The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-19

aIe 10 INC lotn
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tho Associated Press dispatches to tho New
York journals, dated the 18th, contain the follow
ing news
THE HADEAs CORPUS ACT.
Inc Presldent has approved the Lill amending
an act relating to the habeas corpus and regulao
ting Judicial proceedings in certain cases, and ap-
proved III March, 1863 1t il therefore law.
1t provides that every search seizu: e. arrest
or imprisonment made. or any acts done, or omit
ted to be done, during the rebellion, by an officer
or person under, and 10y virtue OF any order writ
ten ten or verb,l, general or special issued by the
officer OF the United States holding the comma nd
OF the department, district or place. wherein such
seizure search, arrest orimprIsonme was made,
done or omitted to be done, either by the perren
or officer to whom tho ordtr was addressed, or
for whom it was intended, or by any ether person
aiding or assisting him therein shall be held and
are hereby declared to come within the purviau
OF the fourth and fifth sections OF the said act of
March 3, 1868, for Ill the purposes of defence,
But no such order shall, by force Of this act or
the act to which this il an amendment, be "a de-
lenSo 70 any SUIT or action for any at done or
omitted to be done after the passage OF this act.
When the said order is in writing it shall be sui-
oient n: q produce in evidence the original with
tho same; or if'scnt by telegraph, tho production
II the telegram pnrporting to emanate from such
military Officers, shall DO prima tacis evidence OF
or telegram is lost or cannot be produced secon-
dary evidence thereof shall be admissible as in
into Pho Ss Of from the
States may be exercised after the appearance of
the defendant and the filing of his plea or other
IN SAID court at any term Of said court
is entered, aud before jury is impanneled
to to,nay try then the same n But nothing herein
such removal after final Judgment in the State
Court, nor shall it be necessary in the State
Court Court to- offer or give surety for the finding Of
the filing Of the petitions verified, as provided in
said fifth section, the further proceedings IN the
ate Ia Court shall cease, and not to be resumed
Court OF the United States stating that the petit
toner has failed to file copies in the said Circuit
Court shall, notwithstanding the performance Of
all things required Tor tho removal Of the case to
the Circuit Court, proceed further in said cause
or prosecution before said Gel tificate is produced
then in that case all such further proceedings
shall be voiI and OF no effect; aud all parties,
judges, officers and other PERSONS thenccforth
be liable in damages therefor to the party aggriev-
cd, to be recovered by an action in Court OF the
a.e nr, haying "a grissdction in Circuit
which such further proceedings may have been
had, or where the party, officer, or other persons
Snenaing g. saan DC found, and upon recovery OF
shall be entitled to double costs.
1t is made the duty OF the Clerk Of the State
court to furnish copies OF the papers and files in
tho to the party 10 petitiuuing f.r The reno
val; and upon tile refusal neglect OF tho clerk
20 lnrnsh snch copies, the said party may docket
tho case IN the Circuit Court the United States
and thereupon said Circuit Court shall have juri.-
dction therein, and may, upon proof OF such re-
fusai ore neglect of the clerk of the State Court
and upon ree esonaoe notice being given to the
plaintiff requiring him to hle declaration or pc
tltIon therein, anu upon his default may order q
non-sult and dismiss the case at the cost of the
plaintiff which dismissal shall be bar to any fur
ther suit toucl''ug the matter in controversy.
MAMMALIAN AND AMERICAN COMMERCE..
Inc PRESIDENT sent message to the House to-
Gay, inclosing report from the Secretary of the
formation concerning the discrimiua tious ade nv
the so-called Maximilian Government OF Mexico
against American commerce from particular Ame-
rlcan ports
. The Secretary incloses copy of q communjca-
ton OF the 7th of January last from the Collector
U ostTns I; or the port OF Brownsville, Texas, in
order promulgated in the city of Matamnrna
Mexico, few days before tho date of tho letter,
TO the effect that all goods going to Bruwnsv lie
from thas city, or coming to Matamoras from
Brownsvilie should pay full duties. This order is
,sRci, reRrgsented a. to be in conflict with the policy
section, under which all goods entering Matt
moras were free OF duty, '6eing subject thereto
On only when sold to go iuto the interior OF Ne xico
or having entered hatap,oras, as they were ex.
ported to a foreign country they are sal to have
been subject to one-quarter Of the full duties. Az
he 1raer relerred to is alleged not to extend to
PaRnau, mexico, the Collector considered its oh.
lsct to be discrimination against the trade OF
brownsville, but he fails to state by what antbor
y, whether purely local or otherwise, it was pro-
The Collector, in HIS letter, says The reason OF
tns order ls pure anger and fear that Brownsyille
WIN do all tho business OF Mexico a. it-did befre
tne ~ar. They hope, by decree apainst Browne
vLie 20 force al the trade through their port and
put an the freights IN their own hands. The
ness can be done at Brownsville. as the whole
Iade 1 oi brownsville is with Mexico. or course
ail trade IS psralyzed. There H. he says one
mode OF redress which would have the immedia Ia
shect OF showing them that the rule win work
Doth E ways. An order from the Secretary Of the
treasury to the Collectors OF The ports of New
Orleans, Galveston, and Indianola not TO- clear
any vessels for the ports OF Bsgdad or Matamoros
mexico, until you had laid the matter before the
autnorlnes st Mexico, would cause consternation
at Matamoras, as they draw all their 'supplies of
cers cern, nay LARD hour and imfact nearly all gro
and Vera Cruz would then do all the business ~
the interior Of Mexico, and San AntonioI Texas.
'tne trade OF Chihuahua, while this place wnu!I
feed all the Bio Grsnde valley.
In justice to many of the prominent me roh anita
entirely opposed to this decree while Others in
terestod in the promotion OF Bagdad are the ori.
ginators. Wv ''io oii-
FROM ECUADOR.
Ihe President also Sent messape to Conoress
incosiuS copy OF the correspondence between
Inc secretary or State aud the acting Oharoe
GAtairs OF the United States at Guayaqnii, in the
tS. OF Ecaador from which it appears that
the government OF that Republic has failed 10 nav
tho hrst instalment OF the award OF tho Commis
sioners, under the Convention betw tie InieI
States and Ecuador, OF the .25th OF Noyember |
1S6a, which installment was due ON the I7t, M |
Feoruary last. As debts OF this character from
as Of peculiarly sacred character. and "a fnrther
ulplOmat1c mea sureB NOT ;r,t thi, ;,,at,n.n