The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-18
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.


Railroad Tax Cases-Confirmatton OF
Richardson as Secretary of the Treas
Experimentation OF Bosemon n s POST
master at Charleston.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS
WASHING TON, March II.
The Northeastern Railroad cases, Involving
the liability of the company 10 State and cliy
taxation. were not decided by the Supreme
Court to-day; but 1t is expected that the de-
clsion will be rendered next Monday.
Supreme Court Decision upon the
Bankruptcy Law.
The following decision was made 10 the
Supreme Court to-day. Number lib. Tiffany,
trustee of Daily, ve. Lucas. Appeal from the
Circuit Court OF Missouri. This suit was
brought TO avoid sale OF land In Missouri.
made by Daily 10 Lucas, on Tue ground tnat IL
was In cO1LraventiOn OF the bankrupt act, IN
having been made within six months OF the
bankruptcy OF Daily, aud Lucas having reason
able cause to suspect that he was insovent.
The court below found that The sale was an
honest disposition of the lard, and this court
take The same view, hnding that the sale was
not based on the Idea that he was insolvent
by Daily, but upon conviction that his
property turned inlo money would pay al
ls clear that all sales were not forbidden Dy
the act, only such az have fraudulent object,
and II ia said that It would be absurd to sup
pose :nat Congress intended to BET The seal OF
condemnation on every transaction OF tne
bankrupt within six months before bankrupt
cy, without regard to its character. a pohcv
leading 10 such result ls pronounced IAN
excellest cOnlrivance for paralyzing busi-
npss.n and cannot be imputed TO Congress
without an express declaration TO that effect.
Nominations and Combinations.
The following nominations were made to.
day: WIN. A. Richardson, secretary OF The
treasury; all the ether Cabinet incumbenis
John Galorth, assistant Encouragement OF
lhe United States; E. W. Barber, assistant
poslmaster-genera; b. F. Herriot, collector
OF customs al Georgetown, 3 T.; Jonn +. Col'
James nostmasler at New York; Charles NJ
Wilder. postmaster at Columbia, s. c.; B. A
Rosemon. postmaster at Charleston, 3. U.
peter Casey. postmaster at Vicksburg; E. T.
Bliss, postmaster at Columbus, Miss.
The cabinet nominations were subsequently
confirmed: also Prichard as collector and
Sharpe as surveyor at New York, Honman at
naval officer at Boston, Terrell as Indian agent
al Indianapolis, Foster as minister 10 Mexico
Carr as Supervising inspector OF steamboats,
Snr the SIKH District, Dusken as United States
attorney ior Alabama, Smith as commissioner
of Indian affairs, Barber as third assistant
posImas:er.general,W Wilson as postmaster al
Montgomery. and Wood al Natchez.
Miscellaneous Notes.
Congressman P. NJ. B. Young, who had beer
sick, is convalrecenf.
Senator Boutwell, took his seat to-day.
Two Illicit dislillerles, with ninety hogs
heads OF mash, have been destroyed In Gas
ton County. N. @.
Tn. Caldwell case was under discussion In
the Senate, to-day.
The Mexican claims commission is extended
for Two Years, aEd similar aclion must be
taken by Mexico.
The House Judiciary committee reported, In
the case of Judge Dureil, oil Louisiana, that
his Jurisdiction was questionable, and that The
whole subject should be taken mp by the next
House of Representatives.
Colonel Raob, president Of the commission
to Investigate the oulrages on the Texas Dor.
der, writes that be is dlsgusted with The silua'
ton on the Rio Grandc, aud expects soon tc
resign.
lis rumored that formidable expedition
against Cuba Ia organizing In The West indies,
and that !is entire direction and control Will
be placed In the hands oil General DICK Taylor.
A large Baltimore delegation here to-day
will have an Interview with The President rea.
tive to The collectorship OF that por.