The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-03
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CONCORD, N. H., June 2.-The debt
OF the State is q trihe under So, 500, 600.
John Oonnor, of Waterford, is dead !;
aged ninety-two. He was Presidential
elector for Jefferson.
CHICAGO, June 2.-Minnesota voted
largely to pledge the State bonds in aid
of railroad enterprises
PHILADELPHIA, June 2.-Forty cases
of relapsion fever were removed from
Bedford street to the hospital, to-day,
and the shanties in that vicinity were
torn down.
New YORK, June 2.-Policeman Dyke
man was stabbed fatally, on his post,
corner Broadway and Houston streets,
this forenoon.
COLUMBUS, ONO, June 2-The Demo
cratic State Convention passed resolu-
tions denouncing the tariff and internal
revenue laws, and pronouncing the law
for the enforcement of the fifteenth
amendment unconstitutional. The fol-
lowing nominations we're made; For
Secretary of State, William Heisley, of
Cleveland; for Supreme Judge, r. Har-
rison, of Loudon; for Comptroller of the
Treasury, John 81. Heaton, of Belmont.
HUNTINGDON, CANADA, June 2.-Prince
Arthur, while presenting stand of CO.
!ors to the volunteers, complimented
them upon their bravery.
MACON, June 2.-The Board of Trus-
tees of Oglethorpe College, in meeting
here to-day, determined to begin the
erection of college buildings in Atlanta,
to be finished in time for the commence
ment exercises in January next. David
Willis, d: d., accepts the Presidency, to
enter on duty Immediately. The college
buildings ct Midway have been convert
ed into high school.
Col. A. H. Kenan, prominent law
yer of Milledgeville, died today,
WASHINGTON, June Cadet White
more has been reelected member of
Congress from South Carolina.
The President nominated r. M. WAL
lace, Collector of the Third District of
South Carolina pice his father, a. S.
Wallace, recently seated in Congress.
The Presidents nominations for West
Point are confined to the sons of soldiers
and sailors-nOno from the South.
+. Mn the House, 100 brewers
OF New York presented petition not to
be classified as manufacturers of spiritu-
GUS liquors, and 200 tobacco manufac-
turers OF New York petition for uni
form tax of sixteen cents.
Root introduced q bill, authorizing n
bridge over the Arkansas River, at
Little Rock.
Clarke, of Texas, introduced bill do
mating certain Federal property in Gal
weston to that city.
A resolution. providing for the pay-
ment to Hunt of So, 600; Sypher 81, 600:
McCrauce So, 900; Morry So, 600; Ryan
$3, 6OO-all contestants from Iouisiana-
passed, II to SO.
Ihe tax bill was resumed, the question
being on the income tax; but no definite
result reached.
In the House, the tax bill was resum
ed. There was great diversity of opin-
ION. Many five minutes speeches were
made. Schenck spoke in favor of the
report OF the committee to reduce tho
revenue tax by increasing exemptions to
Sl, QUO, which would be reduction of
nearly $4,000, 900, and he thought that
was all Congress could do at present.
The previous question was called for and
seconded, and, by agreement, the vote
on the sections relative to income tax
with all the amendments, was postponed
till tomorrow. Beck offered m amend
ment to the fortyfourth section, the
effect of which would be to tax the in
terest on all Government bonds five per
cent. On division the speaker an
nounced the vote to be 90 to G5. Will
lard demanded the yeas and nays, re-
marking that this was taxing United
States bonds held abroad and was, to that
extent, repudiation. Allison moved an
adjournment; agreed to-93 to SO. The
House then, at 40, and amid much ex-
citement, adjourned.
In the Senate, Flanagan introduced
resolution in favor OF the construction
OF an international railroad. Harris in
troduced resolution, directing the Com
mittee on Commerce to take into con
sideration the reconstruction of the
levees destroyed during tho war. He
estimates the expense ut $36, 900. 600:
the committee to report next session.
This resolution is still under discussion.
In the Senate, the franking abolish.
ment was resumed. A motion to place
the bill at the foot of the calendar. was
defeated-25 to 21-but was passed over
by 33 to 26.
Indian appropriations we're considered
to executive session.
Harris resolution, regarding levees.
was withdrawn from the Committee on
COm meroa md raforro1 to tl,o no.,:.