The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-23
From Washington.

drlVe tnrOugh, tour In hand; but it is
urged that the thing will be imprac-
ticable and Intellectual, and therefore
not dangerous. There is much
anxiety among Congressman as to it's
fate with the President.
1t is understood in Republican
circles that Senator Foster inspired
the resolutions which were introduced
by Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada. The
latter proposes points for the action
OF the Southern people, but does not
endorse the proposition.
Gen. Steadman is expected to re-
turn to this city tonight from New
York, where he has been for few
days. Certain of his friends still
persist in the belief that he will sue
ceed Mr.. Stanton as Secretary of
War, whilst others assert that his
mission is only in regard to military
matters in the Southwest, it being
understood that he will succeed
Gen. Candy in Louisiana.
The following internal revenue de-
cisiops have been recently rendered:
All bills of lading contain an agree
ment or contract. Domestic and in
land bills of lading, being neither
otherwise charged, nor expressly ex-
empted from all stamp duty, fall
under the general provisions of the
law, and are to be taxed not as "bills
of lading," with ten cents each, but
with two cents or five cents, accord
ing to whether they are receipts sim
ply or agreements. If they are exc
cuted in sets of two or three, or
more, each one should be stamped.
Each has the same legal effect as the
other, and the holder of either of
them may find it necessary to use his
copy in evidence.
When receipts are made and issued
In duplicate, both require to be
stamped rs originals.
An agreement to lease should not
be stamped as q simple agreement.
1t requires to be stamped as lease.
AS each copy has a legal value, each
requires q stamp. The assignment
of a lease requires the same stamp as
the original, increased by stamp
duty on the consideration or value of
the assignment equal to that imposed
upon the conveyance Of land for SINH
lar consideration or value
The depot Quartermaster of the
Department of Washington is rapid
ly reducing the number of clerks,
messengers and teamsters, under his
supervision.
Maj. A. H. Andrews, United States
army, has been assigned to the COM
mand of the military district of
Ouachita, Department of Arkansas.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant has instructed
commanders of military departments
to reduce the number of volunteer
organizations in their respective
commands
1t is said that the project offered
by Senator Stewart, of Nevada, hav-
ing the partial extension of the right
of suffrage to the black population
connected with and in consideration
of declaration Of universal amnesty
to all persons concerned in the rebel
lion, has been the subject of consulta-
ton amoug some conservative Re-
publicans, as well as radicals, but it
is not likely to meet with any sue
cess.
; A letter received from the Dry Tor
tugas, on the Florida coast, dated
the 25th of last month, states that
Edward Spangler, I'D Arnold, and
O'Laughlin, have been all that could
be desired as regards correct deport-
ment since their incarceration.
A special despatch to the New York
Commercial says: ''The Republican
Senators on the Reconstruction Com
mittee, to whom were referred the
various propositions for Constitu-
tional amendment, which have been
presented in the Senate, met Satur-
day morning. After careful consi-
deration of the different amendments,
it was voted to report that presented
by Mr.. Grimes, of Iowa, with some
slight verbal alterations. It is be-
lieved that this will receive the requi-
site two-thirds vote in the Senate and
in the House"
Secretary McCulloch has writ
ten q letter to several leading Re
publican Congressman, in which
he says he feels much anxiety
about the political situation, and
very much desires that something
shall be done to restore harmony be-
tween the Government and the peo-
pie of the Southern States. He thinks
that one step in that direction would
result from full and free conference
between leading Northern men and
leading Southern men now in the