Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-09-29
From WASHINGTON.

2 reconvcne October 4,h. 1t is claimed they
did their work badly last session. Stringent
/. regulations regarding boilers aud hulis will be
cngrafted in series Of new rules.
Commissioner Douglass asks for conti,lcn.
tiai information from honest dealers regard.
ing the evasion of tho tobacco tax laws
The general ku Klux Investigating Com
mlttee met again to day at the Capitol. H.
N. Strudwick, of llllshoru N o.; David
Gist, of Union county, S. G. aud Clayton
Gamp. OF Spartanhurg county. S. G., having
been duly summoned and failed to appear as
witnesses bctOr, ne committee, the chairman,
Senator Scott, was authorized to report said
/ fact to the Senate at the next session and re.
! quest the President of the Senate to issue his
warrant for their arrest, as being in contempt
dcred that copies Of this resolution be sent to
the above nan.ed parties by mail. The full
c"nnttro then adjourned, to meet on the
| first day Of the next session of Congress. or
sooner, if ca.i.d by the chairman After
which the sub. committee Of three, namely
Senators Scott, Pool, and Blair were prroiut
ed to examine witnesses They Organized.
and cxnmincd Colonel W l.. Saunders, of
North Carolina, and Edward Wheeler of
Arkansas. Saunders, whom The committee
have had nnch trouble in gettin. before
them, refused To day to answer all questions
! lnqulrihg as to his connection, or the connnu.
tion OF any other person with n so called ILu
NluX Organization. on the ground that he was
not compelled TO criminatc bmsclf, or bring
upon Himself the punishment which, accord.
ing to the decision Of the Supreme Court of
North Carolina, may be visited uuon any
member Of band OF Ku Klux Tor the mis-
deeds of their fellow. members The act of
Congress OF January 2!th 1862, was read to
him, wherein it is cnnctcl that such Il plea
shall not be held "no1 to excuse witness
from tcS,itying before Il Congressional commits
tee But he still persisted in his refusal to
answer the questions pnt to l,in, spyng he
preferred relying on the Constitution Of the
UuIted States rather than on an act OF Con.
GrcSs He was then informed that he would
Ce reported to the full committee at its mex,
meeting, whrn il is expected, Congress viii
take cn@n;zenle Of the ease al!1 .,Icr his az
rest for contempt. The Two sub committecs
OF the ku kux Committee held meetings
to-day The sub committee Tor the C.rnlinns.
Georgia and Florida resolved TO meet ut An
anstn October 18th The sub. committee far
Tennessee Ambau.a aud Al>sssippi will meet
ut iluutsvi'l, Ala October 9th
SALr LAKE September % The Grand
j"'e ""j""'"en {" "eS"Ay. h"'n"rs OF IN
.'.' "Sa'n't hor''ohS cnn''hnc Squads
- =, - :" S"1 S"PP"Ncn I" oc .'ini!'oua.
- ., S'"'9 '''ueh' e;'S' IS ht nauh.--
~. """ NV. ''''' are .h'fHas'hg III pro
Nec''Sc"'ss' 1h.rn Is niAri' r%c:teMeut
- "NrH"' AFFEcriAG iMM!GN NTToH.--fhc
~ "n'7 Ni""n J -iii"'| '!;" been lately
'''"" u; ""'H'"' if'rnas letters if"in Europe
announcing ne @r"'lly'na mtriii.'ner that II
txT p. .'.' Wv ~ ~, ~ ''on'n'' II"
auu,yr,,t)y n.ra -, i,,n,i,.r,t;,,, ,r, ,,..,,,r
ous The lnn,licss want cheap homes: the
"pp''SS.H' freedom Hen" they c.n ubtriu
a., ..,;,y ','y can otI"py H'n!'' rHnaI
them clspw,cr, s.'.',;'.' u',,''''
ii,, l.,rtii.rs uf -, N''" ,''''' !
pus, be ..rp,,ly i,,cr,.,~',; ,' N'''o'' T"''"
,icrr,: ,,,,r,s.;rr ,,y III, n.t '"" -"
are or.i!.ul;y b..irs rrIi.v.,!i, w
If oar ri>i, s,r;f, i,,j,..l ,h,., ,"I '"'>''
of ,,, war IL E,r,,.,,nn ,,,,,' "' ''0"'N
yct I, H.. .f.nu I,.i,.,,l.,, ~ ,.' ~ "'
treasure an, If. vi,ir,, !, !, oIy.j ~ VI
fir I'm rnt,,i..r ,,,.r w, ,n ~
,,y.,. t,,,t IN. n,,. ,I,,,,,L,,', -,
,,;,J ~ ~, N.|,,,i, ,',
MI. l,,, lr,, .,;',;' ~:
w,ll uni,..,n.l ~ c.r,,,..n, !, :.r,,,..,,
~, ,hnr.r,r. ,..,',,.,
yr,n H., !I,..',. - '''',sI''.,"
In ;.lG;,iun. /, ,,.,s>, uow have become cyi