The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-08
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
GRANT RECOGNIZES THE GERMAN
EMPIRE.
Claims of Loyalists Allowed-Deficien-
ces 70 be Provided for, Sc, &c.
WASHINGTON. February z.

WASHINGTON, FeDruaTy Z.
In the Senate application was made from
the Legislature of Texas for increased mail
facilities.
A resolution was passed withdrawing g ,au-
thority from the Postmaster-General to settle
with Chorpenning.
The New York Air Line Road was taken up
by a vote of 25 to 81. The discussion proceed
ed some time, when it gave way to the special
order, being business from the committee on
claims.
The bill paying loyal citizens of Loudon
County, virginia, for live stock taken by the
United States troops during the war, under an
order by General Sheridan, was discussed, and
passed by yeas SO to 10 nays. 1t involves the
payment for property taken by the govern
ment within the confines Of the rebellion. A
similar bill to pay Mrs. Shelby, of Mississippi,
for cotton taken from her by rebels and cap
tured by United States soldiers was favorably
received, but there being no voting quorum
the Senate adjourned.
The reconstruction committee had no quo.
rum. The ways and means committee have
resolved to report faVorably on the repeal of
the Income tax by vote of five to four.
The following nominations have taken place:
Thomas Settle, of North Carolina, Minister to
Peru; Barbour Lewis, appraiser of merchan-
disc at Memphis.
Among the items in the deficiency appropri-
alton bill are four and three.Quarter millions
for the postoflce, three and half millions for
the army, and over one hundred thousand for
the freedmen's bureau. After considerable
discussion the bill was amended so as to pro-
vide that it shall not apply to any claim Of
loyal men arising In States formerly in insur-
rec,Ion, which, By operation of law, could not
be fully settled and adjusted, and that all other
claims shall be presented witaln six years
from the passage of the act. The second
section was amended so as 10 apply only to
persons who had been employees Of the
government within three years. The bill
as thus. amended was passed.
The speaker laid before the Housea message
from the President, calling attention. to- the
recent establishment in Germany Of political
institutions, analogous in their character 10
those of the United States, and recommending
that the salaries of the minister and secretary
of legation at Berlin be respectively increas-
ed to the same as allowed at London and
Paris. The recommendation was reeeiyed
with laughter on the Democratic side. 'ofthe:
house.
The commission merchants and wholesale
dealers petition against one per cept. tax on
liquor sales. Tobacco dealers petition for the
repeal of the special tax on that business.
The committee on public expenditures re-
ported bill providing that no accounts or
claims which have been adjusted by the
accounting officers Of the government shall
be reopened without authority specially given
by law, and forbiddlng the accoIntissgs officers
to act upon any account or claim which shall
not have been presented within SIX years from
the date Of which it originated, unless the
person having the claim was an infant, q
femme covert, or lunatc. The second Sec
ton forbIds any person who is or has been an
officer, clerk or employee in the public ser
vice to act as an agent or attorney in the
prosecution Of claims before the department,
or any branch thereof in which he had served,
or to, give information or lmpart knowledge
acquired by him officially in aid of claims
against the United States.