The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-04-28
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, April 25.

Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, April 25.
In the Senate, Committee of Conference.
has been appointed on the non-concurrence OF
the two houses on the income tax.
A special to the Baltimore Sun, says Letters
and telegrams have been received here from
Georgia, which uniformly state that the people
prefer the Senate bill and military rule under
it, till next December, rather than have the
Bullock administration perpetuated another
year." The President, however, again express
ed himself Yesterday to members of Congress
against the Senate bill, in such strong terms,
that there is bare possibility, that if it were
enacted into law, he would veto it. He said
that the Senate bill postponed reconstruction,
which he was anxious to see closed up by the
admission of Georgia to representation IN Con
gress. While he indicated no special plan, his
views seemed to meet those proposed IN the
Igersoll bill, which admits the State to repre-,
sentation now and provides for the election OF
a new Legislature in Georgia in November
next
Ex-Confederates Thomas Rhett, of Charles
ton, and George Pickett, of Virginia, are IN
New York, en- route for the Egyptian service
Rhett has been sworn in as Brigadier- General,
by the Pacha's recruiting officers. Confederate
Generals Loring and Sibley are already there.
The Federal General Stone, who was untortu-
nate at Balls Bluff, is also among the Pacha's
recruits.
After holding court in Richmond, Judge
Chase leaves for Europe, in search OF health.
The Howard investigation is still confined to
the church trouble.
The bill which passed the House, giving the
Sisters of Mercy of Charleston, $25, ,000 to re-
build their asylum, was reported to the Senate
without amendment.
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate re-
ported as a substitute for all propositions on
the subject, bill to enforce the fifteenth amend
ment, setting forth that all citizens of the
United States, otherwise qualified by law to
vote in any State, Territory, District, etc. shall
be entitled to vote at all such elections, without
distinction of race, color or previous condition
of servitude, any law, custom, usage or regula-
ton of any State or Territory, to the contrary
Notwithstanding also, that if the laws OF any
State or Territory shall require any act to be
done as prerequisite to voting, it shall be the
duty of the officers of the law in said State or
Territory, to give equal opportunity to all citir
zens of the United States to perform such pre-
requisite; and any such official failing SO to DO,
shall forfeit and pay $500 to the person ag-
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at law: and in case of conviction shall also be
fined not less than $500, and imprisoned from
one month to one year the offer OF any citl-
zen from whom such prerequisite IS refused,
shall be deemed forfeiture in law of such act,
if such act fail to be carried into execution by
reason of the wrongful act or omission OF the
said officer charged with the duty of receiving
such performance of offer. The same penalties
are prescribed against any person who shall
hinder, or attempt to prevent any citizen from
performing such prerequisite. Persons de-
prived of any Office except that of member OF
Congress or State Legislature, by reason of
violation of the foregoing provisions, may re-
cover possession through the United States
Courts, which are given concurrent jurisdiction
in all such cases. The United States District
Courts shall have, exclusively of the State
Courts, cognizance of all crimes and offences
against the provisions of this Act, and all the
officers of the Uuited States Courts are re-
quired, under penalty of 1000, to institute
and enforce proceedings Hereunder; and the
President is authorized to employ the land and
naval forces, or the militia, to enforce its exc
cution.
Dockery, of North Carolina, offered resolu-
tion. declaring that the honor and good faith of
the Government is pledged to the payment of
all claims of loyal people in the South, who
had property taken by the army, navy or Gov
ernment during the war. Objection was made,
and the resolution was not entertained /; subse-
quently Mr.. Booker, of Virginia, offered the
same resolution, and the House again, by
vote of SO to 80, refused to second the demand
for the previous question and allow it to be en-
tertained. Several hours were consumed hear
ing excuses of members absent on Friday even
ing, when the House was called and the tariff
resumed. -.
Burdett from the Eleceion Committee, re-
ported in the election case from the Fourth
District of Louisiana, that Michael Ryan is not
entitled to the seat, and that ]. 2. Newsham
should be seated.