The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-04-21
7 this will be the result if had not thought SO,
would not have been so anxious for its ratlhca-

this will be the result; if had not thought SO,
I would not have been so anxious TOR Its ratlnca-
ton. -.
Senator Coles declines compromising his
/ complaints against Secretary Gorham, and
threatens to yentilate the matter in open Sen
ate should the caucus fail to meet his views.
The committee to investigate charges against
Howard had before them II. r. Searle, archi-
feet. who testified that the original owners OF
the Patent Building Brick Company were Gems.
| o. o. Howard, Chas. II. Howard and others.
The evidence is damaging, and will be contln-
ued on Tuesday. ,.o
New Mexico will be admitted TINS SESSION.
making thirty eight States.
The Committee on the Judiciary. recommend
the indefinite postponement of the bill TO Pre-, P,
vent prize fighting. Kellogg introduced piil
granting lands to the Vicksburg, Baton Rouge
and New Orleans Railroad; which was referred
to the Committee on Public Lands Drake IN
troduced the following as the sixteenth amend
ment: The United States shall pr01ect eacn u
State against domestic violence, whenever IL
shall be shown to the President that suCn Vlo-
lence exists in such State 4; Congress snail nave
power to enforce this amendment. AFTER
Sharp debate, Drake moved its reference to the
Committee on Military Affairs, but finally 1t
was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Nor
reIl introduced resolution, which passed, that
the Judiciary Committe be instructed to IN
ouire whether corrupt means have been employ
ed to influence the vote Of any Senator on the
pending Georgia bill, with power to SEND 1or
persons and papers. g..
The Government has no advlces regarding
Fenian raid on Canada.
General Samuel Beck has been assigned to
General Terry as Adjutant-General.
In explanation of:the Georgia corruption
resolution. the Star says: cit has been rumor-
ed about the Capitol that prominent Senator
was offered Georgia State bond if he would
vote against the Bingham amendment and the
son-in-law of another Senator was offered a
large sum of money to influence the vote OF his
father-in-law against that amendment. In both
cases, the lobbyist was sent away with tiea IN
his ear, and The Senators approached in the
matter gave information which led to the In
PRODUCTION of Mr. Edmunds resolution"
We make the following extracts from the
Washington correspondence of the New York
World:
Mr.. Sumner will present to the Senate to-
morrow, amemorial of Cyrus w. Field setting
forth that, having been connected with the sue
communication between America and Europe,
he is now desirous of undertaking the establish
ment in q similar enterprise between America
and Asia. The assistance which he deems es-
sential for the accomplishment of the enterprise
is embodied in the bill he submits to the con-
sideration of Congress. It proposes that Con-
gress shall incorporate company possessing q
capital of $1O,O00,OO0, the entire amount to be
subscribed and paid in within one year from
the organization of the company under the act
of incorporation. The cable is to be laid in
FIVE years. =.
It was agreed by the House special commit
fee on the subject to-day to report bill abol-
ishing the present system of telegraphing by
private or public corporations and to place it
entirely under government control. The gov
ernment is to purchase the present lines, after
impartial appraisement and to connect them
with all post-offices. Low rates for messages
are provided for. The bill is much more strin-
gent than similar bill pending in the Senate.
Governor Senter has returned to Tennessee.
He found the Radical members as non-com-
initial on the question of reconstructing that
State as his own evidence was on the issue be-
fore the Reconstruction Committee.
J.H. Kinds (Radical), who is charged with
being party to the murder of Dr. Hanghey, a
candidate against him in the late election in
Alabama is here contesting the seat of Hon.
w. c. Sherrod.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
appointed a select board of five gentlemen to
consider and remodel the rules governing the
internal revenue service.
The Senate disability bill will be completed
by tomorrow, and will be reported. There are
about twenty-five hundred to three thousand
names ON the BILL over half Of whom are from
Virginia, and many from Texas. 1t is under
stood the bill will be passed in both Houses,
hardly any of the names being opposed in COM
mittee.