The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-06
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There was considerable excitement to-u2y.
The Radical convention to nominate mayor
split. Messrs. Bowen and Richards, In some.
what irregular nomination, and Emery, ON indie
pendent Radical, are regularly in the field for
mayor.
The Democrats carried Elkton Maryland, TO-
day-the negroes voting.
The Medical Association have appointed q
special committee to consider the subject Of abor-
tIen, with the view OF suggesting means whereby
abortionlsts might be expelled. The officers
elected for the ensuing. year were: President
Stine, of Pennsylvania; yice-presldents, Wether-
", OF Alabama; Gibbons, OF California; Hurd, Of
Texas; Wiley, Of Minnesota. The place Of the
next regular meeting viii be California. Dr.
Rayb0urn, who champions the negro doctors,
strove for q hearing, but was refused with much
Kissing, and without definite action. Dr.. VIM.
Walsh, connected with hospitals at Savannah, was
elected member Of the association.
SENATE.
In. the Senate Edmunds, from the Committee
on Pensions, reported Senate bill to grant pen
sion to Mrs. Lincoln, with the accommodation
that 1t be indefinitely postponed. The bill was
accompanied By the report, which was ordered to
be printed.
wllssa, from the Committee on Military Affairs
reported, with amendments, the bill relative to
buildings used for military purposes in New York
City.
Drake, from the Naval Committee, reported
substitute for bill to promote seamen for the
navy.
yickers, from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported adversely on bill to regulate the importa-
ton Of emigfants under labor contracts.
The report Of the Committee on Pensions was
adverse to the House bill, granting Mrs. Lincoln
pension ofthree thousand dollars per annum, for
the reason that she is no. In destitute coudi-
tion. She represents herself to be, that In 1857
she received from Congress aud hr. L!ncon's es-
tate $780, 900. The committee report that they
have good reason to believe that she received
large amount OF clothing, plate and other house
hoA foeds, after the death Of Mr. Lincoln, which
should be added. The committee think that
fortune OF SEQ 90 should be sudcient to take her
ont OF the category of those whose necessities m
consequence OF the casualties Of the public ser
vice; give them claim on the public treasury.
me report Is signed by six members OF the COM
1mittee.
senator Sherman introduced bin proposing to
reduce tie taxes forty.tnree and half millions
on incomes sales gross receipts, articles In scne-
dule A, salaries OF United States onicers, pass
ports, legacies and SUGGESTIONS, miscellaneous,
special taxes except spirits and tobacco, Whicn
includes license taxes and all taxes on employ
n.ats. This viii leave the taxes on the following
articles in force: Distilled spirits, fermented
liquors, tobacco, gas, incomes, at the rate OF
three per cent. all the stamp taxes or taxes COL
ectable by stamps.
n1Ehss hee1 reported from the Finance Com.
nittee, granting subsidy Of fifteen thousand
dollars for ten years, for semtmontaly steam
ship line between New Orleans, Canpeachy, slsal,
Tamp.co and Havana
In the subcommittee proceedings Of the House
the Pacific Railroad Company favored granting
franchises to the Trans. Continental or thirty
second parallel Railroad. The main features OF
the bin is to be left to full committee.
In the House, Paine introduced blu to provide
for compensation in contested election cases. The
hill xas recommitted. It does not apply to the
Forty first Congress.
The Civil Service bill was resumed. Jenckes
said: .'The heavy vote against the bill yesterday
was In the interest Of thieves"
Il motion to table the whole matter was defeat
ed, andthe bill was finally recommitted.
The Committee on Elections reported Dill
regulating compensation in cases OF contested
elections. Il provides that no money shall be
raid the sitting or contesting member pending
the contest. After the decision, mileage and COM
pensation is to be paid the party to whom the
seat is awarded the party against whom the
claim is decided to receive actual expenses.
The Committee on Foreign An9irs reported q
resolution on the Paraguayan investigation, de-
clsring that Rear Admiral Gordon neglected 10
perform his duty in neglecting to old WasR9urne
in reaching the Parsguayan Government. NIL
,orisy report was presented. The balance OF the
day was occupied In an effort to pass the senate
totnt resolution granting additional land<and
privileges to the Northern Pacific Railroad. the
House adjourned to Monday without coming to o