The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-04-14
Wasaington Nows

'7S WAsniSoroN, April 7,~-The Senate lias
passed tho bill known as tho 'pcrsonal
disability bill," which authorizes par.
tios elected to Office IN tho Southern
Statos to qualify under tho modified test
oath but there Is little hope Of 1t going
through tho House this session. =
There arc numerous petitions from no.
grocs. praying uniform school privileges
The Senate has passed, with sOmo
pmofdments, tho bill rcvivlng tho grants
Of lands to Alabama for railroad purpo.
Scs.
! he Election Committee has been
authorized To Investigate Louisiana nf.
fairs during the recess Of Congress.
-. rho Chaplain Of The Senate prayed,
to day, that tho patriot armies OF Cuba
might tie strengthened, and the isle Of tho
sea be delivered from its opprcssors.
The Senate to day, confirmed p. Is.
P.nehbcck (colorc'D rs Register Of the
Land Otlirc, at New Orleans, General
J. NJ. Steedman, rs Consul Mt st. Jngo
dc Cuba, aud some fifty other nominn
p tjous. .a ....
WAsnlSoroS, April 8.--rho Recon.
strnction Committee unanimously ag.
reed to report a bill authorizing tic
President to order elections in Mississippi,
Virginia and Texas, and To submit to
spalc votes The ntjrc,ionnl features in
their PROPOSED Constitution.
Tho Bill authorizing tho submission
OF tho co: stitutions prupo<ch Nv the
Krconsn ucied Conventions IN MiSsiSsippi,
Texas, aud Virginia, and til, election OF
ciitrrs ard memhcrS "f Congress ia hose
States, was passed By votes Of 1876 to q.
IL allows the President The discretion uf
ordering these elections nj his pleasure,
and authorizes him to submit the entire
constitutions or separate provisions of
them. II also lorbids any election to be
held in Texas until author izcd by the
President The Commanding General
may, with The approval of the President,
suspend auy existing State laws in either
of the three States " hich may be deemed
oppressive, unlil action may hc taken by
the Legislatures which Hhnll assemble on
The fnth Tncs'lhy after the ratification
OF the constitutions j. officially promul.
gated by the Commanding General.
The President has nominated Charles |
II. Pel,ingill aS Assessor for the FIRST !
md G. II. Baldwin Ihr the Second Rev.
cnnc Collection Districts Of South Caro-
linn.
WASHINGTON, April 0.-Tlc New Eng.
Land members are solid against the pro.
posed plan far the equalization Of the
currency, and rather support its cxpan.
sion.
The Committee on Election wcrc Iii
vdcd by sub committees to take evidence
in the contested cnScS in The Third and
Fourth Districts Of Snuth Carulna
After n somewhat bitter discussion,
Martins amendment To the Till author.
izing elections to lie held in Virginia,
Texas and Mississippi was passed hy IL |
vote Of 80 ayes to 20 nays Mr.. Sawyer,
Of rSouth Carolina. voting no. The amend
ment propo cd tn make the adoption Of
tho proposed fifteenth constitutional
amendment n condition precedent to the
admission If those States The clause
aut orizinG the Commanding Generals tn
81 po.,d the laws ia certain caScS, was
do,mc'l oppressive, and stricken out. An
additional rlan>e was adopted. declaring |
thnt the restoration orthc$c States should |
mol DC regarded compl' to until Congress
had approved their action. The Till was
passed by vote of44 yeas 10 9 nays |
Amongst the latter was Scnator Spraguc
1t is stated that President Grant in.
torA, 10 rcm,vn Nil h.- I".-,....' H. ."".
Supervisors in tho South except Noah,
OF TcnEcrScc
WAsnIHGroS, April l0-Amonst other
appointments, which were confirmed by
the Senate today, was that Of harlcs II. |
Pcttingill MS Assessor Of Internal Rev.
cnne for the Third District Of South |
Carolina.
The Senate adjourned, at 10 NJ. to-day
sine die
The bill, for the further removal of
political disabilities. failed utterly
Tho President has signed tho hill pro.
viii"g for elections in Virginia, Mississippi
and Texas.