The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-01-05

washington Correspondents
Charleston d.OurIer.

Washington correspondence
CharlestOn Courier.
Indications of the sense of On. !
gress upon the question of the cxpln-
sion or contraction of the currelcy
have been earnestly looked for. The
vote OF the House giving majoity
OF twenty five for Mr.. Ingersolltre-
splution-adding forty four millpns
t. the greenback issue, so as to bing
1t up to the original sum of four hun.
dred millions--strongly indicats a
policy of expansion, The friends of
specie paym nts threw their c,tire
strength IN their vote against tho
measure, and are beate,.
The opponents Of the measure sue.
ceeded, however, in referring t,e re-
solution to the Committee on b hiking
aud Currency majority of shich
Commit ce is opposed to the ssolu-
ton. and will report against it. 1t is
to be observed that many wh,voted
with the majority are not disposed to
adopt this particular mode oiexpan.
sion, though they will favo, some
mode perhaps by an increase Of na-
tional bank issues instead ci green
backs. This action Of tho Hose puts
at rest the question of conyaction.
The Western men: bers showed thcir
hands. They are for expansion. But
the Senate will probably plsbt itself
firmly against this policy, and the
action of the House will be thus neu-
tral:zed.
AS far as party politics arc CON-
cerned, the House vote breaks off old
party lines. The question becomes
one Of sectional character West
against the East. III.
The House will soon try conclusions
upon the question Of free banking, in.
volving an increase Of national bank
paper, with. or without like increase
Of tho greenbaok circulation.
W. learn from the west that oil
politics are becoming merged into the
iinan,ial question. The farmers are
becoming hostile to taxation Of all
kinds, so far as taxes are levied for
abe purpose Of paying the interest on
the principal Of the public debt
Pea dug Democratic politicians in In
diana and in Kentucky have lately
pronounced in favor OF repudia'iun.
'aa To-day the Radical crusade again. t
the United States Supreme Court
coqimenees in the Senate ass ~ {.
Senator Drake's Bill will, in effect,
abolish the Suprsme Court, aepriving
il of Its obasacter as a branch Of the
Government and leaving Congress as
the. .sols> judge of the constitutionality
= oisa''s@a.a4-Q QSher nrojepts Of a SINH
Lar pu'port are pending IN tTe Senntc
The Senate takes the lead in the
war upon the Federal Judiciary, ant
the House will follow it up. III,
House will, however, in Difference t,
General Grant, repeal the Tenurc-o of
Otfice Act, but the Senate will proba
Bile insist upon retaining that checl
upcn the Executive. Thus it will b.
seen that Congress is to usurp tho
constitutional powers both of the Ju
dietary and of the Executive.
a. leading Republican paper--th,
Chicago Tribume--remarked upo,
Senator Drake's proposition, that tn,
Senate ought to expel the member
who had thus proposed the abolition
of tho Federal Government. }t .Bu
Senator Drake finds sympathy anc
support from nearly all the Radica
Senators, Eastern and Western, ant
it is now believed that presiden
Grant will lend his aid to the destruc
tion of the Supreme Court. a
| Justice Grier has determined 3,
retire from the Supreme Court. TN
der the law continuing for life the
salary of any Judge, who may retir.
after the age Of seventy, should Ii,
hold on till tho Bill increasing tht
salaries of the Justices shall pass, he
will be entitled to ten thousand IN,
stead Of eight thousand year. Th,
President will have the poftunit,
to appoint two Radical Justices by
the lss of February, and probably
third onei tho course of the presen'
term of the Court. av LEO.
! ANOTHER Moon FOR THE EARrH.--
! a German soientiest has recenfl,
! created considerable sensation b,
tho publication of a pamphlet, il