The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-13
Our Washington Dispatches.

IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS OF THE REcoNsTRUo-
TIoN scHEME-ANoTHER BLOW TO BE STRUCK
AT Mvn. GOVERNMENT AT THE soUTH-THE
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE House Com
mittee on Reconstruction this afternoon agreed
upon bill to be reported on Monday, declaring
that there are no civil governments in the
lately rebelious States, and that the provision
al governments shall not be recognized as
valid or legal, either by the executive or ju-
dicial authorities Of the United States. order
to secure the. speedy enforcement Of the seve-
raj reconstruction Laws, the general Cf the
army is authorized 70 remove all officers now
employed and appoint others for the perform
ance Of all acts required by these statutes, to
the end that the people Of the said several
States may speedily organize civil govern
ments, under republican form, and be re-
stored to their political power in the
Tnion. The General Of the army is also en-
powered to remove all civil officers and appoint
others in their places. So much of the recon-
struction acts as authorizes the President to
detail the military commanders or remove 9TH
ers is repealed. The bill ldeclares that it is un-
lawful for the President to order any part Of
the army or navy to assist, by force Of arms,
the military Of those provisional governments
to oppose or obstruct the authority o. the
United States. The bill further declares that
the interference by any person, with intent to
prevent by force, the execution Of the orders of
the General Of the army shall be held to be q
high misdemeanor, and that the party guilty
thereof, on conviction, shall be fined not e1-
ceeding five thousand dollars, and imprisoned
not exceeding two years. The bill repeals all
parts Of the reconstruction acts inconsistent
with the shove provisions. MIR. Stevens voted
against the bill in committee Of the whole, as
serting that it was intended to elect Grant.
COTTON ESTIMATES.
The Agricultural Department promulgates
the following returns relative to cotton, which
indicate fully twenty per cent. aggregate in
crease over the crop OF last year. The actual
crop Of 1866, as sold and shipped, making due
allowance for the receipts Of the previous crop
and the amount not sent forward on the first of
September, 1867, was very near one million
nine hundred thousand bales, while the esti-
mate Of this Department in October, 1856, was
one million eight hundred and thirty-hve thou
sand bales. The total estimates, in view of all
the Department data as well as outside infor-
nation, is placed at two million three hundred
and forty Thousand bales.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Express has the following "The Judi
ciary Committee will on Monday report the
Senate bill defining quorum Of the Supreme
Court, with an amendment providing that it
shall be necessary that two-thirds Of the Court
shall agree before any law Of Congress shall be
pronounced unconstitutional.
The Internal Revenue receipts to-day
amounted to $39, ,000; for the week, s7,O74, 900;
for the year, s1es, 100000.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS. -
sxNATE.-Mrs. Jessie Fremont petitions for
the restoration Of her property in San Fran
cisco, taken by the military authorities. AIR.
Sumner presented e petition from the negroes
Of Fulton County, Georgia, setting forth their
miserable condition and asking for relief. Mr..
Sumner also introduced joint resolution de-
claring the adoption Of the fourteenth consti-
tutional amendment, which was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. After the transaction
of unimportant business, the Senate went into
Executive session and adjourned.
HoUsE-The day was devoted entirely to
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