The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-16
Washington News.

mont, where he procured q passport taking
the oath OF loyal citizen. He said he
was not going to London. Where he was
going he did not say.
The United States Adjutant General is
sued an order on the 7th, directing all
naval officers to turn over to the Navy De-
partmont all property or materials ''captur-
ed from the enemy.
The pardon business is again rcviving,
the applications coming in quito rapidly
within few days. -Four hundred have
just been received from North Carolina
and two hundred from Georgia. The rebel
Generals Longstreet and Pike, were at tho
Attorney Generals Office this morning at
The President having nearly cleared his
table OF pardon cases. it is understood that
he will shortly rescind the order directing
the suspension OF the issue of acquisitions
from the Attornc: Generals office. At
present all applications are simply cx-
amined at the latter Office and forwarded
to the State Department, the President
sending for such warrants us he decides to
sign.
Tho Washington correspondent Of tn,
New York Ne'rs says:
The Tribune gnaws at file, when it
snoers at Governor Perry for what he says
IN his message about the admission to
Congress of the representatives of South
Carolina: and, At the President: because
he has nacdoncd Governor Humphreys:
and at General Joseph J.. Johnston. be-
cause has accepted the Presidency Of the
National Express Company. The dctcrrli-
nation Of the President to see to it that no
Stat" in the Union is deprived Of its just
represent ton in CONGRESS- is fixed and
unalterahlc: aud /; will be seen in Decom-
Der. that he has the power to enforce that
determination. ali,l will use it if necessary.
narrow biyotr, which would keep the
officers of the late Confederate Arn1y ont
of the avenues OF ionOra Bile cmn1oymnnr
He does no. cxpe;.. that the nconlc nf thr
South will forg-: those whom they have
long hon0rcd and trustal. And whenever
such men as Gov,i!lor Perry G,yrrnor
Sharkcv. AIr. Alcnrn. General Ice, General
Johnston. General Ewcll. and even General
7 I.on~Strcct are placcl Dy +hr acti,n ~
the Southern people. in responsible and
honorable positions. President Johnson
will honor and rcsp,i.t that 4, ion
dated WASHINGTON. November .. saws.
hear in srv,roI Erplbliran nror.rrs tj,,t
in reference ,o th, admission of >;outhrr,,
Congressman. there are plenty of members
elect of th. domiua,; barry Who intnnI
thar there shail be nh .ui.,,nary .rtinn
and considcrution of thn subirct II mood
be. there viii be. il i, said an orcaniza1ion
of Rcpub!ican members i, aid Of the Pre-
sidcnt's policy. which may bring mon into
the ti.ld for Offices of the Senate. and cam
didatcs are already mentioned.
Reports as to what Secretary McCuI],ci
may recommend concerning the internal
revenue law are premature Tic report OF
the commissioners appointed in conformity
with 3 resolution of Congress to examine
into the tax subject will be awaited with
anxious interest In high CONGRESSIONAL
quarters. learned on the subject. | have
heard decided objection made to that fea-
turc of the law which taxes q person who
uses IL: business hundred thousand dollars
so as that il Yields len thousand profit
double what would be the tax upon a like
sum that would weld five thousand when
invested in securities. In the same quarter.
objection is urged against that feature Of
the law which increases tn. rate per cent.
upon incomes as they increase in amount
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