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irr^T TTUff IT_N?TMRER 1259. CHARLESTON, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. COLUMBIA. TIIE CITA RLESTON EXTENSION HILT., THE BLIE RIDGE RESOLUTION. Kimpton ami hU Bonds-Thc Bunk Bill?-More Power for thc Mayor o.nd Aldermen- A Xciv Railroad-The Flour Inspectorship. [Sf~CIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLOMBIA, DeremUer 12. In tho Senate, to-day, thc House bill lo em? power circuit judges to cliange the venue in criminal and civil cases was read a tirst time. The House joint resolution for an investigation of thc air&irs of thc Blue Ridge Railroad Company was discussed. Leslie denounced the resolution ns an insult to thc Governor, intimating that some senators knew too much about the opera? tions of the road. The Senate refused .0 concur. T^e bill to repeal the township law was passed. A petition to abolish taxes on manufactures was submitted by Arnim and referred to the Finance Committee. Corbin introduced bills to amend thc charter of thc Board of Trade; to Increase the capital of the Union Bank; to incorporate thc Yemassee and Millen Railroad, and the Charleston Banking and Trust Company. These received their first read? ings, also the bill to amend the act appointing a land commissioner. Thc Finance Committee reported that H. n. Kimpton, the Financial Agent of the State, had voluntarily given bond to the amount of $000,000. The joint connrlittee appointed last session for that purpose, reported that they had destroyed bills of the Bank of the State to the amount of $1,194,392. In the House Mobldy gave notice of a bill to an ??thorize the Governor to fill vacancies caused by the death or resignation of county ofllccrs. Ransier presented the petition of the Mayor and Aldermen of Charleston, for an enactment to re? move C. N. Averill, the flour inspector in Charles? ton. The following bills were read a first time: To incorporate the Coopers' Union of Charleston; to abolish the office of inspector of naval stores; to provide a school for the penitentiary; to incorporate the Y'emassee and Millen Railroad Company; to vest the right to run a ferry from Dil?s BlnQ', James Island, to Charleston, in Toncy Stafford; to Incorporate the Sumter Wide Awake Engine Company; to renew the act to perpetuate testimony, records and wills destroyed or lost during war. A bill to protect thc rights of persons lawfully JD possession of lands and tenements was passed. The Charleston election and extension bili was reported back with an additional section, provid. ing that if the present Mayor and Aldermen shall, after a declaration of the result of the new elec? tion nnder this act, refuse to vacate their office when the same ls applied for by the newly elect ed officers, or shall in any way resist the provi sious of this act, tncy shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon trial and conviction shall be liable to a line ot not exceeding $700 and Im? prisonment la the penitentiary for not exceeding six months. After a little debate the bill was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed. Yeas 74, nays 8, as follows: McKinlay, vcolorcd,) Beaty, (Democrat,! Burton, (colored,) Demars, (Republican,) Kuh. (Republican,) Stoeber, (Repub? lican,) Bishop, (Republican,) Sloan, (Democrat.) The Governor has approved the act to levy a special tax on Williamsburg County. THE DAY'S DOINGS. The Phosphate Monopoly-The Legisla, ttlre in Danger of being Bitten-Corbin and Free Trade-Thc Land Commis* sion-Leslie Rampant-The Charleston Extension-Jurors-Railrou J Matters -The "Lien Bill "-Deadly Weapons Playing Ofl-Stray Items. V - \y [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] COLUMBIA, January ll. TUE PHOSTHATE MONOPOLY. The disappearance of the grand phosphate monopoly bill into the pockets of the Committee on Incorporations seemed to have been the signal for bringing iuto the light other bills upou thc same subject. Laying on the desks of the senators, this morn? ing, were copies of the resolutions passed "at a mass meeting of the citizens of Charleston, irre? spective of race or color, held at Military Hall i on the 20th December" last, and of a petition to the Legislature, signed by R. Hunter, T. J. Mackey and G. B. Stoddard, which recited a great many things in opposition to the phosphate monopoly bill, and then Informed the Legislature that lt might "thus be seen that a grave fraud upon the ! State may be coiled up like a cunning snake in : this tempting bed of financial roses, on which ! you are invited to repose your faith as guardians i of the public welfare." If "grave fraud" bites 1 the Legislature, how it (g. f.) will suffer. Early In the morning session, Hoyt introduced I a blU to regulate the mining and digging of phos? phates from the navigable waters and streams 01' the State. The bill recites that, whereas beds of phosphate rocks and deposits of great value have bserTdiscovered in tfTis State, and such deposits are found iu considerable quantities in the beds of the navigable streams and waters of the State; and whereas all of the citizens of thc State have an equal right to dig and mine for these deposits, provided that they do notoostruct the navigation of these rivers and streams, or interfere with the rights of the riparian proprietors; and whereas the mining of these deposits from these streams and waters will, under pro? per r^guiatlotis, yield to the State a large revenue ' for the benefit of all the citizens: therefore, be it enacted, that after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful for any person or corporation to dig, mine or remove from any of the navigable streams or waters or the State uuless he or they shall have taken out a license to do so, thc man? ner of taking out such license to bc hereafter pre? scribed, and shall pay in addition to the sum paid for thc license, one dollar for every ton of phos? phates so dug or removed; that any person who shall dig or remove phosphates without such li? cense shall forfeit a sum equal to double the value of the quantity so dug or removed: that any per? son or corporation desiring a license must apply to the Secretary of State, and ujon the payment of the proper fees, shall receive a license Tor leave to dig and mine for twelve mouths, and before commencing operations must give bo ad to make a true and faithful return to the State Auditor monthly or the number of tons of the phosphatic deposit, and shall pay monthly one dollar for each ton reported as so moved. As soon as this was read and ordered to be printed, Cain introduced a bill to incorporate the 1 SoulJjfcCarolina Chemical a-.d Mining Company, 1 and to license and authorize and empower the same to .litt and mine in certain navieablc ri in this Stute, auder certain restrictions and dil ions. It provides that Nathaniel A. Trait, i F. Lewis, Samuel F. Fisher, Dr. George Fox, Ja C. Fisher, IL A. Pratt, Jessie