The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-27
The Daily ews.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE 27, 1866.
BY YESTERDAYS MAIL.

BY YEsTERDAY'S MAIL.
Congressional.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENT TO THE TAX BILL
The tax bill was taken up in the Senate on the
22d inst, and the following amendl.ent, recon-
mended by the Finance Committee, was agreed to-:
That Section 6, of the Act of March 3, 1866, en-
titled an act to amend an act entitled an act to
provide internal revenue to support the Govern
ment, to pay interest on the public debt, and Tor
other purposes, approved June 3O 1864, be amend
ed By striking out all after the enacting clause
and inserting in lieu thereof the following That
every national banking, State bank, or State bank
ing association, shall pay tax OF ten per centum
or State banking association used fol- circulation,
and paid out by them after the first day of July,
1897 and such tax shall be assessed and paid in
such manner as shall be prescribed zee by y the Oom.
missioner of Internal Revenue. That Section IA
of the same act shall be amended by striking out
all after the enacting clause, and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: That the capital OF any
State bank or banking association which has
ceased or shall cease to exist, and which mas
been or shall be, converted into q national
bank, for all the purposes OF the act to which
this is an amendment, shall be assumed to be the
capital as it existed Immediately before such bank
whenever the outstanding circulation ofany bank,
association, corporation, company, or person shall
be reouced to an amount not exceeding FIVE per
centum Of the chartered or declared capital exist
ing at the time the same issued, said clrcula-
ton shall be free from taxation; and whf never
any bank which has ceased to issue notes for cir
oulation shall deposit in the Treasury of the
United Stat es, in lawful money, the amount OF lts
outstanding circulation, to be redeemed at Par Par
Treasury shall prescribe, it shall be exempt from
any tax upon such circulation. And whenever
any State bank or banking association has been
converted into national banking association, an9
such national banking association has assumed
the liabilities of such State bank or banking aeso-
ciation including the redemption OF it's bills or by
any agreement or understanding whatever Win
the representatives of such State bank or banking
association shall the bills OF such State bank
or banking association, auch national banking as
ISOLATION shall be held to make the required res
turn and payment on the circulation outstanding
80 long as such circulation shall exceed five per
scentum of the capital before such conversion OF
such State bank or banking association.
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
The President sent into Congress, on the 22d
inst, the following message in relation to the re-
construction amendment to The Constitution
10 The Senate and House Of Representatives:
subn.it to Congress report Of the Secretary
OF State, to whom was referred the concurrent
resolution Of the 18th instant, respecting sub
mission to the Legislatures OF the States OF an ad
ditonal avticle to the Constitution OF the United
States.
It will be seen from this report that the secre-
tary Of State had, on the 10Th instant tre nstted
to the Governors Of the several States certified
copies OF the joint resolution passed on the 18th
instant, proposing an amendment to the Oonsti-
tq!ion.
ing the Constitution must be justly regarded as
Ofparahount Importance. This Importance is at
the presenr time enhanced by the fact that the
JOINT resolution was not submitted by the two
hOn fOrf fho 0f "a
OF the thrtysix States which constitute the Union
eleven are excluded from representation in either
House Of Congress, although, with the single ex-
ception Of Texas, they have been entirely restor-
with the organic law Of the land, and have ap-
peared at the national capital by Senators and
Repre- sentatives, who have applied for and have
been refused admission to the vacant seats.
Nor have the sovereign people OF the nation |
been afforded an opportunity Of expressing their
views upon the important question which the
amendment involves. Grave doubts, therefore, |
may naturally and justly arise as to whether the
action Of Congress is in harmony with ut the sentl-
ments of the people, and whether State Legisla.
tpres, elected without reference to such an issue,
should be called upon to decide respecting the |
ratification Of the proposed amendment.
Waving the question as to the constitutional
validity of the proceedings Of Congress upon the
joint resolution proposing the amendment or as
to the merits Of the article which it submits
through the Executive Department to the Legis- |
latureH OF the States, deem 1t proper to observe
that the steps taken by the Secretary Of State,
detailed in the accompanying report are to be /
considered as purely ministerial and in no sense
whatever committing the Executive to an appro-
val Of the recommendation Of the amendment to |
the State Legislatures or to the people. On the
contrary, q proper appreciation Of the letter and
spirit Of the Constitution, we'll as Of the inter-
ests of national order, harmony and union, and q
due Difference for an enlightened public may, at
this time, well suggest doubt whether any
amendment to the Constitution ought to be pro-
posed by Congress and pressed upon the Legisla- |
lures OF the several States for final decision until
after the admission OF such loyal Senators and
Representatives Of the now unrepresented States
as have been or may hereafter be chosen, in con- |
formity with the Constitution and laws Of the
United States. ANDREW JOHNSON.
WASHINGTON, D. G., June "a, 1885,
European Troops In Mexico-Dlspatch from
Minister Bigelow.
The President Friday, in further answer to the
recent resolutions of the Senate and House OF
Representatives, requesting information in regard
to the employment Of European troops in Mexico,
transmitted to Congress the following dispatch
from Mr.. BIanLow to Mr.. SEWARD:
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
PARIS, June 4, 1866.
S1R:-I waited upon his Excellency, the Minis.
ter Of Foreign Affairs, Saturday last, in pursu
ance Of q previous appointment to confer With
him upon the subject matter of your instructions,
No. 49, marked "Confdential." As he had al |
ready been apprlsed Of the contents Of that dis
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