The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-02

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ties near Como and entered Lombardy.
Troops are in pursuit.
Domestic News.
MAzATIAN, May 19.-The weather is
extremely warm, which is attributed to
the influence of the volcano, which is
still in state of violent eruption. The
cotton Drop is total failure.
There were 46 deaths in Charleston for
the week ending the 2Sth ult.-white IA,
cologed 49,
A1BANY, May 31.-Colonel Leyerich
has been authorized by Governor Hoff-
man to proceed to Malone Immediately
and furnish transportation home to all
strangers in about that place. Hon Will
liam NJ. Tweed advances money, aud au-
thorizes Colonel Leverich to send home,
at his expense, MI belonging to New
York city.
CHARLESTON, June Arrived Steam
ships Charleston, New York; J. W. Ever
man. Philadelphia; ship A. M. Minott,
Baltimore; schooner Lilly, New York
schooner E. S. Potter, Baltimore.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Judge Wads-
worth and Senor Palacio re-opened the
Mexican Claims Commission, this morn
ing.
A tight rope performer named Harry
Leslie, broke his arm and was otherwise
injured, by falling from rope; his re-
covery is probable.
2. M.-The House is considering
banking and currency business; post
poned to Tuesday. A resolution allow
ing women to take the census, meeting
objection, went over.
Butler, of Massachusetts,, asked unani-
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luton, annexing San Domingo, to which
Brooks objected. A bill reducing taxes
was then resumed, but progress is slow.
In the House, the tax bill was resumed
An amendment, allowing discount of
ten per cent. on stamps, for amounts in
excess OF $500, was adopted. In the
course of discussion in regard to penal
ties for washing defaced stamps, Schenck
stated that it was the intention of the
Committee of Ways and Means to wipe
out the whole system of spies and in
formers, and to allow no more moities.
A treasury estimate, presented during
the discussion, shows the following for
next year: From customs, SlS5, 900. 600;
from internal taxes, $l75,OO0, 900; from
lands $5,O00,O0O; from miscellaneous
sources, 1913. 900, 900; making G total of
1898, 100000. The estimated expendi-
lures were 1921, ,0OO,OO which would
leave q surplus of S102, 100000. An
amendment, fixing two cent stamp on
checks for any sum, was adopted. Ad-
iourned.
The Senate resumed tho consideration
OF the bill -districting judicial circuits;
no action.
Bradley has been held in $4,000 to
keep the peace against Judge Fisher.
The difficulty grew out of the Surratt
trial.
The President to-day transmitted to
the Senate brief message Oh the San
Domingo treaty, enclosing an additional
article to the treaty, extending the time
for ratification to July 1. He suggests
certain amendments, which he deems
desirable the Senate should incorporte
into the treaty. In these amendments,
it is proposed that tho paragraph giving
the United States lion upon the public
lands of the republic as security for its
underlined debt, shall be stricken out,
ana that the sum proposed to be paid
TOR the island, 81 500, 900, shall be ALSO.
!utely the entire amount to be paid by
this Government. It is also proposed
that two commissioners shall be appoint.
ed, one by the Dominican Government
and one by the United States, to receive
this money and to apply it to the extin-
guishment of the Dominican debt in the
following order: First. To the payment
Of foreign governments who nav have
claims against tho republic. Second.
To the payment of individual creditors
who may not be citizens of the republic.
Third and last. To the extinguishment oi
the domestic debt. Beyond This payment
OF 81 500, 900, this Government is not to
DO liable in any manner. This would
leave the Dominicans at liberty to do as
they please with their domestic debt
repudiate it or not. But they express
great confidence that this sum will moi
only enable them to liquidate all their
indebtedness, but will leave then ba