The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-03
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WAsHINGToN, January 26.


ea rorot bgv" WAsHINaTos, january 20.
In tho Senate, the Finance Committee
reported back bill to re organize the
treasury Department, with report that nc
bill could be matured 70 meet the various
lylsEs regarding, the, civil service Of the
Govefnmeht. A resolution passed. raising
special Joint Committee of three from the
= Senate and Ave from the House, to which
the whoIs matter was referred. A bill
incorporating the, Southern Express Com.
pany was introduced. The Pacific Central
Railroad Branch was resumed. Kellogg
introduced bill for railroad and teie'
graph from New Orleans to the Rio Grandc,
in the direction of San Bias, on tho Pncif q
and branch lines, and guarantees interest
on the company's bonds for thirty years,
Tor $26, 900 per mile and grant of eight
seotions Of land per milo, to DC selected
from Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkan>
sas, Alabama. Georgia and Florida and
landless iaborers on the road shall have
forty acres at 81 per acre. Adjourned
In the House, 1featon introduced bill to
amend the 9Th section Of the ACT of August
8, 1861, to provide increased revenue from
imports, 60, by suspcnding~ and nbatng
tho collection of the uncollected direct tax
laid by that section upon North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabai9a. Florida,
Louisiana and Arknnsas which was refer
red to the Ways and Means Committee
The finance bill was discussed to adjourn
ment. -H'''s
Col. Christy, elected from the Sixth
Georgia District, addressed tho Reconstruo. eco @
tion Committee to-day. His case will pro-
badly come up tomorrow.
The Supreme Court decides that the New
York pilot laws arc CONSTITUTIONAL, and an
outward bound vessel must hayo pilots
The Maryland Congressional delegation
proceeded In body 10 the White House,
and petitioned for DR.. Mudd' 8 pardon.
The District Supreme Court obeyed the
mdnddnsus from tho Supreme Court under
protest, but adopted a rule which effectual.
ly excludes Bradley from practice, except
on appeals.
Sheridan :eports tho destruction Of sixty
Indian lodges at the junction of Salt Fork
and Elm Creek. Three soldiers were wound
ed-one lhortally; but the number of In
dians killed is unknown.
\ Sheridan assures Sherman that no fur
ther depredations from ttro Indians, in the
Hcghborhood of his operations, need be ap-
A special to the Tribune saws Gen. Gront
is strongly opposed to the pending Alabama
claims treaty. The following is his poui.
tion, nearly in his own words 'The treaty
is unjust to the United States, because II
assumeH 10 measure the injury Inflicted
upon this country BY tho money value of
ships actually destroyed, whereas the chief
damage to our commerce was in our ships
being driven from the sens by onglo rebel
pirates. In addition to this, tho sympathy
extended by the English Government 10 the
South prolongng the war ut least q year.
and for all lives lost and money expended
for this time. England is directly respon.
sible. Tho treaty proposes to settle nll
these things by the payment Of a paltry
value of few ships"
~. WARRINGTON, January 29
The House passed resolution directing
the Reconstruction Committee to INQUIRE
into the position of the Georgia members in
the louse.
The Senate Judiciary Committee met TO.
night. The House is in session tonight,
for debate. The Georgia, Representatives
seem somcwhat frigh,ful over the action of
the House to-day. Bullook's friends are
glee full. .lil.l..4
In the Senate, the proceedings were un-
Important. numbero Of female suffrage
petitions were offered Rice introduced a
bill eolestyncting y post Office telegraph
between washington and Boston, touching
at intertfnediatc cities. A Committee Of
Five opLiEdqcation was appointed The
constitutional amendment WAS discussed
untii, ADJOURNMENT. II provides that no
o'nlc sh"il uePIlVe oltlzenS or the right OF
suffrage on account Of race or color. ,a,'i
In the House, tho army appropriation Of
$4,000 900, was made the special order
for. Monday.isA resolution of inquiry, re.
g9rdipg the Georgia members, passed-l27
to 33, The Georgia contested election rs
reported, but its consideration, in viey of
tho inquiry regarding the rights Of The
Georgia member, was postponed 10 tho
third Tuesday in February. The House
resumed the pension bill. The chastity of
Union soldiers widows was harshly dis
cussed,J but no noiion. Boutwell, gave no.
tice that he would call up the constitution
al amendment Tomorrow. Information was
asked as to the number Of vessels dcatroycd
by the Confederate private esrs. Adjourn.
ed.raY ~
- waE WASHINGTON. January 80.
Tn the Senate. Mr.. Stewart, Of Navada,
made apGrsonal explanation, denying charg.
o. Of doubtful practices ON his part regard
ing McGarrahan, ,','
Tho military academy, navnl and invalid
appropriations, with the Senate amend
ments, reducing the amount 10 $4,000 900,
passed. Adjourned.
In the Hoose, the. suffrage amendment
wasup dnringthe morning hour. p',,.h
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole, when Il resolution was introduced
reducing the time Of naturalization to one
year. Adjourned. Nof Hno
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