The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-03

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RAnHIeH. July q. The Legislature
assembled yesterday. Chief, Justice
Pearson, ID ODE dience to orders from
Gen. Candy, after having taken the
! oath of Office provided by the new
Constitution, administered the same
to assecigtea and the Governor elect,
w. w. Holden. Judge Reade then
administered the oath Eto members
of the House, and Judge Dick to
members of the Senate. Credentials
Of nine members of Senate and nine
vf House, who were presented and
barred BY the Howard amendment,
were laid on the table. Joseph W.
Holden, son of the Governor, was
elected Speaker Of the House. Both
Houses were organized, and Governor.
Holden sent in a brief message. In
the House, the Howard amendment
was adopted by a. vote of 78 to 20;
and in the Senate BY a vote of 81
to 2. H. ,..-t. 7.-.tf.
JACKSON. MISS. July 1.-Forty-
seven out of sixty-one Counties re-
turn o majority against the Constitu-
tion Of 1866; four of the remain.
ing Counties will return majorities
for the Constitution, No case of vio-
lence has yet been reported from any
portion of the State during the pro-
Gress of the election. This County,
with q registered black majority of
1,700s gave but 829 radical majority.
Lowndes County, with registered
black majority of. 5000, returns but
1000 radical maiority., ! g,.t. % q
New YORK, July 2. Delegates are
fast arriving. 4 A meeting of the
General Committee of Soldiers and
Sailors was held last night. A ma
jority of them favor Hancock; some
support Blair. It is stated that Hen
dricks will decline being candidate,
in favor of Pendleton. There is a
rumored combination between Penn
sylvauia, New York, New England
and New Jersey, to beat Pendleton.
Doolittle is mentioned favorably for
Vice-President. la Thurman, of Ohio,
with a large number of Pendleto-
mans, has arrived. d"
WAsHINaToN, July 2.-The Com
mittee on Ways and Means will
report q bill to. tax Government
bonds ten per cent.
Action on Differentiation of Evarts
as Attorney General, has been further
postponed by the Judiciary Commit
tee. ,..-..... fsnft.
Members of Congress are becom-
ing very anxious to adjourn, and will
probably do SO without touching
finances. No Indications cf the pas.
sage of Sherman,s funding bill.
Several Treasury clerks were dis
missed yesterday, on account of no
appropriations. -
In the Senate, joint resolution
passed, admitting p six Japanese
youths to the Naval Academy. at
Annapolis. A bill was introduced.
convening the next session of Con-
gress on the; third Monday in 10.
vember. A. s. Welch, Florida Sena-
tor, seated. The bill was revoked,
giving $1,000 to the Ladies' Mount
Vernon Association.
In the House, Butler desired leave
to Introduce albill requalizing taxa
ton and funding the public debt.
Objection was made, as the Ways and
Means Committed had reported bill
taxing interest on bonds. The Re-
construction Committee reported a
bill dividing Texas into two States
The Ways and Means Committee
recommend that all taxing interests
on bonds which they report, in obe-
dience to House orders, don't pass.
The object Of convening Congress-
on the third Monday in November is
to have o recess, instead of adjourn
ment, to prevent removals by the
President.
internal revenue receipts to-day
S225,000.
FINANCIAL AND COTDTERcIat