E. Smith, bc in porated under the above name, for the purpof digging and mining for earths, marls, phosphi phosphatic deposits and substances, rocks minerals, in lands to bc acquired, und also in navigable rivers of the State: that every year company shall pay into the State treasury sum of .rice hundred dollars for a license for privUcge granted by this act, and to make ei year a just return of all the phosphates, ear ftc., dug or removed, to the Comptroller-Gent and pay into thc treasury one dollar for each reported as dug; that if the company has c menccd work upon any water or stream, it s have exclusive right to dig thc whole midd! said stream, and for ?ve miles above and be the point of operations, and any person or c patty interfering, working or impeding with company, shall be liable tobe restrained by junction by any court of competent jurisdict This bill was also ordered to be printed. CORBIN AND "FREE TRADE."' Corbin came into the Senate about half-pas o'clock, and a3 soon as an opportunity offei arose and said he had a resolution which he i about to introduce, and would ask nnaniiu consent for its immediate consideration. It I been reporte-!, upon good authority, to bira, t certain persons had been, during thc past y< removing from in and about Coosaw River pl pli?tes, without authority or law, and that work was still going on. His attention had b called to an anonymous communication in 1 DAILY NEWS, of yesterday, addressed to hims with several ftc, ftc, Ac, in which thc rep about the removal of phosphates from the Coos River was denied. He said he did not place-n confidence in thc statements of that commun! Hon, as the man who wrote it, although he pc pously professed to be a gentleman, did not h: thc manliness or decency to sign his name to that he contradicted, by this very omission, I declaration that he was a gentleman, as no gi tleman would write such a low, scurrilous lett and, second, if he did, under heat of passion, would have signed his name to it. Whether (Free Trade) had been stealing phosphates, om he had done a very much meaner thing In wrltl that letter, and then shamelessly hiding him? behind an assumed Dame. He said he did not ; tend to notice the communication further, a begged thc pardon of Ute Senate for having sa as much. After these remarks, during which showed a bitter temper, he introduced thc resol tlon, as follows: Whereas, It has been reported that certain pi sons have been and arc trespassing upon tl property of the State by digging, mining and i moving rrom the beds or the navigable rivets at waters or the State phosphate rocks and phr phatic deposits without authority by law; thct Tore, Resolved by the Senate, i te House of represe tatives concurring. That the Attorney-General 1 Instructed to take such legal proceedings relatl' thereto as may bc necessary to protect thc righ of thc State. Unanimous consent wa? asked for Its iram diate consideration, but Maxwell objected, mid was laid over under the rules. TUE LAND COMMISSION. There are a number of thc members and sen: tors who think thc land commission a failure, ar arc endeavoring to improve it. A bill was intr duccd in the House yesterday providing for tl appointment of a land commissioner in cac Congressional District. It wa3 referred, as wi desired, and probably, as asserted, will never sc tho light again. In thc Senate to-day Cain gav notice of a bill to amend an act entitled "an ac to create a land commisslcn." It provides thu there shall bc created a laud commissioner fu each county, who shall bc appointed by thc Gov ernor and the advisory board ; that they sha hold ofllcc for two years, and report to the gene ral land commission what lands have been pui chased by him; what price paid, and how dispose Of. . "-LIE RAMPANT. To-day, in the Senate, Corbin gave notice o his intention to Introduce a bill providing tba the capital stock of the Union Dank of South Caro lina be increased from one hundred thousand ti one million dollars. He then asked that it shouli bc Introduced and considered at once. Lesli opposed any such motion. Four-filths of thc banks of this State, said he, are ruled by Demo crats, who asperse-[Here he was called to order He attempted to continue lils remarks, but wai always called to order.] Finally, he. turned tc leave the chamber and said, "I will say that Democrats have charge of these banks, and they will steal anyhow." He then left but in a short time returned, when the bill authorizing the conn's commissioners of Colielon and Spartau burg Counties to levy an additional tax to pay thc In? debtedness of their respective counties-thc for? mer two and a half, and the latter two millson thc.dollar-was upon its second readitig. Leslie :ot>k occasion to denounce county commissioners generally, and those or Barnwell County especial? ly. He said they did nothing but speculate. Before giving them more money it would be better to send a committee to investigate their actions and accounts, and prepare thc way for their pros? ecution. Hoyt and Wimbush made brief remarks defending the commissioners of their respective counties from Leslie's sweeping charge. Thc bill was passed. THE CHARLESTON EXTENSION. In the House, to-day, Dc Large introduced thc bill to alter and amend thc charter and extend the limits of the city of Charleston, and provide for au election of Mayor and Aldermen of the same. After some slight objection made by one member, which prevented its second reading, lt was referred to the committee on privileges and elections. I have sent the first, secoud, Hurd, fourth and fifth section* of Hie bill. Since then the following sections have been added: SECTIONS. For the purpose or carrying on the election as provided tor by this act-, lt shall be thc duty of the Governor, and he ls hereby authorized and empowered, to appoint five commissioners of elections, whose duty it shall be to appoint three managers of elections for each poll in lite city, under whose superintendence the registra? tion and election shall be conducted at each poll, In conformity with the existing laws and regula? tions regarding elections, except as hereinafter otherwise provided. Each wara in thc city shall constitute at least one poll, bul the commissioners shall have power to divide each ward lino as many polls as, in their judgmeut, they may lecui necessary. SEC. 7. lt shall be the duty of such managers.com meuciug ave days prior lo thc election, and after having given teu days' public notice, to open their respective polls for three days, from 0 o'clock A. M. to ti o'clock P. M., for the purpose of register lug the names or all qualified voters, und their places or residence, iu books to be Tarnished by Hie commissioners. SEC. S. lu all elections held in accordance with this act, the polls shall be opened al 6 o'clock A. M., and kept open during the day at all Hie poll? ing precincts, and shall ?lose at 6 o'clock P. M. SEC. 