Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-12

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1928, and came to tho bar in 1850. He was
a member Of the Maryland House of Delegates
in 1861 and 1862, and WAS elected q Repre-.
sentative to the 88th Congress. In March,
1855, no was chosen United States Senator
for the unexpired term of Senator T. II.
Hicks, deceased. Senator Cresswcll is man
of ability, and belongs, politically, to the class
known os Southern loyaiists."
Judge T.. B. Bopr, of Massachusetts,. At.
torney' General, while scarcely known in poll
tics, has won considerable distinction as a
lawyer. lie is about fifty years Of age, and
severn years ago %relinqu;shcd a lucrative
practice for the seat on the Supreme Bench
Of Massachusetts, which he has since held,
lie is said to be = man Of the highest insegri.
~ and very positive in his manners
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WASHINGTON, March 6.-The House WAS
not in session to dry. Committees will 10
announced on Tuesday. The Cabinet met
Il. day-shsent fiuar and Cox. mhs Cabinet
appointments excite no enthusiasm. Michi
gan, Wisconsin and Illinois have ratified the
fifteenth amendment.
In the Staate, Semner introduced a bill So.
curing eqssl rights in the Dietr,ct Of Column
bic, and nr~ved ito present oonsiderntion.-
Vickera objected, and it went over. Bills
were introduced reorgsnisipg the Navy De.
Partment, defining AMI amending the Act
Furnishing crime against the United States,
repeating the eighth section of tho Act co.
t'bli.hing the Treasury Department, prohibi.
ting further treaties with Indiaas. improving
aud caIarxing che harbor Of Mobile. The
Chair laid before tho Senate the following
from the President:
To THE SENATE ov TIL UNITED STATES !:
Since the nomination and confirmation IT AL.
exrodcr Stewart to the otice Of Secretary Of
the Treasury, I find that by the eight %scctio1
Of the Act Of Congress-, approved September
2, 1889, il il provided as follows, to-wit (:
(Scetion here quoted.) In view Of these pro.
visions, and the fact that Mr.. Stewart had
been snanimoasl, confirmed BY the Senate, I
would ask that he be exempted by joint rcso.
luton Of the two Houses Of Congress from
tire operations Of the same. Sherman intro
duced = Bill repeating the said eighth section,
but providing that the Secretary shall act in
no care in which lie in personally interested
and ssked the present consideration Of tho
bill. Sumner objected. He thought the INIT
ter ought to receive the most careful and pro.
found consideration. The removal VI politi-
al 1;,,h;lit:os - A;.,,o.,3 20 .d;n,r,.
ment.
1t is said that Washburne will decline the
Secretsryship Of State ON account Of i'll
health.
Grant has not yet announced his private
Secretary. Ills staff o~ficers arc acting in
that capacity. Sherman retains Dent, Com
stuck aud Porter, Of Grants staff in their
former positions. Tie assistant secretaries
were called t. the White IIoasc to d"y and in
struoted to do nnly routine business until the
new secretaries are installed.
WAaHINarON, March 8.-The following
are the chairmen of the %variou. committees. NJ
annoanced by the Chair: Foreign-Sumncr
Finnnce-Shcrmsn ; Approrristi"ns-Fes
srnder ; Commerce--Chandler (; Manufac'
turrs-Morton; Agriculture-Csneron; Mil.
it,ry-WilSon Nnval-Grimes; Judiciary
-Trumbu!l ; Postal-Ra,n,cy Lands
Puneroy; Private Iauds-W Williams; Pen
sions Edmunds Revolutionary Claims
Ynt"s; Cl"imn- Howe; District Columhia-
fls,sIin Patcnt-Wiley Trrrit"ries-Nye
Petite Railroad Howard; M~ines-Stewart
Eluc"tion-Drskeay Revision Laws-Conk
lin. Adjourned.