The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-06
BY TELEGRAPH.
Our Washington: Dispatches.

BY IELEUkAfH.
Our Washington Dispatches.
por-o'eN, TIE AMERICAN cHNEsE,N TIE WHITE
HouE-MoNsTRoUs USE OF oNE-MAN POWER
THE OMNIBUS BILL UP-THE ALABAMA CUES
TuoN-MPoRTANT DEBATE on THE wH1sKEY
TAX, &C., &c.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The President receiV-
ed Mr.. Burlingame AID the Chinese mission
this morning.
There was full Cabinet meeting to-day. The
President has nominated Jno. n. Wilson, U. 5.
Attorney for Virginia.
Captain Jno3L L. Worden, Of monitor noto-
riety, has been confirmed commodore, ana
Commodore Thos. Turner has been confirmed
as rear admiral.
The first section Of the Tax bill has been
amended so that the commissioner can neither
be removed or suspended except by the advice
and consent of the Senate. The. salary Of the
commissioner will besEix thousand dollars, and
he win have unrestricted control Of four thou
sand one hundred and nine officials, whose
salaries aggregate six and half million dol
lars, and who handle two million dollars per
annum.
Garfield, in moving to strike out the section,
denounced the proposition as awfully mon
strous.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In TIE SENATE, the memorial Of the Califor-
mia Mechanics Association, also of three thous-
and citizens Of the North and West, asking for
. limitation of labor in the government shops
to eight hours, was presented.
sherman's bin relatingto United States notes
and gold contracts was passed. ~:
The Omnibus bin came up. Mr.. Trumbull
explained Why the name Of Alabama was erased.
Regarding Florida which Was added, Trumbull
said that General Meade reported the majority
for the constitution to be five thousand snd
fifty. Mr.. Wilson then moved to insert the
nsme Of Alabama.
stewsrt favored the amendment. Morton
also favored the early admission Of Alabama,
but fsareo that it's insertion would jeopardise
the whole bin, and he would vote against the
amendment. Hewould, however, favor sep
arate bill forst tho admission Of that State. Mr.
wilson denounced the provision under which
: Alabama voted; in harsh terms. as absurd.
Quite severe debate occurred among the Re-
puhhcans who had favored the clause requir-
ing majority ot the registered voters to ratify
she.eonssisut utien. ,S--77.-ssz 80
Without definite action, the Senate went into
executive session, and diourued
Trunbun, Drake and Williams were appoint
ed committee Of conference on the Arkansas
bin. Is
In rHE HOUSE, after the consideration OF un-
important business the tax bin was resumed.
Mr.. Wood moved that the Commits sioner shall
not appoint revenue officers in any district
without consulting its Congressional repre-
sentation, which was rejected. MIR. Dawes op-
posed the bill as being very injudicious and
improper at this time. Butler said when he
believed that what would benefit his party
would not benefit the country, he would leave
his party. (Cries hom the Democrats, sDont
come over ON our side.") Butler opposed the
bill and denied the right OF Congress- to legis-
late ang man in as head Of department..
schenck said that II Buffers views prevailed,
the whole bill would be destroyed. BE opposed
the continuance, of the system allowing the
President to make sIl the appointments.
Peters wanted the section stricken out. He
believed the bill wrong in principle, and that
the best way to prevent fraud was to reduce
the whiskey tax. Several members argued that
the passage Of the law would legislate Rollins
sc-t Of office. Finally the sixth section, con-
ferring the appointing power on Rollins, was
stricken outs by a. vote OF si1ty-four
to Sorty-aye., Logan argued against bond
ed warehouses, and favored q ta1 Of twen-
ty to twenty-five cents, collectable at the worm
Of still. Covode said he had received 3 tele-
gram from collector in his district, Saying
there we're one million nine hundred gallons Of
spirits in bonded warehouses in that district,
on which the owners could not pay the ta1, as
spirits were selling ON the street at 81 so per
gallon. After further discussion, indicating
. wide diversity Of views, regarding details,
but not indicating opposition to the reduction
Of the whiskey tax, the House took recess
until seven P. NJ.