9. The managers or election shall, imme? diately after the polls ure closet' procewLlO count thc votes, staling the whole number of votes cast for each candidate or person voted for, ?iud shall iransinit Immediately their report of the same to thc commissioners of election. The said com? missioners, after having examined Hie same, shall au noun ce a ud publish the whole number nf votes cast, and Hie whole number cast for each candidate, and shall declare Hie result of thc election. SEC. lu. The sheriff, and all oilier peace officers of the eily ami county, are hereby required lo be present during the whole lime that tue polls are Kept open, ami until the election ls completed, and they shall prevent all interference willi the managers, and see that there ls no interruption of good order. SEC. ll. Thc otllcers elected under this act shall, on taking the oath prescribed in the constitutum, be inducted into olllce on the Friday succeeding their election, and shall immediately cuter upou the discharge of their orilclal duties. JURORS. Thc Senate Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred Nash's bill providing that lu all cases of felony the defendant shall bc entitled to ten peremptory challenges, and no more, and the Stale to three peremptory challenges, and no more, reported io da. , ami recommended Its pas sag.' with th;amendment ihat thc d?fendant be entitled to live and the State toi wo peremptory challenges. The report was not acted upou. I! Al Li: O AD HATTERS. The "whereas"' of Hie concurrent resolution providing that a joint committee bc appointed for tiie investigation of every transaction since thc reorganization or tlie Blue Ridge Railroad Company, states that ihe building or thc Blue Ridge Railroad has been a favorite enterprise with the people or south Carolina for twenty years, and thc present General Assembly having espoused the cause with an approximation to unanimity unsurpassed in the annals of legisla? tion on a subject involving such grave considera? tion as to State policy, and that tire manage? ment or thc affairs of said railroad has been such as to elicit u great deal of inquiry, and to cause reflection on both the Legislature and those who manage thc enterprise. Thc resolution was adopted to day and sent to the Senate. The bill to "regulate the rights and powers or railroad companies," providing that it may bc lawful Tor any railroad company or corporation, organized under the laws or this State, and oper? ating a railroad, either in whole within, or partly within and partly ?ithout this State, under au? thority or this and any adjoining State, to merge and consolidate its capital stock, franchise and property with those or any other railroad com? pany, received its second reading in thc Senate to-day. Thc Committee on Railroads to whom was rc fcrred ihe bill to amend Hie charter of thc Georrcu wn Railroad Company reported to-day, and recommended that .the words "by a route to be ieturmiued by thc said company,'1 bc stricken out, and "in Hie direction or Charlotte, K. C., by the most direct pud practicable toute"'substitut? ed. The bill will come up to-morrow, probably. g. THE MEN BIM.. as thc bill offered by Wimbush to "repeal thc act to secure advances for agricultural purposes" 16 called, was referred to the agricultural commit tee a few days ago. To day ii reported, recom? mending that the bill be passed, on the ground that the operations of the act were not now of much service. There are several members of thc House who have advanced considerable sums of money for agricultural purposes. They arc now working zealously In opposition to the bill, and it ls probable that their efforts will result lu Its de? feat in the House. COOSAWHATCniR COUNTY. The Senate Committee on Incorporations, to whom was recommitted thc bill to create the County or Coosawhatchie, (which they had re? ported upon unfavorably,) with the petition of sundry citizens living within the borders or that portion of Beaufort County proposed to be sliced off, reported to day, recommending that the bill be passed, ir the citizens would agree to do as they stated they would in their petition defray the expenses of putting up thc ncccsssary county buildings. DEADLY WEAPONS. Thc House Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred a bill to prohibit thc carrying of con? cealed weapons by any person in this State, other than a State or municipal officer, reported unfa? vorably, and the House yesterday struck out thc enactment clause. Thc provisions or this bill have not been published and are of interest. They are : That any person other than a State or munici? pal otllcer who shall carry a weapon or weapon? concealed on or about his perron, snell as a pistol, slungshot, Bowie knife, dirk, or any oilier dan? gerous weapon, shall be deemed guilty of a mis? demeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall bc fined lu a sum not exceeding two hundred dol? lars, and shall bc confined iii the jail or thc county in which thc tulenco was committed Tor a term of not moro than ninety days, or either or both, at the discretion or thc cotirt. That ir it tic proven to thesalisraction of thc jury, on the trial of any case arising under thc provisions or thc llrst section ot this act, that the accused, at thc time or carry? ing any weapon or weapons aforesaid, was en? gaged'in the pursuit of Iiis lawful business, call mg or emplovment, and that the circumstances in which he "was placed, at the time aforesaid, were such as to justify a prudent man in carrying Hie weapon or weapons aleresaid, for Hie defence or his person, family or property, the jury shall acquit the accused: that any pei?#n, other tban a State or municipal oilleer, who snail carry any deadly weapou, such aa a pistol, gun. Howie knife, dirk, slungstiot, bludgeon, or ot lier deadly weapon or weapons, within live hundred yards ot any election precinct on the day or days of elec? tion, shall bc deemed guilty or a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a flue nm exceeding five hundred nor less than one hundred dollars, and shall bc confined at hard labor In the penitentiary not more Hutu three years nor less than one year. And in no event shall the accused, under this section, be permitted to make proof in justification. The members or Hie House could not have pass? ed this bill, without rendering themselves liable to punishment under Its provisions, as lt ls well known that a large number or them carry pistols, perhaps a mojorlty. One colored member at one time had three pistols with all and each of which lie was going to shoot a poo: white man; who, however, was living with unperforated skin this morning. "PLAYING OFF." Among Hie engrossing clerks ls a colored man very nearly while, who was educated in Germany, and speaks thc language of that country very fluently. He was In conversation willi i German to-day, and after leaving, th-> latter was