The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-09

1t rs reliably stated tnaC an Americau seeonh-
er, commanded by an English captain, was
fired into and seized by Spanish guhboat and
taken into Nuevitas, where she is detained.
There is evidently something in the wind re-
garding Cuba, but nothing authentic has trans
pired.
In the Senate, the Secretary of the Treasury
reported against the utility Of mint at New
Orleans, in view of which Kellogg introduced
a resolution looking to the reversion of the
mint property to New Orleans, which was lost.
The Reconstruction Committee considered
Tennessee and the power Of Congress to inter-
fere. Maynard and Arnell were before the
committee testifylng regarding the condition
of affairs in Tennessee. No action.
The contest is progressing before the Pacific
Railroad Committee between rival Southern
roads through the Indian Territory from Mis-
souri, to Texas.
B.F Butler nominates Charles Sumner Will
son, colored, 10 West Point.
The proclamation of the Fifteenth amend
ment awaits the official advices Of its adoption
by Texas.
LATER.-Reports from the mints show
rapid increase OF Work.
Colored recruits have been ordered from
New York to New Orleans to reinforce the
Twenty-ffth infantry.
The President signed the Disability bill, and
telegraphed the fact to the Governor of Missis-
sippi as important in organizing that States
Legislature, which met to-day.
Supervisors haye been directed to make
strict examination into the amount of stamps
held by collectors.
Quesada, who is here, denies Jordan's resig-
nation.
The Ways and Means Committee hears Della
no tomorrow on the equalization of the to-
bacco tax
The Senate Finance Committee hears him on
allowing hiskey to remain in bond.
The Senate, after a long quarrel, rejected
Enos Hopkins as postmaster at Nashville.
memorial from the New York Chamber Of
Commerce was presented, giving an opinion
that it would be extremely unwise for the gov
ernlent to embark in telegraphing. Conk-
ling, who presented the memorial, said he
fully corcurred in the views of the Chamber.
It was referred to the Committee on Postof-
fees
The Committee on Foreign Relations unani-
mously reported bill making it penal to fur
nish war vessels 70 any European power for
the purpose of subduing American colonists
Abbott introduced bill for adjusting the
Claims of Southern loyalists by three commits
soaers, the claims to be iquidated in land
scrip at one dollar per acre.
Kellogg introduced bill in aid of freedmen,
and 70 sabdivide the public domain in certain
Ssa-es into forty-acre tracts for homesteads
sor The co.ored race. 1t was referred to the |
Committee on Public Lands.
FoE!sr introduced a resolution instructing
ihe J1iicsary Committee to inquire into the
e1peiiency Of selling surplus gold.
Williams introduced resolution to receive
half duties on greenbacks.
The Funding bill was discussed 10 adjourn
Eent-
The House this afternoon proceeded to vote
on Mr. Bingham's amendment to the Georgia
bill. declaring that the bill shall not vacate
any OF the Offices now filled in the State,
either by election or appointment, and shall
not extend the official tenure of any officer of
the State beyond the term limited by the con-
s1itution thereof, dating from the election or
appointment of such officer, or to deprive the
people OF Georgia of the right under their con-
utution to elect senators and representative OF
the State in 1870, either on the day named in
the constitution, or such other day as the pre-
sent Legislature may designate by law. The
amendment was adopted by a vote of one hum
dred and fourteen tc seventy-two. The bill
was then passed, ayes one hundred and twen-
ty-ive, nays flty-hve. After unimportant
business, the House adjourned.