The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-04-19
From Washington,

WAsnINGToN, April III The
House has adopted an amend dmeht to
the deficiency appropriation bill re-
psaling that portion Of that provision
of the Legislative appropriation bill
OF last year which deprived the hold
ors of Presidential pardons Of all
standing in the courts. The action
now taken by the House, without a
dissentient voice, provides for fulfil
ling the promise Of the amnesty bro.
claihation of December, 1868, anti
applies only to pardons granted under
said proclamation Of President Lin
coin, with Wow to induce persons to
abandon the rebellion, and where
they did actually abandon it and
hereafter kept their obligations in
good faith.
The Democratic Senators and Rep.
rescntatives held caucus tonight
when Senators Bayard, chairman of a
committee to prepare an address to
the people stated that IL view of the
pending legislation OH the ku Klux
bill, the committee was not ready to
report on Monday night ut an adjourn
ed meeting of the caucus.
The caucus earnestly advises MI
Democratic members now absent to
return to Washington to vote upon
amendments.
| WAsmSeroN, April l5.-A throc
days Religious riot at Odessa was
stopped by the bayonet The Parlia-
ment of the Dominion of Canada has
been prorogucd. The Governor Gen.
erals speech is hopeful ofgood results
from the High Commission
George Wendclkir, alias Dutch
George, famous counterfeitcr, was
arrested in New York, and commit
ted in default of $4,000 bail.
Wofk on the Southern Pacific
Railroad is being pushed vigorous
~ from Gileroy, California, South
wafd.
Comparatively heavy fighting has
been going on In Cuba. The Cubans
scent to be thoroughly organized for a
gue' lila war.
The severe fighting around Paris up
to last night did not materially
change the situation. All arc waiting
for grand attack McMahon Is at
Null: Clusseret in reporting to the
Commune; boasts that the Assemblists
have bceii seriously repu!sed, and
that no has great confidence in ulti-
mate success. The Communists are
PlunderiLg public Offices and church
es. They coin nll treasures found.
The supply of milk has ceased, and
PROVISIONS arc rising:
Thirty coal mines, supplying st..
Louis, have stopped, in consequence
of strike. The Missouri River has
fallen six feet.
The Senate postponed procc ccdings
preliminary to consid ering the House
amnesty bill. This action is consid.
cred unfavotablet to the bill. ~
The House, temporarily poseponing
the Ku Klux bill, as amended by the
Senate, proceeded with the deficiency
bill.
W4suiNaToN, April 15.-SIaior
Belger has been fully restored to his
position in the army. -
Schlozcr, Minister of tile German
Empire, has arrived.
The Republican Senators hold n
caucus on Monday. on amnesty.
In tho House, the Senate amend
ment to the deficiency bill, as amend
ed by the House, authorizing tho re-.
Pealipg of national bills and assessing
bapks for the expense, was reiectedg
47 to 49,. Finally, d committee Of
conference was asked. The Ku Klux
bill was taken up. Tie senate's
amend ment, extending tho right Of
the President to suspend tho habcas
corpus to the end Of the next regular
session of Congress, was rejected SO
TO %. An amendment requiring the
on.clad oath from Federal Jurors was
rejected without division. The amend
ment known as "Sherman's amend.
men'," telegraphed in full last night,
was ,rejccted-yeas As nays Isl.
This is the amendment asses sine
damages on localities. Other amend.
f1ents'Lthe most Of them i'm mate1i,l
were concurred in, and committee
of conference was ordered. Sbclla.
barger, Schofeld and Kerr were an
pointed on the part of the House.
Adjourned. : IN Iuc7'Y|
=, pnrhADrLfHH, Pa, April l5.--
Ihreo % ruflians, who outraged lady
last Tuesday were convicted and sen,
tenced to pay q fine of $1,000, and
TO serve fifteen years in the poniten-
tiary. [Quick work.1 Il
Albany N. Y, 15.--A special
e election fertile New York vacancy
finally passed--65 to 55. 1T a..'
New YonK, April l5.-Tbe corpo.
ration ofthe Toxas Pacific Railroad
Company held a meeting to day, at tho