ap? proached by another of his countrymen who in? quired where his friend came rroin. ' Oh,'' was thc reply, "ho ls one of thc colored engrossing clerks in Cardozo's office." "No.no," said Hie other, "he is no nigger, he only makes lt out KO uow, because ho Ands it more profitable." STRAY ITEMS. Thc following members have been announced ns thc House Committee on Mining and Manufac? tures: DeLarge, Small. Cooke, Perrin, Henry Johnson, Tomlinson, Whipper, Lomax, Wright, O'Connell, Bosemon. There IR a petition in circulation, and receiving numbers of signatures from thc senators and mpjpwers, requesting thc Legislature to grant aid to rebuild the Catholic Orphan Asylum in Charles? ton, which was destroyed by thc bombardment. There was a grund reception at Judge Willard's to-uiglit. No "cullud pussons" admitted. L. EUROPE. Robbing thc Dead. LONDON, January 12. Thc Crown has seized some of Peabody's land, on thc ground that being an allen he could not hold real estate. Tlie Probate Court takes a similar view or the case. Thc Austrian Cabinet. LONDON, January 12. Vloleut dissensions exists in the Austi iau Cabi? net. Caste Privileges In France. PARIS, January 12. In the Corps L?gislatif a motion was made ren? dering the Emperor's family amenable to law. Rocherort said Noir was one or Hie people, and the people should judge his murderer, who, though cousin or thc Emperor, must not escape. Oilivicr promised them Justice, saying in thc spume or his speech, ' Weare justice, law, moder? ation; ir you rorce us we will be power." I>a IHurscllnise. TARIS, Hecember 12. Thc entire edition ol Rochcl'ort's paper, the Uaraellaise, was seized by Hie authorities to-day. CUBA. HAVANA, January 12. Telegraphic communication has been re? established with Santo Spirito. Caigo. Avilac, aud oilier points In the Cinco Villas district, whence Hie insurgents seein to be moving towards Principe. GEORGIA. ATLANTA, January 12. Both Houses adjourned after swearing in a few members. General Terry to-day isaucd an order placing Warren, Taliarcro, Wilkes, Lmculu, Columbia und Glascock Counties as a sub-district under the command or Major Kline, with in? structions to arrest persons violating Hie laws and disturbing thc peace. Helias also removed the present sheriff of Warren County, aud ap? pointed J. C. Norria in his stead. WASHINGTON. CONGRESSIONAL AND OTHER NEWS |FROM THE ASSOCIATED TRESS.) WASHINGTON, January 12. Thc ScnaSe is considering Sumner's Finance bill, whose object ls the early restoration or specie payments. The Election Committees will give precedence to Nortlrcrn over Southern contested election cases. LATER.-Senator Drake's amendment to the Virginia bill will fall and the original bill will pass the Senate. The result in the House is un? cen aln, aa new members are constantly arriving, and thediscussion will probably be prolonged t wo or three days. ID thc Senate Sumner presented a protest, sign? ed by thirteen persons, against the admission of Virginia. Thurman said that all of them were officeholders, who would lose their oftlce6 upon the admission of thc State. In thc House the resolution of the Legislature of New York, withdrawing its assent tc*rTie Fif? teenth amendment, was read and tabled. Garfield introduced a bill to abolish thc Freed? men's norean. A bill was introduced rcpeallng'the act of June, 1R02, defining additional causes of challenge and prescribing additional oaths to grand anifpetit jurors in United States courts. The Virginia lilli was then resumed. Farns? worth said it would almost be better to follow the Iiible recommendation and "swear not?t all," than to have this eternal repetition of oaths which excluded Intelligence, worth and wealth from public office. Without action the House adjourn? ed. The Senate discussed thc Virginia bill up to the time of adjournment. The discussion was very bitter, Involving crimination and recrimination among the Republicans. Tite revenue to-day is $3CS,000. Judge Wood, one of thc new circuit judges, commences his session this week in Mobile. Tlie Naval Committee is considering a bill for the construction of iron-clads equal in all respects to those of England and France. Joseph L. Rcgna has been nominated as col? lector of customs at St. John's, Florida. General Spinner has bought $1,750,000 of gov? ernment bonds for the sinking fund, with the ac? crued interest of the sinking fund bonds. The weather ls still unsettled. Ranks has returned from a European iou SOCIAL EQUALITY. Tho Question Assuming a Serious As? pect In thc National Capital. A Washington letter ol'thc Mil instant to thc Philadelphia Day says: The Board of Aldermen of this city, at its regular meeting to-morrow, is to dispose of an ordinance, already passed by the Common Council, providing that lt shall not be lawful for a hntel-kcepcr, keeper of restaurant, and koppers of saloons, to make dist i ncl ion amonsst their guests and patrons on accounl of race or colot'i and providing u penalty by fine for any violation ?. ifc? ordinance. Upon this proposition there is a division of opinion amongst; the intelligent classes of col? ored Citizens, a portion arguing that to urge this mixing up o? races, at Ulis time, and at? tempting lo force this sort of social comming? ling of Hie white and black races is Impolitic, to gay tho least of lt, and that when the negro has equal rights with the white man In all things ol a strict public or official character, as tiley have in Washington, the attempt to go further at this time wjll only work Injury to the colored man. The other portion of thc colored people' (who demand tile passage of thc ordinance,) claim that thc negro should bc admitted upon nn equal footing with the whlJSman in all places, save in private dwelJing8V*md thal tills inter? mingling Bltall lie enforced by law. This porty are now seeking, also, to pluce the entire com? mon school and funds tor its support under one board of commissioners, instead of two boards, as is now provided by act of Congress. This last-named party has a large majority and will certainly pass the ordinance. The hotel proprietors have come to an un? derstanding that they will not permita colored person to put up at their establishments, and when a demand shall be made to receive a negro guest, Lite question will go to Hie courts for a judicial determination. Restaurant keep? ers propose to lake the same course. Tlie argument of the hotel and restaurant keepers is, that their business occupation is not of a public but a private character, und that they have Hie right lo refuse to do busi? ness with whomsoever they jilease, be they black or willie, lt Is not doubted that upon ibis point the restaurant keeper may be sus? tained by Hie courts, but Hie hotel keeper presents" a more difficult question. Although his hotel is private properly, yet it is not so certain that in law he has the right absolutely to refuse to receive a guest or traveller, upon Hie ground