The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-14
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
rrRox THE ASSOCIATED pRsss.1

WASHINGTON, July 13.
The new Federal officers at New York will
qualify next week.
It is thought that Admiral II. Smith Will sue
ceed Dahlgren.
Jewell, of Mississippi, and johnson. of Tex
as, have been nominated for consulates, and
Joe NJ. Humphreys for collector at Richmond,
Va.
The Georgia Comeittee cannot agree. Farms
worth, Thurman aad Hamlin insist upon max
ing the election next fall mandatory, upon
which Butler, Paine and Howard take stub
born issue.
SENATE.
The report Of the Conference Committee on
the Tax and Tariff bills was adopted.
A bill was introduced restoring Major James
,Belger to his rank in the army.
I HOUSE.
The Ho1se adopted resolutions 'sllowing
Woods togo to Richmond as u witness; also to
investigate the treatment OF the colGfed cadet
at WestPolnt; also, biz making Houston,
Texas, G port Of entry,
A committee of ofconferencewas ordered upon
the Army and Civil Appropriation bills. The
conference report on the Tax cad Tariff bill
was edopted, and the:b;u goes to the Presi-
dent
The following celloguy indtoStes Its charac-
ter: Schenck said that the Senate having ae-l
cegsed the report of the Conference Commit
tee, it now rested with the House whether the;
sill should become o law. HE said that bya
calculation based upon the receipts Of last
wear, the bill as it;new srood>would effect a RE-
duotion In the taxes of theceountry. He CONT
|splained thatthe House BY ycoacurring in tbearss
amendment ofthe Senate; ;wAich struck cut ones
hal fof the bill, had put'ip cut Of the power bf
the committee Ito DO .an5sAing in relation to g
large class of taxes. lBy adopting that
anendmeat the House Shad released bark
ers and brokers efpcm special ta1es,
and Wall street and 'aether interests, frer1
which millions. OF revenue could have been
collected witheat inlTyto the country,' were
by that actlonsnade free Of tax. The lotteries
and theatreswere alsoaraade free The. Gen
ference Committee were prevented aronr pro-
viding for;any seouritysin the printing aad Is.
suing of revenue stamps, which amelAt to
slO0, ,ooay 900: annually and for the emhszSle-
ment OF which there was no sufficient
responsibility. He,felt that the House, had
acted hastily and iDRdiciously in accepting
that amendment DIR. Brooks, of News Z ork,
claimed that while there had been reduction
Of duties .onsea, sugar, coffee, spicesand some
other articles, the duty had been increased on
large number of. articles, and he WAS pro-
eeeding to enumerate some Of them when he
wasinterrppted by Afr- Benjamin, who reminded
him that the duty on hemp, ans impor-
tant product of his State, had been reduced
thirty per cent. ,Mr. BrooSs-Gh, well
hair-pins are retained. Mr. Benjamin-Yes !!
but haiF-pins do mot grow in she soil
of Wisconsin. Mr. Brooks then reviewed
the bHl by items, and claimed that 1t
had beenHaned In the interest Of the manu-
facturers; ct the expense Of the laborlng clas-
ses. he gave notice that the people would
not suhmit.to- the bill, and that its speedy re-
vision would be demanded. Even theinegroes
of the South would soon be sufficiently educat-
ed to understand that they are taxed. on their
shovels, their hees, and even on. their spool
cotton.
"A motisa to suspend the rules to take up
the Texas Pacific Railroad failed, as dMa SINH
lar motion to take up the Genera. amnesty
bill. z '',.- ,'''.'',1
/, A Joint gesolutLsn suspending rthe use Of
meters at whiskey disttlleres was passed.