Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-12-23
wALHALLA, CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER o. 1870

MIR. McCreery stated that the resolution
was in no sense an embodiment of Democratic
sentiment, but had been submitted upon his
individual responsibility without consultation
with his colleagues. He then asked to with
drag The resolution, which was refused,
though finally permission to introduce it was
also refused.
WASHINGTON, December l4-In the
liouse, resolutions of the Board of Trade, for
the Improvement of the Louisville Canal,
mouth of the Mississippi, and prevention of
bridges obstructive Of navigation, were pre-
sentcd. Resolutions for Worlds Fair at
Philadelphia, in 1876, arc pending.
La the Senate, the Committee on Commerce
Was instructed to inquire as to the expedien-
cy of ship canal connecting the Mississippi
with the Gulf of Mexico
The Senate was engaged all day in discus.
sing charity fund for the Government en-.
ployees, and compensation to Kentucky
Federal soldier, for property destroyed during
the war.
The Senate Judiciary Committee have
made unanimous report that Indians are
not citizens of the United States under the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of
tho United States, the treaties and laws hay
ing always regarded them as independent ma
tions, and not interfered with in their local
administrations
The House considered bill for full and
general grace, amnesty and oblivion of all
wrongful acts, doiDgs or omissions of all per-
sons engaged in the war of the late rebellion.
Tho exceptions are as follows Those educa-
ted at West Point or Annapolis, members of
either House of the Federal or Confederate
Congress, heads of Federal executive depart.
ments, Ministers abroad, Judges of Federal
Courts, and those holding similar Offices in
tho Confederate Governments, members Of
ces Of secession, Governors of States which
were in rebellion, Confcderates who treated
cruolly, or otherwise than according to the
usages of war, Federal prisoners, persons en-
trusted with funds which they have not ac-
counted for, all desertcrs and bounty Jumpers.
The property exceptions are as follows: All
property wherein the United States or third
parties have become vested Ivy sale, forfeiture
or confscation, and lands used now or hereto
fore for Federal cemeteries, every right of ac-
tion and liability arising under any ordinances
law or contract in aid of the rebellion and
every such right shall be deemed invalid.
Butler reported the bill, and, in explanation,
said that it was drawn, mutatis mutandis,
from the amnesty bill passed by the English
Parliament after the Scotch rebellion Of 1746
Lawrence asked how many persons the bill
would relieve.
Butler replied that it prevented legal trou-
bic or vexation 1t would relieve every man
who held the office of postmaster, sheriff or
constable, before the war, and had taken the
oath to support the Constitution AS to the
excepted classes, all that they had to do was
to come to Congress hereafter, and petition
for removal of their disabilities.
Beck offered substitute for the bill, as
follows: That all persons, other than those
hereinafter excepted, now disqualified to hold
: office, by tho third section of the fourteenth
article of amendment to the Constitution Of
the United States, are hereby relieved from
such disabilities, and the same is hereby re-
moved from and after the passage Of this
ACT, except from tho following classes of For.
sonss lst. Whoever, having been educated
! at the military academy at West Point or the
: naval school a: Annapolis, shall have engaged
in the rebellion and insurrection against tho
United States, or given aid and comfort to the
enemies thereof. I'd. Whoever, having been
q member Of either House of Congress of the
United States, shall have engaged in rebel
lion against the same, or given mid and comfort
to tho enemies thereof Sd. Whoever shal
have held the Office Of head Of one executive
departments Of the Government of tho United
States, or Ministers Plcnipotentiary, or Min
listers Resident, or Judge of any Court under
tho United States, and shall have engaged il
rebellion or insurreotion against the same, o,
given aid and comfort to the enemies thereof
Furnsworth offered substitute for thu
whole bill, as follows That all political disa
bilitics imposed by the tt'rd section of th'
fourteenth amendment Of tho Constitution sr,
, hereby removed.
} Bingham moved q substitute for the frs
, section. removing all political disabilities from
all persons except suchas were Senators o
j. Representatives in Congress in the years 1861