Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-07
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, March 20.--The Sumner
indictment of President Grant has excited
resentment from the Administration cloucs
aud agents. The heads of departments even
are summoned to his support. His acts
against which Mr.. Sumner enters so strong
protest, are sought to be justified by the Sc.
cretary of the Navy But the Secretary
ouunot help admitting all that is charged, and
explains that 80 far, no troops have been Ian.
ded aud no shot fired in the war which Gen.
Grant had waged against Hnyti, aud in sup.
port of Baez, the traitor to his own country.
The Presidents orders stand out IN full relief
aud cannot be explained away nor defended
| His acts fully justify Summers denunciation
us acts of usurpution.
1t was noticeable that in Summers speech
| there were manifestation of applause in the
thronged galleries upon every occasion when
lie assaled tho Presdcnt-.and especially
! when he charged him to be the head Of the
Ku Klun-whoh accusation hus been
since repeated in the House Its true enough
that if the President, as Sumner declared had
bestowed half as much attention aud effort
upon Southern affairs as he had upon the
Dominican concern. there would now have
been harmony and quiet in that quarter
Ut course, the special friend, Of the Pres.
ident, in the Senate, have mado fcbo ut.
tcmpts to reply to Mr.. Sumner.
MIR. Howe, Of Wisconsin, assailcd Sumner
aud Chief Justice Chase and others who had
venturcd to differ from tho President. His
malignant remarks upon Chase were in bad
taste considering that he is now here, almost
in morbund condition, and without the
least hope of even renewing his seat on the
Bench. The patriot suggests reason for
this malicious attack upon the Chief Justice,
to wit: That Howe has long been engaged
i'll an intrigue to get his place. God forbid
it But 1t is to be really feared that Chase may
retire or die during Grants Administration,
and then the Senator who goes farthest IN
defense of the President and in opposition to
his opponents, will be appointed to the va,
oancy
Carl Schurz is tho orator Of the Senate,
as Thurman is the statesman, pe,r excellence,
of that body. Schurz's speech began yes
tcrday and concluded today in support of
Summers resolutions was the first display of
eloquence, which tho Senate has for a long
time witnessed. lie called upon the Senate
to express their dsapprobation. by adopting
Summers resolutions Of General Grants as
sumption of the power to declare war, show.
ing that the Emperor of Germany could not
do it without the assent Of the council Of the
State. lie showed that the charges upon
which the Senators around him proposed to
remove Andrew johnson were trivial, in
comparison with the gross violations of the
Constitution, of which Glaut stoud accused.
Some persons thought that Sumner, in his
speech, would intimate the probability that
the House would present articles Of impeach.
ment against President Grant He could
I've proved that there was ground enough,
for impeachment.
The Ku Klux Suppression Bill is under
debate and the manager of the Bill will per-
init the continuance of the discussion for a
week, the speaker promising to give the 90.
position an equal portion of the time allow
ed. The opposition will contest the passage
of the Bill ut every stage.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The House to-
day and tonight discussed the I[u- Klux Bill.
Farnsworth made legal argument in opposi.
lion.
In the Senate the same business, with no
distinctive features, were manifested
10 is probable the House will not Get n
vote on the Ku Klux Bill till the end of next
week.
Logan II. Roob has been confirmed Mar.
shall Of Western Arkansas District
Commissioner Pleasanton decides that all
persons whose gross income during the year
1870, estimated in currency, was less than
two thousand dollars, are not required to
make income returns, nor need make an affi.
davit showing that their gross come did not
exceed that sum.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The Government
expenses for March, we're thirteen and
| quarter million.
Nominations Wm. G. Smith, as surveyor
of customs, at Memphis. JAS II. Speed, as
post master at Marion, Alabama.
No Southern. con6rmations.
| Senatc-Thc Committee on Elections Ind
an inconclusivc meeting on the North Carroll
ma Senatorship; another meeting will be lcld
on Friday
The following has been prep,rcd by promi.
nent Northern Republicans, and approved by
many Southern representatives, and will be
proposed as u substitute for the I[u klux Bill
| First--Any State officer whose duty it is to
afford equal protection to all citizens, dccl.
ming or ncglecting to do so, shall be liable in
damages.
Second, Such officer shall, Also be cr,nin-
ally liable.
Third, persons abcttng, or advising such
delinquency on the part of the State officer,
shull be liable in civil and criminal osection
in the Federal Courts
Fourth, Marshals serving writs in accor-
dance with this act, may call on posse cum.
itatus If resistance is too strong, the Pres.
ident may enforce tho writ by the army and