The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-14
IFHON THE ASSOCIATED rRgss.l

NASHiNGToS, pccenocr rs.
In the cnsc involving the constitutionality OF
Fcdcru' ~ntion on the circulation OF State banks,
the co. .,ecidcs notes taxable on tho point that
taxes are excessive. Tie court declares it has no
power TO restrain the taxing power as regaria
rate.
canvass or Congress shows that all action oh
Georgia will be withheld until after the meeting
Of the Legislature, when if the negro members
are rcscated the matter will be dropped, but IL
otherwise the measures forcslndowcd In Carpcn-
tcr's bill and MortOn's amendment will be forced.
Governor Bullock urges Immediate actlsn. Sena-
tor Trumbull In the committee opposed the whole
movement, but he stands alone.
The President bus Withdrawn the nomination
Of Daniel F. Snyder, assessor Of the Fourth Georgia
District; also or II. L. Jones' receiver OF public
money nj New Orleans.
Judges Davis aud Nelson have disscnted from
the opinion OF the court declaring the taxation or
State bank notes constitutional
The revenue receipts day are SToD Goa.
The State department. has oNiclal information
that twenty States have adopted the Fifteenth
amendment.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Judiciary Committee bill follows the suggcs-
tions OF thc President with the addition that the
reconstructed Legislature of Georgia shall bc
provisional until members and senators are
seated.
The prospects or yirginia's admission are bright.
ening.
In the House, Butler asked the publication OF
three bills for the admission OF Virginia, 10 cxpc-
ditc the committees action.
There is u vast number Of bills under regular
CALL including many disabilities.
lii the Senate, Carpenter introduced n Joint reso-
luton for'dGing the departure or tic Spanish
gunboats.
Kellogg introduced hill authorizing n navy
yard at New Orleans.
In the House, among tho bills introduced were
those to build Il Federal courthouse at Raleigh
NJ c.; to provide for payment 20 loyal citizens for
quartcrmustcr and commissary stores taken by
the Federal troops.
Resolutions were introduced endorsing the
Presidents views regarding n reciprocity treaty
with Canada and q resolution adjournlng from
the Odd OF December to the 9th OF January
Butler offered resolution directing tue Com
mlttcc on Ways and Means to report u bill taxing
all incomes arising from intcrcs, oil Federal
bonds.
The Committee on Banking and Currency were
ordered TO report on the gold fluctuations
The Judiciary Committee win report unfayor-
ably upon the nomination OF Judge Yeaman as
Circuit Judge OF the Sixth District, unless the
President wthdraws him.
The petition OF scvcnty-two thousand citizens
OF New York for recoynltion or the Cuban bcllis.
ercnts, was referred to the Committee OIL Foreign
Relations.
The bill relieving three hundred persons was
passed and goes to the President
The consideration OF the census was resumed
until the hour OF adjournment.
In the Senate, Pomeroy, with commendatory
remarks presented tie petition for the recogni-
tion OF Cuba.
The petition OF the Mobile Board or Trade for
money to deepen that harbor WAS presented.
In the Georgia bill, In addition to the points
already telcgraphed the Governor names n ,lay
for the convening OF the Legislature The Presi-
dent, upon application OF the Governor, is au.
thorlzed to employ the army and navy to enforce
tie act. Morton offered an amendment ma king
the adoption OF the Fifteenth amendment con-
dltona 10 the rcatlmlsslon Of the State
brakes hill defining and regulating the juris-
dlciion Of the powers OF the Supreme Court Mas
resumed and discussed to the adjournment.
Butler introduced Farnsworth's hill in III,
House to-day, admitting Virginia without uuaiia-
cations. Paine offered q substitute To the same
effect, but rceting that the State is organized
under the Reconstruction laws.
Butler also introduced n bill declaring the con-
stitution OF Virginia TO be republican III form,
with another preamble stating that the peopIc
have given pledges that the state will support
ana deiend the Constitution Of the United States
ana carry ont the provisions OF the constitution
submitted by the Reconstruction acts OF Congress
and ratified by the people Of Virginia. therefore
he It resolved that the State OF Virginia Is enti-
tied to representation In the Congress OF the Uni
ted States. These several propositions were re.
fericd to the Committee on Reconstruction, who
meet tomorrow.