The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-01-20
From Washington,
WAsntNaToN, January ii.

In the Senate Wilson introduced bill
amending the tenure of4pfGcc. 1t restores
the Presidents controDcvcr the Cabinet
md allows salary 10 at interim, officers
Referred. The Rctrcnchment Committee
introduced bill allowing the heirs Of Lin.
coin pension. Sumner introduced q bill
TO enforce the fourtccnth amendment. say
ing events in Kentucky rendered carly nc.
tion imperative.
The Supreme Court is trying an insurance
case. which involves the right of the Gov
ernmcnt to demand coin tax from parties
doing business in coin
In the House Ashley presented bill, the
object Of which is to absorb the Mormon
Territory, by Increasing the boundaries of
the surrounding Territories. The bill was
made the special order for to.day two
weeks Tho Election Committee reported
in favcr of seating Swetsclcr, from the
Ninth Missouri District.
The National Colorcd Convention is in
session. Fred. Douglass was chosen prcsi.
dent movement 10 exclude female dele.
gates created great excitement. rhe fc.
males were finally admitted by eight ma
jority. During the excitement, Southern
delegate vehemently opposed female suf.
The District Attorney of New York de-
clared the amnesty proclamation does0o,
affect the case of John G. Braine, Confede
rate naval officer, indicted for piracy.
The Virginia Committee, by sub commit
ices, visited Grant and Schoficld. The in.
tervicws are regarded encouraging
The opinion of The Senate, ns enunciotcd
by debates in the Suc Murphy case-which
is typo of many others-secm to be that
loyalists should be paid for property taken
or destroyed by the Union army. The
claim aggregates $1,000, nccruing from the
destruction of buildings and cntrcnclments
on her farm. Sue wns sixteen at the open.
ing of tho war, and is now possibly twenty
four Her family was rebellious but her
CLAIM to loyolty was kindness 10 Federal
soldiers After the occupation, she fed
them and was kind TO them /; beyond this
she seems to have no record whatever.
This case may servo rs n specimen of the
kind ofloyalty required 10 secure compcn
sa'ion for properly used by tho Federal
army throughout tho South and warn par
ties against spending money and limo or
hope in pushing similar claims.
Gillam's evidence before the Reconstruc-
tion Committee wos pointed and 10 the
effect TINT there was fair election in Mis-.
sissippi and the Constitution was rejected.
Carl Schnrz has becn elected United
States Senator from Missouri.
WASHINGTON, January 16.
BY the new allotment, judge Wayne is
assigned to the 9th md 9th Circuits Judge
Wayne formerly had The Fifth Circuit,
Tho President sent TO the Senate. yester-
day, protooaf in full. recognizing the
naturalization Of the United States, and
abolishing the legal principles heretofore
maintained in Geat Britain, Of the indefea.
sibility of native allegiance, ard treaty
for tho adjustment Of all claims, including
tho Alabama claims, By q commission TO sit
at Washington, with stipulation TO refer,
whom necessary, individual claims to the
head of a friendly nation.
Gen. Sherman telegraphs from ST.. Louis
letter from Sheridan, representing the
destruction of the Cnmanche village, on
Christmas day, as breaking the back bono
of the Indian war. Eight chiefs came to
camp, begging for peace and permission for
their peopeto como in--asking no terms
beyond paper protecting them from The
the troops while coming. They report
theiS people starving, all their dogs eater
and no bnRalo. sheridan denies that Black
Kettle was friendly, or that tho fight OCCUR
red on his reservation.
1t is stated that Commissioner Rs,pins h as
prepared new tax bill, excepting newspa
pera. ,,gt 49, st.B
Three colorel soldiers, who were in mil
at Hays City. Kansas, charged with murder,
were taken from the jail by o vigilance COM
mittee, night or two sidee, and hanged.
The white and negro soldiers at Fort Larned
have hpd so much trouble that II has bo-
come necessary to Yemeye the lstteY.
Three counterfeiters, with lot Of nickel
coin and their manufacturing implements, 8,
were arrested Mt Cincinnati yesterday, and
committed TO prison.
There Is a story prevalent in Washington
| that 5 %, ,000. 900 Of Government funds have
been deposited with q private banker in
that city by tho Government.
300 Of the people Of Sitka, have left for
81, Petersburg. The place is said to be
nearly depspuln.ed. The Queen Charlotte
god mines were In fiourishing condition
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