that he is of a particular race. The common law, as to Hie hotel or inn keeper (which is substantially the same) has been construed to be that he is bound to receive all "proper persons" who resort to Iiis house as travellers, at suitable times and in a proper manner, and are able to pay their fare, so long ns lie has Hie means of accommodation for Hiern. Whether they can be sustained in re? fusing to accept negroes as "proper persons,'' is yet to lie determined. These circumstances bring us now to the settlement ot the delicate branch ol tlie ques? tion, as to Hie standing of the colored citizen. All rights are conceded and secured to him as ncitizen beton* thc.law in this district. Ile can vote, testify in court, serve as Juror, hold office and ride in the railroad cars', Ac. Hut shall he be received on an equality with the white man socially? Sholl the law be invoked to force social ' intercourse between any persons, whether black or white? Such, it. is argued by some, ls to be (lie result of holding that UK* restaurant keeper (wiiose business ls private-in no 'sense public) shall receive Hie colored man in his establishment on a footing with the white citizen. NATION A L POLITICS. Thc (lucst ions of Finance and Taxation -Thc Reduction of Taxes-Mr. Bout well and his Funding Policy-How he Looks upon it-Thc Ways and Means und thc Turin". The Washington correspondent of thc New York Times, speaking of thc work before Con? gress, now that Hie holidays are over, says : The first subjects which will be considered with sufficient interest to thoroughly absorb all the elements in both Houses, are finance and taxation. The Ways and Means will, within a week, report a readjusted tariff-or rather, an untended tariff, whereby it will be proposed to reduce taxation from that source about $2;">,0ut),uuu to $:io,ouo,000. This will be the tlnst measure to be acted on in tile House, lu Hie Senate the Drat financial measure likely lo be considered is a Funding bill. II. mailers little what theories or arguments may be ad? vanced, so Tar as the possibil ii.y of funding is concerned, Mr. Botltwell will unquestionably get the authority, and il he does lie will cer? tainly try Hie experiment. He seems to be very'confident ol success, and argues that wt* certainly can be no worse oil'than we are now, even if lie should try it and fail. He differs in tola from Hie position so widely held by Hie press, Hutt resumption is absolutely ne? cessary to funding. He holds that the ability und willingness of the country to pay is Hie fuuntlaiioti of the national credit; that the only way to fund the debt til a lower rate is to inaiutain the credit at a high rate; that the only way to inaiutain the credit at a high rate is to demonstrate ability and determination to pay the debt, and ihat thc only lest by which such ability can be judged is the manner lu which the people respond io the taxes, lie believes that resumption con aid funding, but he also believes that funding will aid rusump llon by rendering it entirely safe and practi? cable lo reduce taxation; that with such an enemy before us as the public debi, we cauuot baldy surrender, lo any large extent the means at our command to meet it. Hu looks upon the ability and willingness of the people lu pay taxes, and thus piuco the debt where il can be managed, with as much faith us he did upon their ability and willingness to furnish men and money to put down the other public enemy in the Held. For these and other rea? sons ho wants the powerto fund, and if lie gels it tlie process will be thoroughly tried. This is, in brief, thc position of the Secretary cf the Treasury, as I understand it, though I may not have stated his positions and arguments as forcibly and clearly a? he does to ?my one who chooses to talk with bim about it. As to Congress, I think lt safe to predict that it will not only give the Secretary his funding power, but it will also go on and reduce taxa? tion to a certain extent. Neither house ls in? sensible to the demand which ls so urgent. Yet, while they nilly appreciate the fact'that taxes ought to bc redtfeed, they will bc grate ful for all information showing where and how they can be reduced. They have started out in the House, as before stated, with a proposi? tion to reduce the tariff by about twenty-five millions, and it is estimated that the re-enact? ment of the income tax at a lower rate will re? duce by fifteen millions more, with an esti? mate of five millions additional for sundry other features of the Internal revenue Hst. This will bc equal to forty or forty-five millious reduction, though possibly the stimulus given to importai ions by a reduction of the tariff on several articles would prevent thc r?duction in that direction from being apparent in the an? nual return. Beyond this Congress is not likely to go, from present appearances. Thc sinking fund fea? ture will be re-enacted, so as to convert Into the fund all the*purchases made thus far, and to lix the rate at which they shall be made here? after. This late will be one or, possibly, two per cent, per annum, it is Impossible to tell which at present, so evenly does the sentiment of Congressmen Beem<divided on thc subject. If Mr. Boutwcil's request to bc allowed togo on and purchase until the requirements of Otc act are reached, the same as if the law bad been executed from the date of its enact ment, then thc regular.purchases will undoubtedly be fixed at one poncent, per annum; but if not, there will be an effort to fix them at two per cent., or fifty millions per year in round num? bers. The fulfilment of the requirements of Hie act from thc date of its passage, "February 25,1862, would necessitate the purchase, in addition to thc present accumulation, ot up? wards of one hundred and forty millions of bonds, counting thc reinvestment of the in? terest every six months, and would require over two years to accomplish it with the rate of purchases as they have averaged for the past eight months. It ls greatly to bc regretted that the work of thc Ways and Means Committee on thc tariff will after all be very incomplete and fragmen? tary. It will not b? a general .revision of the list-only a reduction herc and there, with an occasional change of classification, and proba? bly, in some cases, a very Injurious Increase of thc rate. There are some suspicious changes in the free list also, and one or two articles are classified as raw materials, the supply of which is monopolized by American companies, BO that they get their raw materi? als free, to thc ruin ol' all other competitors. The revision ol the general list will be deferred until some future period. This is. perhaps, fortunate, as a majority of the present commit? tee seem entirely Inadequate to the duty. When the Tariff bill gets Into thc House there will be a general onslaught on its rates, especially by the Western members, and more hope for a reduction ol taxation