The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-05
Domestic News.

Domestic News.
RICHMOND, VA, juno 4.-The grund
jury TO-DAY indicted George Cnhoon, ex-
Mayor, for forgery, and johnson H.
Sands and Richard P. Sanxay, two ex-
Confederate officers, for conspiracy to
defraud the State out of $40, 900, the
amount due the estate Of Jacob Horn
steen, who died intestete. It is charged
that all these parties, after the war, ap-
propriated the estate to their own uses.
Mr.. Chahoon was arrested this after
noon, and bailed in $4,000; the other
parties are not in custody, but officers
have been cent for them.
MONTGOMERY, June 4-Judge Bus
teed, of the United States District
Court, committed Reynolds, tho Auditor
of the State. to Jail, for five days, for
contempt of Court, in refusing to obey
an injunction restraining him from col
Letting two per cent. tax on the gross re-
ceipts of the Southern Express Compa-
ny, which was authorized by the State
revenue law, but enjoined by order of
the District Court. Auditor Reynolds
was also fined $1,000, and required to
refund the amount collected from the
Express Company. Reynolds is lead
ing Republican.
CANANDAIaUA, June 4-The Fenians
Gleason, Donnelly, Lindsay, Cullum,
Fitzpatrick, Mcneil, Glass and Smith,
have been released on bail.
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.-The Presby-
terian Assembly finally adjourned to- day,
without further important action.
HELENA, MONTANA, June a. A snow
storm of five or six feet followed the six
days rain.
WASHINGTON, June 4-.The House
passed, with verbal amendments. the Sc
nate bill authorizing railroad bridges
across the Alabama River, near Selma
and near Montgomery. Schenck modi-
fed his amendment, by reducing the
duty on tea to fifteen cents per pound,
and on coffee to three cents. He moved
the previous question on the first section
as whole, preventing votes on the sepa-
rate paragraphs, and the Democrats have
taken to fillibustering.
In the Senate, the bill to encourage
the construction Of the International
Pacific Railroad, of Texas, was reported,
with amendments. A motion, by Flana-
gin, to take it up, was objected to by
Hamilton, of Texas, and laid over.
Internal revenue receipts day over
1850. 900.
This evenings Star says the House
Reconstruction Committee, by eight to
seven votes, agreed to 80 amend the
Georgia bill as to require the election of
new State Legislature the coming fall
In the House, 120 persons of Louis
vile, KY, petition for reduction Of
tax on manufactured tobacco to sixteen
cents.
Senate bill, on motion of Sheldon,
authorizing draw-bridge over the Ala
bama River. near Selma and above
Montgomery, was taken up from the
speakers table and passed. The tax bill
was resumed, when Schenck offered the
tariff amendment, stating that he did it
on his own responsibility, not by order
OF the Ways and Means Committee.
He stated that the total reduction of the
revenue by the proposed amendment,
would be over $20,000,O00. He esti-
mates the reduction of internal revenue
at $40, 100000. He moved the previous
question-refused by 80 to 83. He then
withdrew the tariff amendment, and
moved the previous question on the tax
bill. Finally he renewed his amend.
ment, and moved the previous question,
which was ordered It was agreed to
vote Monday, when the House adj journed.