The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-22
From yNasl.ingssn.

Ways and Means win tf1is week report
an amendatory internal revenues bill.
by which the taxes on many articles
viii DO considerably reduced. with, a
view to encourage manufactures. while
other articles will be entirely relieved.
The receipts from this source of r.
mates.
A mass meeting of soldiers and
sailors took place on the night of the
18th. Gems. Garfield and Smith, of
the House of Representatives,, having
made speeches in furtherance of their
object, Gen. .Schenck, also of the
House, responded at length to the
resolutions which had been adopted,
and said from the first till now he
would not compromise with traitors.
The rebels We're down, and he would
keep them so until they gave some
evidence of repentance, and that
they would unite in upholaing the
flag III defence of which there hnd
been so much sacrifice Of loyal life
and treasure. He characterized as
miserable scoundrels those who had
attempted to overthrow the best Co.
vernment on earth. If jefferson
Davis is to be remembered and pun
lshed as one of the leaders of the
rebellion, he would not forget those
who were educated ut West Point,
and II there was a second sour apple
tree. he did not see why Robert f..
Lee should not meet the same fate.
These remarks were greeted with
deafening applause. Col. Mckee, of
Kentucky, n member of the House.
said there should be no compromise.
The test oath should never be re-
pealed, and the Government should
be kept III the hands of loyal men.
He did not mean by loyalty those
who We're not merely obedient to the
Constitution and the laws, but those
who fought the rebellion.
The Secretary Of the Treasury,
having received information from the
United States Consul at Aspinwall
stating that cattle disease, not con-
sidered rinderpest, has made its ap-
pcarance along the line of the Pana-
ma Railroad, and is proving very,
fatal, has issued strict injunctions to
collectors of customs in regard to
importltions of hides, &c.
In the Senate, Tuesday, Mr.. Con
ness made personal explanation in
regard to the speech made yesterday
by his colleague, (Mr. McDougall,
after he Mr.. Conness) had left the
Senate chamber. His colleague had
made statement of pretended griev-
ances against him, (Mr. Conness,)
and he desired, therefore, to put on
the record that he (NIr. Conness)
might have supported Mr.. McDougall
in the State Convention Of 1852, had
not the chief advocate of that gen
tleman been the notorious Governor
Smith, of Virginia, who was cndea-
voring to carry the State of Califor-
mia for the South, so as to gain an
outlet for the future Confederacy.
This man afterwards voted in the
House of Representative for the
Kansas Nebraska Act, which was the
beginning of the end which we have
Just seen.
The impression has become gene
raj that Mr.. Jefferson Davis is soon
to be brought to trial before a United
States Circuit Court iu Virginia. The
President is represented as having
favored this mode of disposing of the
case. If he be convicted of treason,
then the President may exercise the
power Of pardon. The rumor that
the President will pardon or dis
charge MIR. Davis was founded upon
tue belief that neither Congress nor
the United States Supreme Court
will make any provision for his trial.
A general amnesty may be declared
If the President persist in his con-
cillatory policy: but it is not proba-
BILE that he would discharge Mr.. Davis
alone.-Co,. Baltimore .S,n.
Mr.. Stransberry is native of New
York, but moved to Lancaster, Ohio,
where he studied and practiced law
for many years. He then went to
Cincinnati, and having lived there
for many years, went to Newport,
Ky, to reside, while he practicel law
in Ohio. He was originally an old
Wing, but voted for Mr.. Buchanan
in 1886. Being a personal friend Of
Mr.. Lincoln, however, he voted for
him, and has since been for sustaining
the war. Lately, he has been in
close and intimate relations with the
President. He is about sixty years
of age, and is considered one OF the
ablcst lawyers i'll the country. 1t is
against his prospects for confirma-
ton that he is from Ohio, which
State has already the Chief Justice