can be based upon thc House than upon the committee. Sugar, coffee, iron, and two or three oilier leading slaples, will have a hard struggle lo get through the House without submitting lo ii furl her "reduction than is proposed in com? mittee. Thc Case of Virginia. A Washington telegram of Monday, to the New York Sun, says: Congress reassembled to-day with a quorum in thc Senate, but in the House the attendance at first was much smaller, and there were on some of the votes seventy members who did not answer to their names on the roll call. The most Important feature of thc day's session WILS the consideration in each house of a joint resolution to admit Virginia to representation in Congress. Mr. Stewart, in the Senate, pro? posed the resolution, and supported lt in a speech. Messrs. Sumner and Howard opposed the admission of Hie Slate without Hie further ex? action of tests. Nov?te was reached in the Senate, but lt was evident that Mr. Stewart's rc8olulion will have at least a bare majority. In the House, under thc call of States for re? solutions, Mr. Bingham, of Ohio, presented a ri-solution declaring that Virginia was entitled to representation. This created quite a hub? bub, but was considered, under the rules in force in the morning hour of Monday, without debate. General Paine, of Wisconsin, and Mr. Whittemore ot South Carolina, lcd off in opposition by making dilatory motions to table, to adjourn, ?fcc, and on thc first vote the main question was ordered, but on a re? consideration the vote stood 76 to 76, and being a tie, the Shaker voted against a recon? sideration. Tlie House was then about to vote on the passage of thc resolution, wheu a motion to adjourn intervened and was lost. Messrs. Hoar, ot Massachusetts, and Hogo. of South Carolina, announced that they had voted to reconsider, but were not recorded, which changed the above result. By this lime the ltadiculs reinforced their number, and Hie main question-to take a vote on the resolu? tion- was lost by 66 to 71. Thc morning hour expired, and it went over till next Monday. This result in the House is a triumph of the opponents of the admission of thc State, and reverts thc Virginia question to Hie Recon? struction Committee, where it will be taken up as soon as General Buller, chairman of the committee, returns. There were twenty Demo? cratic members present. Had all been In their places, the bil) would have passed. Governor Walker and other Virginians arrived to-day, but. ure not very hopeful ot thc situation alter to-day's result. TUE LIGHTNING STIIIKE. NEW ORLEANS, January 12. The derangement of thc telegraph which was occasioned by thc strike of operators here, ls virtually ended. Superintendents Flanery and Compton have been doing duty as operators for some days witn the assistance obtained from ad? jacent points. Cencral Superintendent Van Horne arrived from Louisville, Ky., this morning, bring? ing seven operators, making a full force for thc New Orleans oillce. THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE. NEW ORLEANS, January 12. Thc Senate passed the bill to amend thc constitution. The bill removing political disabili? ties passed. A bill prohibiting gambling through? out the State, and Imposing heavy penalties and lines, passed both Houses and goes to the Gov? ernor. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The striking operators at Albany resumed work to day. Twelve Spanish gunboats arc lu thc roads at Fortress Monroe. A number or ofllccrs of the United States Coast Survey arc at Wilmington, and will begin their surveys to-day. The Grand Lodge ol thc Knights or Pythias, in session at Richmond, Va., have elected Wm. H. Wade (?rand Chancellor. W. Ciimmack, charged with killing Nixon at New Orleans, surrendered iiimscir and hus been committed lo the parish prison. SCENES IN ROME. Pen-aml-Iiik Sketches of thc Assembled Hierarchy. The English papers continue to have im? mense quantities of letters from Rome. Tlie descriptive portions are very good; thc specu? lations on what might, could, would or should be, are not in the least trustworthy, and not very amusing; bul they supply a demand. One tells us that Rome is the dirtiest place in the world, which seems a pity when we remember some oilier places. One admits that a review oft he Papal army was thc most magnificent military spectacle he ever looked upon. Thc processions ol' Hie assembled bishops are also, as spectacles, magnificent. Thc Times' corres? pondent says : I could not tell you thc varieties ol' hue, chiefly, of course, combinations of red ami blue. Most of tlie vestments were new. All had white lace. You see lt in the pictures of Cardinal Wolsey. The ladies with me said the lace was beautiful. There were some remark? ably splendid vestments, which I have since been told were those of the North American bishops. There were some covered with pic? tures of saints, embroidered inpanels. Some had crimson or violet caps; some caftans; some a kind of veil, black or white; some ac? tually a sort of turban. Some had long black beards; some snowy white Most ot them carried a large quarto rolled up in their hands. Ot a procession thc correspondent of the Standard writes : The Papal choir led thc way. Then came a number of consisto^ advocates, followed by the chamberlains of the court, public and pri? vate. In their wake, robed in heavy copes of white and gold, came, two in two, a long array of bishops, abbots, archbishops and patriarchs from all quarters of tlie globe. I began by counting them, but I found thc task too te? dious, and, morever, lt distracted my attention from their features and costumes. Less than six hundred there could not well be, all count? ed; and lt is possible that t hey were more nu? merous still. Twenty-live minutes was thc time it took for thom to pass along. The splen? dor of their robes and mities-the latter more in the shape of thc Pope's own tiara-by some of thc Oriental prelates and abbots, is beyond all description; and the appearance even of their chaplains cast into tuc shade that ol rfhy European bishop. Nor must it be supposed that they arc Europeans sent to do duty among the heathen. Their features, com? plexion and bearing all stamped them of the true Oriental tvpe. With happy foresight, and perhaps with a view to mark that the church knows no distinction of race, land or tongue, these gorgeous Orientals were not massed to? gether, but Hashed upon one with ttieir daz? zling robes at due intervals. I am bound to say that, taking the Roman Catholic Episco? pate in their entirety as I saw them this morn? ing, they form a handsome, impressive body of men, and the number ot them who are in the full vigor ol' life is remarkable. There was no more noticeable countenance among them all than that of him who was once an Archdeacon, honored and beloved, In the Angelican Commu? nion, and is now a shining light In the Roman Catholic Church, and Archdeacon of the Important See of Westminster. I looked for his spare form and keen ascetic lace, and at last I saw lt coming up tlie nave. .