The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-01-16
POINT PLEASANT. w, VA,
THURSDAY. JANUARY 10, lsas.
FoR PRESIDENT,
GENERAL U. S, GRANT,
OF ILLINOIS.
c0NGREssY0NtL.

The bill for the conversion of regis
tered bonds into coupons bonds, was
indefinitely postponed By The Senate, on
the 9th,
The Congressional Committee on
Elections has now under consideration
the case Of Mckee VS. Young, of the
Catlettsburs, (Ky) District General
Mckee viii probably &c, seat
TIE joint resolution regarding Tho
interces.iou Of the President for ,be We.
lease Of Father McMshon W. passed,
and a similar resolution ogarl,as Rob
ctt Lynch AMI Col,nels Worren AID
Nsgle,
Senator Morton resolution to instruct
the judiciary Committee to report a bill
to obrogato tho existing STATE Govern
ments in the South, and provide provjs.
ional governments insle}l, wos discuss
ed, but not voted on.
The House bill to compel the p2rmcnt
on whisky in bond passed the Senate
with an am,nlmcnt making i more
stringent, which was at once adopted by
the House, and the bill needs only the
Presidents signature 10 become law.
The Reconstruction Committee is CON
sideing lha question whether any iurth.
er Legislation in recatd 10 Reconstruct
ion is necessary. Every Republican on
the committee is of the opinion that
something mora ia essential to the com
pletion Of the work going on in the
South. and it is certain that another bill
will be reported before lho end of tho
month, ADD probabIy next week, y
voy must be devised, the committee
think, for getting disloyal persons, and
persons who oppose reconstruction, out
OF office. This is one point on which
they viii report. They ore also Of OPP
inion that the work must be put moro
directly into the hands Of General Grant
and this is the second point on which
they will report, They have not yet de
ciied how they will reach the ends they
have in view, Governor Boutwell, pro-
poses to constitute tho whole South one
Military District. under command of the
General of the Army, with power 10 aP.
point his own suborlina'es. Another
proposition is 10 make each State Nil
itary District, and authorize General
Grant to name the commanders Sui
another proposition is to give him the
same powers wIh regarl 10 the whole
South that each District commander
now has or, in other worls 10 give him
power to revise tho whols work Of re.
construction. The proposition, vita re.
spect to Office holders, is to give the Re
construction Conventions power to W.
cate end Gil all State offices tI recon.
Bruetiou is accomplished These ere
some Of the ideas brought forward by
the committee, bu, it is not yOt possible
to say on what Congress will agree.
Senator Harlan on the 10th, introdu.
ced bill TO change the organization Of
the PoslmaSer'S Department.
Tho Senate Military Committee has
agreed on its report in the Stanton case,
Several Communications from the
President aud Heads Of Departments
were presented 10 tho House on Friday,
and appropriately referred.
Senator Henderson introduced roso.
luton insIructing the Finance Commit
leo to enquire into the oxpedioncy Of
consolidating the whole debt into q
long loan bearing 81 per cent. interest
in gold.
Senator Sherman moved tina, tho Fund.
ing bill reported by the Finance Com.
mit,eo be referred back to that Com
mucc, He made some comments on
the criticisms which has been beloved
on ihJ measure
The bill to su'pcnd ooOlmclon Of tho
currency was taken up in the Senate on
pdlay, snl further discussed, without