The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-04
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the United States will not bo likely to repeat such
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| folly very often."
THE REPORT OF THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE.
Senator Fessenden has recovered from his re
cent illness, and was in his scat to-day. Tue frs
| act or the Senator'S return to duty was the pre-
sontaton from the Committee on Reconstrnciio,
OF joint resolution and certain Bills alread,
published Mt length. He also stated that the re-
tort in detail of the Committee Was delayed, but
wonld El bo t forthcoming in 2 short time.
Thad. Stevens rose in his place Ieisurely this
morning and disposed of the Reconstruction Com.
nlittee 3 report in manner which showed he was
glad to get the matter off his hands tempo
rarily. The constitutional amendment ia made
tho special order for Tuesday week, and the
Bills for the two succeeding days There waa
very little Htir over the repurt, because it had
been pretty thoroughly discussed OH Sunday
There is settled conviction among tho majority
Of the Republican side that the nov plan won't do.
II the previous question had been moved upon
posed, probably it would have been rejected by
the House. What its chances will he Indcr u
weeks delay, with strong outside pressure
against it, may be imagined. The fact that the
report was not accompanied by any testimony or
explanations, verbal or written, is suggestive.
They propose to see how il takes before talking or
writing much aboutit. Thad. was warmly congrat-
ulated by many members after he had got the re-
port we'll off his hands.
THE NEW TAX BILL,
reported last week, and OF which Il aynopsis has
already been given, provides III case it shall be
ascertaincd that the annual inventory or anv other
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ter be delivered to any COLLECTOR is inperfec. or
Incomplete, in consequence of the omission of the
names OF any person or parties liable To Any tax
or duty, or in consequence OF anv omission, urI-
reinstatement alton, or false or fraudu-
iont statement the assessor may, from time 10
time, or at any time within yenf, enter OH any
inventory or special list the names Of such persuns
or parties 30 omitted, together with the amount
of the tax for which they may have been or shall
become liable; and also tho names of the persons
or parties over and above the amount for which
they may have been Or shall be assessed on auy
returns 80 made.
sEoUEsrRAIED PROPERTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
All llpersons in the Department Of South Caro-.
lima holding real or personal property, goods,
chatteld, stock bonds, mortgages, notes, bills or
ASSETS OF any kind, sequestrated by the late So
called Confederate authority have been ordered
to report the same in writing to headquarters of
that department without delay, specifying the
kind and amount of property sequestrated, the
time and place of sequestration and tho name of
the original owners, and Of any parties through
whose hands snch property may have passed
since its sequestration.
THE PUBLIC DEBT. .
The public debt statement to be issued in day
or two will show decrease Of about six million
during the month OF April.
FROM EUROPE.
The steamship Hibernan, from Londonderry,
April 20, passed Farther Point the 30th, on her
voyage to Quebec. Her news is two days later
The German question presented much moro
p"eSSiui nnPSoVt auo ioohSe bElSuteE IoE AuStEh.
Count Bismark had rendered his resignation fre-
quenty, ills stated, to the King Of Prussia, but it
had not been accepted.
The Reform Bill was still under debate in the
British House Of Commons. f1
The Gear Of Russia acted with. great presence OF
mind at the moment the attempt was made on his
life. The would-be regicide was landholder 6is-
pleased with the emancipation decree.
London mercantile houee had suspended with
ESQ, 900 liabilities, and Liverpool banking COM
pany wac in difficulties. %,
Consols closed in London April 20 at 86I to 81.
United States five-twenties, 69I. The Liverpool
cotton market was frmer on the goth of April
Brssdstuffs were aauiet and stuady. Provisions