The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-11
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.ouoO, 1o-SAa+J, SuOWSQ an IN
dlsposlt1on,to pass, at present, a bill
granting pensions to the sailors and
soldiers Of the war Of 1872, by recon-
mending it, after debate, to the. Com
mlttee on Invalid Pensions. It is es-
timated that there are over 100, 900
persons who would receive pension
II this bill were passed. and that it
would add to the pension list from
Sic, 200, 900, 900 to $15, 600, ,OOO, 600
per annum. The sole objection to
the passage Of the bill is based on
financial grounds. :
The President, to-day, signed an
Act to allow the Union Pacific Rail
way Company until next December
to change the general line of its
roads. There was an influential
opposition against the hill in Con-
gress. and pressure to secure the
Presidents veto. The company are
to have alternate sections of land as
signed them on the new ronte, but
no additional United States bonds ere
to be issued to aid in the CONSTRUCTION
of said road.
On the arrival of Ex-Governor
Sharkey, OF Mississippi. it is said the
address Of the Southern Senators and
Representatives elect, endorsing the
Philadelphia Convention, will be is
sued.-Cor. Neac York World
We are without intelligence from
Nashville, IN regard to the expected
meeting of the State Assembly, on
the 18th Instant But we have late
advices which have convinced the
Senators and Representatives elect
from Tennessee that the Legislature
will not ratify the constitutional
amendment. The last account Is
that of the members Of the Lower
House, there are sixty four entitled
to take their seats. Sixty-one would
form a quorum. Therefore, if only
tour of the whole number refuse to
approve, there will be no quorum.
But it happens that sixteen of the
members are opposed to the equintuple
article OF course, to render their
opposition effective, they must pre-
vent the house from forming DUO
rum. How it is with the Senate, we
have not yet heard.
The failure of Tennessee to ratify
the radical edict will confuse their
entire programme. Even if the arti
Gle should be adopted by Tennessee.
it is not to be believed that it would
be eventually ratified by the requisite
number Of States Therefore, it has
been argued that Tennessee, without
| danger to her interests or violence to
her principles, can suffer her repre-
sentatives to come here, take the oath
and their pay and mileage. That is
all they c'uld take, for it would be
too late for them to take any part in
legislation at this session. But if
Tennessee accept the radical issues,
it will serve to produce the impress
sion at the. North that all the loyal
men of the South are with the radi
calls in their policy:
The radical tariff is too strong even
for Western radicalism. 1t is strange.
but still not unaccountablc, that the
radicals have been seven months uu-
consciously working against them
selves. They have found first one
and then another mode of dividing
and destroying their own party.
Their tariff is the finishing suicidal
blow. They have, in every instance.
put tho dagger, thus reserved for
themselves, into tho hands of their
leader, Thaddous Stevens, and he
has done their business for them
very completely.
Cor. Buninao1.e San.
Radical leaders here betrav more
anxiety in regard to tho Philadelphia
Convention than they dare to admit.
1t is said they will eudcavor to defeat
the objects of the convention bv ma
nipulatinG Southern wires through
such instruments rs Hamilton. of
Texas. Brownlow, of Tennessee, Hol-
den, Of North Carolina, and others.
to secure a Southern delegation to
the convention of the most violent
and ultra Southern rights, fire eating
malcontents. in order that, if posi-
bic, row can be created. They
argue that the reception Of such dele
gates will destroy the influence of the
convention in the North. while their
rejection will be equally damaging to
the new party in the South. The
game will certainly be attempted, but
Will be met by counter action on the
part Of the conservatives to secure
m "erate representatives from all the
Southern States-failing in which.
they will boldly close the doors
against al others. -Ner I-o,L Herald.
We understand that the Senate, in
exccutiue session, yesterday, ratified
three treaties-one with Venezuela,