The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-18


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article tainted with fraud. but Yorbid!
ding the forfeiture Of the, sa tire in
voice OH this account, as faQuiEed by
the existing law, is retained by the
conference committee. The commit.
tee restore the provision of the origi-
nal House bill, allowing any owner or
claimant to obtain relense OF merchan-
disc seized by giving bonds satisfac
tory to the collector, after all accrued
duties shall have been paid. The COM
mittee also restores the section origi.
nally offered by the Finance Commit
tee, requiring the Judge, on his own
motion, or on the motion of either
patty to suit, to submit to the jury,
aB a distinct and separate proposition,
the question whether au actual intent
to defraud the revenue has been
shown. The Conference Committee
also restores Section II of the original
House bill. forbidding United States
officers from making any compromise
or to settle any claim of the United
States arising under the customs laws,
but amend this section so as to allow
the Secretary Of the Treasury to remit
lines or penalties, as provided by ex.
listing laws. The Conference Commits
sion recommends fixing one year in
stead OF three as the timo after which
no claim shall be made by the United
States for duties on imported goods,
unless fraud is discovered or a protest
has been filed by the owner. They
alan HY twn inst
che time after which no suit shall be
commenced for the recovery Of any
customs. penalty or forfeiture.
Ihe conference committee report in
favor Of fixing the salaries of custom
oficera ut New York. Boston, Balti.
more. San Francisco, New Orleans u nd
Portland. as proposed by the Senate
Finance Com mittee and heretofore
published, aud recommend that the
salaries Of all other custom officers
sha!! remain ss a.ed by existing !a~s.
The conference committee recon mend
that the last section of the bill, as
passed by the Senate, shall be an ended
SO as to read as follows: That all Acts
aud parts of Acts inconsistent with the
| provisions OF this Act are all hereby
repealed; that nothing herein con ntained
shall afect existing laws of the United
States. aud In all cases in which prose-
cutlons have been actually commenced
for forfeltures incurred, the Secretary
OF the Treasury shall have power to
make com pensation, Us provided in the
fourth section Of this Act, to the per.
sous who would, under form.r laws.
have been entitled to o share il the
disposition of such forfeiture. The
report is signed on the part of the Se-
nate by Messrs. Scott aud Bayard, aud
on the part OF the House by Messrs
| Roberts, Sheldon and Wood The
signature OF Senator Howe, the re-
naming conferee. is not appended.
CHARLESTON, June 16.-The Pal.
metto boat crew of Charleston, the
! champion oarsmen of the Southern
waters, will enter for the three mile
foar-oared race at the Amatt ur Ma
tlonai Regatta ut Saratoga Lake, on the
18th Of August. The following young
gentlemen compose the crew: Wm. NJ.
Lesesne, II. N. Parker, DeSaussure
Parker and II. B. Bull
ST.. Louis. June 16.-The Repubi.
can has u letter from Vinita, Indian
Territory. which says that vigilance
COM mittee has lately been formed
ia Indian Territory. extending to
Kansas, for the purpose Of riddiog the
couctry Of bandt of outlaws, who defy
the authorities, steal horses and depre.
date generally upon property. Within
short time, John Biythe. John Mend,
Yonng Cochran, Dock Goddard and
tWo others whose names are not given,
have been lynched. Seventeen other
desperadoes are on the list of The com
msttee. most Of whom, it is said, will
6e ordered out of the country, while
Joe Qneen aud John Morgan, lenders
of the gang, will be killed on sight.
MONTGOMERY, June l6.-The water
works have been completed, aud Mont
gomery rejOices. The water will BIZ
turned OH III u day or two.
The Supreme Court adjourned over,
III respect TO the memory Of Hon. 4.
| w. Walker, who died in Huntsville,
yesterday. Judge Walker had been
Solicitor. legislator. Judge Of the Su.
preme Court, Confederate Congress-
man and Senator. He was universally
esteemed aud is deeply lamented.
WASHINGTON. Juue II In the Se-
nate. West, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported favorabiy on
the House bill making an additional
appropriation Of S5U0. 600 for the relief
OF the sufferers by the overflow of the
lower Mississippi, aud asked it's imme-
diAte consideration, but objection was