The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-08
correaponaence OF colui,Dla Phosals.s

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WAsH1NaToN, D. o., May 6, 1870. I,
There has been document drawn MP.
by Q. Western Senator, setting forth the
future policy of the Republican party.
intended to be engrafted in the platform
of that party for the coming fall cam
paign. This paper has been signed by
every Republican in the Senate, and is
now being circulated among the Repub-
licans in the House, in which, as far as it
has gone, receives the entire sanction of
the members. 1t seems passing strange
that there should be such unanimity in
my set policy, when, Mt this very time,
such great questions as the tariff bill.
the funding bill, the different currency
bills, &C., are causing discussion among
the members from the different sections
of the country, irrespective of party.
Rather unexpectedly, warm discus
sion ensued in the House yesterday, on
the duty on steel rails made by the pneu-
matte process The cause of the inter
est excited was quickly developed to be
millions of dollars, and that officers of
steel work companies were lobbying
among members on the floor to obtain
tho highest duty on steel rails. Mr.. Cox,
OF New York, made n point of order that,
whereas, the Hon. Daniel J. Morrell, of
Pennsylvania, was pecuniarily interested
In the Freedom and Cambria Iron Works,
and that it was q rule of the House that
no member should vote on question in
which he ia Immediately interested, that
he be prevented from voting. Mr. Nor.
rell, however, took the responsibility
upon himself to vote, in the absence of
proof that he was an interested party in
the case. The duty fixed in tho bill was
forty-four dollars, but al amendment
making it thirty-six instead, was adopted
by 78 to G3.
Outside Of the interest or principal of
the public debt, the Government has
disbursed for the month of April nearly
S13, 900, 900 among the different depart
ments, as follows: War Department
50, 500, 900; the Navy and Interior ST.
600, 600 each, and the civil list 81, $780,
600. Although the aggregate receipts of
Uncle Sam exceeds his expenditures by
$12, 600, 900, it is hoped that he may be
able very soon to still considerably cur
tail his expenses.
We are, at last, assured that on next
Monday, the Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee will be ablo to report
the funding bill, aud that the amend
ments to the bill will be slight, leaving
in, without further amendment, the 7th
section of the Senate, bill which interests
bankers so much. The national banks
by its passage, will be compelled to bank
on bond bearing only four and half
per cent. interest.
The late Indian dissatisfaction, it
seems is confined to the Sioux, though
the War Secretary feels that there is i'm
minent danger of this dissatisfaction ex-
tending to other tribes. and has ordered
all available military force to the plains for
| the protection of the Pacific Railroad,
and the settlers generally. There is q
strong pressure brought to bear upon
the Secretary, to Mt once recommend the
necessary legislating to carry out the
treaty made with Sioux by Generals
Sherman, Terry and others, long time
since, which binds the Government to
place them Oh reservations, and feed
them from the public crib two years. It
IS thought that such movement on the
part of tho Secretary would stay the
lives Of thousands of settlers
The Board before whom Commodore
| Upshur has been tried for conduct unbc-
coming United Estates officer, in being
o party in negotiating the sale of cadet
ships, has reported to the Secretary of
the Navy. The public has not been made
aware of the nature of the report, the
Secretary desiring some days for care
full examination of the case before re-
porting.
City politics are running high in
Washington just now, in view of the
approaching election in Juno for Mayor
Tho ring known as ''tho corrupt and
imbecile City Hall ring is, of course,
in the interest of the present incumbont,
Mayor Bowen, from whom they have re-
lied on for fat corporation jobs, such as
grading and paving streets. repairing
corporation buildings, &c. There are
four parties, or rather four factions of
two parties. One of those factions, styl-
ing themselves Republicans, and most of
them, it is true, have such antecedents,
has early nominated Matthew G.. Emery,
wealthy stone-cutter, now Alderman,
in Common Council, as their candidate.
The Two other Of tho three factions are
holding nightly meetings, Advocating
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