The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-11
News. fIterns.

'ulpsply currency valuaHon; exports,
and treasure $40, 800, 900; merchan-
die S22, ,500, 600: product gold small.
est since 1850. yFGg&s y 'Irr5-,s
WAsHIEGToN,. January 1O.--The
following lie the text of the whiskey
bill passed by Congress- and sent to
the Presidents: ''E, - (
BE g epqcted, ETC., That from and
after this date, no distilled spirits
sss;ssin. ..f9s . ss.iIiI avn uf removed from
any warehouse, for the purposes of
transpo portation, rectifcation, change
of package, exportatio II, or for any
other purpose whatever, until the full
2 tax on such spirits shall have been
pads and all Acts and parts of Acts
ineorIsiEttent Isi Nth the provisions here
of are hereby repealed. esa
: An official letter from Gen. Howard
. states. that the Bureau disbursements
from January 1, 1865, to January l,
1868, were 3 $5, 959, 600, and the
, amount on hand So, 736,OO
= The proceedings in the Supreme
Court is attracting intense interest.
I The impression that the Bench will
decide adversely to the constitutions
ality of the Reconstruction Acts
gains ground. Judge Black moved
that o day be appointed for hearing
. 9c pdr'te Mo Cardle, bnt Mr.. Stanbery
objected to arguing the case on
behalf OF the Government, because
he had, written an opinion sustaining
the other side. The matter was de.
ferred, upon Stanbery's suggestion,
until the Government could arrange
to appear by some other counsel.
This case is that of Col. McCardle.
the editor of q Vicksburg paper, who
was imprisoned by order of a mill
tary commander. A decision is
looked for at an early day, and the
impression is pretty general that a
writ will be granted which would vir-
tually set aside the law. A second
case involves the constitutionality of
the law by which Congress autho-
Tized the sale of captured property.
and directed the proceeds to be paid
into the Treasury, at the same time
providing that the claimants might,
at the end of two years, bring suit
for recovery through the Court of
claims. The case comes up through
the action of the owner Of q lot of
cotton who brought suit directly
against the officer making the seizure.
Ihls latter person pleads the law as
his defence. What is known as the
Virginia case affects the mode in
which Congress can proceed in rati-
lying hhe contract between the States.
| 1t comes into court on motion of the
parties residing in Virginia, and
I. claiming that the cession of the
Counties of BerkIey and jefferson to
West Virginia is not valid, although
Z ratified by Congress. The State of
West Virginia provided for receiving
these Counties upon the consent of
Virginia being given. This consent
was obtained, and Congress was
, asked to ratify the contract, but be-
fore the action of the body was con
summated, Virginia withdrew her
consent; but Congress paid no atten-
tion to this Setion, and proceeded to
ratify they agreement. Virginia
claims that such action was unconsti-
tutional and comes now before the
Supreme Court to test it.
The following States have adopted
the constitutional Amendment known
as the fourteenth article: New Hamp-
shire, Connecticut, Tennessee, New
Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, New York,
Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia, Kan
sas, Nevada, Missouri, Indiana, Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Mnssa-
chusetts and Nebraska.
Internal revenue receipts to-day
$56S, ,OOO..
JACKSON, MISS, January 1O.-In
the Convention, O resolution was
offered to appoint committee of
seven to memorabilia Congress to
empower the Convention to vacate all
civil Offices of the State and appoint
men of approved loyalty; which was
discussed at length, and amended so
as to instruct said committee toreport
to this Convention as soon as practi-
cable.
New ORLEANS, January 10.-The
Convention is rushing the Constitu
ton, and got as far as article sixty
seven, and is still in session. It is
reported that this sudden activity was
aused by letters from prominent
politicians now at Washington.
RICHMOND, January 1O.SA military
officer arrived from Halifax, having
m charge the negro ringleader of the
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