The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-22
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Our European Dispatches.
IBY ATLANTIC TELEaRApH.1


vRssE1-ooTToN AGAIN TENDING DOWNWARD.
LONDON, January M.-George Francis Train
is still retained in custody.
The Thetis, from Wilmington, N. C.' ior
Liverpool, is ashore near Wexford.
mLoNDoN, January 21-Evening Szs;
Bonds Tba72.
LIVERPOOL, January 21-Noon.-Cotton dull,
and tends downward; prices declined sales
5000 bales Uplands 7ld.; Orleans Sd. Bread
stufs quiet and firm. Corn 45s. co.; heo
Wheat Ids. Sd. Lard active at Sis. Pork
7Ss. cd.
EyEsrNa.-Cotton declined Lie since noon.
Pork 75s.
Our Washington Dispatches.
THE NEW RECONSTRUCTION BILL PASSED BY THE
HoUsE-MoRE DEssIoATED VEGETABLES COMING
-sUpRKME COURT DEC1MoNs-wHAT THE
PRESIDENT SAYS, ETC.,. ETo. 90 80
WAsH1NeroN, January 21.-HoUsE OF REP
Observation-Disclosures Intellectual efforts to
amend (supported by Butler, Stevens, Kelly),
the Reconstruction bill, as reported by the
committee, passed-123 to 45-Generd Carey,
of Ohio, and Stewart, of New York, only voting
with the Democrats.
The Secretary of War was directed to issue,
for the relief Of all classes South, dessicated
vegetables that had accumulated during the
war. ~, Z - - Tx = 49,
The majority and minority reports on the
election Of John Young Brown WAS ordered to
be printed, The majority report is adverse.
The Postof6ce Committee reported bill
authorizing the New Orleans, Mobile and
Chattanooga Railroad Companies to build and
maintain bridges over nayigable streams on
the route, and declaring the roads and bridges
a post route. Passed. 80
The conference on anti-contraction reported
that the Senate recede from it's amendment,
and pass the House bill with amendment al
lowing destruction and reissue Of mutilated
bills. Adopted.
The committee on the cotton tax are un-
able to agree. new committee has been ap-
pointed on the part Of the House. Schenok,
Morehead and Beall. The House then ad-
iourned.
SEsArE.--A bill was introduced into the
Senate requiring the advice and consent OF the
Senate for the appointment of general or special
agents, The bill provides that the term of
Office of all general or special agents now en-
ployed by the President, or the department,
shall expire thirty days aftez the passage OF
the act.
The petition Of Isaac July, and other mem-
bers of the Georgia Convention, was present.
ed, asking for authority to establish civil
oovarnment ,rt-.f..
MIR. Sumner presented the petition Of citi-
zens of Texas alleging that the Federal officers
in that State are non-residents, and generally
not in sympathy with Union men, but favor
the policy of the administration. The me-
morialists pray the Senate to withhold con-
fir,naIons, as there are enough loyal Texans
to fill these Offices.
The President was requested to inform the
Senate whether James A. Seddon, whom the
PRESIDENT has recently pardoned, was secre-
tsrv of War of the Confederate States while
Wirz WAS keeper of the Andersonville prison,
end also how many Union soldiers died from
starvation and other cruelties inflicted in
violation of tine rules Of civilized warfare dur
ing Seddon's secretaryship.
MIR. COnQoSS Ou6lOo iOoOiueiOat A0SAAA6
American arrests in Great Britain, and direct
inp the President to inquire if tie arrests have
been made upon insufficient causes; and If 80,
To demand their release, and enforce the de-
mand BY the army and navy. Ordered to be
printed.
The bill relieving Governor Patton was post
poned.
The case OF Senator Thomas was discussed
and postponed, with the understanding that it
would come to vote tomorrow. The Senate
then adjourned.
THE SUPREME COURT
Tn the McArdle case, this afternoon, Chief
Jnstice Chase announced that, in the opinion
of a majority Of the justices, the motion OF the
applicant should be allowed. 1t was, there
fore. ordered that the case be advanced on the
docket, and assigned for hearing on the first
Monday in March.
In the case of the Commonwealth OF Vir-
einia us. West Virginia, the Chief Justice an
nounced that the court was equally divided on
the demurrer, and equally divided, also, with
regard to the order which could be made in
consequence of that division.
The Armstrong Foundry, John Armstrong
claimant os. the United Ststes. The motion
TO file the plea Of pardon was allowed, unless
the Attorney General proposes to test the suf-
fcienoy Of the plea.
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
There was full Cabinet meeting to-day,
Stanton only being absent.
Generals Thomas and Carlin recommend the
continuance Of the Bureau in Tennessee.
The Judiciary Committee Of the Senate will
tomorrow consider the House bill changing
the Supreme Court. It is understood that the
committee stood three in favor and four op-
posed to the bill.
II is known that Justices Chase, Swayne and
Miller we're opposed to giving an early hearing
to the McArdle case.
In conversation held yesterday, on the
nresent situation, and his future purpose, the
President said: "a modification, perhaps I
might say a decided change Of public senti-
ment in the North has been the consequence
of the usurpations Of Congress, and one who
held fast to principle when a majority was
arrayed against him, is not likely to loosen bis
hold upon it when so much Of the pressure has
been removed"
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