The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-02-17
From Washington.
WAsuINGToN, February 8

From Washington.
WAsnINdToN, February 8.
The House after an Intellectual effort 10
include Louisiana, passed tho Senate con.
current resolution, nnh i, docs not require
tho Presidents signature This action leaves
Gcorgias status in The Uuion an open cues.
ton
Kerr spoke in bitter terms against the
postal railroad to New York. Tie amend.
ment forbddiug the road to connect with
other roads now built, was passed; and the
amendment extending the schedule time
from SIX to seven hours, was passed The
bill was then ordered to be cnurossed -
Several Senate amendments TO the Consular
appropriation bill was rejected The Com.
mittcc of Banking aud Currency have the
ioor OH Saturday to report The business on
hand. Payne gave notice that he would,
TO morrow, call up The till for Tic relief of
political disabilities. reported by him from
inc Reconstruction Committee. The House
then wcnt into Committee Of the Whole on
the army appropriation bill, during the dis.
cnssion of Which = recess was taken.
The Senate is still in session after HAVING
devoted the entire day to tic discussion Of
the suffrage amendment.
Mr.. Nickcrs offered IN amendment look
ing to The restoration 20 the exercise of thc
elective franchise of those who arc now ex-
Guided hy reason of participation in The re-
belllOn; which was rcjc:tcd.
The constitutional amendment, rs il fnal-
~ passed the Senate, reads No discrimi-
nation shall be made in the United States
among 'hr citizens 0: the United States, in
the exercise Of the elective franchise, or in
the rlght to hold oihco in any State on nc.
c"uht uI race, color, nativity, propcrty
education or creed.
The President signs Dr.. Mudd's pardon
TO. day.
Senator Whytc, of Maryland. visited the
Attorney General to-day, in behalf of Lieut..
Brainc. AT The instance Of a large number of
Baltimore ladies'
WASHINGTON, February II.
young woman named Mary O'Ncil was
arrested at he White House, who said she
was sent Godto assassinatc Mr.. John
son. double c-barrcled pistol, unloa,lod.
was on her person. She is evidently crazy.
The ReconSsrucI'on Committee nre con.
sidcring Tic Mississippi majority report,
an" VIII oppose admission, as urged by Egg
glcs'on's party. There will be a minority
report. The Election Committee hav, con.
sidcred the Louisiana election contest
They will r"rart that Simon Jones was not
elected and neither Colonel Hunt nor Me
nard (colorcd) arc cntled ion seat, be-
cause The election was invalidatcd by intim-
m!dalion and fraud.
Grant and Colfax will he officially in.
formed Of their election on Saturday
Mndd's pardon will reach him about the
middle of next week.
DO 1t is confidently asserted that the Senatc's
Judiciary Committee will report TO morrow
on Virginia.
Davis presented the following joint rcso-
luton That the noisy conduct of Benjamin
i. Butler, aud other members of the House,
during the counting of the votes for Prcsi-
dent and Vice-Presdent, whereby said bust
ness was disturbed and obsrucicd, is dis.
+ reputable to said Beniamin T. Butler and
other Representatives "s:;nS w;tl: him, and
a wrong and an insult to the people of the
Nnitcd States The resolution went over
under the rules.
The House devoted tho entire day 10 But.
ler's rcsoulation censuring Wade and the
Senate Bingham denounced Buffers con-
duct and resolution fcrcely. The House
meets night to consider the invalid pen.
siofis, and resumes Buffers resolution in
the morning.
WASHINGTON, February Is
In he House, several bills of minor
Importance were introduced and adopt.
cd, after viii. h tho house took recess
until to night.
l->,. IN the Senate several bills regarding
i naturalization were Introduced; also bill
to improve Mobile harbor. After some
discussion, tho bill was recommittcd to
i She committee for further considera-
\ tion. Adjourned. antl If ~
200" The President has pardoned San
= ford Conouer.,
q Morton assured Grant that his coun-
!. trymen were gratifed with the result
Il of tho election. Grant replied that
1; d,is administration would be economy,
retrenchmcnt and reform, and that all
8 revenue officers would be held strictly
]. accountable. lie declined naming his
! Cabinet until it would suit the Senate
h 50 confirm them. a6w eau
3 The President has nominated Lewis
Dent, Grants brother-in law, as Min
lister to Chill, cics Fitzpatrick.
4 Gushing telegraphs Seward that he
will be here on Monday, with salts.
/ factory treaty for the ship canal over
the isthmus.
News Items.
4 ' @a'" New YoRK, February 8.
X The brig Brilliant, from, Cape Fca
& River, with rosin and turpentine wa.
iss lost in storm on III" 28lh The mate
" Asa Bryant. was lost. The CaptAlr
y 4