-Ide by side with Dr. Man? ning walked Monseigneur de Merode: and as I saw these two ardent, uncompromising mili? tant prelates together, I thought that they were well bracketed. When Dr. Manning had passed, I knew that there would be but few more archbishops to follow-for a high place of honor is always assigned him at Rome, and nt Rome who comes last is first in estimation. I proved right in my speculations, for close at his heels came the College ol Cardinals. The youngest, and perhaps thc most noticeable among them ail, was Cardinal Bonaparte, who owes his hat to an all-potent cousin. Scarcely had thc eye fallen on the unmis? takable figure of Antonelll than tlie front rank ol'the dense crowd dropped on Its knees-the hinder ranks could not, they %cre so closely packed, for Pius IX, his face radiant with supreme happiness, was dealing right and left his Ponlillcal blessing. Not willing to be outdone, the correspond? ent of tlie Daily Telegraph gives a vivid ac? count ol thc opening of the Council : His Holiness looked exceedingly well and happy; his voice was as clear and tuneful as when I last heard it two years ago; and he has decidedly grown stouter within tlie same pe? riod. As soon as his short function had ter? minated, lie moved towards thc hall, stepping slowly but firmly along with folded hands, and casting piercing glances on the bystanders nearest to him. Four oflicials-I cannot say of what rank-boro up his magnificent white robes, and the triple crown was carried on a velvet cushion before him. Meanwhile, the bishops had been ranging themselves along thc green benches ot the Council Cham? ber; and, when his Holiness mounted the dais and sale down In the Papal throne, they also assumed their seats. Preliminary prayer was then offered up by a cardinal, thc Pope rising and kneeling, oelng crowned and uncrowned, alternately, for a few minutes, after which he appeared to take de? finitive possession of his throne, anti gave the signal that the prelates should be covered by putting on his tiara, flashing with costly gems. This moment afforded the most strik? ing spectacle ol'the whole ceremony; as il by word of command, the six hundred occupants of the Council benches put on their snow white linen mitres, and, folding their hands, sat back in their luxurious stalls. They look? ed like rows of enormous white flowers, plant? ed in curved beds of velvety green moss. Nothing could be more chaste and charming than the tableaux presented by the Council at this hour of its opening session. PERSONAL GOSSIP. -Madame Rlstorl is said* to have made $70,000 In Huenos Ayres. -"Champagne Charley" is evidently Charles Heidsiek. -Thc Pi/month Church people propose to add $5000 to Mr. Beecher's salary. -Dr. Livingstone ls to bc Sir David Livingstone If he ever gets back to England. -Thc Queen of Madagascar hos accepted Chris? tianity, and burned all her idols. -Manager Bateman has been dismissed from thc Manhattan Club for his assault on Cranston. -The new French coinage ls to bear thc pro? files of thc Empress and the Prince Imperial alongside that of the Emperor. -lt looks as if Mr. Edward Thornton, thc Brit? ish Minister at Washington, bad a life office. It ls announced that he ls to remain in his present position till thc Alabama question ls settled. -The birth of thc brant princess of England happened quite unexpectedly. The Prince and Princess of Wales having been ont, returned home at ll P. M., and an hour afterwards the infant was born. -Sam Collycr, of Baltimore, has been matched to fight Billy Edwards, of New York, for $2000 a Bide and thc light weight championship of Ameri? ca; the fight to come orr in seven weeks from next Wednesday-March 2d. -After an intermission of eighteen hundred years, Lauglni reopens the Pompeii Theatre with "The Child of the Regiment," solicits the continu? ance of the patronage bestowed on his predeces? sor, Marcus Quintus Martius, and promises to equal the efforts of that eminent manager. -Thc precise period at which the unmarried fe? male is willing to confess that she is an old maid has at last been ascertained. Miss Jelf, or Eliza, beth, New Jersey, who has just passed her one hundred and rourth birthday, admits that she was an old maid at least four years ago. -General Joseph E. Johnston lias definitely de" dined to accept thc proffered presidency or the University of Nashville, Tennessee. At llrst he intimated his probable willingness to accept it, but he lias decided that the business engagements he is at present under biud him in honor to de? cline it. -Mario did not poison himself ror grier at Grisi's dentil, but is singing away in tlie opera at St. Petersburg as if nothing had happened. Next season he goes to London, but at the close or the engagement will retire rrom tlie stage in order to indulge Iiis postponed grief In a decorous and fashionable manner. -Albei t Pelham Clinton ls a youthful English Lord. As usual he ls in debt. He is also a pedes? trian. He recently walked ten miles on a wager, winning ?250. This he handed over to his credi? tors. Thc Pall Mall Gazette urges him to keep on, and in time he will walk out of debt, ir not out of reach of his creditors. -Tlie New York papers say a divorce suit, which promises some rich developments, is about to be commenced in the courts of New Jersey. Thc parties In the case are a rather aged and well-known man, a director of the Eric Railroad Company, reported to be worth five million dol? lars, and his wire, a young woman or about twen? ty-eight years, a descendant or a wealthy Dutch ramily of Bergen. The husband's time was wholly engaged In the interests of Erie and in | amassing wealth, and his wire attended balls, parties and amusements, drew around her plenty I or admirera, and z? a result was finally driven I rrom her home. A OLD BARNWELL. Lovely Little Place. BARNWELL C. H., January *. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS. We orten hear the complaint that Aiken ls BO crowded it is almost impossible to accommodate the many who throng there from the North In quest of health, (that priceless jewel, without which fife ls a burden,) and we therefore would-' call the attention of such persons to oufown lit? tle village, for we do not think the y ?nid be more pleasantly situated anywhere. As THF :.'