The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-08

! "nlch shall be on all the real aud rer.
sonal property owned by individuals
or corporations in tho District. The
valuation for purposes Of taxation is to
% made by thres .assessors. ap-
pointed by the Board OF Regents,
and Is to- bs that just valuation
which would be recognized as ap.
pro emantbetwet debtoraud CT rsditur.
An taxes are tn be payable TO the
Y olted States Collector of Internal
Hevenue, and to be paid l,y him into
the United States Treasury. All other
revenues or monies Of the District to
ne collected nnt deposited in the
Federal Treasury III the same way; all
voncbcrs and bills I'll expenses Of every
description are to be audited in tue
nlted Suites Treasury. md ail war
rants Tor payment nf monies on nc.
count ot the District >hal lie subject TO
the Second Comptroller nt the United
States Treasury. The bill provides
explicitly that no expenditure or liza
putty sllull be incurred by or for tho
District of Columbia that hus not been
appropriated for by Congress, and no
payments for tho District shuil he
mace ont OF the treasury. except in
conformity with appropriations Of
Congress- Tho bill finally provides
TOT revision and mobilization Of
all laws of the United Suites which re-.
late especially to this District.
/ In tho House. 239 Of 3Ol members
are present. Three new members
Were reated-- Chittenden aud Shll. of
; New York, and Carpenter, hailing from
South Crrolina. Phelps asked unani.
tn"ns conScnt to introduce u bill re.
peaIinX tn" ne"spaper gag law. Hale,
ui New York. objected The I.rc.i.
deuts message was read aud lieteurtl
70 with Unusual attention. Garfield,
from tho Cominitten ON Appropriations,
reported tho Legislntive, Executive
ana JUDICIAL Appropriation Bill. which
was matte the special order for Tues.
day nrxt. Hale, Of Maine. from tue
same Committee, reported the Naval
Appropriation Bill, which was made
the special order for Wednesday next.
Wheeler- Army Appropriation Bill
made special order for Thursday next.
Lioughridgc--Indian Appropriation
B''i--made tho special order for Fri.
day next. -Fortilica-
ton Bill-special order for Tuesday,
I'D December. The amount appro-
prIated by these several bills is as fol-
lows: Legislative. $780, .343; Navy,
l6.9I6.0O6: Army, 27,2O1,5l0: In-
.!aans, 1851 ,507; Notifications, $50, 100.
Tyner, OF Indiana. reported bill np.
propriating $50, 000 for the purchase Of
scales for the use of the Post Office De-
partment, IN executing the law requir-
ing prepayment Of postage on news
papers. Cox. Of New Yurh, wanted to
offer au amendment excepting from The
operation Of the law cases where sub
scriptions were taken prior to the LIST
OF January. 1875. and allowing post
age III these cases to be pnid ut tbs
place OF destination. TSner declined
to allow tho amendnant to be offered
orspoken to by Cox. who intimatcd
that in tho next House he would have
more privileges; to which Tynor replied
that he would not bo there 10 see.
Laughter. The bill was then passed
Cox thereupon introduced u bill to
carry out the object indicated by him.
and 1t was referred 10 The post Office
Com mittee. Phelps. OF n. j., give
notice that he would, next Monday. if
/ d6 got the floor, move 10 suspend the
rules and pass the bill which he sought
to Introduce and pass 10 day, to repeal
the press gag law. The House then,
ut 8 O'Clock. adjourned
WASHINGTON. December The
Board of Audit report the debt Of the
District at SID. 800, ,OOD Tue Board Of
Com missoners cluim assets from
various sources. which will nuke the
actual liability about :Sl4.00U,UcU
Vice prcsiIeu, Wilson /, IA the
/ Chair
Probabilities For ihn South At
lautic and Gulf States, generally cunr
weather, and North or Weat winds will
! prevail, with rising barometer aud
lover Temperature East Of The M!ssi.-
aippi River. Tor the Middle States.
New Engl,na nnd LAWYER lake region,
cloudy aud colder weather, with areas
OF light suow. North or West wiu,,s
md rising barometer. For rcrnessrc
anI the Diio va...y. Gearing weather
and light, variable w,nis. RIO decided
rise OF temperature AMI rising b..ro-
meter East .: the t.r.tai Mississippi
! River.
CnAl.Ln,coN D.csn,brr 7.-Arriye.l
Steamship Chnupion. New York.
New ORLEANS. December 7.-rhc
following is /" special to The Bu,'4in:
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