The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-03
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
The Tenurc-of-oAice Compromise-set-
tlement OF the Matter In Congress
Adoption OF Conference Reports In
both Houses.

The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun writes under date of Wednesday
evening:
The tenure-of-ofice matter, it is supposed,
is now finally disposed of, both houses having
agreed to the report OF the committee OF con-
ference. From the chuckling OF the anti-re-
pealers it may be assumed that they are satis-
fed that they have achieved o victory, and it ig
ccrta o. from the remarks let drop by Senator
Trumbull, that the Senate has not conceded
much, if anything, in the matter, although MIR.
Bingham's explanation in the House would
se I'm to indicate the opposite. The knowing
ones say that the House has been badly sold;
that all the supervisory power yet remains in
the Senate, and from the alacrity with which
all the extreme members of that body hasten
ed to vote for tho report, there would seem to
be some ground for the assertion. The bill
will now 20 to the President for his signature,
OF which there is no doubt, and, even If the
House has been entrapped, 1t is not likely that
any great fuss will be made about it II it is
agreeable to the Executive, who is the one to
be affected by it.
Redistribution Of the Currency--Infiu-
ence OF Massachusetts, Predominant.
Notwithstanding The passage by the Senate
OF the bill to increase the circulating medium
at the South and West by corresponding cur
taiment of it at the East (particularly New
England, } it is doubted IN we'll informed circles
whether it will become law. The influence
of Massachusetts, ID predominant, and have
yet to recognize single instance in which the
West has not finally suocumbed to dictaton
from that quarter.
The Franchise ut the South.
About fifty Texan gentlemen appeared be-
fore the Reconstruction Committee this morn
ing. Governor Hamilton stated the case for
the party, which asks to vote upon the new
constitution, and discussed the equal rights
and suffrage clauses. Some conversation arose
b. tween the committee aud the speaker, as to
the true meaning of the disfranchisement sec
ton, which is copied from the new Constitu-
ton of South Carolina. Governor Hamilton
commended that those only can vote who can
hold Office under the Fourteenth amendment;
that an Interpretation being questioned, and
the member from South Carolina having re-
marked that NO one is now disqualified voter
in South Caroline, Governor Hamilton said, III
that be the interpretation 80 much the bet
ter.' General Butler said, Tint ia explicit
enough" Governor Hamilton then spoke
against all dlsqualifcations as Q permanency:
The further hearing Was then adjourned until
Thursday.
Gold Contracts.
The Committee Of Ways and Means have
unanimously agteed to report bill legahzng
contracts made payable in gold. This Dill will
be substantially the same as the section stricken
out OF bill last session in the Senate, because
Mr rrumbuE and others believed the late de-
csions Of the Supreme Court were all that were
necessary in the premises. The bill! came
back to the House, and upon committee OF
conference being appointed, that body also
agreed to the striking Of it out 1t will meet
some opposition in the Senate, but will 60
through tho House with little or no objection.