The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-31

Washington telegram to the Richmon
Dispatch, dated Saturday night, says:
The order assigning General Hancock to til
command of the Department of the Atlanti
was prepared to-day by General Grant, AIT
Will be promulgated on Monday next. N
special order relieving Hancock of the com
mand of the Fifth Military District Is to b.
issued, but, by reason of his assignment to thu
command of the nea department, he is reliev
ed of his former command. Hancock's head
quarters are to be i'll this city.
MIR. johnson says this assignment Of Han
cock is in pursuance Of o purpose he formed
shortly after the declination of Sherman aud
Thomas, and Immediately upon hearing oi
Hancocks desire to be relieved from the com.
mand OF the Fifth District.
In answer to tho Edmonds resolution, adopt
ed in Senate to-day, inquiring il the President
has established q new district, and if so, un-
der what statute, Mr.. Johnson will reply in
substance that he derives his authority for the
formation of the Department Of the Atlantic
from the same source as he and his predeces-
sors have heretofore in the formation If mill
tary districts and departments-viz: from the
legal authority conferred upon him as COM
mander-in-chief Of the army.
THE REFUSAL OF THE SENATE TO ALLOW TIME TO
THE PRESIDENTS coUNsEL-vIEws OF A con-
sERvATIvE sENAToR-sTEvENs AND scHENcK.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Gazette, in his dispatch of Friday night
says:
The action of the Senate in refusing counsel
time to prepare for the defence of the Presi-
dent is regarded as not only unfair 10 the Pres
ident, but positively insulting to the distin-
guished gentlemen who had stated upon their
professional reputation that the time asked for
was actually necessary.
The result has been that Mr.. Evarts was
forced to seek his own library in New York,
and will not return until Monday morning,
while the rest of the counsel are laboring here
on the different points involved in the case.
Thus they are to be forced 10 trial on Monday,
without concert of action or opportunity for
consultation.
The discussion in tho House on the Supreme
Court bill, vetoed by the President, was re-
stricted to one hour, and that hour Mr.. Wilson
parcelled out to suit himself. Then the bill
was passed over the veto by tho same voto
by Which it was originally sneaked through
that body.
Thus legislation progresses here-each act
of Congress being worse, if possible, than tho
one which preceded it. The gravest legislation
is attended with mocking Jeers OF Radicals
over helpless minority.
A Conservative Senator, noted for his caution
as well as his great ability, declared tonight
its present political bondage, excepting in
revolution, which he regards as near at hand
Thad. Stevens and Schenck had q lively spat
to-day, which varied the monotony OF congress
sonal proceedings.
Stevens still clings to the idea of confsca-
ton, and he asked the chairman if the Ways
and Means Committee had made any provision
for tightening the burthens of taxation at the |
North by providing for q general con1iscation
1t the South.
Schenck rartly replied: 'My committee has
charge Of taxation; confscation We leave to
he Committee on Reconstruction.
Stevens: 81 asked tho gentleman question,
md he answers with sneer.'
Schenck again replied in boistcrous tone,
ecalling to the minds of many the fable OF the
lead lion.
1t is understood that Stevens will bring in
nothor scheme for general confiscation before
he session closes, should death not arrest him
efore he completes his plans.