Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-21
News of Fifty Years Ago
(From the Richmond Dispatch. Feb. 81. 1866. }

S. f. Bates, who has charge of the dstrl-
he issues to each of 500 families IA quarter Of
c cord once .s In two weeks which avSrases 100
issued. wv '''"' navy 'e'''
The heavy rains of the past three days nave
above himself much so that none Of the yes
sells Seds, which are at the wharf can unload their
for New York until tomorrow. If then.
The biz TO- ineorporate the kichmond and
scnted in the Senate yesterday. The purpose
in Richmond between the Richmond. Freder-
icksh , and rotomacs tracks on BROAD Street
connecins The chmnmG G ma na,ersSur nG
tho Petersburg and Weldon roads.
a resolution introduced in the Senate
yesterday that the Committee for Courts of JUS
u.pon the necessity and cNpediency of calling a
Tie present or adopting new O.
The resolution passed.
February 2s has been iNea as the day for
There is much discussion to the proper In
the right OF the INC s@n5S' to as nsr
nate only ono candidate for each judgcshp.
heaqnarters in to ,he epart
ment ;, commanders in the South, which reads
Quarters as soon as practicable and from time
@ s in oS sSns of
,iments Of disloyalty and hostility to the gov
paper is habituai in its mtternnces OF such sem
e alive of of ss
between people of different sections cannot be
tolerated This information Is called for with
from these headquarters only"
In the United States House OF Reprcsenta-
tiNes yesterday Mr.. Bromwell introduced rcSo-
lutions declaring that States which did not re-
nounce their allegiance to tho Federal govern
ment are the only proper adopt amend-
ments to the Constitution of the United states.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee
Mr.. Mckee introduced resolution in Con-
Eress Yesterday which was referred tho
Judiciary Committee proposing an amendment
to the Constitution to prevent any one who
served In any office under the Confederate gov
eminent from ever holding office under the
United States.
Mr.. Wilson introduced in the Senate rcsolu-
the late rebcllious States that may have been
organized. and to forbid their reorganization.
and to forbid also any further organization OF
state militia in any Southern State lie read
letters from Generals Thomas. Swain and
fiartsun and also from Frecdmcn's Bureau OIL
Gals alleging the necessity for the measure
Mr.. Sau!sburX objected. saying Congress has
no right to disband State militia
President Johnson yesterday vetoed the hin
charging the powers of the Freedmens Blu
reau. The message he sent in would make three
coluInhs IN TINS paper. 1t is mastery expo
Siton of the evils that would result from tho
passage OF such n law. The President makes
no efforts TO compromise: not say that
II such and such features were stricken out OF
the vigorous logic OF a master mind he shows
that the bill is monster and with the grin
OF n man OF iron will he proceed to stranrlo r.
me veto while not entirely unexpected. crcate
nights dispatches say Thad Stevens and Charles
sumner and their following simply froth-
ing mt the mouth: They declare the bill will
be passed the Presidents veto hui thn
Presidents friends equally rs positive in
their assertions that the radicals cannot mus.
ter the necessary two thirds vote in the Senate