Georgia. 1t
meets with considerable opposition
even on the Radical side Of the cham
ber, and in addition to its violation of
an express provision of the COnstitu-
tion Of the United States, which de-
clares that "no State shall pass any law
impairing the obligation Of contracts"
it is simply wholesale thieVing. New
ertheless, it is supported by some Of
the leading Republican Senators.
THE INQUIsITION.
Buffers "inquisition" was in session in
the Judiciary Committee room of the
House again to-day, and Postmaster
General Randall was examined as a
witness. Mr.. Bingham has returned
to the city, and a quorum of the So
called managers being here, it is un-
derstood that Mr.. WOolIey will be call
| ed tomorrow. 1t is said that during
the examination of Mr.. Ransom Van
NaIkenburg, yesterday, Mr.. Butler
asked the witness what he had been do
ing IN Washington SO long? TO which
the latter replied, 'None of your busi-
ness, sir" The examination of this
witness was further continued, and the
Express of this afternoon publishes the
following report thereof:
Mr.. Butler asked: What become Of
the money that Mr.. Woolley left in his
room on the centre table?
AnSWer-l have it in my pocket.
Butler-Will you produce it and the
envelope containing the other papers
Answer will produce the money,
| but the papers you shall not have.
The money was then laid on the ta-
| bic, amounting to Sl7, 100, ir seven
teen one thousand dollar notes, and
small bills making the one hundred
dollars.
Immediately after Butler received
the money he ordered the witness out
of the room, but he declined to leave,
giving as a reason that he witness
! was responsible for the money, and he
could not leave it in his IButler's)
| hands. Butler insisted on the witness
leaving the room, but the gentleman
refused, without he could take the
money with him. At last, B. was
forced to Succumb, and the money
was counted in the custodian's pres
ence.
Butler counted the money, the clerk
of the committee taking the numbers
of the notes.
After the counting, Butler, looking
SideW0yS, said to the witness: | find,
! sir, here sixteen thousand one hundred
| dollars.
Witness-Mr. Butler, if you will
! take the trouble to look under that
piece of paper near you, | think you
will find a one thousand dollar note,
achich I haze no doubt lCaS placed there
through mistake.
General Logan, rising from the sofa,
said: Yes, Butler, | see one corner OF
! it sticking out.
Butler-Oh, yes did not notice it
before.
WASHINGTON, June II.
THE RECONSTRUCTION BILL.
The House to-day took mp the nmni-
Uus reconstruction bill with the Senate
amendments. After an animated de-
! bate, the question was taken on mo-
ton to strike out "Florida" from the
bill, which was disagreed to by a vote
| of 40 to 80. The other amendments of
! the Senate were then adopted, and the
bill as amended was finally passed by
strict party vote. 1t provides for the
admission of North ami South Carolina.
Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Louis
lana to representation in Congress up
on the ratification of the fourteenth
! amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States by said States. The bill
will probably be sent to the President
tomorrow, and the general impress
ion is that it will be vetoed.
RADICAL OUTRAGE.
The outrageous conduct of Mr.. S J.
Bowen, sOcalled Mayor Of Washington
and his associates in the City Councils,
caused the majority of the two boards
| (Aldermen and Common COuncil) to
unite in Joint convention, last evening,
and elect Mr.. Thomas +. Lloyd, Mayor
of the city, I'D interim, or until it can
be legally ascertained who was elected
Mayor at the election on the first in
stant The Radicals, determined to
perpetUate their rule, have appealed
to the Senate through Bowen, and to-
day a bill was reported from the Dis
trict Committee legalizing the lawless
acts of the City Register in issuing GER
tificates to defeated candidates for the
Common Council, refusing to deliver
ballot-boxes, &C., &c. This bill, it is
understood, is to be rushed through
Congress in order to prevent the prop
er legal tribunal from ousting Bowen,
and confirming the election of certain
Councilmen whose right to serve has
been denied by their defeated Radical
opponents. The Conservatives of the
city encountered and defeated the
Freedmen's Bureau, and now they are
met by extraordinary legislation in
the Congress of the United States,
which, it seems, is about to step in and
decide the contest in favor of Radical
candidates who were fairly beaten at
the polls. What next?