The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-08
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TFRoN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. J

WASHINGTON, February {.
Arwo Georgia delegations have arrived here
Bullock leading one and Bryant the other.
Both claim to be Republican.
The President has nominated Joseph +.
Bradley, of New Jersey, and William Strong,
of Pennsylvania, associate justices OF the Su-
preme Court.
LATER.-The Senate Judiciary Committee
will hear the Conservative Republican delega-
tion on Wednesday regarding Georgia. Trum-
bull has notified the Bullock delegation to be
present.
The Elections Committee hcTr Indefinitely
postponed the case of Segar, who claims seat
Us Congressman at large from Virginia.
Dispatches from Havana to Secretary Fish
say that one American citizen was killed and
two wounded there yesterday. No particulars.
The Georgia delegation now here, consisting
of the President of the State Senate, the
Speaker, pro tem., Judges Gibson. .Parrott and
Harrall, of the Supreme Court, Representative
Gift and others, called on the President this
morning. During the interview, which lasted
an hour, the political situation was fully dis
cusscd. The President said that although his
first Impressions were that the action of the
Legislature, previous to the expulsion of the
colored mer .oers, was legal and binding, and
the election of senators was to hold good. ne
was satisfied, after more mature reflection,
that the present Legislature is the first
legal organization, and that all action should
be begun lie noro. He asked who the Repub-
llcans would select as senators. The delegation
ranlied that the nominations would probably
be made on Monday, and the election take
place on Tuesday, and that, no doubt, they
would be loyal Republicans.
The President said that both he and General
Sherman had entire confidence in General
Terry. He would fully advise them Grant end
Sherman) OF the situation in a few days, when
he would be in Washington on public business.
The delegation also expressed their confidence
in Terry's judgment and ability.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House is discussing the resolution that
the tariff should be for revenue, not for pro-
lection.
In the Senate, Morton presented documents
declaring that Georgia had adopted the Four
teenth and Fifteenth amendments.
LATER-In the House, Ridgeway, Of Vir-
cinia, introduced bills to repeal the act pre-
sc,bins the (iron-clad) oath OF office, also for
the removal of political disabilities from the
people of Virginia. Walker introduced bill
to discontinue the Freedmen's Bureau.
A resolution was offered on Monday last de-
carirg that the constitutional authority to
levy taxes does notinclude any power to i'm
pose duties other than for the collection Of
revenue, and that tariff levied for any
other purpose than that OF revenue,
especially il levied to foster and en-
courage one section of the country or one
class of citizens at the expense of another
section or class, is unauthorized by the consti-
tuition, unjust to the great body of the people,
and injurious to almost all Industries, and
G!lecting the Ways and Means Committee to
prepare bill accordingly. This resolution
was aid,on the table to-day. Ayes So, noes II.
The Indian Appropriation bill was made the
special order for Tuesday. 1t gives this year
$4,000 900 against s6,OO0,OO0 last year. The
amount estimated for was s5,0OO,O00.
In the Senate petition was presented favor
Ing an addltlonai atnenuiueht 5 ian1inS ieh'"e
suffrage.
A bill was reported to encourage teicgraphic
communication between the Eastern and West
ern Continents, which gives the American and
Asiatic Telegraph Company the exclusive
right, for fourteen years, to telegraph cable
from some point in Washington Territory
with government vessels to assist the enter
prise.
The bill to protect Congressmen from impor-
tunity, and preserve tn. independence OF the
several departments, and the census bill, were
discussed, without final action, to the hour Of