The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-01
VOLUME IV......NO.
TELEGRAPHIC.
European News per Steamer.

European News per Steamer.
LIVERPOOL, January 19.-The stock Of cotton in
port is estimated at sol ,25O bales, Of which 163 SOC
is American.
LONDON, January l9.-The bullion in the Bank
OF England has decreased &15S, 900.
The Chiian Loan was introduced by j. l.. Nor
GAN l. Co., and has proved great success. Appli-
cations even on the first day it opened were three
times greater than required.
HALIFAX, January 91.-Advices by the Africa
report fourteen feet Of in some parts OF Den
mark
The ice catastrophe in Regents Park, London,
still absorbs the general interest. Forty bodies
have been found and the seacnh is still continued.
A West India steamer arrived at Liverpool with
Yellow Fever. There were 60 cases and % deaths
during the voyage.
The weather in Europe has heen unprecedented
" severe.
The Belgian Chambers have rejected the Penal
Code abolishing the death penalty.
In Italy, Senior SoA14rAaA had made his financial
statements to the Chamber Of Deputies.
The total deficit for the year amounts to 1876 000-
600 ivres. OF this he proposes to cover 850o0,0O0
by various financial reforms. The remaining hum
dred million must be made up by extraordinary
means. A loan is impossible; that is, impossible
under present circumstances. The State must
have recourse therefore, to the ecclesiastical pro
pe1ty, which it proposes to tax to the amount OF
600 900 900 livres which will cover the annual de-
felt until 1880, when the budget will be in equi-
ibriuru The revenue is steadily increasing, and
expenditure decreasing. The expense Of the war
department has been reduced to 140,0o0000.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, January 31.-In the House, the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill was
taken up HARVEY, at Portugal, gets no salary.
The appropriation for Minister to Rome was eras.
ed, and the bill passed.
The Secretary Of State was asked whether the
bills repeating the 18th section Of the District
Suffrage Bill were on file in his office. 1t Was
stated in the debate on this subject that tlin was
the first instance CT the neglect to return bills
with or without approval.
The Bill transferring the Indian affairs to the
War Department was under discussion. An
amendment allowing the Indians the same rights
and privileges all we'd to negroes was rejected.
The bill was adopted by q vote Of rs to 70.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole
and adjourned.
In the Senate, the usual number Of petitions
were presented. Tho President was called on for
the correspondence between Mr.. SEWARD and For
egn Ministers, relative to their policy toward the
lately rebellicus States.
The Committee on Claims were directed to in
quire into tho expediency OF paying East Tonnes
see loyaLsts,, war losses; recommended by General
BuasstDE's Commission.
The discussion on the Tariff was resumed, and
the Senate are in session tonight.
Tie Ways and Means Committee have resolved
to abolish the tax on newspaper advertising.
The Portuguese Vice-Consul, De PALMA, of Au-
gusta petitions the Senate for $4,000 ~, taken by
SHERMAN'G amy at Winnsboro', So. Co. He COM
plains Of fruitless application at the State De-
partment.
The Reconstruction Committee are maturing q
bill which is understood to contain proyso, rem
dering the recognition Of the Southern States as
States by the Supreme Court nugatory, until those
States are reconstructed.