The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-16
Wnshinxton Items.

LOT pfeSentatlOn to the PRESIDENT,
asking for the pardon of John G.
Brechnridge. 1t is signed by up
wards of seventy members Of the
Kentucky Legislature
In order to keep pace with the de-
mand for the currency, it is expected
that this week nearly 800, 600 daily
will be printed. Last week, the issue
amounted to $4O5, 900. Of this
amount, $33, 900 were transmitted to
assistant treasurers and designated
depositaries, and the remainder to
national banks and individuals. The
redemption division last week can
celled fractional currency amounting
to S62, 800.
A general court martial has been
appointed to convene in this city on
Tuesday, February 13, for the trial
of such persons as may be brought
before it.
The Freedmen's Bureau bill, which
lately passed both Houses of Con-
gress, has just been engrossed and
sent to the President for his sigma
ture.-Ndtiona h,teUigence,
1t is announced in well-informed
circles that the President is infexible
in his opposition to the provision in
the Freedmen's Bureau bill which has
passed Congress, because of its appli-
cation to Missouri. Maryland and
Kentucky, and that he will return the
same to Congress unsigned, asking its
passage with that Objectionable fea-
ture stricken out
Cores. Baltimore .Sun.
Mr.. Williams was very severe on the
President, and accused him of capitu-
lating, III fact, to the chief of the
rebellion. We had not secured the
peace we wanted to secure, but defeat
He said that Congress was not here
to register the DEGREES of the Execu-
tive, and it was the duty of Congress
TO resist to the utmost every encroach-
ment on their power.
In the House, on Saturday, Mr..
Rogers, of New Jersey, gave notice
of his intention to introduce bill to
repeal all Acts of Congress exempt
ing Government securities from Fede-
raj and State taxation, and to provide
for taxing them by the Federal Co.
vernment, and authorizing the States
to tax them the same as they tax
other property.
It is confidently asserted by gentle
men from this State who have lately
held private and protracted CONVEX
sations with the President, that at
least three members of the present
Cabinet will be relieved of their port
folios during the current month. The
President, it is said, after having de-
voted that careful and serious con-
sideration to- the subject which its
magnitude and Importance required,
has adopted course of policy by
which, in his opinion, the future in
tegrity and prosperity of the Union
may be secured, and has determined
that no marplots among his own DO
litical household, shall by factious
and radical opposition, interfere with
its successful issue.-Alerandria Ga
z,.<e, copied IN National LateUioeuce,..
official organ.
The Comptroller, during the week
ending on Saturday, issued 81, 1885,
$50 of national bank currency. The
total amount issued to date is $253,
116,390. The disbursements of the
Treasury during last week amounted
w ~6,fOf ,CCA.Ol.
The internal revenue receipts for
the week were 81, III, 1850.
A special Washington despatch to
the New York Eoening Post says:
The Ways and Means Committee
has entirely failed to conclude an
agreement with the Canadians in re-
lation to the Reciprocity Treaty. The
propositions submitted by the dele
cation from Canada have been re-
jected, and counter propositions from
the Committee We're rejected by the
Canadians
WoN'T INTERFERE. correspon-
dent, writing from Washington, en-
dorses the following:
have several times of late denied
the probability of the story current
in some circles in Virginia, that the
President intended to appoint a Pro-
visional Government for the State,
and 1 am now prepared to give the
denial by the President himself.
A distinguished member of Con-
gress brought this story to the atten-
ton Of the President last evening, by
saying that it was reported that he
(the President) had declared his re-
construction policy failure, and that
! he had 6atarmiOad fO ranoOva Govar