Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-07-01
From Washington.

tory dlSpatcncS upon the completion OF tclc.
graph connection.
In the House, after long debate, the an
portionmcnt Bill was referred to the Judiciary
Committec-0S to 95. This action was re-
gardcd equivalent to defeat this session. -
AS the judiciary Committee stands number
ten to be called, it is not likely it will be
reached Tho vote was sectional not party
Southern aud Western membcrs opposing
the reference, with some few exceptions
WASHINGTON, June 24---Thc Senate, af-
tcEn long debate, adopted Nyc's amendment
placing General Frcmont's namr at the head
of the incorporators of the Pacific Railroad.
The question of guagc was discussed to al
journmcnt. Total plumber of iucorporators
now 1lG.
The House bill authorizing the Treasury
to license pleasure yatchts passed. Geo, gia
was resumed. SchoIicld argued that the
term of the Legislature commenced with the
life of the State. Ii the State was admitted
in 1868, the term commenced then. If the
State requires this bill for admission, the
Legislative term conncHccs with its passage
Earnsworth supported his amendment, which,
u effect, elects new Legislature this fall,
caotcnding that when legislators commenced
work, their term of Office commenced He
declared the object of Buffers bill was to H.
legally extend the legislative term to 1872,
aud the Governors term TO 1S74--tE0s xiv.
ing that man Bullock four years moro of op-
preston and plumber. Bingham followed,
and declared that to give Bullock and the log
islature two additional years violated the
pledge OF Congress, violated the constitution
ofthc United States, violated the constitution
of Georgia, and violated the declared creed
pf tbn ,n,I,, rI,.l3 Il
the House in favor Of some measure securing
elcctious next fall.
The tax bill was resumed. The income
tax was strhen out.
The Senate bill making the Fourth Of July,
Christmas, New Years and Thanksgiving
Days legal holidays in the district was passed.
and a decided negative vote upon thc mixed
schools bill, passed the Georgia Lill in the
following shape:
with tic reconstruction acts aud the four.
stitution of the United States having been
of said State, it is hereby declared that the
State of Georgia is entitled to representation
in the Congress Of the Unitn. States but
srucd to deprive the people Of Georgia of
the right to All clcciion for members of the
General Assembly of said State as provided
Tor in tho constitution of said State Section
2provides fnr The organization, arming or cal.
ling into srrvice OF militia
WAsuINGroN, June "a. The South and
West will have an increase Of banking facli.
ties to the extent Of SO 600 900.
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Carolina, is dead
select committee on subject somewhat IN
voiving The San Domingo treaty, made re-
port to-day, in which they exonerate General
hnhcocli from the charge of Davis-that
i5ab;nck did not interfere for !lntch's release
from prison, hnt rather connselcd it. because
of fear that he would, if at liberty, oppose
making treaty for anncxing San Domingo
10 this country. They also hold that Hatch
joined tho rcvolutioniSts against the 9c f;,cto
government, and for the, nshmcnt awarded
there is no redress. as asked for, by this gov
crnment, because Il sojoutncr in FOREIGN
country is amcnable to the laws Of which he
has violated
The minority Of the committee hold that
Babcock had been Indifferent to Hatch. and
connivc.i at, if he did not advise, his con,in-
ucd Imprisonment that it is a disgrace that
no effort was made to protect an American
citizen that latch has not properly presen.
ted his bill of damages, bat he is entitled to
rcparation for injuries suffered from imprisnn
mcnt. The Senate viii resume the consider.
alton Of the treaty Monday.
The Senate adopted an amcndmcnt to the
copy right lazy, taking jurisdiction from the
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