The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-13


and an inorease in the receipts over
those Of the past two. a ,id.a .hali month.
additional means would he requisite to
meet the expenses. Should such be the
case, he would recommend additional
taxation judiciouslY laid, so as to be the
least 'burdensome upon the people aud
business of the country, rather than
! resort to borrowing money and increas-
ing the public debt. The Secretary
said this morning thai the pnblc del t
this month would be largely Increased,
although it was now too early to ap-
proximate the amount. he has written
a letter to the Chairman of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, recommending
and enclosing n bill for that purpose,
the restoration of the duty on tea and
coffee. which will yield about $40, O00,-
OOO per annum. He also enclosed let.
ter to him f.om Commissioner Douglass,
making t. d following recon me ndutions:
Increased tux Of ten cents per gallon on
distilled spirits, which would yield
~ 200. 600 annually; four per cent. nd.
dltlonal per pound on tobacco. which
would yield $4,000, 900; on illuminating
gas S2.UOO.O 700; on gross receipts OF
railroads, from passengers and freight.
st. O00, 600; steamboats,, gross receipts Of
passengers and freight, S600,00O; cx-
press companies. $500. 600; insurance
companies. Sl,300.000; telegraph re-
ceipts. $3.50. .00O-making in the aggre-
gate S22, $50, 900. This, with tax on
tea and coffee, would make over $40.
OO0. ZOO. The Commissioners says if
more revenue is wanted, it could ho OBJ
tained to the extent of S10,00O0OO by
restoring taxes as formerly in schedule
Il, which includes stamps on all legal in
struments, deeds, mortgages, tc-lhus
making additional receipts OF over
81. 600. 600 romintcrnal revenue sources
BOsToN, December IL The AIassa.
chusctts Dental Society has adopted u
resolution, that, in their opinion, the
use OF chloroform in dental operations
is not advisable
New YORK, December II A KY
West despatch says seven war ships ure
now here. Sufficient naval stores hare
been received there to supply 10000
men for three months. The officers of
the Wyoming report the estate of
Brooks. acting British Consul Mt S.uti-
ago, bnrned-probably by the voiun-
teerl. A Swiss jeweler was warned to
leave that city, or decline trade with
American naval officers. Consul Young
says the life OF Schmidt, American Vice
Consul, would not be worth u cent II
there were not American wur vessels in
the harbor.
The Liberal Republican General Com
mittee, after stating the qualifications
for Chief Jnsticeship-
ReSo'red, That, in the judgment OF
this General Committee, the gentleman
who has been nomina ed by the Presi.
dent and Senate for this high nj i'm
portnht Office does not possess the reun.
sIto qualifications. and the nomination
should not be confirmed
The Colorado has sailed.
The activity at the brooklyn Navy
Yard continues
The police raiied the gambling
houses, but Morrissey's aud II number
OF other big establishments had pre-
monition and were closed.
BALTIMORE. December l2-The Did
museum building was partially burned
to-day. Barnum's Hotel was threat.
ened, but saved. The Theatre Cumiuue
lost it's wardrobe, &o.
MONTGOMERY. December 12-The
jury in the case of Lewis L. Parsons
against Richard Busteed. Judge of the
United States District Court, for false
imprisonment, gave the plaintiff S1O,.
O0O damages. Parsons is Speaker of
OF the House of Representatives. Hun.
ter, OF Lowndes, made u motion, last
session, looking to bringing about q
new election for United States Senator,
in place of Sykes and Spencer. Parsons
ruled Hunter out Of order. Hunter re.
fused to be silenced, and Parsons hud
the Sergeant-nt-Arms to bring him be.
fore the bar of the House. Hunter
sued ont writ before Busteed, on the
complaint that Parsons waa conspiring,
with certain other parties, 10 defeat tile
right of Representatives to elect the
United States Senator. On the hearing
OF the case, Busteed discharged Par.
cons and his co-dofcndant; and there
upon Parsons sued Bnsteed for fulse
imprisonment. Hunter is Republican,
and his idea was that neither Spencer
nor Sykes was legally elected, because
Attorney General Williams had not de-
cided either the Court Room or Capitol
Legislature to be legal; hence, as com
promise had then been elected, he de-
sired to elect n compromise United
States Senator, about whose election no
doubt conld exist.
WAsHISGroN, December 12.-In the
House, the Senate bill relieving Docock,
Harvey and fFrior nf Virn,n; ,,i