The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-03-10
Affairs in WASHINGTON.

ASillN0ToN, March 6.-Iho Good
Will Fire Company, Of Philadelphia,
wheeled out tho procession, yesterday,
in consequence Of being preceded ny a
negro organization.
Tho chief topic Of conversation this
morning Is the loss Of wearing apparel
at tho ball. Immediate personal cloth.
ing was torn to pieces by pnshins
Through tho crowd. Everybody lost
their wrappingS
In the Senate, Thaycr introduced n
bill repeating the tenure Of Office. E.l.
muntS introduced bill modifying tho
tenure Of Office net also. biIl cninrcing
the fourteenth amendment to aid IN re.
storing republican government to Gcor-
sla. Williams give notice Of an amend.
mcnt to the Tenure Of oIiico hill: suspcn
| ding its operations until 1873. After
Executive session, adjourned.
| IN The !lonSe, several members were
sworn in. The credentials Of tho Louis
| 'nna members were referred To the Elcc.
tlnn Committee. With instructions to re-.
port whether the ininrnality Of their
credentials was fatal This report, il
! favorable, will, seat the Louisiana mem.
| berS. Efforts to have the committee
consider all questions regarding the
Louisiana election failed by large vote.
The ncwly.c!ccted Kentucky members
were sworn in. The announcement Of
| the Cabinet created such confusion, that
recess was declared. The case Of the
Georgia claimants WAS referred TO the
Election Committee. THE (u, tlcr cleo.
ton Of officers showed 1913 to 80 as rela
tive to the strength Of The party in the
House Seats were drawn, when The
| House adjourned.
| The l"loai ing is Il repetition CT the
| Cabinet: Secretary Of War Elihu B.
| Na>hhnrnc, If illinois Secretary tt the
! Treasury Alexander 4. Stewart, e
New York; Secretary OF the Navy
Aholph +. Bnric, nr PENNSYLVANIA At.
lo'ncy Gcncral-.Ehrn r. IToar, of Mas.
SachuSrttS; Secretary Of the Interior -
jacob y. Cox. ni O!io; Postmaster.
Gcnr"ni--J. \. j. CrrSSwci, Of Mary.
rotary "f War, pr" tr:u.
The PrySi lent Nominated Sherman
f'r General; Sheridan TOR Lieutenant.
General; S.'h"tirll TO hc Majo? General /;
AuSer to hc Erigadicr GENITAL and Co.
umhuS Delcno, Of Oh:., to be Comuis
Si"nrr Of Internal Revenue. All "f these
| nominations, with the Cabinet, were
| confirmed
Judge Iloar, the new At,orury.Gvn.
cra', for Srrr,al ,en,S past has beet,
| upon the Sup, I'M. Bench Of Massarl,u.
Srlts.
Ad"lrb f. Bmic. Of PENNSYLVANIA,
The new Secretary Of the Navy, is re.
tired mcrchan, Of Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, March 6. The House
was MOI in session tn day.
T;'e Cabinet appointments excite no
enthusiasm. Michigan, Wisconsin aud
Illinois have ratified the fifteenth amend.
mcnl.
The Chair lai,i hcfo,c the Senate the
fnll"wing from, the President
1" THE SENATE " Tue United SrArEs
Sincc the nnn'inatirn and confirmation OF
AlcXa' dr. Stcwar, IT, the office rr Ser
| rcta'y OF the Treasury, find that hy the
eight >crti"n "f the act of Congress, AZ
proved September ,, 1889. i, is ;rn
Nidcd rs ili""S, t".nit: (Ssc,ior her,
nnoird.l Ia view "f these r;"vi>i,n>, ard
the fact that Mr. Stewart hal been un.
| auim"u,!y confirmed hy the Svn1t".
! would ask that he he cxrInnt,,d bv j,i,.
'cS"ln'"n Of the i"" il"u<rs of Congress
! from the operations "( the srnr Shc-
| man ,rl,,durrl , E,n ,,,,,.li,o ,,, ~,
eighth section, bu; providing that Ia"
~ ~ -" 49, ""'S
~ i:I's''>""' "'u ">N'.'
Sumner objected IL ,houc'a the ma,
'e' ""cH' |" receive lht "'n>i carts :! Al!
pref "'u"i cnn>'!v'ai!"n lac 'rmAHai
ct r"'iH'a' di>;'h,l,u's was d!-cu>>vI u
Adjournment.
! II is sail thu, Wn>h'u:'lc viii decline
! lhr Seer cturvSl,ip Ci STATE o.; account Of
i'll health.
| WA<u!xG1oH, N,r,h s.-Thc S,u,.o,i,l
, a icnS took no acton ir SrrNa:.', r,..
! 1t i isS'ord ;hs, S',Na,,', rcsirn.,ion
! is II The h nls..nf III. 7 ,.d.nr. Who will
send in nno!hr. namc-Hont~,l lis said.
| Sh"rmln takes ~! 60 rin!ih o; illc a,:ry
'"''h",'ow
III ,"' senate ''!' enforcing 'hH 'oH''
= .'' !, a",e'," he"'' a''" 10 secure h"!'"''
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