The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-04
NOTES FROM FLASHING TON.
Grant and tho Sou!h-The President
md his Cabinet to Visit Charleston
during the Coming Spring-Southern
Interests in Congress, &c.


and his Cabinet TO Visit Charleston
during the Coming Spring-Southern
Interests in Cong r-ss, &c.
WAsHrxG7oN, February 8.
The Georgia delegation in Congress having
petition TO present 10 the President IN laVor
OF the selection of Senator Pool Tor cabinet
position, saw lhe President this A. M., and
after a very satisfactory interview on the SUBJ
ject of the petition, had long talk over
Southern affairs, generally, and those of Geor-
ola In particular. The President expressed
himself p'elsed to understand that the he
puolicans in the South were 30 thoroughly
united and were putting their very best move
In the front; he also Informed the delegation
that lt was his Intention to make tour
through the Southern States. starting from
here ABOUT the twentieth el March via Rich
mond, Raleigh, Columbia, charleston avsIa Savaa'
New Orleans, and that he will be accompanied
by his entire cabinet.
The Georgia Republicans are urging VIM.
Markham, prominent citizen of tnat safe,
for Governor OF Dakotsh.
The Treasury Department hos received no.
lice of the filing oil suit against the Georgia
Railroad and Banking Company Of Augusta,
to recover large amount Oh revenue TAX que
The United States.
Colonel Price addressed the House commit
tee on mines and mining this morning on the
subject of endowlng school OF mines 10 tne
North Georgia Agricultural College. HIS Dill
was r. ferred 10 Subcommittee, consisting
of Young. OF Georgia; Shooer, OF North CARO-
lima, and Randall, of Nevada, who will report
tavorably at an early day.
The cummiuee on currency and banking
will report bill for the issue of five millions
Of currency for tve years.
F.audrrs has been confirmed assistant treas
urer at New Orleans.
Banks introduced bill for reference re-
commencing that the President open. com
mnnicaliou with foreign governments for tne
mlrpose of devlsing efficient measures TO pro-
tect non-co Dbatants, TO enforce rigid ooser-
vance of The rules OF civilized warfare, en-
courage emancipation and promote just and
nermanpnt peace between the people Ol Cuoa
and The pansh Government. Bills were ln-
troducpd by Rogers to abolish the tax on
snirits distilled IRON fruits, and by Young 10
remove disabilities from all persons OF the
Uaited States.
Dawes. from the committee on ways and
means. reported adversely on sundry bills for
reminding The cotton tax. The proposition TO
asslgn Friday for The consideration OF them
was lost-yeas II, nays So. Sheldon, OF Lou.
isiana proposed 10 suspend the rules and pass
the bill approprialng $500 600 to pay Inc mail
contractors in the Southern States LOT SER
vices rendered up to the time OF The secession
of their respective States. Rejected yeas 81,
nays 81. Norwood's bill for the public build
lngs OF Atlanta was passed. During the
debate on the currency bill, Sherman said
hat under existing laws the secretary of the
treasury @ had the power TO do just what
Schurz feared he might be able TO do under
this bill; Indeed oil our laws relating to the
treasury depended, for their value, upon The
fidelity and integrity of the secretary OF the
treasury. fthe secretary chose to do any
thing harsh to promote bis own or any other
persons interests, he has, necessarily, lhe
power.