Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-26
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From Washington.


cause of General Amnesty is fast gaining
ground IN both Houses Of Congress. The
Bill which passed the House on the 18th
excepts only those who left tho ULited
States army or Navy to join tho Confederoy.
This passed with only thirty.one regular
votes. But another Bill, free from excep-
tions, came within six votes of tho required
two.thirds. It MAS urged against this Bill
that by it General Jefferson Davis would be
eligible to tho United States Senate. The
reply was, that tho Republicans ought to vote
for the Bill on that account, for it would kill
the Democratic party.
Amneety in tho Senate is obstructed by
MIR. Summers Supplementary Civil Rights
Bill, whioh he insists upon as an appendage
to tho Amnesty Bill. Last Tuesday when
Mr.. Sumner was to make his main speech on
this Question, the Senate galleries presented
an uncommon spet,clo Tho galleries were
thronged, and chiefly with oolored of both
scxes and ofall ages, aud upon the entrance
of their champion, they greeted him with en-.
thusastic applause.
The colorcd people every whore are hold.
ing meetings and adopting resolutions and
memorials in favor of the Sumner Bill. The
President advised the delegation that asked
tho exertion of his direct influence upon Con-
gress, in aid of the Bill to lot the Amnesty
Bill pass, as it received two thirds major-
ty, without the Sumner Amendment, which
would, as a separate Bill, he passed by ma
jority only. But they and Mr.. Sumner in
tend to force the friends of Amnesty to sup.
port their Amendment, by taoking it to be
defeated or delayed.
Mr.. Sumner resumed his argument to day,
and he ondoavored to show that tho colored
people were entitled to the rights ho claimed
for them of equality in railway and steamboat
transit, hotel accom,n odation, sc. Hc prov
ed clearly enough that the colorcd people
wanted equality in all respects. lie adduced
the proceedings of colored Convention,
held lust fall, in Columbia, S. c., in which
all the Southern States were represented,
that tho Convention said not one word in fa.
vor of amnesty to rebels, but insisted upon
the removal of the disabilities of the colorcd
people.
The Summers amendment is considered by
the friends of Amnesty as too prepostcrous
for discussion, as it is not gernain to the
Amnesty Bill and is palbably unconsttution,
al and subvcrsive of the right of States to
direct the police eff the railroad companies
chartered by them.
The Democratic members Of Congress held
oaucus last night in tho Capitol for the
consideration Of proper line of policy in re-
lation to legislation and the Presidential oan.
vass. But they came to no conclusion cx
cept that they must wait for further political
developments.
1t is said that Horace Greeley is to be
complmented with nomination for the
Presidency by the Workingmcn's Convcn.
ton, to be held ut Columbus, Ohio
AsnlNaroN, January 22-No Southern
nominations to-day
SENATE.-The usual petitions. The pos.
tai telegraph bill was reported. Ramsay,
who reported bill, said tho rates were re.
duced in nearly oil countries to about the
rates proposed, and urged early action
Blair offered pre0mnbe and resolution
directing tho President to open negotiations
with Spain for Cuba, which went over under
the rules.
Davis resolution for committee regarding
private aud public character of tho President,
passed over as it was apparent it would lead
to a long and excited debate was postpon-
ed. Amnesty was resumed, and rambling
debate followed. 1t seems the disposition is
to force the subject to an early issue.
Kellogg, from the committee, reported
bill regarding entry Of merchandise at New
Orleans with amendments.
llOusE,-Bills were introduced for bet.
ter system Of quarantine in the Southern
States, and one appropriatng 100000 for
the completion of the Washington monu.
ment
The Committee of Ways and Means was
instructed to report upon the tobacco tax.
A commttc was appointed to investigate
the new territorial government
Whitley introduced a resolution removing
the political disabilities of lIerscllel V. John.
son and other Goorgians, which passed by
two thirds vote.
The resolution to pay tho expenses of the
Louisiana committee provoked long and
acrimonious debate, but was finally passed
Adjourned.
Sr. LOUIS, January 20.-Edward Free.
man, formerly one of the Quantrcl|'s band
and afterwards Union spy, and since the
war residing in Louisiana, was brought here
yesterday, by two men, representing thcmscl.
YES as sheriffs of Louisiana, on the pretencc
of q warrant being issued for the prisoner by
the Governor of Missouri, who, they said, Of
fered reward of $4,000 for him. No one
appearing to take him in custody, Gen.
Harding, ander whom he served during the
war, had him ha6eas corpused, and he wa,
discharged He really had been kidnapped,
drugged, shackled and brought here by the
alleged shcrifs, without authority of law.--as
he thinks, through the agency of several of
Ouantrells old gang, who arc in Louisiana
and wero afraid of him. lis record is rather