The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-15

ASCOT races, ana Earl tue ot. oaues alac'
plate.
VIENNA; June 13-It is generally believed
that Prince Napoleon's visit has no poltica
significance. BE travels incognito.
Our Warrington Dispatches.
poNes OF coNeREss-Ap PROPOSITION TO REMOVE
. TIE CAPITALIZE TAX BILL, &C.
wAsHNaTos, June 1S-The House disposed
> Of but ten pages Of the tax bill to-day. Whis
key istseventy pages of. 1t will take fort
night yet to dispose Of the bin.
- The provision requiring two cent stamp
on receipts has been stricken from the tax
bin.
The Radical Convention, at Alexandria, has
: nominated negro for the Virginia State Sen
ate.
The Senate refused to sustain the Presidents
suspension of VIM. James, Internal Revenue
Collector at Richmond, Va. This action rein
states James and Gusts General Mulford. In
dictments are said to be pending against
! James, which the Treasury Department will
. now push. =
The Mayor ad interim called the Council to-
gether. Finding the chambers locked, they
met IN an adjoining building, and passed reso-
futions requiring officers of banks where cor
poraton funds are kept to honor no drafts at
present. go
Secretary McCuloch responds to Commits
!. sioner Rollins, whose resignation is again re-
turned:
/" This communication isl partial, because it
attributes the present deranged condition Of
the internal revenue service to the removals
& and appointments made by the President,
!. while it must be clear to the mind Of the Com
missioner that this demoralization is attributa-
BILE in part to the .antagonism between the Ex-
ecutive and Legislative branches Of the Gov
eminent, which has prevented harmony Of
action. It is unjust and disrespectful
Z to theg President, because the records
Of the bureau show that the falling off
of the revenues IN the districts id which
removals were made by the President
in 1866 was not comparatively greater than in
the districts in which no changes took place.
That in fact the revenues Of the fiscal year.
ending June 80, 1857, during which the remoy-
ais were made, were entirely satisfactory, COM
ing up very closely to the liberal estimates Of
the department, while the Generalization Of
the service and the decline Of the revenues
have chiefly occurred during the present fiscal
year, long after the officers removed by the
Presidenthad been feinstated, or others, whose
nominations had been approved by the Senate,
/. had AIKEN the places Of the appointees Of the
pres;dent. Tt yas these reasons, and no other,
that the communication could not be received,
and was returned to The Commissioner. The,
return of it was also justified by the fact that
copies Of it were sent to the press before it was
handed to the Secretary. It must, therefore,
have been intended for the public rather than
for the files OF the Department. 2
fsienedl aRUGH McCULLOCH,
-. -. s.secretary Of the Treasury.
"Treasury Department, June Is, 1853"
General Buchanan, commanding the Fifth
District. has received orders from the Presi-
dent approying Of the suspension Of the inau-
& euration Of the new State government until au-
thorised by Congress, which authorization, the
order SAYS, viii soon become law.
&. = Paraguay adyices, pia Valparaiso, report that
the Paraguayans in battle captured eight
hundred of the allies and sunk two iron-clads.,
.-aSs CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In TIE SENATE, one hundred and tweDt; six
8 citizens Of Colorado protest against admission.
The population being sparse, the persons
claiming seuatorship are not the choice OF the
people.
a bill amending the act OF 1904, declaring
crimes mentioned in that not not punishable
1unless persons indicted within five years OF
offence, was passed.
80 ThsWashington election was discussed all
day, and bill was passed which, in effect,
seats Bowen and gives the Radicals majority
ON joint ballot.
The Senate went into executive session, an d
adjourned.
In THE HOUSE, Mr.. Logan gave notice that
: he would on Monday move committee to To-
cate the capital elsewhere, in consequence OF
the disloyal feeling Of the people Of Washing
ton.
Mr.. Julian introduced bill relative to lands
in rebel States sold for Federal taxes. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands.
The tax bill Was resumed. The amendment
taxing bank circulation one per cent. per an
mum was passed; also one-Sourth OF one per
cent. per month on government deposits in
banks. An amendment exempting savings
hanks was stricken out. An amendment taxing
United. States bonds held by banks two per
cent. was lost-twenty -ave to seyenty-6ye.
The insurance tax wes extended to life incur
ance. Telepraphs were taxed three per cent.
on gross receipts. Express companies tyo and
half per cent. The House adjourned.
A Negro Ktlls q Soldier.
AususGA, June 14.-A United States soldier
Was out,with a razor in the bowels by negro
barber, in IN altercation which occurred last
night, The soldier died this morning.
.ss-zs.---s~e---A>Poli Straw.
&. LOUIS, June 1s.-The Democrats have
gained one Misunderstanding the munlcipa
ticket in Mound City Illinois.