?SWS ls so widely circulated, wo did not know a better medium of communication with the outside world. To those who are ignorant of its locality, wer would state that Barnwell Is a quiet little tc-vn, ten miles from Blackville, its depot, on the South Carolina Railroad. A comfortable hack plies daily between the two places. The air is pure and salubrious, aud the climate not so cold as that of iflren in winter. Though the weather has been unusually severe of late, a sweet orange tree growing in a garden entirely unprotected is still as green and flourishing as though the balmy zephyrs of summer still played around lt. A large aud commodious hotel (the Patterson Honse) has recently been opened here by Mr. Chase, and we hope that ids energy and persever? ance will insure success. The rooms on the south side of the'building are delightful, com? manding a beautiful prospect of miles of open, undulating conntry. There are four churches here-Baptist, Presbyterian, Eolscopallan and Roman Catholic. Thc beloved pastor of the first named church, Rev. L. K. Shuck, bas been re' cently called to the First Baptist Church in your city, and we earnestly hope that his labors will be crowned with success. Barnwell ia a com? mercial point of view, is very prosperous; indeed, the merchants have never reaped so rich a harvest as they have garnered duraag the fall months. On account of the difference inf rents and city taxes, goads can be purchased here almost as cheap as In the neighboring cities, though, of course, the assortment from which to select ls much smaller. There bi a strong proba? bility that the courthouse will be brought back, and that ere the June roses bloom, the shrill scream of the car whistle will be heard in oar midst, as tbe enterprising superintendent of the Port Royal Railroad has been here making ar? rangements to that effect. Should this occur, then, Phonix-llke, our town will rise from the ashes, and begin the race for prosperity with re? newed vigor. A bcautifnl stream, which the most Intense heat of summer never dries, flows' through our town. It ls amply sufficient for man? ufacturing purposes, on an extended scale, and some capitalist would find a splendid in? vestment for his funds by starting a factory here In the heart of King Cotton's dominions. There is a legend connected with this stream, that those who drink of Its waters, even ;'iould they wander to the far-off Isles of the sea, are irresistibly drawn back, as by a magnet, to wander again on its banks. This is somewhat annlagous to thc Grecian myth concerning Pros? erpine, who, because she had tasted of a few seeds of the pomegranate during her Involuntary stay in Pluto's dark dominion, was compelled every year to leave fee bright sunshine of earth and descend to those subterranean regions. But lest I weary you with this rambling talk about Barnwell, like all tcrrcstlal things lt shall cud, with the wish that yon would come here in the happy spring time, when all nature rejoices ia the bridal of earth and sky, when the air ls laden with the perfume of myriad flowers, and vocal with the song of birds, and you will agree with your correspondent in saying, "Barnwell is a lovely little place." M. THE TELEGRAPHIC HUDDLE. A Washington letter of the 10th Instant, to the Baltimore Gazette, says: A solution ot the telegraphic muddle will Ftrobably bc lound in the seizure of all the Ines in America by the government. This measure hos been in contemplation for a long time. Its delay ls to be attributed alone to thc distorted reports in favor of Radicalism communicated through the dispatches under the present system. By monopolizing the dis? patches per telegraph, the government would1 bc able to tincture even Democratic papers with their atrocious calumnies against the patriotic party, and a helpless people. But many arc of the opinion that in this respect matters cotdd hardly be in <t worse condition. Information has been received herc that the manager of thc Western Union Telegraph in New orleans, who had been on duty for two days and nights, was forced to give up yester? day and close the office. Fotir days' dispatches for Texas, which he had been unable to for? ward, owing to the strike being general in that State, would be forwarded by mail. The oper? ators in thc Richmond office joined the strikers to-day, and thc strike hos become general throughout the South. Communication with the Cuban cable is thus cut off. The main of? fice ol* the Western Union Company in Wash? ington, ls doing its best to forward business, and Mr. Tinker, thc manager, ls working like a Trojan. All the branch offices, Including those nt the capital, have been reopened. The government ls a heavy loser by this cut? ting oil* of telegraphic communication with the South, as it is unable to hear from or ad? vise the revenue officials in that section. It has been suggested that some measure be Uiken by Congress In the matter, but this will hardly be done. It is quite certain, however, the strike will result In the breaking up of certain existing monopolies, which must bea eilt the people generally, but more particular? ly those of Hie Southern States, as well as the press ol' that region. SUSPENDED ANIMATION. A Carious Case. St. Louis ls In a great state of excitement over the case of Mr. Holtkamp, concerning which we have already given some informa? tion. The Republican of January 3d has the following additional particulars : The fifth day has elapsed since the body of Mr. Holtkamp passed into a comatose condi? tion resembling death, and yet there ls no change in the color of his features, or the touch of his flesh, other than a small degree of coldness. His eyes are closed as if closed in sleep, and, in fact, if the body was taken out of tile coffin and placed on a bed, and then shown to persons ignorant of the circum? stances, they would most unquestionably de? clare Hie man was in a deep sleep. There ls no soltening of the flesh, and no indications whatever of putrefaction. There ls an entire absence of that odor that ls alone peculiar to a dead human body. Thc fingers and wrist joints are still flexible, while there is an ab? sence of deathly stiffness from thc neck joints. These facts, at thc expiration ol the filth day from the time it was supposed he died, sur? round the case with great and increasing in? terest, and many are heard declaring that thc man cannot be dead. If it is not death, then what is it ? So far no reasonable satisfactory explanation for the absence of the usual at> tendants of death (putrefaction, ?fcc.,) hos been given. It is tlie fixed determination of the immedi? ate relatives of Mr. Hcitkamp to retain his body from burial until there are unmistakable' evidences that putreiaction has commenced. Then, and not till then, will the body be re? moved from the room in which it now lies. The atmosphere of the room in which the ? body lies is not at all cold. There ls a large stove in the adjoining room, and the commu? nicating door is kept open. -We read in the English papers that Traup mann manifested great unconcern before his trial. He remarked that if he was convicted ht should not be executed, as lie possessed the means of comm lt ting suicide, which no one could prevent bira from employing; he was sure lie said, of escaping any watch that might be se ou him. -The French Consul at Richmond, Va., Mons Sanvan. died ou Suud;iy evening from an attack of paralysis, j